[H-GEN] FreeBSD Gurus? setup dialin ppp!

[Ian Pulsford]

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Hello,

I've searched but I'm not a modem guru, how do I connect two computers
with modems and no telco in between?  (ie. Connected by a telephone
wire.)  Actually both modems are on the same computer, one dials out and
I'm trying to set the other up for dialin ppp.  So far it hasn't worked
so I need a way to test and debug it.  (Would that be possible with
pppoe from another client on the local net?)  I'm past the getty stage -
the modem accepts calls - it's the pppd stage I'm stuck on.  There seems
to be about 20 methods documented on the web, I don't have one working. 
I'm looking for a simple method; I don't mind having a dedicated ppp
dialin user but I would rather use mgetty to allow any user to launch a
ppp session.  I'd also prefer to use kernel ppp.

Any help appreciated.

IanP

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