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On Feb 2, 2012, at 10:24 AM, Bruce Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Jan 18, 2012, at 11:24 PM, Jesse St.John wrote: > >> alright people here is a question, om a slacker so i get the "rtfm" and im >> used to saying it as well, however, this isnt a slack list it is a macosx >> list, sooooo.... >> >> how can i, for instance, set up a dial-in with my leopard 10.5 ppc machine >> with a dial-up modem to receive calls and allow for a remote connection, >> from another computer without the use of a isp, or anything? its more to be >> of use to myself, so if i ever need access to something, even miniscule, its >> there... all i have to do is dial out to my home phone and connect. i have >> read a few ways, which if you dont have xcode(and i dont???? i dunno what >> happened there) are not happening. but they involve mgetty, and setting it >> up to anser the line like an answering machine only to let you dial in. is >> it possible or is it just not gonna happen? please some insight would be >> awesome....... >> > > IIRC the developer tools (which includes XCode) are on your 10.5 disk. If > not, you need to download it from Apple; at developer.apple.com. > > There's a package that claims to worl with NeXT and BSD, so might be > adaptable to OS X here <http://freecode.com/projects/pppd> Good freakin' > luck, you're going to need it! :-) > > Might be easier to hunt down an actual terminal server to do this, like this: > > <http://www.ipcas.com/products/ppp-gateway.html> or an old Shiva LanRover; > here's one for $25 > :<http://shop.bizsyscon.com/shiva-lanrover-8e-8-port-remote-access-server/> > > We used one of these for years as our dial-in box for the college. > > > -- > Bruce Johnson > University of Arizona > College of Pharmacy > Information Technology Group > > Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs > > > -- > You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for > those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power > Macs. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette > guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
