In article <1993Mar19.015233.4607@cs.uwp.edu>, datta@cs.uwp.edu (David Datta) writes:
| Can a minimal installation of Linux be used to provide dial-in
| access to telnet?

  Surely. You can use whatever level of security you feel is needed to
protect your network, from one login without passwrod to a full blown
login per user with loggin of access times for future use and a menu
program to control who can access what. In general the former is
appropriate.

  On commercial UNIX I use FAS for the driver, so I can just do an open
on the device and when the open comes back I'm connected and can start
doing things. This means you can write your own program easily instead
of using getty and login. I haven't looked at the new serial drivers
(I'm lazy, I'd rather have docs than read the source for every little
thing), so I can't say if it's this easy now with Linux or not.

  In any case it's very easy, even if you have to login.

  I would recommend a brand of modem which does speed conversion so you
can lock the serial line at a known speed and not have to play with
autobaud.

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bill davidsen, GE Corp. R&D Center; Box 8; Schenectady NY 12345