actually i think the development of a lot of this type of software has stalled/stopped, I am guessing because of the ubiquity and cheapness of broadband (dsl/wireless/cable) overseas. indeed thats why i stopped using it here.
afai recall these were the leading contenders: diald - dial on demand, hard to get going, hard to control. connectd - nice system tray win client connectd's fork alt-connectd masqdialer - many clients incl win variants, mac etc. yes, i spent a lot of time looking at them! On Thu, 17 Jul 2003 23:28:22 +1200 Sascha Beaumont <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Whoever it is that is initiated the search for a solution (I missed the > start of the thread), you might want to have a look at this nifty > package. Known as connectd/Alt+Connect/wconnect > > http://freespace.virgin.net/fuchsia.groan/software/ > > I used to use it in a flatting situation, I'm pretty sure it supports > user authentication to get the net up or to disconnect it, admin > override (ie. root), multiple ISPs and one of the niftier things is that > it works over a network. > > There is unix command line client and a windows system tray client, and > the unix daemon. When one or more people 'connect' it brings up the > link, and then keeps it open until everyone has chosen to 'disconnect'. > > When I used it I used a very loose config, with no authentication but > enabling me to keep the isp passwords secret, but looking at the about > page, it can also restrict 'users' by time of day, isp or day of week. > So you cant get the flatmates using your account without your sayso, and > keep the kids offline during the week, and after 8pm on weekends. > > > Regards, > Sascha > > > On Fri, 2003-07-11 at 15:58, Volker Kuhlmann wrote: > > > In a family situation the parents definitely want to have some control over > > > when their young(-ish) children do the Internet bit. > > > > Ok, both side are true. In some cases you want only root to start the > > dialup, in others you don't. > > > > > The root via sudo, or making a dialout group, is a very good solution to the > > > problem. > > > > Yes, if you want to restrict *who* is allowed to initiate a connection. > > (Resmgr also makes this dependent on where that user's login came from.) > > > > How does putting your kids into the dialout group control *when* (as you > > say) they're allowed to use the internet? > > > > Volker > -- Nick Rout Barrister & Solicitor Christchurch, NZ Ph +64 3 3798966 Fax + 64 3 3798853 http://www.rout.co.nz [EMAIL PROTECTED]
