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Date:      Mon, 29 Apr 1996 09:04:55 -0300 (EST)
From:      Luiz de Barros <luiz@mirage.nlink.com.br>
To:        John Capo <jc@irbs.com>
Cc:        freebsd-isp@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD PPP for terminal server.
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.91.960429090152.573C-100000@mirage.nlink.com.br>
In-Reply-To: <199604290316.XAA16018@irbs.irbs.com>

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On Sun, 28 Apr 1996, John Capo wrote:

Hi,
> Luiz de Barros writes:
> > I would like to use my freeBSD system as a ppp server for our dial-in
> > modems connected through a terminal server. The Terminal server would
> > telnet to freebsd , on which would give the login of the user and init 
> > PPPd.
> 
> Your terminal server does not do PPP?
My Terminal Server is a Linux ;-((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((
It keeps locking up ppp.
> 
> > Two problems arrised:
> > 1- How to ensure that only the terminal server will be able to login?
> >    anybody coming from outside world would not be allowed to login.
> 
> A couple of things come to mind.  Use the access list facility in
> tcp-wrappers.  Use the facilities provided by login.access that is
> part of login. Build a special telnetd that only accepts connections
> from your domain.
> 
I think this login.access is easier, i will use it.

> In all cases you have to block IP spoofing at your border routers. > You should be doing that anyway.
> 
> > 
> > 2- How to assign Dynamic IP addresses from a range of for example 33 to 49?
> > 
> 
> Tricky.  I have seen some scripts floating around for this.  You
> might check the FreeBSD mail archives.

I will take a look

> I would be very interested to know how this project comes out.
I let you informed of any news we get here.

Luiz de Barros
Netlink Internet Services
> 
> John Capo                                                   jc@irbs.com
> IRBS Engineering                       FreeBSD Servers and Workstations
> (954) 792-9551                 Unix/Internet Consulting - ISP Solutions
> 



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