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From: dreama@central.co.nz (Mark Penney)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Dial-on-demand internet connection?
Date: 15 Aug 1995 22:13:01 GMT
Organization: Dreama Unlimited
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Hi,
Has anybody ever set up FreeBSD 2.0 as a dial-on-demand internet gateway?
My initial requirement if for email. I would like to have my FreeBSD box
on the lan, with a modem hooked up to it. When someone sends email from
Pegasus mail on their PC on the lan it goes to the FreeBSD box that dials
the internet provider (PPP) and sends the email. When it is connected,
and on a regular basis, it would also grab the email that is waiting for
us and put it into users POP mailboxes for them to grab later.
Later on I would like all outgoing services (telnet, ftp, www, etc.) to
be able to go via the dial-on-demand gateway.
I know that I can get the provider to not bounce mail for (say) 12 hours,
and I have a domain registered and a class C internet address. What I am
looking for is information on how to set up the FreeBSD box to handle
this, what s/w I need, etc.
Any help or suggestions more than happily accepted.
Cheers
-=-
Mark Penney \\ email: mark@dreama.gen.nz
Business developer // phone: +64 (0)25 417-566
PO Box 24163 \\ voice-mail: +64 (0)4 494-6445
Wellington, New Zealand //
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