The netbios packages can be blocked by using ipfwadm can't they? Although I
dont klnow if they would be blocked before pppd detected them.
Matt
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> From: Jim Hague[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: August 25 1999 3:06 PM
> To: Jake Colman
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: is diald the only/best game in town?
>
> > I am looking to implement demand dialing on my RH 6.0 system. Is diald
> the
> > only way to go? Does the pppd support demand dialing as well? I don't
> need
> > any of the sophisticated "costing" features of diald. All I really need
> is
> > an easy to automatically connect and disconnect to my ISP based on
> demand
> > from other machines on my local internal network. Is diald the best
> choice
> > for me?
>
> You're right, the latest versions of pppd have inbuilt demand dialling. If
> it
> meets your requirements, you may find it less hassle to set up.
>
> The question is whether it does indeed meet your requirements. I've not
> used it
> - I've only used diald - but briefly I believe that diald is still unique
> in
> being able to determine what kind of traffic brings the link up. If you've
> got
> an internal network, and there are Windows machines on that network, you
> may
> well find they generate regular NetBIOS packets that they try to route
> onto the
> 'net. Diald can block these out; AIUI pppd can't and so you'll find your
> line
> coming up every couple of minutes.
>
> This may or may not be an issue for you. If your IP connection attracts
> time
> charges either from the telco or the ISP, it will be an issue for you.
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