Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 12:04:55 -0700 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: Mike Jenkins <mjenkins@carp.gbr.epa.gov> Cc: freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: mgetty AutoPPP not working. Message-ID: <364C82D7.DE14AB5C@softweyr.com> References: <199811131424.IAA09120@carp.gbr.epa.gov>
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Mike Jenkins wrote:
>
> Did you know the regular getty will be happy to automatically start
> pppd for you also? Just add the :pp=/your/favorite/ppp: entry to
> a gettytab entry:
>
> # /etc/gettytab
> ppp.115200|115200-ppp:\
> :np:sp#115200:\
> :pp=/usr/sbin/pppd:
>
> # /etc/ttys
> ttyd1 "/usr/libexec/getty ppp.115200" dialup on insecure
Yes, but we want to do some cute caller-id tricks to reserve one of the
lines for the user who ponied up the dialin host (and me, of course).
I'll try the pp= entry on my machine so I can add it to my bag of tricks,
but mgetty is working great now. If I could just find the punch-down
tool, I'd have three lines up and running. ;^)
--
Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?
Wes Peters +1.801.915.2061
Softweyr LLC wes@softweyr.com
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