Usage Convenctions
+
+ GNU/Linux Distribution
+
+ The operating system used by both server and client computers
+ will be &TCD; release 5.5
+
+ 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.
+
+ (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;.
+
+
+
+
Authenticating PPP Users
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.
@@ -45,7 +62,7 @@ ISP Phone: +53043515094
- One PPP network of two computers
+ One PPP Network Of Two Computers
The simpliest configuration we can achive over the telephone
@@ -144,7 +161,7 @@ Provice-A PPP Server Province-A PPP Client
- One PPP network of several computers
+ One PPP Network Of Several Computers
Based on
- One PPP+Ethernet network of several computers
+ One PPP+Ethernet Network Of Several Computers
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
and options
inside the pppd's configuration
- file.
+ file as described in .
- 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 /etc/nologin.ttyxx 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 /etc/nologin.ttyxx file;
where ttyxx represents the device name of your Modem (e.g.,
/etc/nologin.ttyACM0 would prevent the
Modem device installed in /dev/ttyACM0
from answering calls).
+
+# 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
+
+