Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2002 14:05:06 +1000 From: Jacob Rhoden <jrhoden@unimelb.edu.au> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PPP Message-ID: <200210171405.06634.jrhoden@unimelb.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <20021016231644.Q85480-100000@lethargic.dyndns.org> References: <20021016231644.Q85480-100000@lethargic.dyndns.org>
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On Thu, 17 Oct 2002 13:25, Jason Hunt wrote: > > Question: Is there anyway to set up an Icon on a Windows box that wil= l > > dial up the > One other solution ... I know of a guy who had a modem that was always > re-dialing, so he attached a light switch on his phone line, and would > switch it on when he wanted his modem to connect :) You can setup windows to make the freebsd box dial/hangup... But by far t= he=20 best optoin is to use a switch, I just turn the modem on to use it, and o= ff=20 to disconnect (: Another really clever idea however is to have a web page on the FreeBSD b= ox,=20 which allows the user to start or stop ppp. So then your default home pag= e=20 can have a connect/disconnect icon! (Or even extra functions like shutdow= n=20 and whathaveyou). Regards, Jacob Jacob Rhoden Phone: +61 3 9844 6102 ITS Division Email: jrhoden@unimelb.edu.au Melbourne University Mobile: +61 403 788 386 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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