From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Mar 3 19:33: 5 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from baal.visi.com (baal.visi.com [209.98.98.3]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6571914C49 for ; Wed, 3 Mar 1999 19:32:52 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from steveneu@visi.com) Received: from visi.com (nomad.dsl.visi.com [209.98.224.56]) by baal.visi.com (8.8.8/8.7.5) with ESMTP id VAA03762; Wed, 3 Mar 1999 21:32:33 -0600 (CST) Posted-Date: Wed, 3 Mar 1999 21:32:33 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <36DDFEDF.4E7778CA@visi.com> Date: Wed, 03 Mar 1999 21:32:47 -0600 From: Steve Neuharth X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Annelise Anderson Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: The Power to Serve? References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG http://www.freebsd.org/tutorials/ppp/ppp.html - good info on setting up regular modem to dial on demand, worked for me..... Annelise Anderson wrote: > > I'm trying to figure out how to set up an ISDN line > (since cable modems and DSL are unavailable where I live). > > The system would look something like this: > > --the ISDN line (RJ-45 jack) is connected to an ISDN > modem. > > --the modem is connected to a computer running FreeBSD > (3.1-RELEASE right now; P-90, 64 megs ram) > > --the FreeBSD machine and the other computers (some > of which run Windows NT and even 98, as well as FreeBSD, about > 6 in all) are connected by ethernet to a hub, on an internal > 10.10.10.x network; one of them would be 100 feet away from > the hub, the others closer. > > So, the question is what software do I run that enables > the other computers to use the ISDN line by dialing the ISDN > modem? It would always be dialing the number--the ISDN isp. > > Probably the FreeBSD machine needs to run natd and > ppp as server, which seems to have provision for remote dialing. > > I'm not sure how I'd get another FreeBSD machine or the > computers running NT/98 to dial the modem and get connected > (at the same time) or use a connection already established. > > I'm not looking for detailed steps, just a general > overview of the framework. > > Thanks-- > > Annelise > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message