To configure a simple PPP Server on an Apple Network Server 500 or 700 running AIX 4.1.4, follow the steps below:
Step 1
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Create a tty for your serial port with login enabled, rts or cts flow control, and a serial port rate at 38400 for modem that are over 14400 kbps. Use smitty devices or type this shell command:
mkdev -c tty -t 'tty' -s 'rs232' -p 'sa0'
This command will create the tty on serial port 1.
Step 2
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Add this line in your Devices file in the "/etc/uucp" directory.
Direct tty0 - any direct
Be sure to save the file with the "w!" in vi because the file is read only and then exit with "wq" when finished.
Step 3
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Type smitty ppp and go to link control configuration, go to add a link configuration.
1 server
0 client
0 demand ( available only on AIX 4.2)
1 interface
1 hdlc
Leave the rest at default values.
Step 4
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Go to smitty addpppserver
a) fill in local address (your local system IP address)
b) starting remote address (your remote address for the peer)
c) number of addresses (1)
Step 5
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Start the PPP subsystem through smitty or type
/etc/ppp/mkppp -start 'both'
Step 6
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When you login, the .profile should contain:
exec /usr/sbin/pppattachd server