From 0a4224779a161c18ce91f214c43f613b18ca528f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alain Reguera Delgado Date: Oct 30 2011 03:24:45 +0000 Subject: Update `Connectivity/Dialup/policy.docbook'. --- diff --git a/Manuals/Tcpi-ug/Connectivity/Dialup/policy.docbook b/Manuals/Tcpi-ug/Connectivity/Dialup/policy.docbook index fda4dbc..c194f0a 100644 --- a/Manuals/Tcpi-ug/Connectivity/Dialup/policy.docbook +++ b/Manuals/Tcpi-ug/Connectivity/Dialup/policy.docbook @@ -2,14 +2,31 @@ Usage Convenctions + + GNU/Linux Distribution + + The operating system used by both server and client computers + will be &TCD; release 5.5 + + I want to thank my friend Manual Chavez Manzano (Manny) + for finding a way to download this release of &TCD; and + bring it to me as a gift. + + (even higher releases might be used too). The + configuration described in this book doesn't use third party + software. All the software needed is available inside &TCD;. + + + + Authenticating PPP Users The client computers will need to authenticate against the server computer each time they intend to establish a PPP - connection. The username and password required by the client - computers will be public and will rarely change. + connection. The username and password required by client + computers will be public and will be rarely changed. @@ -45,7 +62,7 @@ ISP Phone: +53043515094 - One PPP network of two computers + One PPP Network Of Two Computers The simpliest configuration we can achive over the telephone @@ -144,7 +161,7 @@ Provice-A PPP Server Province-A PPP Client - One PPP network of several computers + One PPP Network Of Several Computers Based on - One PPP+Ethernet network of several computers + One PPP+Ethernet Network Of Several Computers Assuming all server computers with a Modem device have also @@ -520,21 +537,29 @@ srv-1.d.domain.tld | 500KB | control can be implemented through the and options inside the pppd's configuration - file. + file as described in . - The server computer will attend incoming calls from client + The server computer restricts the incoming calls from client computers every night from 10:00PM to 12:00AM. Outside this - range of time, the telephone could be answered by somebody, - not the computer. This control can be implemented through a - cron job and the /etc/nologin.ttyxx file; + range of time, the telephone could be answered by a person, + not a computer. This control can be implemented through a cron + job and the /etc/nologin.ttyxx file; where ttyxx represents the device name of your Modem (e.g., /etc/nologin.ttyACM0 would prevent the Modem device installed in /dev/ttyACM0 from answering calls). + +# Activate Modem to attend incoming calls. +59 21 * * * [ -f /etc/nologin.ttyACM0 ] && /bin/rm /etc/nologin.ttyACM0 +# Deactivate Modem to prevent incoming calls from being attended. +59 23 * * * [ ! -f /etc/nologin.ttyACM0 ] && /bin/touch /etc/nologin.ttyACM0 + +