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First post, by AngieAndretti

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I have an ESP8266-based Hayes Compatible WiFi Modem, like the one sold on https://theoldnet.com/store
I mainly use it with ProComm terminal software for BBSing but I'd like to ALSO have that same WiFi modem "dial" into a fake dial-up Internet service provider and get web browsing capability within Windows 98, just as if I'd connected to a real Dial-up ISP.
Furthermore, I want to do this WITHOUT flashing the firmware on the WiFi modem to something other than the original Hayes-compatible modem firmware.
I want to be able to seamlessly hop between BBSing with ProComm and connecting to my fake ISP in Windows 98.
I've been told this is possible, likely using a Raspberry Pi as a SLIP server, but I've never been able to find a tutorial for setting this up with one of these WiFi modems. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Reply 1 of 1, by Cloudschatze

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This is the best reference configuration that I've encountered:

http://podsix.org/articles/pimodem/

Rather than go the onboard UART/TTL-adapter route, I'm instead using a Gearmo, FTDI-based USB to RS-232 converter cable. I'm also running stunnel on the same 'PiModem' (for Gmail access), and have the filesystems set to read-only for sake of resiliency. Works a treat.