[ale] 98, linux, and my dial up (was backup setup)

[L. Wayne James]

For all the reasons we all use Linux, you want your Linux box to be the hub of 
your network.

I have tried to have PPP dial-out on demand with some success.  Connecting to 
an ISP will be easier than dialing out to an NT RAS server.  (Somehow, I 
could never get my user id and password accepted, though this has been about 
2 years ago....)

Part of your problem will be to dial to two different destinations 
(automagically), should you require that.

Keep us posted on your struggles/progress.  Many of us read this list to keep 
from having to struggle through the same thing so other poor guy has already 
done.  :->

Be sure to check your distro's docs.  Some of what you need may already be 
available (e.g.  Many distros ship with PPP ready to set up for dialing into 
your ISP.)

Wayne

On Wednesday 19 February 2003 01:44 pm, Preston Boyington wrote:
> Hello Geoffrey,
>
> Wednesday, February 19, 2003, 10:59:13 AM, you wrote:
> <snipped>
>
> G> Preston, are you planning providing internet access via the linux box or
> G> have the win98 box dial out direct?
>
> Currently each dials out independently.  What happens is the 98
> machine doesn't like it when I give it an IP address.  Apparently this
> locks dial up networking as the ISP gives it one when the machine
> connects and confusion ensues.  That said the machines are not
> currently "talking" over my soon-to-be network.
>
> Ideally, I would like to set things up so if a network connection was
> not already present the machine would dial.  By which I mean if the 98
> box was connected the linux box would just use it as a proxy and vice
> versa.  Don't know how to do that yet (am assuming it could be done).
>
> Best scenario would be setting a linux box up to do a dial on demand
> and use it for my mail/news/internet... just haven't progressed that
> far, yet.  I really don't mind reading and researching to do things
> (don't want to be a constant pain to the list), but don't really know
> where to start.

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