Dialup sharing in simple LAN

[O. Sinclair]

Renaud (Ron) Olgiati wrote:
> On Wednesday 22 November 2006 09:29, my mailbox was graced by a missive
>  from "O. Sinclair" <o.sinclair at gmail.com> who wrote:
> 
>> In one project I work with I plan to install some small LANs (3-4 PCs)
>> on a simple wired network and then have them share a dial-up internet
>> connection (reason being they are far away from any broadband and
>> satellite costs an arm and a leg).
> 
>> anyone knows a software or method of achieving this as "support-free" as
>> possible? meaning that if one PC calls for internet access the connected
>> PC should call and then hang up when all is finished without human
>> intervention.
> 
> If you can install a firewall box with IPCop on it, it will happily dials on 
> demand for the whole network.
>  
Extra box = extra costs. We are talking small budgets here, I should 
have clarified that.

Sinclair