[246c904] | 1 | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
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[ff769b8c] | 2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN"
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| 3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
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[246c904] | 4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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| 5 | %general-entities;
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[9be6d17] | 6 |
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[0aeb696] | 7 | <!-- Inserted as a reminder to do this. The mention of a test suite
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| 8 | is usually right before the root user installation commands. Please
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| 9 | delete these 12 (including one blank) lines after you are done.-->
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| 10 |
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| 11 | <!-- Use one of the two mentions below about a test suite,
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| 12 | delete the line that is not applicable. Of course, if the
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| 13 | test suite uses syntax other than "make check", revise the
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| 14 | line to reflect the actual syntax to run the test suite -->
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| 15 |
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| 16 | <!-- <para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para> -->
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| 17 | <!-- <para>To test the results, issue: <command>make check</command>.</para> -->
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| 18 |
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[246c904] | 19 | <!ENTITY wvdial-download-http "http://open.nit.ca/download/wvdial-&wvdial-version;.tar.gz">
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| 20 | <!ENTITY wvdial-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.ing-steen.se/pub/unix/unsort/wvdial-&wvdial-version;.tar.gz">
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[9be6d17] | 21 | <!ENTITY wvdial-md5sum "8648c044305fc66ee33ecc55d36f8c8b">
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[246c904] | 22 | <!ENTITY wvdial-size "66 KB">
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[08802956] | 23 | <!ENTITY wvdial-buildsize "2.7 MB">
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[246c904] | 24 | <!ENTITY wvdial-time "0.06 SBU">
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| 25 | ]>
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| 26 |
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[377584f] | 27 | <sect1 id="wvdial" xreflabel="WvDial-&wvdial-version;">
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[84a779b] | 28 | <?dbhtml filename="wvdial.html"?>
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[4839c17] | 29 |
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[84a779b] | 30 | <sect1info>
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| 31 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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| 32 | <date>$Date$</date>
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[6d4fc00] | 33 | <keywordset>
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| 34 | <keyword role="package">wvdial-&wvdial-version;.tar</keyword>
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[fa64a0e3] | 35 | <keyword role="ftpdir">wvdial</keyword>
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[6d4fc00] | 36 | </keywordset>
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[84a779b] | 37 | </sect1info>
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[4839c17] | 38 |
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[84a779b] | 39 | <title>WvDial-&wvdial-version;</title>
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[4839c17] | 40 |
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[84a779b] | 41 | <indexterm zone="wvdial">
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| 42 | <primary sortas="a-WvDial">WvDial</primary>
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| 43 | </indexterm>
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| 44 |
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| 45 | <sect2 role="package">
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| 46 | <title>Introduction to WvDial</title>
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[4839c17] | 47 |
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[893d9711] | 48 | <para>The <application>WvDial</application> package contains a no-nonsense,
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[84a779b] | 49 | quick and easy to use alternative to <command>chat</command> and
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[893d9711] | 50 | <command>pppd</command> scripts. If you simply want to dial a modem
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| 51 | without the fuss and hassle of <command>chat</command> issues, then you'll
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[84a779b] | 52 | want this.</para>
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[4839c17] | 53 |
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[84a779b] | 54 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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| 55 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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| 56 | <listitem>
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| 57 | <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&wvdial-download-http;"/></para>
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| 58 | </listitem>
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| 59 | <listitem>
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| 60 | <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&wvdial-download-ftp;"/></para>
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| 61 | </listitem>
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| 62 | <listitem>
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| 63 | <para>Download MD5 sum: &wvdial-md5sum;</para>
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| 64 | </listitem>
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| 65 | <listitem>
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| 66 | <para>Download size: &wvdial-size;</para>
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| 67 | </listitem>
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| 68 | <listitem>
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| 69 | <para>Estimated disk space required: &wvdial-buildsize;</para>
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| 70 | </listitem>
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| 71 | <listitem>
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| 72 | <para>Estimated build time: &wvdial-time;</para>
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| 73 | </listitem>
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| 74 | </itemizedlist>
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[4839c17] | 75 |
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[68dcb2dd] | 76 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">WvDial Dependencies</bridgehead>
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[4839c17] | 77 |
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[84a779b] | 78 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
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[6d4fc00] | 79 | <para role="required"><xref linkend="wvstreams"/> and
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| 80 | <xref linkend="ppp"/></para>
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[4839c17] | 81 |
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[7e1f3aa] | 82 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
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[6c42d4e] | 83 | <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/WvDial"/></para>
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[7e1f3aa] | 84 |
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[84a779b] | 85 | </sect2>
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[4839c17] | 86 |
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[84a779b] | 87 | <sect2 role="installation">
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| 88 | <title>Installation of WvDial</title>
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| 89 |
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[893d9711] | 90 | <para>Install <application>WvDial</application> by running the following
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[84a779b] | 91 | commands:</para>
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| 92 |
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| 93 | <screen><userinput>make PREFIX=/usr</userinput></screen>
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[4839c17] | 94 |
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[84a779b] | 95 | <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
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[4839c17] | 96 |
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[84a779b] | 97 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make PREFIX=/usr install</userinput></screen>
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[4839c17] | 98 |
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[84a779b] | 99 | </sect2>
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[4839c17] | 100 |
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[84a779b] | 101 | <sect2 role="configuration">
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| 102 | <title>Configuring WvDial</title>
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| 103 |
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| 104 | <sect3 id="wvdial-config">
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| 105 | <title>Config Files</title>
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[4839c17] | 106 |
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[893d9711] | 107 | <para><filename>/etc/wvdial.conf</filename> and
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[84a779b] | 108 | <filename>/etc/ppp/peers/*</filename></para>
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[4839c17] | 109 |
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[84a779b] | 110 | <indexterm zone="wvdial wvdial-config">
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| 111 | <primary sortas="e-etc-wvdial.conf">/etc/wvdial.conf</primary>
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| 112 | </indexterm>
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[4839c17] | 113 |
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[84a779b] | 114 | <indexterm zone="wvdial wvdial-config">
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| 115 | <primary sortas="e-etc-ppp-peers">/etc/ppp/peers/*</primary>
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| 116 | </indexterm>
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[4839c17] | 117 |
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[84a779b] | 118 | </sect3>
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[4839c17] | 119 |
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[84a779b] | 120 | <sect3>
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| 121 | <title>Configuration Information</title>
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| 122 |
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[893d9711] | 123 | <para>Perform the following two commands as the
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[84a779b] | 124 | <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
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| 125 |
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| 126 | <screen role='root'><userinput>touch /etc/wvdial.conf &&
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| 127 | wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf</userinput></screen>
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| 128 |
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[893d9711] | 129 | <para><command>wvdialconf</command> will test that you have a working modem
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[84a779b] | 130 | and try to determine its exact setup. You will then need to enter your
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| 131 | ISP's phone number, login name and password into the
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| 132 | <filename>/etc/wvdial.conf</filename> file.</para>
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[4839c17] | 133 |
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[84a779b] | 134 | <para>You then start <command>wvdial</command> with:</para>
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| 135 |
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| 136 | <screen><userinput>wvdial</userinput></screen>
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| 137 |
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[893d9711] | 138 | <para>For more information, examine the <command>wvdialconf</command>,
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| 139 | <filename>wvdial.conf</filename> and <command>wvdial</command> man
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[9d391d12] | 140 | pages.</para>
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| 141 |
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| 142 | <!-- Commented out 20060401 as the link is broken
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| 143 | Also, have a look at <ulink
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[84a779b] | 144 | url="http://www.electronicschat.org/nonroot-dialout/index.html">the
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| 145 | Non-Root Dial Out HOWTO</ulink> if you want to give non-root users
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[9d391d12] | 146 | access to <command>wvdial</command>.</para> -->
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[4839c17] | 147 |
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[84a779b] | 148 | </sect3>
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[4839c17] | 149 |
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[84a779b] | 150 | </sect2>
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[4839c17] | 151 |
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[84a779b] | 152 | <sect2 role="content">
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| 153 | <title>Contents</title>
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| 154 |
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| 155 | <segmentedlist>
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| 156 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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| 157 | <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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| 158 | <segtitle>Installed Directory</segtitle>
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[4839c17] | 159 |
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[84a779b] | 160 | <seglistitem>
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| 161 | <seg>wvdial and wvdialconf</seg>
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| 162 | <seg>None</seg>
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| 163 | <seg>/etc/ppp/peers</seg>
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| 164 | </seglistitem>
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| 165 | </segmentedlist>
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[4839c17] | 166 |
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[84a779b] | 167 | <variablelist>
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| 168 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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| 169 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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| 170 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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[4839c17] | 171 |
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[84a779b] | 172 | <varlistentry id="wvdial-prog">
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| 173 | <term><command>wvdial</command></term>
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| 174 | <listitem>
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[b1d305ed] | 175 | <para>starts a PPP connection.</para>
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[84a779b] | 176 | <indexterm zone="wvdial wvdial-prog">
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| 177 | <primary sortas="b-wvdial">wvdial</primary>
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| 178 | </indexterm>
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| 179 | </listitem>
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| 180 | </varlistentry>
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[4839c17] | 181 |
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[84a779b] | 182 | <varlistentry id="wvdialconf">
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| 183 | <term><command>wvdialconf</command></term>
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| 184 | <listitem>
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[893d9711] | 185 | <para>automates the configuration of
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[84a779b] | 186 | <command>wvdial</command>.</para>
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| 187 | <indexterm zone="wvdial wvdialconf">
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| 188 | <primary sortas="b-wvdialconf">wvdialconf</primary>
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| 189 | </indexterm>
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| 190 | </listitem>
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| 191 | </varlistentry>
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[4839c17] | 192 |
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[84a779b] | 193 | </variablelist>
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| 194 |
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| 195 | </sect2>
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[f45b1953] | 196 |
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| 197 | </sect1>
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