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Linux in CyberCafe

I am going to have my own cybercafe .. and want to use LINUX as my Dialup server.

I need to know which program that can have me the ability to
*** control my dialup to my ISP (eg automatic dialing when disconnect, multiple ISP),

*** use my Windows 98/95 to connect to the LINUX as gateway to internet (eg: use browser to WWW, use MiRC for chatting),

*** keep account logging for my customer for how long he use per session (eg: tracking time usage, membership)

*** and any other useful features for my CyberCafe

What is the software that run on Linux that can do the above task ?

aszure

Read the PPP how to

swwelsh

The first issue would be what type of connection to the net you will have. If a dialup connection you will need to know if you will have a static or dynamic ip address. At the least you will need ip masquerade set up on the linux box for each isp (ipfwadm is the program that does this), diald for demand dialing, and modules installed for each net protocol you want to use) The IP masquerade HOWTO will tell you how to configure your win95 boxes (basically you just set up the linux box as the gateway). As for logging the time for each user, this would involve setting up user accounts for each person and using one of the many net accounting tools available. I would recommend the diald-HOWTO, IP Masquerade-HOWTO, Ethernet-HOWTO, ISP connectivity HOWTO, and any others that seem relevant. Good luck

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