From: "eeyan - sysad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

> Speaking of.  I will be planning to make a Dial-in server using Redhat
> linux 7.1 on an AMD k62 machine with 128MB memory.  I have a few concerns.
>
> 1. How man dial-up lines can it handle?  Max number of modems I can
> put in it?
It depends. If you will only use your serial ports then most probably 2
modems but I you want more than that
provide a multiport card(cyclades,etc).

> 2. I only have one public IP on my network and I would just use
> IP/MASQ on the gw box.  Can my dial-up users have access to the internet
> through the IP/MASQ server too which is on another Box but on the same
> hub?
YES.

> 3. What is the recommended modem that I use for RedHat 7.1
I prefer US Robotics or DLINK modem.

> 4. Are there any sites I can goto where I can get instructions on how
> to properly set-up the dial-in.

Mgetty is very simple dialin program which handles login over a serial line.
http://www.swcp.com/~jgentry/pers.html
http://alpha.greenie.net/mgetty/

I prefer to use Portslave and a radius server.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/portslave/
http://www.radius.cistron.nl/


Cheers,
--glynn

> thanks
>
> Ian Ponce
>
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