Gate-and-Way
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Installation Requirements

 

To install Gate-and-Way you need:

  1. an Intel based PC.
    At least a Pentium III, 128 Mb RAM, 5 Gb Hard Disk space (for both Linux and the Gate-and-Way software) and a network card (of course).
    A lot of hardware manufacturers are supported by Linux. Look at the Hardware Compatibility List coming with your Linux distribution to know if your hardware is currently supported.

    We strongly suggest not to use a production PC to evaluate Gate-and-Way. It is better to use an empty hard disk, dedicated to serve the Gate-and-Way tasks. Once you have fully evaluated it, you can decide whether to install it on a production PC or simply to format your hard disk.

  2. Red Hat Linux 7.2 / 7.3 / 8.0 and 9.0 has been fully tested.
    Other Linux distributions may also work with Gate-and-Way, but they have not been tested yet. If you succeed in using Gate-and-Way over other Linux distributions, let us know.

  3. If you want to manage faxes, you need one or more External Serial Fax Modems.

  4. If you want to allow remote users to access Gate-and-Way services, you need one External Serial Modem.

  5. If you want to manage incoming voice calls, you need one External Serial Voice Modem.

  6. If you want to connect to the Internet, you need one External Serial Modem and/or one Ethernet ADSL modem (and an Internet Account with a ISP, of course).
    You can switch from one to the other without changing any configuration into the client PCs.

Last updated on 11 May 2004