Dial-up links are the most commonly used PPP links. This section includes the following information:
Planning information for a dial-up link
Explanation of the sample link to be used in Setting Up a Dial-up Point-to-Point Protocol Link
Typically, you only configure the machine at one end of the dial-up PPP link, the dial-out machine, or the dial-in server. For an introduction to dial-up PPP, refer to Dial-up PPP Overview.
Before you configure a dial-out machine, gather the information that is listed in the following table.
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Before you configure a dial-in server, gather the information that is listed in the following table.
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The tasks to be introduced in Setting Up a Dial-up Point-to-Point Protocol Link execute a small company's requirement to let employees work at home a few days a week. Some employees require the Oracle Solaris OS on their home machines. These workers also need to log in remotely to their work machines on the corporate Intranet.
The tasks set up a basic dial-up link with the following features:
The dial-out machines are at the houses of employees who need to call the corporate intranet.
The dial-in server is a machine on the corporate intranet that is configured to receive incoming calls from employees.
A UNIX login style is used to authenticate the dial-out machine. Stronger Oracle Solaris PPP 4.0 authentication methods are not required by the company`s security policy.
The next figure shows the link that is set up in Setting Up a Dial-up Point-to-Point Protocol Link.
Figure 5 Sample Dial-up Link
In this figure, a remote host dials out through its modem over telephone lines to Big Company's Intranet. Another host is configured to dial out to Big Company but currently is inactive. The calls from remote users are answered in the order received by the modem that is attached to the dial-in server at Big Company. A PPP connection is established between the peers. The dial-out machine can then remotely log in to a host machine on the Intranet.
Refer to the following:
To set up a dial-out machine, see Figure 9, Table 9, Task Map for Setting Up the Dial-out Machine.
To set up a dial-in machine, see Figure 10, Table 10, Task Map for Setting Up the Dial-in Server.
To get an overview of dial-up links, see Dial-up PPP Overview.
To get detailed information about PPP files and commands, see Using PPP Options in Files and on the Command Line.