Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 21:43:07 -0800 From: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> To: Conrad Sabatier <cjsabatier@home.com> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Using pppd to gateway another box via null modem serial line Message-ID: <3A8E0F6B.B364EB77@elischer.org> References: <XFMail.010216200218.cjsabatier@home.com>
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Conrad Sabatier wrote:
>
> Can anyone offer some tips on how to go about setting up pppd to act as:
>
> 1) An address server, i.e. assigning an IP address to another machine connected
> via null modem to a serial port (ttyd0)
pppd is fine,
but ppp (a differnt program) has more features to allow what you want.
>
> 2) Providing a gateway for the null-modem connected box to enable it to connect
> to external (Internet) hosts
>
> I'm thinking the best way would be to edit the ttyd0 line in /etc/ttys, but I'm
> not sure what would be the best options to use. Authentication is not needed,
> as the only machine that will ever be connected to the serial port is local.
> I'm also not sure if any special routing setup is needed. And I'd like the
> connection to stay up as long as both machines are up.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help.
>
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