Re: Dial Up Machine Configuration

2002-05-09 Thread Eric G. Miller
On Thu, May 09, 2002 at 02:05:13PM +0100, Dave Whiteley wrote: [snip] > Consider for example a time server. I would like to have it running to > provide time synchronisation for all my machines, so I would like it > to start at boot. However, I do not want it to dial up regularly, > which would sug

Re: Dial Up Machine Configuration

2002-05-09 Thread John Hasler
Dave Whiteley writes: > Consider for example a time server. I would like to have it running to > provide time synchronisation for all my machines, so I would like it to > start at boot. However, I do not want it to dial up regularly, which > would suggest that I should start it up at dial up. Use

Dial Up Machine Configuration

2002-05-09 Thread Dave Whiteley
Hello, I am seeking hints, suggestions of documentation, pointers to documentation etc. I am setting up a dial-up machine at home, to provide services to a mini network (three or four machines). Many packages seem to assume a permanant (or no) network connection. These start at boot time, via