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Subject: Re: Remote control for PPP? From: a mole <mole@pasdex.com.au> Date: Wed, 3 Nov 1999 00:25:31 +1000 (EST) On Tue, 2 Nov 1999, Thomas Ribbrock (Design/DEG) wrote: > Hi folks! > > I'm looking for an idea to solve the following problem: > I have a network with three PCs, all RHL (5.2 and 6.0). One of them is > supposed to become my masquerading/dial-in/firewall PC, so it will have > the modem connected to it. > What I've been wondering about now is, how do I control pppd remotely? > I'd like users at each of the other PCs to be able to start and end the > dial-up connection and if possible also to monitor its status. > I've solved this on a local machine using tools like wmppp or kppp and > was pleased by the result, however, this obviously doesn't work if the > modem isn't connected to the local machine. > As the dial-up machine is also supposed to act as firewall, I'd like to > avoid having unecessary accounts set up on it and I intend to disable > things like ftp and telnet completely (only ssh allowed) - which > basically rules out a simple "rsh esme ppp-on". > > If anybody has an idea how to set this up, I'd appreciate some > suggestions. I highly recomend you check out the masquerade dialer. The deamon sits on your linux box controling your pppd (or anything else really) and the clients sit on your remote machines. There are variety on clients available for most platforms. It'll support stuff like PAM and access lists and will bind itself to particular interfaces to give you all the cool control you need if it's going to be on your firewall. You can check it out at... http://cpwright.villagenet.com/projects/