[NTLUG:Discuss] Re: [aclug-L] slip Server

[Matt Moore]

Jonathan is right, using mgetty + sendfax is probably the best
solution...although with mgetty there will be no need to use PPP unless
you plan to do routing. Setting up mgetty to answer when called, and
leaving the users default shell to bash<-(or whatever) will allow you to
dial up, and log in to the machine (basically what slip does)-and 
you will still have to do some tweaking with the inittab, the
howto covers that...BUT-if you are wanting these machines to be connected
as if in a network situation, you will have to use PPP, like Jonathan
explains.

Matt Moore
Operations Committee Member
Amarillo Linux Users Group
http://www.alug.org
mmoore at alug.org

On Fri, 6 Aug 1999, Jonathan Hall wrote:

> Why not use PPP?  PPP is much better than SLIP as SLIP is very outdated.
> 
> The simplest way to do that is to probably install mgetty on your "Server"
> machine, and configure it to do auto PPP (which is probably the default
> setting). Then, anyone with an account on your system can dial into your
> system and use any standard PPP client (Windows, Mac, Linux, OS/2, you
> name it) can dial in using PAP authentication.
> 
> After installing mgetty, you'll need to edit /etc/inittab to start mgetty
> on the appropriate modem device(s) (/dev/ttyS0, for example).  You'll also
> need to edit /etc/ppp/pap-secrets to specify which users have access to
> dial in with PPP--you can specify specific users, or you can allow all
> users access, etc--see the comments in the file for the exact format of
> the file.
> 
> You may also need or want to edit /etc/ppp/options or
> /etc/ppp/options.ttyS0 (replace ttyS0 with the device name appropriate for
> your modem(s))
> 
> It shouldn't be too difficult.
> 
> 
> On Fri, 6 Aug 1999, Nelson Manuel Moreno Restrepo wrote:
> 
> > Where can I get a slip server or how can I make this in red hat.
> > 
> > I need connect 2 pc using the telephone line.
> > 
> > I am reading the net-3Howto , modems-howto, ppp-howto, serial-howto and serial-programing-howto but I need a bit help.
> > 
> > 
> > thanks
> > 
> 
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