Re: [SLUG] Another chance to replace a MS machine

From: Syd Alsobrook (syd@ittagteam.com)
Date: Fri Jan 18 2002 - 11:52:09 EST


Checkout http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/PPP-HOWTO/

There is a section on seting up a pppd server. I have done it in the past
and it wasn't that hard to get it working with NT and 2k.

Syd

> Here at work the RAS server died, this thing runs on NTServer, it has 4
> dialup ports on it. It talks to a Windows network. Most of our people
> are UNIX people, and those that know something about Windows know
> nothing about RAS.
>
> I view this as a chance to get a LINUX machine going here at work,
> getting the nose in the door.
>
> I have been poking around the net a bit but do not see much real clear
> info, all I find seems to be about connecting a LINUX box to a NT RAS
> server.
>
> I have Windows dialin users that are dialing into a windows based
> network, I want to replace the NT RAS box with a LINUX RAS box. Any
> ideas?
>
>
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