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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!zombie.ncsc.mil!news.mathworks.com!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!uknet!daphne.ecmwf.int!pelleas!mog From: mog@pelleas.NoSubdomain.NoDomain (Michael Saunby) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: FreeBSD as a communication server ???? Date: 22 Aug 1995 11:14:34 GMT Organization: European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Lines: 34 Sender: mog@pelleas (Michael Saunby) Distribution: world Message-ID: <41ce6q$lkb@daphne.ecmwf.int> References: <4194b8$afc@news.ust.hk> NNTP-Posting-Host: pelleas.ecmwf.int In article <4194b8$afc@news.ust.hk>, ee_fai@uxmail.ust.hk (Lai Kim Fai) writes: |> |> hi, all BSD experts |> |> I have installed the FreeBSD 2.0-RELEASE recently, and |> I want to set the BSD as a comm server so that other people can |> dial to my computer through slip. |> |> I have gone through the slip.FAQ & slip-server.FAQ, but I am |> still puzzle about it. |> |> Up to now, I can dial out through modem by using slip in kermit, |> but I don't know how to dial back to my computer from other places. |> |> I would be much appreicated if anybody could share his experiment with me. |> |> Rds, |> |> Philip |> |> HKUST EEE |> Philip I haven't used my system as a slip server, but I did set it up for interactive dialup for a friend to use email etc. To do this I used mgetty+sendfax. This is a really neat package which makes it easy to provide a basic dialup service and still call out via kermit ppp etc and send and receive faxes. My setup allows me to receive faxes at home and when I'm at work these get sent on to me as a GIF using metamail via ppp. A simple change to mgetty allows me to wake my home system up by letting my home phone ring once and then hanging up. That way I can login from work if I need to. Michael