Hi Shaun,
If you can spare an old computer with an ethernet card (or two).. I
recommend using smoothwall, ( http://www.smoothwall.org/ ) which is a
free linux based firewall that has the option of being a DHCP server
(makes it real easy to get the other computers on the net). Although I
use this box for Cable internet- I have noticed that there is dial-up
support as well.
The wonderful thing about smoothwall is that your partner can get it to
dial up to the internet through her browser or have it set to dial on
demand.. You can access the smoothwall on port 81 at it's IP through any
webbrowser on the local network which provides both a GUI and a shell,
and it also has ssh if you want to just use the terminal. therefore
saving on the need for even having a monitor or keyboard on the firewall
box.
Anyway, check it out,
Cheers,
Jasper
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Shaun Oliver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: [SLUG] linux gateway
hi,
I want to run linux as a gateway computer between my lan and the
internet.
I am well aware of the tools needed to acomplish this task as I have
been using linux for the last 2 years or so.
my dilemmer is this.
I am the only one who knows and understands linux in my household, and
my partner prefers to use windows.
I am searching for a way to enable her to be able to point and click and
start or stop pppd and get the usual connection statistics she has
become acustom to.
currently, I run debian3.0 kernel 2.4.20 and speakup-1.5.
I must point out at this point in time that I am a blind user of
GNU/Linux and prefer to use it as my os of choice due to the nature of
the free software movement.
any help on this matter would be greatly appreciated.
thanks in advance.
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