If you can... write a small shell script and call it through CGI through the apache server. So then your users can just click on a link and that link calls a cgi instead.... which dials and connects.... Same can be done for disconnecting. Hope this helps. VaibhaV ----- Original Message ----- From: Sanjay Arora <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Linux India Help <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2000 10:09 AM Subject: [LIH] Dialing from RH 6.2 proxy server from a Win-doze client... > We have a RH 6.2 server which servers as the internet gateway for our > workgroup using squid. We use RH or Gnome dialer to connect to the net > manually. > > Enabled dial-on-demand once but its too much of a problem as it fires up a > connection at the drop of a hat (dns one of course ;->>, in addition to > workers getting connectivity when not intended). > > On the other hand, dialing up manually everyday & redialling everytime the > connection breaks is too much to bother our overworked newbie SysAdmin > ;-)). We would like to use a something that would enable a cron job to keep > the net connected for a fixed time every day. > > In addition, we should be able to hand over the non-routine connectivity > requirement to our admin staff (no telnet please...strict icon clickers > here ;->, though we intend to change that soon). What we want is some > script they can run from their win-dozing mc, by clicking a link, for > connecting or disconnecting from the net. > > Hope someone can suggest some solutions & point to the resources for > delving deeper. > > With best regards. > > Sanjay. > > ---------------------------------------------- > Find out more about this and other Linux India > mailing lists at http://lists.linux-india.org/ > ---------------------------------------------- LIH is all for free speech. But it was created for a purpose. Violations of the rules of this list will result in stern action.
