Smpppd As Dial-Up Assistant - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 10 SP2 - INSTALLATION AND ADMINISTRATION Installation Manual

/etc/init.d/portmap
/etc/init.d/nfsserver
/etc/init.d/postfix
/etc/init.d/ypserv
/etc/init.d/ypbind

30.8 smpppd as Dial-up Assistant

Some home users do not have a dedicated line connecting them to the Internet. Instead,
they use dial-up connections. Depending on the dial-up method (ISDN or DSL), the
connection is controlled by ipppd or pppd. Basically, all that needs to be done to go
online is to start these programs correctly.
If you have a flat-rate connection that does not generate any additional costs for the
dial-up connection, simply start the respective daemon. Control the dial-up connection
with a KDE applet or a command-line interface. If the Internet gateway is not the host
you are using, you might want to control the dial-up connection by way of a network
host.
This is where smpppd is involved. It provides a uniform interface for auxiliary programs
and acts in two directions. First, it programs the required pppd or ipppd and controls
its dial-up properties. Second, it makes various providers available to the user programs
and transmits information about the current status of the connection. As smpppd can
also be controlled by way of the network, it is suitable for controlling dial-up connections
to the Internet from a workstation in a private subnetwork.
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can start vsftpd whenever an FTP connection is ini-
tiated.
Starts the portmapper needed for the RPC server,
such as an NFS server.
Starts the NFS server.
Controls the postfix process.
Starts the NIS server.
Starts the NIS client.