Dial up server / Remote access via dialup

zhenlin · Veteran Joined: 09 Nov 2002 Posts: 1361

My home has a mini telephone exchange, so I was wondering whether it is possible to set up my computer as a dial up server? I have ethernet on the upper floor only, I really want to access the network from the lower floors.

I can live with a 56K connection a 100Mbps LAN, can't I?

Just to clarify, I want ISP style PPP, not old style telnet.

sisyphus · Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2002 2:35 pm Post subject:

30 seconds on Google produced:

http://www.yolinux.com/TUTORIALS/LinuxTutorialPPP-Dial-in.html

Bear in mind that you won't get 56k as analogue modems are asynchronious. They are only 32Kbps upstream, therefore, that's all you'll get. Other than that, you'll be running your own little ISP.

Good luck.
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zhenlin · Veteran Joined: 09 Nov 2002 Posts: 1361

Thanks.

Now I'm left to wonder which getty to use. I only have agetty, so that's an obvious choice. Or should I listen and install mgetty?

I'm confused more than ever.

Qubax · Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2002 1:13 pm Post subject:

ok, i didn't read th elink but i just used:

ryan83vt · Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2002 4:30 am Post subject:

hmm sounds like a catch 22 to me -- you need to emerge something (requiring downloads) to be able to dial-up to the internet. You need to have the internet to emerge something. An endless circle!

taskara · Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2002 4:57 am Post subject:

the lastest webmin has support for remote dial in.

you can set it up there, and monitor and admin it

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