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To configure a WAN connection using the Network Configuration Manager, follow these steps:
To define and configure an
ISDN terminal adapter,
select
Hardware Add new WAN device
Add new WAN device.
If outgoing calls are enabled, this
adds an entry for the device to the
/etc/uucp/Devices file.
If you want to configure UUCP, PPP or SLIP over a dedicated serial line, see ``Configuring serial ports''.
The facility to obtain the caller's telephone number or the telephone number that was called is sometimes not available with ISDN lines. Your telephone company may provide this service for an additional charge.
To quickly configure the details of an outgoing PPP link to
an Internet Service Provider (ISP) or to a remote access
server belonging to an organizational intranet, select
Wizard Add
within the PPP Manager, then
select Outgoing -- Internet/Intranet,
and click on Start to invoke the
PPP Outgoing Connection Wizard.
To quickly configure a system as a remote access server for
incoming PPP access by remote users, select
Wizard Add
within the PPP Manager, then
select Incoming -- Remote Access Server,
and click on Start to invoke the
PPP Incoming Connection Wizard.
To configure
incoming and outgoing SLIP
links, select
Software Configure SLIP.