1 | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
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2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN"
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3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/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-size "66 KB">
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10 | <!ENTITY wvdial-buildsize "2.7 MB">
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11 | <!ENTITY wvdial-time "0.06 SBU">
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12 | ]>
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13 |
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14 | <sect1 id="wvdial" xreflabel="WvDial-&wvdial-version;">
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15 | <sect1info>
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16 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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17 | <date>$Date$</date>
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18 | </sect1info>
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19 | <?dbhtml filename="wvdial.html"?>
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20 | <title>WvDial-&wvdial-version;</title>
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21 |
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22 | <sect2>
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23 | <title>Introduction to <application>WvDial</application></title>
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24 |
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25 | <para>The <application>WvDial</application> package contains a no-nonsense,
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26 | quick and easy to use alternative to <command>chat</command> and
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27 | <command>pppd</command> scripts. If you simply want to dial a modem
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28 | without the fuss and hassle of <command>chat</command> issues, then you'll
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29 | want this.</para>
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30 |
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31 | <sect3><title>Package information</title>
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32 | <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
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33 | <listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&wvdial-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
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34 | <listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&wvdial-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
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35 | <listitem><para>Download size: &wvdial-size;</para></listitem>
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36 | <listitem><para>Estimated disk space required: &wvdial-buildsize;</para></listitem>
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37 | <listitem><para>Estimated build time: &wvdial-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
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38 | </sect3>
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39 |
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40 | <sect3><title><application>WvDial</application> dependencies</title>
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41 | <sect4><title>Required</title>
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42 | <para><xref linkend="wvstreams"/> and <xref linkend="ppp"/>
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43 | </para></sect4>
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44 | </sect3>
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45 |
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46 | </sect2>
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47 |
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48 | <sect2>
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49 | <title>Installation of <application>WvDial</application></title>
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50 |
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51 | <para>Install <application>WvDial</application> by running the following commands:</para>
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52 |
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53 | <screen><userinput><command>make PREFIX=/usr &&
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54 | make PREFIX=/usr install</command></userinput></screen>
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55 |
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56 | </sect2>
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57 |
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58 | <sect2>
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59 | <title>Configuring <application>WvDial</application></title>
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60 |
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61 | <sect3><title>Config files</title>
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62 | <para><filename>/etc/wvdial.conf</filename>,
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63 | <filename>/etc/ppp/peers/*</filename></para></sect3>
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64 |
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65 | <sect3><title>Configuration Information</title>
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66 |
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67 | <screen><userinput><command>touch /etc/wvdial.conf &&
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68 | wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf</command></userinput></screen>
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69 | <para><command>wvdialconf</command> will test that you have a working modem
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70 | and try to determine its exact setup. You will then need to enter your
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71 | <acronym>ISP</acronym>'s phone number, login name and password into the
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72 | <filename>/etc/wvdial.conf</filename> file.</para>
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73 |
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74 | <para>You then start wvdial with:</para>
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75 | <screen><userinput><command>wvdial</command></userinput></screen>
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76 |
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77 | <para>For more information, examine the wvdialconf, wvdial.conf and
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78 | wvdial man pages. Also, have a look at <ulink
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79 | url="http://www.electronicschat.org/nonroot-dialout/index.html">the
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80 | Non-Root Dial Out HOWTO</ulink> if you want to give non-root users
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81 | access to <command>wvdial</command>.</para>
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82 |
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83 | </sect3>
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84 |
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85 | </sect2>
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86 |
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87 | <sect2>
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88 | <title>Contents</title>
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89 |
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90 | <para>The <application>WvDial</application> package contains the <command>
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91 | wvdial</command> and <command>wvdialconf</command> programs.</para>
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92 |
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93 | </sect2>
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94 |
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95 | <sect2><title>Description</title>
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96 |
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97 | <sect3><title>wvdial</title>
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98 | <para>Starts a <acronym>PPP</acronym> connection.</para></sect3>
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99 |
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100 | <sect3><title>wvdialconf</title>
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101 | <para>Automates the configuration of <command>wvdial</command>.</para></sect3>
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102 |
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103 | </sect2>
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104 |
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105 | </sect1>
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106 |
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