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Hey guys im also a newbie,
how can I set my Redhat to act like an ISP for me?
I want to dial from any machine to My redhat and ...
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- 12-14-2004 #1Just Joined!
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dial up to a Linux box
Hey guys im also a newbie,
how can I set my Redhat to act like an ISP for me?
I want to dial from any machine to My redhat and it should assign me an IP so im part of the network the redhat box is in.
the server obviously has a modem.
please be very specific so i can follow instructions
Bernie
- 12-15-2004 #2Linux Newbie
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Use a crossover cable to connect the nics.
Set-up dhcp on the gateway box. Set-up the clinet box to receive it's IP via dhcp.Me & Myself just ganged up on I....... Now We all have problems..and none of Us are speaking!
bash-3.00$ uname -a
SunOS sparky 5.11 OpenSolaris-swa sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-Enterprise
- 12-15-2004 #3Linux Engineer
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actually, you need a ppp daemon running on the server, a program to answer the phone and pass off the signal to the ppp daemon. and probably a few other things that i can't think of.
Their code will be beautiful, even if their desks are buried in 3 feet of crap. - esr
- 12-15-2004 #4Just Joined!
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please help me out!
do ou know if there's a DIY or a tutorial?
I really need this info
thanks for your help, by the way!
Bernie
- 12-15-2004 #5Linux Engineer
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try searching http://tldp.org or http://www.google.com/linux for the answer.
Their code will be beautiful, even if their desks are buried in 3 feet of crap. - esr
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