What I have is a simple no-nonsense PPP connection using an already configured external modem , with an already configured 'chat' program. Basically I have a Windows LAN with workstations that connect over a LAN to the Linux Server , and then the Linux server uses an external modem attached to one of it's COMM ports to dial-out to a Telephone number , with a username and password. Once a successful connection has been made , all of the Windows users have internet access. All I need to do is change the telephone number and account information that the Chat program uses to establish the dial-up connection , because the ISP's have changed. I just don't know where the 'Chat' program keeps this information , and what I need to do once I have found this file and changed all of the necessary details. The other thing I want to try and do is to set up this machine to only dial the ISP on demand , and then to drop the connection automatically when it sits idle for a certain amount of time. The reason I asked about the 'wvdial' is that it seemed easier to configure , in which case I would have rebuilt the configuration on the RH 7.2 server from scratch , but the LATEST development is that I must use the Chat program. There is no wvdial installed , and I am not allowed to install new software. The new ISP will redirect mail requests to the RH 7.2 server , so the only thing I need to worry about is how to change the Chat program's account info Apologies for the confusion. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Neil Bird" <neil@fnxweb.com> To: <psyche-list@redhat.com> Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 1:25 PM Subject: Re: wvdial and mail access > Around about 13/01/2003 09:24, Jason Dale typed ... > > I have been searching for documentation for how to configure > > a Red Hat Linux server to dial-out to a MAIL server. I found > > a program called 'wvdial' , but it seems as though this deals with > > modem connections to your ISP. > > Not sure what you're trying to do - do you want a Net connection, use > a LAN to get mail, or what? > > -- > [neil@fnx ~]# rm -f .signature > [neil@fnx ~]# ls -l .signature > ls: .signature: No such file or directory > [neil@fnx ~]# exit > > > > -- > Psyche-list mailing list > Psyche-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
