Theo Markettos wrote:[color=blue]
> Let's say I want to set up my own dialin server. I don't have a spare PSTN
> phone connection. Getting a geographic incoming number is usually
> straightforward (Sipgate et al are free). What are the issues with trying
> to do this with VOIP? I suppose the problem is I don't actually want V near
> any IP. Is there any protocol to having the PSTN-VOIP gateway act as a
> modem, rather than a voice sampler? I know there are protocols for fax, but
> for modem data?
>
> Is there some way I could get, say, an encapsulated PPP stream over the net?
> Are there services that provide this?
>
> Thanks
> Theo[/color]
What you need is one of these
[url]http://networking.ringofsaturn.com/RemoteAccess/Portmaster.php[/url]

Seriously though, what are you *actually* trying to achieve? If you want
to connect to your PC then use any one of the many remote control
programs. Are you wanting to give a dialup service for clients and
customers? If so use one of the many free dialup numbers such as
[url]http://www.adial.co.uk/[/url]
[url]http://www.free-dialup.net/[/url]
[url]http://www.nocostdialup.co.uk/[/url]

These came from a simple Google of free dialup.