#!/bin/sh # # Script to initiate a ppp connection. This is the first part of the # pair of scripts. This is not a secure pair of scripts as the codes # are visible with the 'ps' command. However, it is simple. # # These are the parameters. Change as needed. TELEPHONE= # The telephone number for the connection ACCOUNT= # The account name for logon (as in 'George Burns') PASSWORD= # The password for this account (and 'Gracie Allen') #LOCAL_IP=0.0.0.0 # Local IP address if known. Dynamic = 0.0.0.0 #REMOTE_IP=0.0.0.0 # Remote IP address if desired. Normally 0.0.0.0 #NETMASK=255.255.255.0 # The proper netmask if needed # # Export them so that they will be available at 'ppp-on-dialer' time. export TELEPHONE ACCOUNT PASSWORD # # This is the location of the script which dials the phone and logs # in. Please use the absolute file name as the $PATH variable is not # used on the connect option. (To do so on a 'root' account would be # a security hole so don't ask.) # DIALER_SCRIPT=/etc/ppp/ppp-on-dialer # # Initiate the connection # # I put most of the common options on this command. Please, don't # forget the 'lock' option or some programs such as mgetty will not # work. The asyncmap and escape will permit the PPP link to work with # a telnet or rlogin connection. You are welcome to make any changes # as desired. Don't use the 'defaultroute' option if you currently # have a default route to an ethernet gateway. # exec /usr/sbin/pppd debug lock modem crtscts /dev/modem 38400 \ defaultroute connect $DIALER_SCRIPT