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| [17:28] <SkippyX> Any signs of life in here this fine Sunday? | |
| [17:29] <j1mc> howdy SkippyX | |
| [17:29] <j1mc> i'm working on docs now, so i'm kind of busy, but did you need help w/ something? | |
| [17:29] <j1mc> i can help if it's not too complex. :) | |
| [17:29] <SkippyX> Sort of. I'm afraid it seems a bit complex to me. Might not to you (I hope). | |
| [17:29] <SkippyX> Thanks for the offer. | |
| [17:29] <SkippyX> Hullo, btw! | |
| [17:30] <j1mc> SkippyX: Hullo :) | |
| [17:30] <j1mc> well, feel free to ask your question, and I'll see if I can answer, or . . . maybe someone else will be around | |
| [17:30] <SkippyX> Here's my circumstance. My father lives down 4 miles of dirt road in the middle of a national forest. His only internet option is dial-up. | |
| [17:30] <SkippyX> He has 3 computers - 2 laptops and a desktop. | |
| [17:30] <j1mc> ok | |
| [17:31] <SkippyX> He would like to be able to sit in his rocking chair with his laptop and connect w/out stringing wires. | |
| [17:31] <SkippyX> So, I thought "no big deal. do a dial-up server/router sort of thing". | |
| [17:31] <j1mc> Hm, well, it's not really a question for the doc team, but I can tell you that he would need a router... | |
| [17:32] <j1mc> and i don't think there are any wireless routers that connect to dial-up services | |
| [17:32] <j1mc> at least none that i know of | |
| [17:32] <SkippyX> True. | |
| [17:32] <SkippyX> None I know of either. | |
| [17:32] <SkippyX> So, I was thinking of a pc/dial-up server/router mashup | |
| [17:33] <SkippyX> I posted in the forums, and someone said there was some documentation to be found in the docs, but I can't seem to find it. | |
| [17:33] <SkippyX> I was hoping someone in here might be able to point me in the right direction. | |
| [17:33] <j1mc> hmm... if it exists, it would be in the community wiki | |
| [17:33] <SkippyX> k - let me go check the wiki. | |
| [17:33] <j1mc> https://help.ubuntu.com/community | |
| [17:34] <SkippyX> thank you. | |
| [17:34] <SkippyX> Actually, I'm surprised this isn't a relatively common thing. It's my understanding that dial-up is still widely used. | |
| [17:35] <j1mc> this page looks like it may be a good place to check: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/NetworkDevices | |
| [17:35] <j1mc> i have to go, but best of luck. | |
| [17:36] <SkippyX> Ok - Thank you again for your help! | |
| [17:38] <j1mc> you're welcome. :) | |
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