“In part 1 we looked at a simple setup for creating and sharing
a dial-up Internet connection. Today we’ll learn how to build a
dial-in server. A dial-in server is useful for remote system
administration, remote user access, or building a low-cost WAN. A
Linux dial-in server can serve as a gateway for both Linux and
Windows boxes.“There are three primary elements to a Linux dial-in server:
- inittab
- mgetty
- pppd
“A getty–‘get tty’–is a daemon that monitors serial lines.
Modems are represented by ttySN–/dev/ttyS0, /dev/ttyS1, dev/ttyS2,
and /dev/ttyS3. There are all kinds of different Linux and Unix
gettys. mgetty is especially good–it supports data, fax, and
voice, and integrates nicely with pppd. If your system does not
have mgetty, I recommend getting it…”
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