Become superuser on the dial-in server.
Create the /etc/ppp/options file with the following entry.
nodefaultroute |
nodefaultroute indicates that no route is defined for the server.
If the dial-in server does not have an /etc/ppp/options file, only the superuser can run the pppd command. However, the /etc/ppp/options file can be empty.
Create the file /etc/options.ttyname to define how calls that are received over serial port ttyname should be handled.
The following /etc/options.ttya file defines how the dial-in server's serial port /dev/ttya should handle incoming calls.
:10.0.0.80 xonxoff |
If you have followed all the procedures in this chapter, you have completed the configuration of the dial-up link.
Task |
For Instructions |
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Test modem connectivity by dialing out to another computer |
cu(1C) andtip(1) man pages. These utilities can help you test if your modem is properly configured and can establish a connection with another machine. |
Configure more options for the dial-in server | |
Configure more dial-out machines | |
Have the remote machine call the dial-in server |