Re: Mgetty - Dial-in Server

[curtis <curtis@npc-usa.com>]

OK, I've finally gotten my dial-in server to authenticate. Now I need to 
gain access to another computer inside our network.
Brian mentioned ip forwarding. Is this what I need? Or is there 
something else at work here?

Curtis

Henning, Brian wrote:

> Hello-
> one thing you may need is to do is enable ip forwarding. I don't know if
> that will help with the problem that you are currently having but, it may
> help you down the road.
> good luck,
> brian
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: curtis [mailto:curtis@npc-usa.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 12:18 PM
> To: Debian List
> Subject: Mgetty - Dial-in Server ---- HELP
>
>
> Debian 3.0
> Kernel 2.4.18
> mgetty 1.1.27-4.1
>
> Trying to set up a dial-in server.  I made the following changes:
>
> Modem is installed on /dev/ttyS0
>
> /etc/initab
>    S0:2345:respawn:/sbin/mgetty ttyS0 -D /dev/ttyS0
>
> /etc/ppp/options.server
>    auth -chap +pap
>    modem
>    crtscts
>    login
>    netmask 255.255.255.0
>    proxyarp
>    lock
>    -detach
>    ms-dns xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
>
> /etc/ppp/pap-secrets
>     * * "" *
>
> /etc/ppp/options.ttyS0
>    10.0.0.10:10.0.0.16
>    (Server IP Address:Port IP Address)
>
> /etc/mgetty/login.config
>    /AutoPPP/ - - /usr/sbin/pppd file /etc/ppp/options.server
>
>
> Regardless, no user on the server can connect.  I have discovered that 
> it never gets to the point of authorization.
> Could the problem have to do with permissions to the port? Mgetty can't 
> assign it an IP due to permissions?
>
>
> Thanks



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