Date: Sat, 11 Nov 1995 15:04:11 -0800 (PST) From: -Vince- <vince@apollo.COSC.GOV> To: Julian Elischer <julian@ref.tfs.com> Cc: msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ppp/slip via telnet/rlogin Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.951111150223.28217M-100000@apollo.COSC.GOV> In-Reply-To: <199511110821.AAA02284@ref.tfs.com>
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On Sat, 11 Nov 1995, Julian Elischer wrote: > > > > On Mon, 6 Nov 1995, Michael Smith wrote: > > > > > Now, firstly, your diagram wasn't worth spit, which is why I never bothered > > > trying to make sense of the accompanying message. Second, you're _still_ > > > not explaining what you're trying to do. > I think we've second recipient of the poul henning award for diplomacy > > > > Okay, hopefully I can explain it better here... > > > > > So, in the hope that we'll get your two-stroke neuron ticking over, let's > > > ask a few questions : > Yes, definitly a candidate.. > > > > > Ok I understand the problem as I've tried to do the same > thing.. > What he wants to do is set up a path, which is part dialup line, and part > telnet session, to a machine where he can run a slip (or ppp) server.. > on starting up slip on the far machine he would like to then suspend the > terminal session, and start slip on the local end.. > in other words, he wants to be able to log in through a pty and have a > sliplogin start up, back through the telnet session AND the dialup > link. Sounds right and also for the local machine, it would be using a class C address that's part of the far machine. > I did do this once, but then the old slip and ppp code was changed, > so that they would specifically test for a pty before pushing themselves > onto the tty, and refuse if it was.. I thing someone thought this was > a good idea but I don't know who.. if you can run iij as a login > then it may still be able to do this as it doesn't use the kernel ppp > module (which explicitly refuses to do this) > > > I haven't played with iij so don't know how either of those enter into the > picture.. Hmmm, hopefully it can do it since isn't SLiRP basically based on FreeBSD networking code so all that really needs to be changed is to use real ip numbers instead of a emulated one. Cheers, -Vince- vince@COSC.GOV - GUS Mailing Lists Admin - http://www.COSC.GOV/~vince UC Berkeley AstroPhysics - Electrical Engineering (Honorary B.S.) Chabot Observatory & Science Center - Board of Advisors Running FreeBSD - Real UN*X for Free! Linda Wong/Vivian Chow/Hacken Lee/Danny Chan/Priscilla Chan Fan Club Mailing Lists Admin
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