Re: I want to set-up dial-up server

[Lourens Steenkamp <lourens@dorje.co.za>]

Lourens replying to askar i <askar75@gmail.com> wrote:

>  Hello!
>  
>  I want to set-up dial-up server for internet connection as shown
>  below. Could anybody tell me where I can read how-tos.
>  Thanks.
>  
>  Askar
>  
>  +-------------+
>  | Debian    |
>  |               |----------------> Dial-up--------> Internet
>  | "server"   |
>  |               |
>  +------+-----+
>         |
>  |------+-------------------+-----------------+----|  <-- LAN
>        |                    |                   |
>        |                    |                   |
>  +----+------+   +------+-----+     +----+------+
>  |              |     |              |     |              |
>  |  WinXP  |     |   Linux    |     |   Win98 |
>  | "pc1"     |     |  "pc2"     |     | "pc3"     |
>  |              |     |               |    |              |
>  +------------+    +--------------+   +------------+
>  

This stuff is contained in a number of HOWTO's.

Simple approach:
Read the docs installed for apps mentioned below
in /usr/share/doc/"package" 
I assume that you do not want dial-on-demand.
The stuff below is for analog modems and external ISDN-TA's, you will
need the isdn equivalents for internal ISDN cards (in
/kernel/drivers/isdn; and install ipppd, isdnutils-base, isdn-utils,
etc - I have never used internal ISDN cards ...)

1. Install the modem on the Debian machine and get it working.   
   To do the above run modconf on the Debian machine and ensure
   that, at least, the following are loaded (may be a little
   different with your kernel version ...);          
     in kernel/drivers/net ppp_generic, ppp_async, slhc     
     in kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter ip_tables, iptable_nat, ip_conntrack, 
        ipt_LOG, ipt_MASQUERADE (I think that would be it?)   
    apt-get install ppp pppconfig 
   Go to http://freshmeat.net/projects/iptables-firewall/?topic_id=151
    and grab a copy of Arno's Firewall script. It is well commented and
    contains Debian specific references. 

2. Once your modem is working (using pon / poff on the Debian machine) 
   apt-get install linesrv     
    Go to either http://people.ee.ethz.ch/~sfuchs/LineControl/
     or http://linecontrol.sourceforge.net/, download the Windows client
     (WLC) and windows docs. This allows Windows clients to open / close
     the connection.
     linesrv contains a Linux client (lcc - console based), there are   
     some GUI ones at the above URL(s).

I think that should do it. If it is not clear, shout.

Have fun.

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Lourens Steenkamp
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