Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 20:34:13 -0700 (PDT) From: Vincent Poy <vince@mail.MCESTATE.COM> To: "Daniel O'Callaghan" <danny@panda.hilink.com.au> Cc: isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Some advice needed. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.970410203238.11771T-100000@mail.MCESTATE.COM> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970411092704.10264b-100000@panda.hilink.com.au>
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On Fri, 11 Apr 1997, Daniel O'Callaghan wrote: > > One of my friends is thinking about starting a FreeBSD based ISP > > with pops in several different locations. What would be needed besides > > modems and the FreeBSD machine to provide slip/ppp services in addition to > > shell access? I noticed that Whole Earth Network (http://www.wenet.net) > > seems to be using BSDI machines since when you call, it will just show the > > standard unix login prompt and you had to add -ppp to do ppp. Is FreeBSD > > capable of acting as a terminal server? Thanks for any advice anyone > > could offer. > > Certainly can. Callers can either use a getty login or PPP PAP - getty > detects PPP calls and starts pppd. See > ftp.hilink.com.au:/pub/FreeBSD/ts-kit215.tgz Thanks, what I was wondering is what did they do for the POP locations since it would be a different Unix box each time on the remote end, did they actually just have the local pop number forward to another telephone number? Cheers, Vince - vince@MCESTATE.COM - vince@GAIANET.NET ________ __ ____ Unix Networking Operations - FreeBSD-Real Unix for Free / / / / | / |[__ ] GaiaNet Corporation - M & C Estate / / / / | / | __] ] Beverly Hills, California USA 90210 / / / / / |/ / | __] ] HongKong Stars/Gravis UltraSound Mailing Lists Admin /_/_/_/_/|___/|_|[____]
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