diff --git a/Manuals/Tcpi-ug/Connectivity/Dialup/policy.docbook b/Manuals/Tcpi-ug/Connectivity/Dialup/policy.docbook index fda4dbc..c194f0a 100644 --- a/Manuals/Tcpi-ug/Connectivity/Dialup/policy.docbook +++ b/Manuals/Tcpi-ug/Connectivity/Dialup/policy.docbook @@ -2,14 +2,31 @@ <title>Usage Convenctions</title> + <sect2 id="connectivity-dialup-policy-os"> + <title>GNU/Linux Distribution</title> + <para> + The operating system used by both server and client computers + will be &TCD; release 5.5<footnote> + <para> + I want to thank my friend Manual Chavez Manzano (Manny) + for finding a way to download this release of &TCD; and + bring it to me as a gift. + </para> + </footnote> (even higher releases might be used too). The + configuration described in this book doesn't use third party + software. All the software needed is available inside &TCD;. + </para> + + </sect2> + <sect2 id="connectivity-dialup-policy-auth"> <title>Authenticating PPP Users</title> <para> The client computers will need to authenticate against the server computer each time they intend to establish a PPP - connection. The username and password required by the client - computers will be public and will rarely change. + connection. The username and password required by client + computers will be public and will be rarely changed. </para> <example id="connectivity-dialup-policy-auth.fig-1"> @@ -45,7 +62,7 @@ ISP Phone: +53043515094 </sect2> <sect2 id="connectivity-dialup-policy-network"> - <title>One PPP network of two computers</title> + <title>One PPP Network Of Two Computers</title> <para> The simpliest configuration we can achive over the telephone @@ -144,7 +161,7 @@ Provice-A PPP Server Province-A PPP Client </sect2> <sect2 id="connectivity-dialup-policy-network-extended"> - <title>One PPP network of several computers</title> + <title>One PPP Network Of Several Computers</title> <para> Based on <xref @@ -295,7 +312,7 @@ Provice-C PPP Server | Province-C PPP Client </sect2> <sect2 id="connectivity-dialup-policy-network-eth"> - <title>One PPP+Ethernet network of several computers</title> + <title>One PPP+Ethernet Network Of Several Computers</title> <para> Assuming all server computers with a Modem device have also @@ -520,21 +537,29 @@ srv-1.d.domain.tld | 500KB | control can be implemented through the <option>maxconnect</option> and <option>idle</option> options inside the <application>pppd</application>'s configuration - file. + file as described in <xref + linkend="connectivity-dialup-server-pppd-options" />. </para> <para> - The server computer will attend incoming calls from client + The server computer restricts the incoming calls from client computers every night from 10:00PM to 12:00AM. Outside this - range of time, the telephone could be answered by somebody, - not the computer. This control can be implemented through a - cron job and the <filename>/etc/nologin.ttyxx</filename> file; + range of time, the telephone could be answered by a person, + not a computer. This control can be implemented through a cron + job and the <filename>/etc/nologin.ttyxx</filename> file; where ttyxx represents the device name of your Modem (e.g., <filename>/etc/nologin.ttyACM0</filename> would prevent the Modem device installed in <filename>/dev/ttyACM0</filename> from answering calls). </para> +<screen> +# Activate Modem to attend incoming calls. +59 21 * * * [ -f /etc/nologin.ttyACM0 ] && /bin/rm /etc/nologin.ttyACM0 +# Deactivate Modem to prevent incoming calls from being attended. +59 23 * * * [ ! -f /etc/nologin.ttyACM0 ] && /bin/touch /etc/nologin.ttyACM0 +</screen> + </sect2> <sect2 id="connectivity-dialup-services">