Internet connection sharing

monsky
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18 years 8 months ago #13934 by monsky

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hi to all!

is it possible to share an internet connection with one client using dial up connection to the internet connection server?

i am thinking to share an internet connectioon to a remote pc. is is possible to this? a remote pc dialing a number and a server waiting and share its internet connection.

what are the requirements..

thnx again.

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18 years 8 months ago #13935 by TheBishop

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I don't see why not but bear in mind that any internet access over a dial-up line can be slow.
You'd need:
1) Something to answer the incoming call at the internet server end. If you're a Windows shop you could use Microsoft RAS services to do that
2) A suitable client at the remote end. Windows client has such services built in
3) A method of connection. You'd need to do something that will let you run IPM across the link. You might want to look at a basic PPP connection, or even SLIP, but there's not much security in that. An alternative would be to bring up the basic dial-up connection then establish a VPN over it. In some ways though it's harder to set up, a VPN makes it easier in concept as your remote end could have an IP address on your central network and do whatever it does as if it were actually there