John wrote:
> Also, when the server isn't connected to our ISP we want to be
> able to ring into our network directly from home and have
> access to the network.
theres an addon that allows this, im about to set up a line here for someone to dial into which is what your after, so ill make sure the addons going full guns
> We only have one phone line available and I realise that only
> one person could dial in at a time.
for sure
> When we are at work we need to dial out to our ISP if the line
> is free, and when at home we want to dial in to our network if
> the line is free. NT doesn't allow this (I'm told). So we are
> looking at the alternatives - e-smith?
Im not sure whether nt allows this or not, but the overall benefit of having an easy to administer linux server compared to nt is enormous, it doesnt take long to see why so many people are embracing e-smith linux in the small to medium network tech market.
> When I posted this question on the new customer forum, Ross
> Laver suggested I follow it up here, and replied "There
> currently is no provision for dialing in directly to the
> network when you are not connected to the Internet. However,
> there is a contributed add-on module under development that
> would allow you to do this."
yes thats correct, check the contrib link from the
www.e-smith.org web page, any questions with getting that going just email to this board/the dev list.
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Damien
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