Re: Connecting to Linux

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From: Linda Pham
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 1995 00:00

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wilsonc@unixg.ubc.ca (Willy) writes:

>I am a relatively new user in Linux, and I want to setup a Linux server 
>at home so that people can dial in through the modem.  I understand that 
>I have to change something in the initab file, so could someone tell me 
>how to do that?  Or please just tell me where I can find the HOWTO for 
>that.

The serial-HOWTO is what you need, I don't know where nnrp.ucs.ubc.ca is 
so try sunsite.
If you're brave, you could try looking at the comments in the following 
files:
/etc/inittab
/etc/gettydefs
/etc/rc.d/rc.serial
/etc/default/getty.(serial port) I think !

enjoy...

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From: e3316359@student.uq.edu.au (Linda Pham)
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Date: 1995/12/18
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