Unusual Dialup to LAN request

Is it possible to set up a Win XP computer such that it can receive an
incoming dialup call and allow the dialing computer access to a LAN?

So:
Computer A direct dials Computer B using 56K modems.
Computer B is connected to an Ethernet LAN.
Computer A now has access to the LAN.

Possible?
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Here's what I've tried:
I set up a connection on Computer B to answer an incoming dialup call.
I selected both that connection and the Local Area Connection,
but when I right-click there is no "bridge Connections " on the menu.
(None of this involves the Internet, BTW).

Harvey

On Fri, 6 Jun 2008 00:36:06 -0700 (PDT), Harvey <harveyab@juno.com>
wrote:

>Is it possible to set up a Win XP computer such that it can receive an
>incoming dialup call and allow the dialing computer access to a LAN?
>
>So:
>Computer A direct dials Computer B using 56K modems.
>Computer B is connected to an Ethernet LAN.
>Computer A now has access to the LAN.
>
>Possible?

Yes.

In the tcp/ip properties of the incoming connections, there's a box
which is checked by default which says "Allow callers to access my
local area network". If that's checked and all your user permissions
are okay then you should be able to access the LAN without bridging
any interfaces.


Jim.

On Jun 6, 3:23 am, James Egan <je...@jegan.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 6 Jun 2008 00:36:06 -0700 (PDT), Harvey <harve...@juno.com>
> wrote:
>
> >Is it possible to set up a Win XP computer such that it can receive an
> >incoming dialup call and allow the dialing computer access to a LAN?
>
> >So:
> >Computer A direct dials Computer B using 56K modems.
> >Computer B is connected to an Ethernet LAN.
> >Computer A now has access to the LAN.
>
> >Possible?
>
> Yes.
>
> In the tcp/ip properties of the incoming connections, there's a box
> which is checked by default which says "Allow callers to access my
> local area network". If that's checked and all your user permissions
> are okay then you should be able to access the LAN without bridging
> any interfaces.
>
> Jim.

Thanks Jim.
I got that part to work now.
You gave me the confidence to keep trying.
The last thing stopping me from getting it to work was I hadn't set a
password.
(I don't use a password for getting into Windows, but I guess one is
required to get dial up access. I suppose that is reasonable.)
Harvey