> I have an unusual situation, I have a working STN system (7
> months uptime!)
> to which I need to add a local serial port connection. I have a
> fixed IP DSL
> connection and two internal subnets. I need to add internet
> access to a TiVo
> (Linux based personal video recorder, with only a serial port - no
> ethernet.) The TiVo currently connects up to the internet thru a built-in
> modem. I don't have a phone line near my TV (but I do have ethernet to my
> MP3 stereo system), so I have to run a wire across the room to
> dial-in every
> night. Some people have found a way to get it to use an internet
> connection
> instead. (http://www.avsforum.com/ubbtivo/Forum6/HTML/000398.html) I would
> love to get rid of the extra phone cord.
>

What you really probably need to do is put the ppp*.tgz files on the
diskette too.  You'll then need to kill the pppd and rewrite it's config
file in the startup script so that it acts as a server.  This is probably
going to push the limit of a 1.44mb floppy, so you may end up having to
format a 1.7mb (there are some windows programs to do that or you can use
Linux).  You're actually pushing the limits of STN here too, it may be time
to migrate to a full-blown copy of Linux.

HTH,
John

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