source: connect/dialup/wvdial.xml@ ff769b8c

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  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
  %general-entities;

  <!ENTITY wvdial-download-http "http://open.nit.ca/download/wvdial-&wvdial-version;.tar.gz">
  <!ENTITY wvdial-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.ing-steen.se/pub/unix/unsort/wvdial-&wvdial-version;.tar.gz">
  <!ENTITY wvdial-md5sum        "8648c044305fc66ee33ecc55d36f8c8b">
  <!ENTITY wvdial-size          "66 KB">
  <!ENTITY wvdial-buildsize     "2.7 MB">
  <!ENTITY wvdial-time          "0.06 SBU">
]>

<sect1 id="wvdial" xreflabel="WvDial-&wvdial-version;">
<sect1info>
<othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
<date>$Date$</date>
</sect1info>
<?dbhtml filename="wvdial.html"?>
<title>WvDial-&wvdial-version;</title>
<indexterm zone="wvdial">
<primary sortas="a-WvDial">WvDial</primary></indexterm>

<sect2>
<title>Introduction to <application>WvDial</application></title>

<para>The <application>WvDial</application> package contains a no-nonsense, 
quick and easy to use alternative to <command>chat</command> and
<command>pppd</command> scripts. If you simply want to dial a modem 
without the fuss and hassle of <command>chat</command> issues, then you'll 
want this.</para>

<sect3><title>Package information</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Download (HTTP): 
<ulink url="&wvdial-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download (FTP): 
<ulink url="&wvdial-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download MD5 sum: &wvdial-md5sum;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download size: &wvdial-size;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated disk space required: 
&wvdial-buildsize;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated build time: 
&wvdial-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
</sect3>

<sect3><title><application>WvDial</application> dependencies</title>
<sect4><title>Required</title>
<para><xref linkend="wvstreams"/> and <xref linkend="ppp"/></para>
</sect4>
</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Installation of <application>WvDial</application></title>

<para>Install <application>WvDial</application> by running the following 
commands:</para>

<screen><userinput><command>make PREFIX=/usr</command></userinput></screen>

<para>Now, as the root user:</para>

<screen><userinput role='root'><command>make PREFIX=/usr install</command></userinput></screen>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Configuring <application>WvDial</application></title>

<sect3 id="wvdial-config"><title>Config files</title>
<para><filename>/etc/wvdial.conf</filename> and 
<filename>/etc/ppp/peers/*</filename></para>
<indexterm zone="wvdial wvdial-config">
<primary sortas="e-etc-wvdial.conf">/etc/wvdial.conf</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm zone="wvdial wvdial-config">
<primary sortas="e-etc-ppp-peers">/etc/ppp/peers/*</primary></indexterm>
</sect3>

<sect3><title>Configuration Information</title>

<para>Perform the following two commands as the root user:</para>

<screen><userinput role='root'><command>touch /etc/wvdial.conf &amp;&amp;
wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf</command></userinput></screen>

<para><command>wvdialconf</command> will test that you have a working modem 
and try to determine its exact setup. You will then need to enter your
<acronym>ISP</acronym>'s phone number, login name and password into the
<filename>/etc/wvdial.conf</filename> file.</para>

<para>You then start wvdial with:</para>

<screen><userinput><command>wvdial</command></userinput></screen>

<para>For more information, examine the wvdialconf, wvdial.conf and
wvdial man pages. Also, have a look at <ulink 
url="http://www.electronicschat.org/nonroot-dialout/index.html">the
Non-Root Dial Out HOWTO</ulink> if you want to give non-root users
access to <command>wvdial</command>.</para>

</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>

<segmentedlist>
<segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
<segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
<segtitle>Installed Directory</segtitle>

<seglistitem>
<seg>wvdial and wvdialconf</seg>
<seg>None</seg>
<seg>/etc/ppp/peers</seg>
</seglistitem>
</segmentedlist>

<variablelist>
<bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
<?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>

<varlistentry id="wvdial-prog">
<term><command>wvdial</command></term>
<listitem><para>Starts a <acronym>PPP</acronym> connection.</para>
<indexterm zone="wvdial wvdial-prog">
<primary sortas="b-wvdial">wvdial</primary>
</indexterm></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry id="wvdialconf">
<term><command>wvdialconf</command></term>
<listitem><para>automates the configuration of 
<command>wvdial</command>.</para>
<indexterm zone="wvdial wvdialconf">
<primary sortas="b-wvdialconf">wvdialconf</primary>
</indexterm></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>

</sect2>

</sect1>