On Wed, Sep 26, 2001 at 05:22:06PM +0530, Santanu Chatterjee wrote:
>
> Hello everybody,
>
> Two friends of mine are on Linux in our town, and me too.
> All of us have a modem and a telephone connection.
>
> Is it possible to connect our computers using the dial-up
> modems, without using the ISP's connection ?
>
> I want to dial one of their phone numbers using, say minicom,
> and his computer is to respond so that I can log on using
> say, rlogin.
>
> If this is possible, how do I start ?
Yes, there are several options. The bottom line is going to
get your dialin right. Use mgetty or agetty to respond to
incoming calls. Look up mgetty docs ... it is large, but it
would be rewarding. The process would probably require more
than what can fit a mail ... a HDI perhaps.
Once connected, the simper options are:
a) You can do a hyperterminal type of link with the use of
minicom or seyon at both ends.
b) One of you set up a BBS (I can send you a small one in
bash itself).
>
> I know it will not be very useful, but I want to do it anyway
> just to get the feel of how to do networking things by hand.
>
Good ... I like this DIY attitude ... you will succeed.
>
> Pointers to some documents will also be helpful.
> But please don't just say ' see nag2 ' or something similar.
> If possible, please pinpoint the chapter etc.
>
Don't know any ready made references. Need to write a full
HDI for it ... will take some time.
Bish
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