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-Modem-Dialup-NT HOW-TO
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-!!!Modem-Dialup-NT HOW-TO
-
-!!Al Dev (Alavoor Vasudevan)
- alavoor
[[AT
]yahoo.comv1.5, 01 June 2002
-
-
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-''This document will help you to setup the Modem to do Dial-up Networking with remote server like Windows NT RAS or
-Linux RAS (Remote Access Server). You can use the Modem to
-do Dial-Up Networking on Linux very similar to that of MS Windows dialup networking.''
-----
-
-
-
-
-!!1. Introduction
-
-
-*1.1 Preparations
-
-
-
-
-
-!!2. Quick Steps to Dialup Networking
-
-
-*2.1 Troubleshooting
-
-*2.2 Graphical Tools
-
-
-
-
-
-!!3. Remote connection with VNC
-
-
-*3.1 Microsoft "MS Outlook" Email from PPP
-
-
-
-
-
-!!4. Setup RAS server
-
-
-*4.1 Stand-alone or Server-Based ?
-
-
-
-
-
-!!5. Related URLs
-
-
-
-
-!!6. Other Formats of this Document
-
-
-*6.1 Acrobat PDF format
-
-*6.2 Convert Linuxdoc to Docbook format
-
-*6.3 Convert to MS !WinHelp format
-
-*6.4 Reading various formats
-
-*6.5 Convert HTML to SGML html2sgml
-
-
-
-
-
-!!7. Copyright
-
-
-
-
-!!8. Appendix A Connecting Linux + PPP < -- > NT + RAS...
-----
-
-!!1. Introduction
-
-
-__(The latest version of this document is
-at
-http://www.milkywaygalaxy.freeservers.com. You may
-want to check there for changes).__
-
-
-Most of the companies in USA and Europe provide "Remote Access Servers" (RAS), so
-that their employees can dial-in from remote locations either from home or from field.
-RAS servers are generally Linux RAS servers or MS Windows NT RAS servers.
-
-
-Nowadays, Virtual Private Network (VPN) is becoming quite popular because it supports
-broadband and may eventually replace dial-up networking which is very slow running at 56KB/sec.
-See the
-VPN HOWTO
-and
-VPN-Masquerade howto
-and java based
-!MindTerm-SSH-HOWTO.
-
-
-Configuring a dial-up connection on Linux is about as simple as it is in Windows.
-We will use PPP.
-
-
-__Definition: ''PPP ('Point to Point Protocol') is a protocol,
-that makes it possible to make IP-Links (Internet Protocol) between two
-computers with a modem. '' __
-
-
-
-
-
-The operating system Linux has this protocol in the kernel (If you compiled it into the kernel). For a ppp-link you need to start a daemon called pppd.
-
-
-With PPP you can make a link between two hosts which understand the protocol. A link between a Linux host, acting as client and a Windows NT server, acting as server, is called a (Microsoft term)
-__'Remote Access Service'__ (RAS) link.
-
-
-First, see if your modem is supported by linux.
-Internal Modems (!WinModems) do not work with linux. Some !WinModems
-require special tweaking to make it work in linux.
-
-!! 1.1 Preparations
-
-
-
-Check if you have all the needed hardware, software and data and hand:
-
-
-
-
-
-* A modem supported by Linux. Some modems, like most internal PCI modems or some external USB modems are so-called !WinModems. Which means
-that they rely on Windows-only software to work.
-Read
-Winmodems are not modems
-for more information and a compability list and check out
-Linmodems.org
-for (a few) drivers.
-
-
-
-
-*
-
-* The modem's init-string. GNU/Linux does not have an equivalent to the Windows hardware information file (.inf) mechanism. You may have to find out
-the init-string for your modem yourself. It should(TM) be listed in your hardware's documentation or in the modem's INF file, but there are also online
-sources like this
-list of modem init-strings
-. If you have no clue at all, use ATZ, that works with many modems.
-
-
-
-
-*
-
-* Provider data. You'll need your login name, password and the telephone number. DNS addresses would be fine, too, but are optional for recent
-versions of pppd.
-
-
-
-
-*
-
-* Check if your modem is connected correctly to the system or properly recognized by it.
-With an external modem, that's pretty easy. As 'root' do __echo >/dev/ttyS0__
-and watch the modem LEDs. You should see them flicker for a moment. If not, try
-__echo >/dev/ttyS1__ in case your modem is connected to the second serial port.
-With an internal modem, use !HardDrake to check if the system sees the modem. Or use this command to query the PCI list directly: __cat /proc/pci__. If it's an
-ISA bus modem, check '/etc/isapnp.conf' if it is listed there. If you don't have that file, you'll have to generate it. Read isapnpfaq.txt in the isapnptools doc
-directory or __man isapnp__ or __man isapnp.conf__.
-*
-
-----
-
-!!2. Quick Steps to Dialup Networking
-
-
-These quick steps will enable you to setup dial-up networking on Linux in just five minutes.
-
-
-You need the following packages:
-
-
-* wvdial*.rpm
-*
-
-* ppp*.rpm
-*
-
-You can check with __rpm -qa | grep -i wvdial__ for
-the installed packages on redhat linux. Use equivalent package commands in case of
-other distributions like Debian or Slackware.
-
-
-The steps below are for MS Windows NT RAS server. The NT RAS requires
-__noauth__ in wvdial file. The Linux RAS may need different settings.
-In the sample example given below, you should replace username __john__ with the
-user ID given to you to login into remote RAS server.
-
-
-
-
-
-# Edit the file /etc/wvdial.conf and insert lines like
-----
-
-[[Dialer myconnection]
-Username = john
-Password = passwordofjohn
-Phone = 982 1956
-Area Code = 713
-Inherits = Dialer Defaults
-Stupid mode = 1
-
-----
-Change john with whatever.
-
-
-
-
-#
-
-# Edit /etc/ppp/pap-secrets and insert lines like
-----
-
-# Secrets for authentication using PAP
-# client server secret IP addresses
-john ppp0 passwordofjohn
-john * passwordofjohn
-
-----
-Change john with whatever.
-
-
-
-
-#
-
-# Edit /etc/ppp/chap-secrets and insert lines like
-----
-
-# Secrets for authentication using CHAP
-# client server secret IP addresses
-john ppp0 passwordofjohn
-john * passwordofjohn
-
-----
-Change john with whatever.
-
-
-
-
-#
-
-# Edit /etc/ppp/options and insert lines like
-----
-
-lock
-defaultroute
-noipdefault
-idle 1200
-usepeerdns
-proxyarp
-
-----
-
-
-
-
-#
-
-# Create a new file /etc/ppp/ip-up and insert lines like
-----
-
-#!/bin/bash
-# This file /etc/ppp/ip-up should not be modified -- make local changes to
-# /etc/ppp/ip-up.local instead
-LOGDEVICE=$6
-REALDEVICE=$1
-export PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin
-[[ -f /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-${LOGDEVICE} ] && /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-post ifcfg-${LOGDEVICE}
-[[ -x /etc/ppp/ip-up.local ] && /etc/ppp/ip-up.local "$@"
-exit
-
-----
-
-
-
-
-#
-
-# Create a new file /etc/ppp/ip-up.local and insert lines like
-----
-
-#!/bin/sh
-echo " "
-echo "Before doing route add......"
-echo "Output from netstat -nr is : "
-netstat -nr
-echo " "
-echo " Doing route add now.... "
-# You should change the lines below and add the networks where
-# your remote machines are ...
-route add -net 156.15.24.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 dev ppp0
-route add -net 172.28.36.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 dev ppp0
-route add -net 172.28.39.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 dev ppp0
-route add -net 172.28.26.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 dev ppp0
-echo "After doing route add......"
-echo "Output from netstat -nr is : "
-netstat -nr
-echo " "
-
-----
-When __wvdial__ is started it automatically starts the __pppd__
-which automatically calls this script to
-add route to your remote networks via the PPP link.
-See 'man pppd'.
-In the example above I have to connect to remote networks 156.15.24, 172.28.36,
-172.28.39 via the PPP link. You should replace these with your settings.
-You can also manually add or delete the route after starting the PPP.
-----
-
-bash$ su - root
-bash# route add -net 172.28.26.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 dev ppp0
-bash# route del -net 172.23.2.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 dev ppp0
-
-----
-
-
-
-
-#
-
-# Create a new file /etc/ppp/ip-down and insert lines like
-----
-
-#!/bin/bash
-# This file /etc/ppp/ip-down should not be modified -- make local changes to
-# /etc/ppp/ip-down.local instead
-LOGDEVICE=$6
-REALDEVICE=$1
-export PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin
-[[ -x /etc/ppp/ip-down.local ] && /etc/ppp/ip-down.local "$@"
-/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifdown-post ifcfg-${LOGDEVICE}
-exit
-
-----
-
-
-
-
-#
-
-# Create a new file /etc/ppp/ip-down.local and insert lines like
-----
-
-#!/bin/sh
-echo " "
-echo "Before doing route delete ......"
-echo "Output from netstat -nr is : "
-netstat -nr
-echo " "
-echo " Doing route delete now.... "
-# Lines below should be same as in ip-up.local but with delete
-route del -net 156.15.24.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 dev ppp0
-route del -net 172.28.36.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 dev ppp0
-route del -net 172.23.2.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 dev ppp0
-echo "After doing route delete ......"
-echo "Output from netstat -nr is : "
-netstat -nr
-echo " "
-
-----
-When __pppd__ is stopped it automatically calls this script to clean up
-whatever ip-up script did.
-See 'man pppd'.
-
-
-
-
-#
-
-# Edit /etc/ppp/peers/wvdial and insert lines like
-----
-
-noauth user john
-name wvdial
-
-----
-Change john with whatever.
-
-
-
-
-#
-
-# If you have an external modem, then just before dialing,
-switch off/on the power to modem to reset it.
-----
-
-bash$ su - root
-bash# tail -f /var/log/messages
-Bring up another xterm shell window and
-bash$ su - root
-bash# man pppd
-bash# man wvdial
-bash# cd /etc/ppp
-bash# nohup wvdial myconnection &
-bash# tail -f nohup.out
-Bring up another xterm shell window and
-bash$ su - root
-bash# ifconfig -a
-And you should see ppp device listed and up and running.
-bash# netstat -nr
-And you should see ppp device listed along with other interfaces.
-
-----
-
-
-
-
-#
-
-# By this step the __pppd__ should have established the routes
-to remote networks with ip-up.local script. Also __pppd__ should
-have created the /etc/ppp/resolv.conf for DNS servers. Now, try connect to remote host
-and verify connections.
-----
-
-bash$ su - root
-bash# tail -100 /var/log/messages | less
-bash# cat /etc/ppp/resolv.conf
-bash# ifconfig -a
-bash# netstat -nr
-I looked for route to network 156.15.24.0 (You should see your
-network as per /etc/ppp/ip-up.local)
-bash# ping 156.15.24.68
-bash# telnet 156.15.24.68
-You can also edit /etc/hosts and add these hosts
-156.15.24.64 starship
-172.28.36.131 gemstone
-bash# ping starship
-bash# ping gemstone
-bash# telnet gemstone
-bash# ftp gemstone
-
-----
-
-
-
-
-#
-
-# To stop the PPP :
-----
-
-bash$ su - root
-bash# killall wvdial
-bash# killall pppd
-bash# man killall
-
-----
-
-
-
-
-#
-
-# Now enable non-root user to do dial-up networking with PPP.
-Make sure that the user belongs to the groups `uucp' and `dialout'.
-----
-
-bash$ su - root
-bash# su - someuser
-bash$ id
-uid=501(someuser) gid=501(maingid) groups=501(maingid),503(staroffice),505(staff)
-This shows the groups 'someuser' belongs.
-bash$ exit
-bash# usermod --help
-bash# usermod -g maingid -G staroffice,staff,uucp,dialout someuser
-bash# chgrp -R uucp /etc/ppp
-bash# chmod -R ug+r /etc/ppp
-bash# chmod -R o-rwx /etc/ppp
-bash# chmod go-rwx /etc/ppp/*secrets
-bash# chmod u+s /usr/sbin/pppd
-bash# su - someuser
-bash$ id
-This will display groups someuser belongs and you should see uucp.
-bash$ nohup wvdial myconnection &
-bash$ tail -f nohup.out
-
-----
-It is very strongly recommended that you use wvdial as `normal' user, and make
-sure that the user belongs to the groups `uucp' and `dialout'.
-
-
-
-
-#
-
-# See also the frontend tool for wvdial at
-X-wvdial.
-
-
-
-
-#
-
-# If you do not have any other interface ethernet cards for Cable modem or
-DSL modem then you can setup telephone dial-up modem as the default route for all outside
-conections to internet. Assuming you only have modem connection via POTS (Plain Old Telephone
-System) you can do -
-----
-
-bash$ su - root
-bash# man route
-bash# ifconfig -a
-And look for the IP address of the ppp device, and use it below
-bash# route add default gw IP_of_ppp_device
-For example -
-bash# route add default gw 172.28.36.3
-
-----
-
-#
-
-
-!! 2.1 Troubleshooting
-
-
-
-In case you have problems:
-----
-
-bash$ su - root
-bash# tail -f /var/log/messages
-And then start myconnection in /etc/wvdial.conf
-bash# wvdial myconnection
-bash# ifconfig -a
-Should list ppp
-bash# netstat -nr
-Should list ppp
-If you have multiple interfaces, like ethernet cards to DSL or Cable modem,
-to check which route is being used, do:
-bash# traceroute www.yahoo.com
-bash# traceroute remotehostname
-
-----
-
-!! 2.2 Graphical Tools
-
-
-
-Preference should be given the console line commands as in previous section, but
-some people prefer GUI interface.
-You can use graphical tools like Linuxconf, KPPP, GnomePPP and many others.
-
-
-''__Note: I very strongly recommend using command-line console
-commands 'wvdial' as demonstrated
-in previous sections, as they are lot simpler and easy to use.__''
-
-
-
-----
-
-bash$ su - root
-bash# linuxconf &
-And select Networking->Client Tasks->Routing & Gateways->Set Other Routes to networks->Add network
-. Also select Networking->PPP
-bash# rp3 &
-bash# rp3-config &
-
-----
-----
-
-!!3. Remote connection with VNC
-
-
-Once you have connection through PPP to remote machines,
-you can use the VNC to display remote machines on your local display.
-
-
-* The VNC is at
-http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc
-
-
-
-
-*
-
-* Get VNC rpms from
-rpmfind.
-
-
-
-
-*
-
-* The best Window manager for VNC is QVWM which is like MS Windows 98/NT/2000 interface, get
-it from
-http://www.qvwm.org.
-
-
-
-
-*
-
-* After starting vncserver, you can start the __vncviewer__ program on clients
-like MS Windows, Mac or Linux.
-
-
-
-
-*
-
-* See also the
-List of X11 Windows Managers.
-*
-
-
-
-__Compiling qvwm on Solaris : __
-On Solaris you should install the following packages which you can get
-from
-http://sun.freeware.com - xpm, imlib, jpeg, libungif, giflib, libpng, tiff.
-And you can download the binary package for solaris from
-http://www.qvwm.org.
-
-
-Or you can download the qvwm source for solaris from
-http://www.qvwm.org and compile it using gcc.
-
-
-Troubleshooting compile:
-You should put unsigned long before arg in usleep()
-usleep((unsigned long) 10000)
-
-!! 3.1 Microsoft "MS Outlook" Email from PPP
-
-
-
-Method 1 :
-
-
-# At office, start VNC server on your Windows NT/2000 desktop.
-#
-
-# Connect from home using modem via PPP.
-#
-
-# Once the PPP is established, you can start the __vncviewer__ program.
-Just type ''/usr/bin/vncviewer''.
-#
-
-# Enter your office Windows NT/2000 desktop's hostname and vnc password
-#
-
-# The entire desktop of your remote office Windows NT/2000 is displayed.
-Now you can read your MS Outlook email.
-#
-
-
-
-Method 2 :
-
-
-*
-Bynari !InsightClient Go
here click
-on products->Insight Connector Outlook. Client for MS Exchange server and MS Outlook,
-*
-
-*
-!CrossOver Office has MS Outlook,
-*
-
-*
-Ximian Connector for MS Outlook/Exchange,
-*
-
-*
-Ximian Evolution MS Outlook killer,
-*
-
-*
-Mahogany rated best
-*
-
-*
-GNOME Balsa mail client rated 2nd best
-*
-
-*
-KDE KMail rated 3rd best
-*
-
-*
-PINE rated 4th
-*
-
-
-
-Method 3 : Web based
-
-
-*
-POSTACI rated best
-*
-
-*
-!SquirrelMail rated 2nd best
-*
-
-*
-IMP Horde rated 3rd best
-(
-horde rpm rated 4th best
-*
-
-*
-imp rpm)
-*
-
-*
-6XMailer
-*
-
-*
-Netmania mail
-*
-
-*
-NOCC
-*
-
-----
-
-!!4. Setup RAS server
-
-
-For details on RAS please see
-RAS Buyer's Guide
-and the RAS product
-Cyclades PR4000
-
-A Remote Access Server (RAS) is a network box that connects remote dialup clients to a Local Area Network (LAN. RAS are used by
-Internet Service Providers (ISP) and Corporate Network Managers to allow home users, small offices, and telecommuters to connect to
-the Internet or the corporate LAN from remote sites using analog phone lines or ISDN lines.
-
-
-Since the mid-90's, with the popularization of the Internet, the demand for dialup remote access has been growing exponentially. Until
-faster options are broadly available, analog phone lines and ISDN lines are the more common media to remotely connect personal
-computers or home offices to the LAN or to the Internet.
-
-
-A RAS is a box that attaches to the LAN at the central site and provides connection to dialup lines. It allows remote clients to access the
-LAN (and possibly the Internet) by using modems or ISDN terminal adapters.
-
-
-In the past, RS-232 Terminal Servers were used to provide remote access. A server-based or stand-alone box would attach to the LAN
-and provide multiple RS-232 serial interfaces. Those serial ports were connected to a modem bank, which on its turn, connected to the
-analog phone lines coming into the building.
-
-
-With the crescent demand, the number of required phone lines started to grow to a point where it was impractical to increase their number
-at the central site. The phone company, instead of delivering individual phone lines to you, bundle 23 or 30 channels in one T1 or E1
-ISDN-PRI line.
-
-
-Typically, a RAS will have one or more Ethernet ports for connection to the LAN and one or more T1/E1/ISDN-PRI ports for the incoming
-calls (a T1/ISDN-PRI line is equivalent to 23 phone lines, while an E1/ISDN-PRI line is equivalent to 30 phone lines).
-
-
-A RAS will typically have internal digital modems and will be able to terminate both analog and digital calls and connect to remote clients
-using Point-to-Point (PPP) protocol.
-
-!!4.1 Stand-alone or Server-Based ?
-
-
-
-Traditionally, RAS are stand-alone, integrated and self-contained boxes running an Internetworking Operating System on a proprietary
-hardware specifically designed for Remote Access. They connect to the LAN and to the income dialup lines and all you need to do is to
-configure them properly to get them working.
-
-
-But there is also the possibility of building a RAS using standard server hardware (usually a PC) with a Networking Operating System
-(typically, Linux or Windows). The user installs PCI RAS adapter (with digital modems and ISDN-PRI interfaces) in a PC server, install
-the OS and the proper device drivers and configure the system to work as a Remote Access Server.
-
-
-So, maybe the first question you face when selecting a RAS solution is this: Stand-alone or server-based?
-
-
-In general, stand-alone solutions are better for the average user because of the following factors:
-
-
-Integration:
-The RAS solution is complete and there is no need for software or hardware integration. That eliminates the possibility of hardware and
-software incompatibilities and installation problems and gives you a single point of contact for technical support and problem solving.
-
-
-Reliability:
-Stand-alone solutions run on hardware and software that was specifically designed for remote access. They are more integrated, more
-compact, dissipate less power, and, because of that, are more reliable than a solution based on general-purpose components.
-
-
-Cost:
-Usually, commodity PC hardware and open source software tend to drive costs down, making server-based solutions attractive for
-technical users who already have the PC and are willing to face the potential problems of integrating the solution from standard
-components. But, the PCI adapters for RAS available in the market today still carry a price tag that makes it difficult to justify a
-server-based solution.
-
-
-
-----
-
-!!5. Related URLs
-
-
-
-
-
-* The __best document__ is :
-Mandrake Dial up networking
-*
-
-*
-Suse PPP wvdial document and
-PPP categories
-
-
-
-
-*
-
-*
-PPP HOWTO
-*
-
-*
-PPP-NT-HOWTO
-*
-
-*
-Modem HOWTO
-*
-
-*
-ISP Hookup HOWTO: Chapter 6
-*
-
-* Simple RAS server to provide internet connectivity
-http://simpleras.sourceforge.net
-
-
-
-
-*
-
-*
-Linux PPP FAQ
-*
-
-*
-PPP Design & Debugging
-*
-
-*
-Suomeksi PPP page
-*
-
-*
-Unix Serial Port Resources
-*
-
-*
-Linux Dial-in server - Setup guide.
-
-
-
-
-*
-
-*
-List of PPP utilities
-go here and type "ppp" in the search box.
-*
-
-*
-General PPP and IPX over PPP
-
-
-
-
-*
-
-*
-VPN HOWTO
-*
-
-*
-VPN-Masquerade howto
-*
-
-* Java based
-!MindTerm-SSH-HOWTO
-*
-
-
-
-
-
-
-Linux goodies main site is at
-http://24.221.230.253
-and secondary site at
-http://www.milkywaygalaxy.freeservers.com
-Mirror sites are at -
-angelfire,
-geocities,
-virtualave,
-Fortunecity,
-Freewebsites,
-Tripod,
-101xs,
-50megs,
-----
-
-!!6. Other Formats of this Document
-
-
-This document is published in 14 different formats namely: DVI, Postscript,
-Latex, Adobe Acrobat PDF,
-LyX, GNU-info, HTML, RTF(Rich Text Format), Plain-text, Unix man pages, single
-HTML file, SGML (Linuxdoc format), SGML (Docbook format), and MS !WinHelp format.
-
-
-This howto document is located at:
-
-
-*
-http://www.linuxdoc.org and click on HOWTOs and search
-for the howto document name using CTRL+f or ALT+f within the web-browser.
-*
-
-
-
-You can also find this document at the following mirrors sites:
-
-
-*
-http://www.caldera.com/LDP/HOWTO
-*
-
-*
-http://www.linux.ucla.edu/LDP
-*
-
-*
-http://www.cc.gatech.edu/linux/LDP
-*
-
-*
-http://www.redhat.com/mirrors/LDP
-
-*
-
-* Other mirror sites near you (network-address-wise) can be found at
-http://www.linuxdoc.org/mirrors.html
-select a site and go to directory /LDP/HOWTO/xxxxx-HOWTO.html
-*
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-
-*You can get this HOWTO document as a single file tar ball in HTML, DVI,
-Postscript or SGML formats from -
-ftp://www.linuxdoc.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/other-formats/
-and
-http://www.linuxdoc.org/docs.html#howto
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-*
-
-*Plain text format is in:
-ftp://www.linuxdoc.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO
-and
-http://www.linuxdoc.org/docs.html#howto
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-*
-
-*Single HTML file format is in:
-http://www.linuxdoc.org/docs.html#howto
-
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- A single HTML file can be created with the command (see man sgml2html) -
-sgml2html -split 0 xxxxhowto.sgml
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-*
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-*Translations to other languages like French, German, Spanish,
-Chinese, and Japanese are in
-ftp://www.linuxdoc.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO
-and
-http://www.linuxdoc.org/docs.html#howto
-Any help from you to translate to other languages is welcome.
-*
-
-The document is written using a tool called "SGML-Tools" which can be got from:
-http://www.sgmltools.org
-Compiling the source you will get the following commands like:
-
-
-*sgml2html xxxxhowto.sgml (to generate html file)
-*
-
-*sgml2html -split 0 xxxxhowto.sgml (to generate a single page html file)
-*
-
-*sgml2rtf xxxxhowto.sgml (to generate RTF file)
-*
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-*sgml2latex xxxxhowto.sgml (to generate latex file)
-*
-
-
-!! 6.1 Acrobat PDF format
-
-
-
-A PDF file can be generated from postscript file using
-either acrobat __distill__ or __Ghostscript__.
-And a postscript file is generated
-from DVI which in turn is generated from a !LaTex file.
-You can download distill software from
-http://www.adobe.com
-and from
-unix
-and from
-windows
-. Given below
-is a sample session:
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-bash$ man sgml2latex
-bash$ sgml2latex filename.sgml
-bash$ man dvips
-bash$ dvips -o filename.ps filename.dvi
-bash$ distill filename.ps
-bash$ man ghostscript
-bash$ man ps2pdf
-bash$ ps2pdf input.ps output.pdf
-bash$ acroread output.pdf &
-
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-Or you can use the Ghostscript command __ps2pdf__.
-ps2pdf is a work-alike for nearly all the functionality of
-Adobe's Acrobat Distiller product: it
-converts !PostScript files to Portable Document Format (PDF) files.
-__ps2pdf__ is implemented as a very small command script
-(batch file) that invokes Ghostscript, selecting a special "output device"
-called __pdfwrite__. In order to use ps2pdf, the pdfwrite
-device must be included in the makefile when Ghostscript was compiled;
-see the documentation on building Ghostscript for details.
-
-!! 6.2 Convert Linuxdoc to Docbook format
-
-
-
-This document is written in linuxdoc SGML format. The Docbook SGML format
-supercedes the linuxdoc format and has a lot more features than linuxdoc.
-The linuxdoc is very simple and easy to use. To convert linuxdoc SGML
-file to Docbook SGML use the program __ld2db.sh__ and some Perl scripts.
-The ld2db output is not 100% clean and you need to use the __clean_ld2db.pl__
-Perl script. You may need to manually correct a few lines in the document.
-
-
-* Download the ld2db program from
-http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/~rrt/docbook.html
-or from
-Milkyway Galaxy site
-*
-
-* Download the cleanup_ld2db.pl perl script from
-from
-Milkyway Galaxy site
-*
-
-The ld2db.sh is not 100% clean, so you will get some errors when you run it.
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-bash$ ld2db.sh file-linuxdoc.sgml db.sgml
-bash$ cleanup.pl db.sgml > db_clean.sgml
-bash$ gvim db_clean.sgml
-bash$ docbook2html db.sgml
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-And you may have to manually edit some of the minor errors after
-running the Perl script. For example you may need to put closing tag <
-/Para> for each <
-Listitem>
-
-!! 6.3 Convert to MS !WinHelp format
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-
-
-You can convert the SGML howto document to a Microsoft Windows Help file,
-First convert the sgml to html using:
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-
-bash$ sgml2html xxxxhowto.sgml (to generate html file)
-bash$ sgml2html -split 0 xxxxhowto.sgml (to generate a single page html file)
-
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-Then use the tool
-!HtmlToHlp.
-You can also use sgml2rtf and then use the RTF files for generating winhelp files.
-
-!! 6.4 Reading various formats
-
-
-
-In order to view the document in dvi format, use the xdvi program. The xdvi
-program is located in tetex-xdvi*.rpm package in Redhat Linux which can be
-located through !ControlPanel | Applications | Publishing | TeX menu buttons.
-To read a dvi document give the command:
-
-
-xdvi -geometry 80x90 howto.dvi
-man xdvi
-
-
-And resize the window with the mouse.
-To navigate use Arrow keys, Page Up, Page Down keys, also
-you can use 'f', 'd', 'u', 'c', 'l', 'r', 'p', 'n' letter
-keys to move up, down, center, next page, previous page etc.
-To turn off expert menu press 'x'.
-
-
-You can read a postscript file using the program 'gv' (ghostview) or
-'ghostscript'.
-The ghostscript program is in the ghostscript*.rpm package and the gv
-program is in the gv*.rpm package in Redhat Linux
-which can be located through !ControlPanel | Applications | Graphics menu
-buttons. The gv program is much more user friendly than ghostscript.
-Also ghostscript and gv are available on other platforms like OS/2,
-Windows 95 and NT. You can view this document even on those platforms.
-
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-
-
-*Get ghostscript for Windows 95, OS/2, and for
-all OSes from
-http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost
-*
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-
-To read a postscript document give the command:
-
-
-gv howto.ps
-ghostscript howto.ps
-
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-
-
-You can read an HTML format document using Netscape Navigator, Microsoft Internet
-explorer, Redhat Baron Web browser or any of the 10 other web browsers.
-
-
-You can read the latex, LyX output using LyX an X Window front end to !LaTex.
-
-!! 6.5 Convert HTML to SGML html2sgml
-
-
-
-To convert any HTML document to Linuxdoc SGML use the tool 'html2sgml'
-from
-http://www.abc.se/~m9339/prog/html2sgml.html.
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-
-!!7. Copyright
-
-
-Copyright policy is GNU/GPL as per LDP (Linux Documentation project).
-LDP is a GNU/GPL project.
-Additional restrictions are - you must retain the author's name, email address
-and this copyright notice on all the copies. If you make any changes
-or additions to this document then you should
-intimate all the authors of this document.
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-
-!!8. Appendix A Connecting Linux + PPP < -- > NT + RAS...
-
-
-This section is written by
-John Newbigin, Email:
- jn@it.swin.edu.au
-Below is extract from
-http://uranus.it.swin.edu.au/~jn/linux/ppp/linuxppp.htm
-
-See also
-PPP HOWTO
-
-
-
-
-* __Part 1... The easy bit : __
-Use minicom or your favourite terminal program to dial the NT RAS
-Server. Once you have a connection you
-can proceed to Part 2. Make sure you can quit your terminal without resetting the modem.
-
-
-
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-*
-
-* __Part 2... The harder bit : __
-Setting up the /etc/ppp/options file may be a bit tricky. The important things to do are...
-Make sure you do not have any of the following entries:
-
-
-**auth #This will demand that the NT machine authenticate it's self to your machine, this is generally not
-possible, or needed
-
-
-
-
-**
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-**+pap #This will demand that the NT machine authenticates it's self using PAP, see above
-
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-**
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-**-pap #This says that you won't agree to use PAP
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-**
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-**+chap #This will demand that the NT machine authenticates it's self using CHAP, see above
-
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-**
-
-Make sure the RAS server will accept plain text passwords. You need this to use PAP authentication. This can be
-set by going to Control Panel -> Network -> Services -> Remote Access Service -> Properties. Select the
-modem or dial up device, go to Network -> Server Settings -> Encryption Settings and select "allow any
-authentication including plain text". Then hit OK, Save etc. to close it all.
-
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-*
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-* __Part 3... The hardest bit (without this document) : __
-NOTE: If you use my pppd patch, you will not have to do this
-In the /etc/ppp/pap-secretes file, add the following lines:
-----
-
-"" * ""
-"jn" * "!MyPassword"
-
-----
-Where jn is your user name on the NT machine. But what if you are a member of a
-domain? Then use this instead (where csse-mm is replaced with your domain name)
-----
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-"" * ""
-"csse-mm\\jn" * "!MyPassword"
-
-----
-Note that you must escape the "\" character as "\\". then, back
-to the /etc/ppp/options file and add the following line:
-----
-
-name "jn"
-or
-name "csse-mm\\jn"
-
-----
-depending what you put in the pap-secretes file.
-
-
-
-
-*
-
-* __Part 4... Another easy bit : __
-Dial in to the server, like in step one, or using your
-custom script. Start ppp with the following line:
-pppd 115200 /dev/cua1
-or whatever your settings might be.
-You may want to enable debug information if something does not
-work, but everything should.
-Run "ifconfig" and you should see an entry for ppp0. If you do then you
-are cooking with gas. Restart pppd
-using the "defaultroute" option and start surfing the internet.
-If you are still having trouble, or can't understand any of
-these instructions, drop me an e-mail
-John Newbigin (
- jn@it.swin.edu.au
-)
.
-*
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