Re: [TCLUG:4210] Linux dialup from Windows

[Ben Luey <lueyb@carleton.edu>]

If you setup diald, you can type (I think) `diald down` and this will
cause diald not to dial on deband. diald up will force the link up. There
is a program that lets you control diald status (up vs down) from a
windows box. I can't remember the program, but it is mentioned in the
diald documentation. 

??? You might be able to setup the link computer that a connection to port
9342 will bring the link up and 9343 will bring it down. Then just double
click on the telnet link in windows to bring it up/down ???? (I have no
idea if this would work, but it sounds doable, and then you don't need to
use diald.)

Ben


On Tue, 16 Feb 1999, John R Sheets wrote:

> Does anyone know of a good way to trigger a dial-up on a Linux
> box, from a windows box?  I'm looking at a two-machine home
> network, one running Windows, and one running Linux.  If
> possible, I'd like to get away with only one modem connection. 
> However, we only have one phone line, so an on-demand diald-type
> solution would be more annoying than it's worth.  I don't want to
> cut in on personal phone calls everytime I bring up netscape.
> 
> I'm running RH5.2.  Usernet works fine -- if you're in Linux. 
> But doesn't work in Windows.  I suppose worst case, I could call
> it from an X-Server in windows.  However, it'd be a lot more
> convenient if I could run something directly in windows to
> trigger the connect in Linux.  Am I dreaming?  Any ideas?
> 
> Thanks,
> John
> 
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