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  From: Sam Silvester <silvest@capri.net.au>
  To  : Andrew Chambers <andrew@chimo.com.au>
  Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 13:45:23 +1030

Re: Dial on Demand

The program diald will do this for you. It is fairly easy to setupl - you just
need to modify the chat scripts needed to connect to your isp, and maybe change
some of the rules for controlling the link. (Like how long to wait before
hanging up etc.)
Cheers,
Sam.

Andrew Chambers wrote:

> Hey all,
>
> Ive setup a RH 6.1 linux server at home with Squid, IP_masquerade (using
> IP_chains), and the SOCKS5 server.  Last step I need is to enable Dialing on
> Demand, where by when the server recieves a request from the local network
> for a resource which is external, the server automatically dials the net
> connection.  At the moment I am using kppp to dial-up to the internet.
>
> Can anyone tell me the best way to setup the Dial on Demand?
>
> Cheers,
>
> andrew.
>
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Sam Silvester
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