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6.2.4 SET UP EARLIER WINDOWS CLIENTS
For Windows 2000, the PPP client set up procedure is the same as above, except you get to the Dial-Up Networking Folder by
clicking Start and selecting Settings. Then click through Network > Dial-up Connections > Make New Connection.
6.2.5 SET UP LINUX CLIENTS
The online tutorial http://yolinux.com/TUTORIALS/LinuxTutorialPPP.html presents a selection of methods for establishing
a dial up PPP connection.
Command line PPP and manual configuration (which works with any Linux distribution).
Using the Linuxconf configuration tool (for Red Hat compatible distributions).
This configures the scripts ifup and ifdown to start and stop a PPP connection.
Using the Gnome control panel configuration tool.
Using WVDIAL and the Redhat Dialup configuration tool.
Using the GUI dial program X-isp.
NOTE: For all PPP clients, set up TCP/IP as the only protocol enabled; set the Server to assign IP address and do DNS; do not set
console server PPP as the default Internet connection.
6.3 DIAL-OUT ACCESS
A console server modem, internal or external, can be set in Failover mode (dialing-out after a ping failure) or with always-on dial-
out. In either case, if disrupted, the console server tries to re-establish connection.
6.3.1 ALWAYS-ON DIAL-OUT
With firmware v3.4 and later console server modems can be configured for always-on dial-out, with a permanent external dial-up
ppp connection.
Navigate to System > Dial.
CHAPTER 6: FIREWALL, FAILOVER AND OOB ACCESS
