Kurt Raschke wrote: > > So, what's involved in doing the null modem PPP install? I've already got a > cable that I can use to connect my i386 box and my Starmax, but I don't know > how to set up a PPP server, nor do I know how to get the installation > program to use a null-modem connection. Note that I'm talking about the > program that runs after the system reboots on its own.
A PPP connection over a null modem cable is basically a 'normal' PPP connection. You need almost the same /etc/ppp/options file (just reverse the IP addresses ;) on both ends: disable authentication, dialing (use an empty dial script e.g.) etc. Michel -- Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper) \ CS student and free software enthusiast Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc,i386) user \ member of XFree86 and the DRI project
