John,
Yes, that is the gist of what I want to do. Now I am not a *nix person, so I
have no idea of exactly what steps to take. I have the system working on a
HD now, so size is not an issue. If you can give me a link to the ppp*.tgz
files and tell me what lines to add to the Manual Startup Commands window,
I'll give it a shot.
I don't think I will be taxing the system too much, the serial PPP will only
be hit once a day and the two internal ethernet cards only have two or three
machines each on them.
I like the security of STN and the ease of management of the http interface.
I don't want to mess with having to learn *nix for my firewall. That is why
I paid your license fee and why I have sent several people to your site over
the last couple of years.
Thanks,
Stan
-----Original Message-----
From: John Lombardo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2000 10:39 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [ShareTheNet] Is John Lombardo still alive? (and now my
question!)
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
> 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.
>
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