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5.1.5 Set Up Linux Clients for Dial-In
The online tutorial
http://www.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/ifdown
to start and stop a PPP connection
-
Using the Gnome control panel configuration tool
-
-
WVDIAL and the Redhat "Dialup configuration tool"
-
GUI dial program X-isp. Download/Installation/Configuration
Note
For all PPP clients:
Set the PPP link up with TCP/IP as the only protocol enabled
Specify that the Server will assign IP address and do DNS
Do not set up the Console Server PPP link as the default for Internet connection
5.2
OoB Broadband Access (B096-048/016 only)
The B096-048/016 Console Server Management Switch has a second Ethernet network port that can be
configured for alternate and OoB (out-of-band) broadband access. With two active broadband access
paths to the Console Server, in the event you are unable to access through the primary management
network, you may still have access through the alternate broadband path (e.g. a T1 link):
On the
System: IP
menu, select
Management LAN Interface
and configure the
IP Address,
Subnet Mask
,
Gateway
and
DNS
with the access settings that relate to the alternate link.
Ensure that when configuring the principal
Network Interface
connection, you set the
Failover
Interface
to
None.
5.3
Broadband Ethernet Failover (B096-048/016 only)
The second Ethernet port on the B096-048/016 Console Server Management Switch can also be
configured for failover to ensure transparent high availability.