Subj : Remote Dial-In Networking
To   : Digital Man
From : Deuce
Date : Fri Apr 08 2005 10:41 pm

  Re: Remote Dial-In Networking
  By: Digital Man to MIKE POWELL on Fri Apr 08 2005 17:39:00

 >  > Is this possible?  I think that I have seen packages for debian, as well
 >  > as an option under Windows setup, that might allow this.  I guess I am
 >  > wondering, if the machine that is dialing-in has to be running the same
 >  > OS, or even package, as the machine being dialed into.
 > 
 > You want to run a ppp service/daemon. On Win9x, this is called "Dial-up
 > Networking Server/Service", iirc.

From the sounds of it, a stnadard dial-in line on the *nix box would do it...
with slurp if he wants the occasional internet too.

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