Section 3 : Running a Server

Q343: How do I get mgetty and ppp working with HylaFAX?

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Q.

How do I get mgetty and ppp working with HylaFAX?

A.

From: Robert Colquhoun
Subject: Re: faxgetty/mgetty problems
Date: 27 October 1999 12:25

Redhat 5 installation in 6 easy steps

Install mgetty and ppp
```
rpm -i mgetty-1.1.9
rpm -i ppp-2.2.0
```
This will install mgetty on your machine in /sbin. pppd in /usr/sbin
Link mgetty to egetty
Look in hylafax's setup.cache file for the PATHEGETTY parameter and symlink wherever hylafax is looking for egetty to the mgetty executable ie
```
 ln -s /sbin/mgetty /bin/egetty 
```
Mgetty's config files
Mgetty's config is stored in /etc/mgetty+sendfax. Add to the mgetty.config file lines similar to port ttyS0, if you use /dev/modem or /dev/cua substitute accordingly
```
port ttyS0
         direct y
         toggle-dtr n
```
In login.config unremark the line:
```
/AutoPPP/ -     a_ppp   /usr/sbin/pppd auth -chap +pap login kdebug 7 debug
```
faxgetty config
In hylafax's modem config file ie config.ttyS0. Alter the GettyArgs parameter to read:
```
GettyArgs: "-r -b -s %s %l"
```
Restart the faxgetty.

pppd configuration, stored in /etc/ppp firstly the options file :

asyncmap 0
netmask 255.255.255.0
proxyarp
lock
crtscts
modem

Then the per modem configuration /etc/ppp/options.ttyS0

linux1:ppp0  <-your server name first then dialup users name
dnsaddr 123.123.123.123 <-whatever your local dns is

Also /etc/pap-secrets:

# client        server  secret          acceptable local IP addresses
*            *       ""

Note the options above are slightly different for ppp-2.3.X

Testing
Use a windows machine to test the dialup setup. Just select "Make New Connection" in dial up networking and type the servers phone number in. Also more recent releases of windows default to encrypted authentication only, this needs to be changed to "Accept any authorization including plain text" in the dial up connections properties.

If if works - congratulations!!!!

faq@hylafax.org. Last updated $Date: 2000/06/11 13:37:20 $.