Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2001 12:56:59 +0100 From: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> To: "Stephen Hilton" <nospam@hiltonbsd.com> Cc: freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG, brian@Awfulhak.org Subject: Re: Start on-demand PPP from remote telephone Message-ID: <200106151156.f5FBuxQ26579@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org> In-Reply-To: Message from "Stephen Hilton" <nospam@hiltonbsd.com> of "Tue, 12 Jun 2001 10:45:53 CDT." <NEBBJFPJOMGCGNBMJMCHIEBJCEAA.nospam@hiltonbsd.com>
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Last time I looked, mgetty was capable of doing stuff with dtmf
tones. I think you need to use the vgetty program rather than mgetty
(both are installed when you install the port), but that's all I
remember.
> I have a FreeBSD 4.3 IPFilter 3.4.17 based firewall/gateway
> system at home that uses an on-demand PPP connection to my
> ISP via Hayes type 56k modem.
>
> I would like to be able to call via telephone my home number
> from a remote location and have getty/mgetty? then start a
> PPP connection to my ISP after detecting the "RING" so I can
> SSH into my home system.
>
> Searching the web finds lots of PPP info, but I have been
> unable to locate this situation.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Stephen Hilton
> nospam@hiltonbsd.com
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Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org> <brian@[uk.]FreeBSD.org>
<http://www.Awfulhak.org>; <brian@[uk.]OpenBSD.org>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !
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