* Chris Bennett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> PPP's demand option needs you to specify the gateway manually which
> would not work with an ISP that would use a dynamic gateway.
Actually it will work. Have another read of pppd's man page
(specifically, ipcp-accept-local ipcp-accept-remote). In your
/etc/ppp/options file you would have...
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demand
lock
192.168.123.201:192.168.123.202 # best if these ip's don't exist
hide-password
idle 900 # here's your 15 minute idle
defaultroute
noipdefault
modem
/dev/ttyS1
115200
crtscts
passive
asyncmap 0
name "your-isp-username"
ipcp-accept-local
ipcp-accept-remote
connect "/usr/sbin/chat -v -f /etc/ppp/pppscript"
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> sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/kernel/kernel-2.1.33.dial_on_demand_patch.lsm
> is this something that is integrated into kerneld?
No idea what this is, but it's very old (kernel 2.1.33). My advice is
don't use it. Once pppd is setup properly with demand dialing it is
better and easier than diald.
> also how do those that read the list set up their ISP accounts do you use
> AutoDial?
I have used dial on demand but I prefer to start the login process
manually. Primarily because whenever I was composing email offline
sendmail would cause the ppp link to come up whenever I queued any
mail to be sent later. Ended up being a real drag.
> The end result that I hope to achieve is when anyone in the house initiates
> a connection to my machine(IP Masq setup and firewall in place already) it
> will dial the modem out on the server after 15 minutes of no activity the
> link will time out and shut itself off. I would also be able to hang up
> instantly with a shortcut to a executable that lies on a samba share on the
> linux box that displays a window that says Modem Disconnected The Samba
> preexec part is already set up what I am looking for is advise on the
> automatic portion.
Sounds totally plausible. And not that hard to set up. Good luck
with it. Go with pppd and forget diald.
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