Phil:
I got diald to work. Following is the procedure I used. It breaks the
whole elephant down into bite-size pieces. My biggest problems stemmed
from a a lack of understanding (I am still hazy on TCP/IP and IPFWADM
rules) and from poor reading of the help files and howtos. The list server
was a big help. Just lurking in the background and listening to others who
had the same problems was a big help.
It was a big undertaking for me a few months back. Now it would be easy.
I learned a lot.
1. Use Minicom to prove that you can
a. talk to your modem
b. connect to your ISP
2. Make PPP work on its own
a. From what you learned in (1) write a chat script for ppp
b. write a second script that starts ppp and connects automatically
using your chat script
c. show that you can connect to your ISP using Lynx after you start
ppp with the startup script
3. install diald
a. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS FIRST
b. make new kernel using ethertap devices, etc.
c. make sure that you don't have any options in your ppp script that
are not legal for diald
d. show that you can connect to your ISP using lynx by merely
starting lynx
4. set up firewalling.
a. READ THE HOWTOS FIRST. I use IPFWADM; you may want to use IPCHAINS
b. develop a reasonable but non restrictive rule set
c. alter your diald script so that the IP-Up calls a script that puts
the rules into effect and IP-down cancels them
d. test the setup from another machine on your lan.
5. Fine tune
a. Change your firewall or diald rules to block net bios packets
from Windows peer-to-peer networking so that they don't bring you your
link.
b. change diald's rules for uptime, etc. to suit your needs.
c. install local dns or mail server, etc.
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