AW: newbie networking

["HGS: Buchleitner Martin" <mb@hgs.at>]

>I would like to be able to have the user box be able to make the dialup
>connection using the modem on the server. Can this be done with a
minimum
>of security risk? What else do I need to configure to make this
happen?:
>enable login and shell services in the /etc/inetd.conf file, modify
>/etc/hosts.allow, etc. on the server.

Take diald. It is easily installed and configured.
Afterwards your Users may connect to the internet.
You can leave the rest of your system like now.
Turn off everything you donot need!!
If you want to use telnet - use instead ssh - it is more secure.

yours martin