PPP Server setup with OS X

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Does anyone have any ideas on setting up a PPP server with OSX? I got some ideas reading sone Linux docs, but I can't find any of the progs they mentioned. (nor does there seem to be a pppd running, I may be wrong but I did not see it with ps -aux) Thanks for any pointers

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I saw some postings that will allow a Palm to connect to Mac OS X through PPP server (using PPPD). I am trying both from regular serial port and through keyspan serial/USB adapter...

[UPDATE!!! 12-28-01]
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I have now been able to connect, but using both the PDA and OS X box as a client. Allow me to explain... I still can't get the OS X box to act as a PPP server, however they do connect with eachother when I trigger them to connect at the same time:

1. Created files listed below

Run from terminal within the /dev folder

"ln -s tty.[Keyspan device] pda"

Create the following two files...

[/etc/ppp/peers/pda]
/dev/pda 115200 crtscts
noauth
local
192.168.55.101:192.168.55.100
ms-dns 10.3.3.10
lcp-echo-failure 2
lcp-echo-interval 2

[/etc/ppp/options.pda]
192.168.55.101:192.168.55.100
netmask 255.255.255.0
ms-dns 10.3.3.10
domain acme.com
proxyarp
noauth
nocrtscts
nodetach
passive

2. From OS X run "pppd call pda"

3. On your Palm, press connect on the "Network Preferences" screen (with a connection configured to 115200 Serial to PC Connection).

4. Turn on IP masquarading - or IPNetShareX from Sustainable Networks.

You should be all set to go. If anyone knows how to properly configure the OS X box as a PPPD server, I would greately appreciate it.

Here are some additional links for reference...

http://www.cewindows.net/wce/linux-serial.htm
http://www.geocrawler.com/mail/msg.php3?msg_id=6926855&list=13763
http://axion.physics.ubc.ca/ppp-linux.html
http://www2.giganet.net/~mark/NetBSD/ppp.html


[Original 12-26-01]
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I saw some postings that will allow a Palm to connect to Mac OS X through PPP server (using PPPD). I am trying both from regular serial port and through keyspan serial/USB adapter...

I've taken a look at settings from:

http://www.tworoads.net/~srp/pilot.html
http://www.deepwave.net/ref/palm-net/

And have done the following:

1. From root account...

ln -s /dev/[keyspan device] /dev/pilot

2. Create /etc/ppp/options.pilot with contents of...

192.168.1.3:192.168.1.10
netmask 255.255.255.255
ms-dns 10.3.3.10
domain acme.com
proxyarp
noauth
crtscts
passive

3. From root account run...

pppd /dev/pilot


Connect from Palm with options specified in...

http://www.deepwave.net/ref/palm-net/

(also try using straight Serial to PC instead of Serial to Modem)

Please let me know if anyone gets further with this. I still haven't been able to connect yet... but should be very close.

Thanks,

-i8
 
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