ok, i need a script or an idea of a program to get me a....

chris65 · 07-08-2002, 10:06 PM

i need a script or a idea for one to connect 2 computers together using one(as host) and the other as the cliant. The cliant needs to dial in to the host and be connected to the host internet connection. I know it can be done just dont know the right way to go about it. I should be able to do it with scripts and maybe one small application. any ideas??

redhead · 07-09-2002, 05:43 AM

What are we talking about here ?

You want to make a connection program, where you can dialin to the machine, and connect, so the two machines create a local net ?

Or you want to use the solutions for dialin there allready exists and create a program, which will make a local net between the two machines uppon connection ?

Or you are talking about the joy of "Internet Connection Sharing" under windows ?
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p...orking/ics.asp
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000...RRAS-Ch2_8.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000...share_conn.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/insider/articles/ics.asp
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q238135

Or ip-masq combined with dialin under *nix ?
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/ISP-Setup-RedHat-HOWTO.html
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/mini/Linux...ing/index.html
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Intranet-Server-HOWTO.html
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/IP-Masquer...WTO/index.html

chris65 · 07-09-2002, 01:27 PM

well, I have looked at the links for linux, and still dont see what i want. Lets say you have 2 computers, one at home, and one at work. Any example will work as long as the 2 computers are at different locations. You would simply DIAL into the other computer, as a 56k modem can recieve a fax, data packet, or signal, then it should be possible for it to answer a call and have a script, call a program to hook up the connection to the internet on the computer "host". There is no reason i see at this time why this cant work. Also, if you did it at a home address, they you could in fact , share your internet connection with your laptop, or a friend. I can see possible applications for this if i can find something that works. any ideas??

redhead · 07-09-2002, 02:25 PM

So what you're talking about, is a simple Linux server setup as a dialin server, where the machine dialing in, will make use of the internet connection the dialin server is using ?
Guess you missed this part:
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/ISP-Setup-...-4.html#ss4.12

Once the client makes the connection through dialin, there will be added a default route to the IP assigned on the ppp interface of the server servicing the IP assigned to the dialing client. If you then setup a firewall-masq, which handles routing of the client, to appear as comming from the dialin server it self, you'll have full access of the internet connection provided from the server.

redhead · 07-09-2002, 02:29 PM

Moved this thread to "Linux/BSD" since it seemed more fitting..

chris65 · 07-09-2002, 02:38 PM

oh my god, how did i miss that !!! that is as close as i have seen yet. And it will allow me to dial up to a "host " computer and get internet access from it. COOL. thanks, dont guess i was paying attention. I only have 1 eye and the good one gets tired of reading so I prob. just skiped over it. thanks ya alot. I knew in my heart that linux would have something good for this. After all, linux has some of the best server software anywhere. thanks again.

chris65 · 07-09-2002, 03:18 PM

ok, this is for redhat. I am using mandrake 8.2. I havent seen anything about it in my readme (yet still looking) but i wondered if it was for redhat only or would it work on all linux distro's.

redhead · 07-09-2002, 03:49 PM

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Originally posted by chris65
I wondered if it was for redhat only or would it work on all linux distro's.

The description will work for any distro, just as long as its /etc/inittab, pppd and mgetty thats beeing used on the system. AFAIK Mandrake uses the same as RedHat.

chris65 · 07-09-2002, 04:14 PM

went to add/remove programs (dont know why i didnt do it first. and found the mgetty is already in my system. cool, looks like i can do it with very little fuss. thanks, been a big help.