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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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4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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5 | %general-entities;
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6 |
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7 | <!ENTITY wvdial-download-http "http://open.nit.ca/download/wvdial-&wvdial-version;.tar.gz">
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8 | <!ENTITY wvdial-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.ing-steen.se/pub/unix/unsort/wvdial-&wvdial-version;.tar.gz">
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9 | <!ENTITY wvdial-md5sum "8648c044305fc66ee33ecc55d36f8c8b">
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10 | <!ENTITY wvdial-size "66 KB">
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11 | <!ENTITY wvdial-buildsize "2.7 MB">
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12 | <!ENTITY wvdial-time "0.06 SBU">
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13 | ]>
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14 |
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15 | <sect1 id="wvdial" xreflabel="WvDial-&wvdial-version;">
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16 | <sect1info>
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17 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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18 | <date>$Date$</date>
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19 | </sect1info>
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20 | <?dbhtml filename="wvdial.html"?>
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21 | <title>WvDial-&wvdial-version;</title>
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22 | <indexterm zone="wvdial">
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23 | <primary sortas="a-WvDial">WvDial</primary></indexterm>
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24 |
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25 | <sect2>
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26 | <title>Introduction to <application>WvDial</application></title>
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27 |
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28 | <para>The <application>WvDial</application> package contains a no-nonsense,
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29 | quick and easy to use alternative to <command>chat</command> and
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30 | <command>pppd</command> scripts. If you simply want to dial a modem
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31 | without the fuss and hassle of <command>chat</command> issues, then you'll
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32 | want this.</para>
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33 |
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34 | <sect3><title>Package information</title>
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35 | <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
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36 | <listitem><para>Download (HTTP):
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37 | <ulink url="&wvdial-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
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38 | <listitem><para>Download (FTP):
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39 | <ulink url="&wvdial-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
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40 | <listitem><para>Download MD5 sum: &wvdial-md5sum;</para></listitem>
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41 | <listitem><para>Download size: &wvdial-size;</para></listitem>
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42 | <listitem><para>Estimated disk space required:
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43 | &wvdial-buildsize;</para></listitem>
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44 | <listitem><para>Estimated build time:
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45 | &wvdial-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
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46 | </sect3>
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47 |
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48 | <sect3><title><application>WvDial</application> dependencies</title>
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49 | <sect4><title>Required</title>
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50 | <para><xref linkend="wvstreams"/> and <xref linkend="ppp"/></para>
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51 | </sect4>
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52 | </sect3>
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53 |
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54 | </sect2>
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55 |
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56 | <sect2>
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57 | <title>Installation of <application>WvDial</application></title>
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58 |
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59 | <para>Install <application>WvDial</application> by running the following
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60 | commands:</para>
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61 |
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62 | <screen><userinput><command>make PREFIX=/usr</command></userinput></screen>
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63 |
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64 | <para>Now, as the root user:</para>
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65 |
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66 | <screen><userinput role='root'><command>make PREFIX=/usr install</command></userinput></screen>
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67 |
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68 | </sect2>
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69 |
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70 | <sect2>
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71 | <title>Configuring <application>WvDial</application></title>
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72 |
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73 | <sect3 id="wvdial-config"><title>Config files</title>
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74 | <para><filename>/etc/wvdial.conf</filename> and
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75 | <filename>/etc/ppp/peers/*</filename></para>
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76 | <indexterm zone="wvdial wvdial-config">
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77 | <primary sortas="e-etc-wvdial.conf">/etc/wvdial.conf</primary></indexterm>
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78 | <indexterm zone="wvdial wvdial-config">
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79 | <primary sortas="e-etc-ppp-peers">/etc/ppp/peers/*</primary></indexterm>
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80 | </sect3>
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81 |
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82 | <sect3><title>Configuration Information</title>
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83 |
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84 | <para>Perform the following two commands as the root user:</para>
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85 |
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86 | <screen><userinput role='root'><command>touch /etc/wvdial.conf &&
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87 | wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf</command></userinput></screen>
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88 |
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89 | <para><command>wvdialconf</command> will test that you have a working modem
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90 | and try to determine its exact setup. You will then need to enter your
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91 | <acronym>ISP</acronym>'s phone number, login name and password into the
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92 | <filename>/etc/wvdial.conf</filename> file.</para>
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93 |
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94 | <para>You then start wvdial with:</para>
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95 |
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96 | <screen><userinput><command>wvdial</command></userinput></screen>
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97 |
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98 | <para>For more information, examine the wvdialconf, wvdial.conf and
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99 | wvdial man pages. Also, have a look at <ulink
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100 | url="http://www.electronicschat.org/nonroot-dialout/index.html">the
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101 | Non-Root Dial Out HOWTO</ulink> if you want to give non-root users
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102 | access to <command>wvdial</command>.</para>
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103 |
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104 | </sect3>
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105 |
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106 | </sect2>
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107 |
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108 | <sect2>
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109 | <title>Contents</title>
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110 |
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111 | <segmentedlist>
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112 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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113 | <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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114 | <segtitle>Installed Directory</segtitle>
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115 |
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116 | <seglistitem>
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117 | <seg>wvdial and wvdialconf</seg>
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118 | <seg>None</seg>
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119 | <seg>/etc/ppp/peers</seg>
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120 | </seglistitem>
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121 | </segmentedlist>
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122 |
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123 | <variablelist>
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124 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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125 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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126 |
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127 | <varlistentry id="wvdial-prog">
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128 | <term><command>wvdial</command></term>
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129 | <listitem><para>Starts a <acronym>PPP</acronym> connection.</para>
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130 | <indexterm zone="wvdial wvdial-prog">
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131 | <primary sortas="b-wvdial">wvdial</primary>
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132 | </indexterm></listitem>
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133 | </varlistentry>
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134 |
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135 | <varlistentry id="wvdialconf">
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136 | <term><command>wvdialconf</command></term>
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137 | <listitem><para>automates the configuration of
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138 | <command>wvdial</command>.</para>
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139 | <indexterm zone="wvdial wvdialconf">
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140 | <primary sortas="b-wvdialconf">wvdialconf</primary>
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141 | </indexterm></listitem>
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142 | </varlistentry>
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143 | </variablelist>
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144 |
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145 | </sect2>
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146 |
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147 | </sect1>
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148 |
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