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- Short guide on how to run a Win9x connection with PPPD to Debian Linux
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- 1. Do not mess around with the Win9x configuration.
- Do not manually configure DNS, scripts etc.
- Do not switch on the terminal windows.
- Accept all defaults or better leave it as it was at installation.
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- 2. You need to have a getty program that supports automatic PPP protocol
- detection, such as mgetty (versions >= 0.99).
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- Note: the mgetty shipped with Debian has to be set up to enable this
- behaviour - look for "AutoPPP" in the login.config configuration file.
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- 3. Change the "ms-dns" lines in /etc/ppp/options, and review the complete
- file for things you need to do.
-
- 4. Make sure that your /etc/ppp/pap-secrets file is set up to allow users
- mentioned in system passwords database (/etc/passwd) to establish PPP
- connections using their normal password.
-
- Note: the pap-secrets file shipped with Debian pppd is set up to enable
- this by default.
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- 5. On the Win9x box, in Dial-Up Networking folder, create a new connection,
- and enter the phone number. Prior to connecting, enter the username and
- password.
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- Win9x should connect to your Linux PPPD without problems and automatically
- configure IP addresses, the netmask and the DNS servers. You can immediately
- start Netscape, Internet Explorer or any other TCP/IP tools.
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- -- Christoph Lameter <clameter@debian.org>, 27 September, 1996,
- Josip Rodin <jrodin@jagor.srce.hr>, 27 November 1999,
- Michael Beattie <mjb@debian.org>, 9 April 2001.
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