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On Thu, Apr 28, 2005 at 06:07:34AM -0400, Scott Ehrlich wrote: > I want to experiment with configuring my laptop (I plan to put Debian on > it) with modem as a dialup Internet gateway to help bypass my cell phone > provider's data charges and turn my home number into an ISP. I'd also get > a data/voice detector for the line. > > OS/application-wise, what would I need to do, specifically, to get this up > and running? Three parts: 1. Get the modem working. Highly dependent on what kind of modem it is. If this is a built-in modem, it's likely to be completely unusable, because it has no controller. If you're lucky, it would be supported by the linmodem project (www.linmodems.org). If you're very lucky, it's a real modem. 2. Get PPP working. http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/PPP-HOWTO/ 3. Configure the box with the modem to forward packets and do whatever firewalling you want. -dsr-
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