Dial-up Catalog Items and Sysgen Variables (Compact 2013)
3/26/2014
To access network resources from a remote location, you must support dial-up networking functionality in your OS and then use the Remote Access Service (RAS) API and the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) to establish a dial-up connection to network resources.
For more information, see Dial-up Networking Reference.
For more information about how to add or remove catalog items, see Create Your First OS.
Hardware and Software Requirements
- Requires SYSGEN_NETWORKING.
- Requires a modem on the hardware board.
Catalog Items and Sysgen Variables
The following table describes the catalog items and associated SYSGEN variables you can use to add dial-up networking functionality to your OS.
Catalog item |
SYSGEN variable |
Description |
Dependencies |
|---|---|---|---|
Dial-up Networking (RAS/PPP) |
SYSGEN_PPP |
Adds support for dial-up networking and provides the RAS and PPP APIs. For more information, see RAS Reference. |
None. |
AutoDial |
SYSGEN_AUTORAS |
Supports automatically creating a new dial-up connection when the current connection fails. |
Requires Dial-up Networking (RAS/PPP) (SYSGEN_PPP). |
Standard Modem Support for Dial-up Networking |
SYSGEN_MODEM |
Supports using a modem to establish a dial-up connection. |
Requires Dial-up Networking (RAS/PPP) (SYSGEN_PPP). |