[lug] OT- Info on WAN router via Linux

[Gary Masters]

On Sun, 10 Oct 1999, zeb wrote:

> This came up on a another list, any info please?
> 
> ::
> 
> Just for a fun review of options, the Unix side of me couldn't help but
> find this article interesting from the June issue of Linux Journal
> regading the use of a Linux box as a WAN router. 
> 
> My reason for stumbling across it, is in attempt to find a solution for
> connecting the Serial-WAN port of my Cisco 2513 into to simulate a WAN
> link without the cost of buying another Cisco just yet.
> 

If this is an experimental setup, and bandwidth isn't a consideration,
you can use the AUX port on the 2513 and an appropriate cable.  Bit
rate will be limited, but it is an async port and you can set up
a PPP connection with an async port on the PC and route traffic. 

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  Gary Masters
  gmasters at devcg.denver.co.us