Can "pppd" bind to a pty with "telnet" session over ethernet?

Does "pppd" have to be binded to a serial device? This is what I
am trying to do. I only have an shell account to a Solaris machine.
The only way to get to the Solaris machine is via telnet to a gateway
then telnet to this Solaris machine. This happens through the
existing ethernet LAN. I want to run "slirp" at the Solaris machine
(my final destination) then start up the ppp interface at my Linux.
I am trying to create a tunnel/bridge over this telnet session. Can
this be accomplished over this mechanism? Do I need to use something
else? Could someone give me other suggestion/pointer?

This is what I have done:

+---------+
| Linux | +------------+ +---------+
| with |_______| Gateway to |________| Solaris |
| telnet | | Solaris | | w/Slirp |
| session | +------------+ +---------+
+---------+

When I started "pppd" in Linux, it does not seem to be communicating
via the telnet session. "pppd" also did not tell me that I am using
an invalid device.

# pppd -detach /dev/pts/10 9600 noproxyarp noauth \
10.0.2.15:172.16.32.28 debug
Using interface ppp0
Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/10
sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0xcce39de> <pcomp> <accomp>]
sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0xcce39de> <pcomp> <accomp>]
sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0xcce39de> <pcomp> <accomp>]
sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0xcce39de> <pcomp> <accomp>]
sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0xcce39de> <pcomp> <accomp>]
sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0xcce39de> <pcomp> <accomp>]
sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0xcce39de> <pcomp> <accomp>]
sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0xcce39de> <pcomp> <accomp>]
sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0xcce39de> <pcomp> <accomp>]
sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0xcce39de> <pcomp> <accomp>]
LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests
Connection terminated.

Does anyone know whether I am allowed to do this at all? Did I use
the wrong tool? Any idea how I can move on? All suggestions are
welcome. Thanks.

On 1 Oct 2003 23:50:43 GMT, Alex Yung
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> Does "pppd" have to be binded to a serial device? This is what I
> am trying to do. I only have an shell account to a Solaris machine.
> The only way to get to the Solaris machine is via telnet to a gateway
> then telnet to this Solaris machine. This happens through the
> existing ethernet LAN. I want to run "slirp" at the Solaris machine
> (my final destination) then start up the ppp interface at my Linux.
> I am trying to create a tunnel/bridge over this telnet session. Can
> this be accomplished over this mechanism? Do I need to use something
> else? Could someone give me other suggestion/pointer?
>
: Description
:slirp - SLIP/PPP emulator using a dial up shell account
:Slirp is a TCP/IP emulator which turns an ordinary shell account
:into a (C)SLIP/PPP account. This allows shell users to use all the
:funky Internet applications like Netscape, Mosaic, CUSeeMe, etc.

:Please note that maybe your ISP really doesn't like you using slirp,
:because they want to charge more for a ppp connection, so use it at
:your own risk.
[The last part may have been true 10 years ago, but in 2003 most ISPs
don't even offer shell accounts.]

Why would you want to telnet to a machine and run slirp on it?
Perhaps ssh can accomplish whatever it is you are trying to do.

:Further information can be obtained from Slirp home page at
:<URL: http://slirp.sourceforge.net>


--
Commander Spiral Pyjama Pseudo-Rhinocerous Feline Thingamajig Bill Marcum
(the First)
Ozy and Millie Name Generator http://heifong.phase.org/omname.php