[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. :)