Michael;
You might want to look in the Suse distributions for a utility called wvdial.
This is a handy little utility that does dialing and connecting to the internet
for a local network or individual box.
Rusty
"Michael K. Dittmeier" wrote:
> I am trying to setup a Red Hat Linux 7.1 server for a non-profit
> organization that will use a dial up modem connection for internet access.
> The server will act as a Squid Proxy/Cache server, as well as send and
> receive email from remote pop accounts. The network consists of 6 to 8
> Windows clients (not my choice) and 1 Linux Red Hat 7.1 workstation. All
> workstations and the server are connected via a 3com super stack II 10/100
> switch.
>
> And now the question...
>
> How do I make the Linux Server dial out to the internet when a client
> workstation (i.e.: windows client) request a website or any url/ip address
> of a WAN or internet address. I also need to configure the server to active
> the ppp connection to the internet for sendmail to send email to the
> internet, and fetchmail to active the ppp connection when it needs to
> retrieve email.
>
> I have been looking for a related howto but have not found one that
> incorporates the right mixture yet...
> I am willing to document a howto if I can gather enough info to make it
> work.
>
> I have a jpg that I can email if you need further examples of the network
> layout.
>
> Mike Dittmeier
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