On Tue, Apr 16, 2002 at 06:22:14PM -0400, Daniel MacLaren wrote:
> At work, we have two phone lines with modems that we want to share among
> 10-13 people in our office. In the past, we used a product called
> Winport, by Lansource, to share these modems, but this setup is no longer
> working and Lansource is no longer in business.
>
> I've read the "Modem Sharing mini-HOWTO" and setting up the Linux box
> won't be a problem. Our problem is that we need a "COM-port redirector for
> TCP/IP" for our Windows clients - a program for Windows that can use the
> service on the Linux machine as a virtual COM port. The HOWTO recommends
> DialOut/IP from http://www.tactical-sw.com, but the information on
> licensing appears to be out of date (they want $1700 for 13 seats).
>
> Are there any alternatives to DialOut/IP?
>
Umm, this is probably a dumb question, but why not just set up a Linux
box that shares modems as a gateway? Then the only thing the Windows
boxes need to know is the address of the box and maybe the internet
nameservers. You can set the Linux box up so that whenever someone
requests an internet IP address, the modems dial out.
I'm probably missing something about this whole thing, so I'll shut up
now. ;-}
Paul
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