On Thu, 5 Jun 2003, Ray Olszewski wrote: > Everything you describe in your query below should work fine. A couple of > details on that: <snip> > > 2. Remember that you will need on the router a modem that works with Linux. > Most cheap modems for PCs are so-called Winmodems and do not work with > Linux. Check before you buy that you are getting either an internal modem > with a real UART, one of the few WInmodem-type modems that have Linux > support, or an external modem that works properly with a serial port. > That part I've gotten pretty well ironed out. I have at least one internal modem and 3 external modems - all confirmed to work with Linux - to choose from. In some experimental fiddling with Freesco just last night the external modem I was trying was detected just fine.
> 3. I am currently editing an "PPP Server HowTo" being written by one of the > LEAF developers (leaf.sourceforge.net). It should be available soon and > will help you with the PPP part of your requirements (particularly if you > use LEAF, but even somewhat if you do not and run into trouble). Check for > it at the LEAF Website in a week or so. > Thanks for that tip. I'll keep an eye open for that. For now, I've just been looking over the older "Linux Dialin Server Setup Guide" and the more up-to-date and very well written "Modem How-To." James - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
