[SPAM] Re: [SPAM] [NTLUG:Discuss] dial up

[Rob Apodaca]

> > On Mon, 2004-08-16 at 01:34, David Evans wrote:
> >   
> > > What is the best way to dial into a suse 9.0 box via a modem to adminthe 
> > > box. An example would be command line ability to start tomcatt or 
> > > apache. Also be able to scp back and forth. Do I need a software package 
> > > running to listen for a dial up or can I set this up via yast?

Rob Apodaca wrote: 
> > I think a dial-in server using mgetty + ppp is what you are looking for.
> > 
> > -rob

On Mon, 2004-08-16 at 20:25, David Evans wrote:
> that sounds great thanks for the info. Could you be a little more
> specific on the ppp porition of the issue. i wanted to make sure I can
> ftp into the box for software upgrades tar's deletes etc???????????
> 

Sure, you set up mgetty to answer calls coming in on the  modem. Once
answered, mgetty hands things off to pppd. Pppd does all the user
authentication stuff and if successful, brings up a ppp connection. Once
ppp is up, your connecting computer has a local ip address and can reach
recources on your network including ssh, ftp, etc.

Do a google for 'mgetty ppp dial in' for your choice of howto's and
docs.

Cheers,
-rob