----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Waterson" <kevin@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 6:09 AM Subject: dial on demand > Is there a how-to some where for dial on demand for redhat 9? > > Kind regards > Kevin Kevin Here's the list of things I made for myself for dial on demand... the nameservers will be your isp's nameservers rather than mine and dial up number. This worked up until RedHat 8.0 so I don't see any reasons why it won't work now. If you get stuck feel free to give us a holler and I'll help out as best I can. The full version that I got the information from is:- http://axion.physics.ubc.ca/ppp-linux.html and is well worth the read. Bryan Snip_________________________________________________________________ Add nameservers /etc/resolv.conf has lines:- domain dial.pipex.com nameserver 158.43.240.4 nameserver 158.43.240.3 /etc/host.conf has lines:- order hosts, bind /etc/nsswitch.conf has lines:- hosts: files dns Make the files readable by all accounts Chmod a+r /etc/resolv.conf /etc/host.conf /etc/nsswitch.conf Check there isn't a default route /sbin/route -n Check the ppp daemon is installed /usr/sbin/pppd This brings up a screen of scrolling squiggles Alter pap-secrets and chap-secrets /etc/ppp/pap-secrets /etc/ppp/chap-secrets have the line:- yourusername * yourpassword * Check the dial-up works Type the following string on one line:- /usr/sbin/pppd /dev/ttyS1 115200 user yourusernamegoesinhere connect "/usr/sbin/chat -v '' AT OK ATDT08450885056 CONNECT '\d\c' " If this works turn it into an executable script but before that change your options for ppp Alter ppp options /etc/ppp/options has lines:- demand idle 120 holdoff 15 lock crtscts defaultroute noauth noipdefault Type in the following into a text editor and save it as /usr/sbin/pipexdial #!/bin/sh /usr/sbin/pppd /dev/ttyS1 115200 user yourusernamegoesinhere connect "/usr/sbin/chat -f usr/sbin/pipexchat" Then type in a terminal window: Chmod a+rx /usr/sbin/pipexdial To make it executable. Create a chat script Type in the following into a text editor and save it as /usr/sbin/pipexchat ABORT "NO CARRIER" ABORT "NO DIALTONE" ABORT "ERROR" ABORT "NO ANSWER" ABORT "BUSY" "" AT OK-\d\d+++\d\d\c-OK ATH0 "" ATM0 OK ATDT908450885056 CONNECT '\d\c' Type pipexdial into a terminal window and it'll wait for requests to make it dial out -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
