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Subject: Re: need a better solution as callback
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In-Reply-To: <19990708090927.13666.rocketmail@web1005.mail.yahoo.com> from "Geza Fodor" at Jul 8, 99 02:09:27 am
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Geza Fodor wrote:

 > i have a freebsd installed with internet connection on
 > my desktop pc and on my laptop as well. because i am
 > traveling a lot between two countries, i'd like to
 > make followings.

You should be able to write some scripts which do this;  theoretically,
the "some commands to my desktop pc" bit can be an invocation of a
background script which time-delays then initiates a PPP connection.

   - mark

 > - laptop dials to my desktop pc
 > - laptop sends some command
 > - desktop hangs up and dials to local isp
 > - laptop dials also to a local isp
 > - desktop sends a mail to me that means it is online
 > (sends an ip address as well)
 > - laptop logs in
 > 
 > is it too much? any idea?

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