Changeset 84a779b for connect/dialup
- Timestamp:
- 04/30/2005 06:53:36 PM (19 years ago)
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- 10.0, 10.1, 11.0, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, 6.1, 6.2, 6.2.0, 6.2.0-rc1, 6.2.0-rc2, 6.3, 6.3-rc1, 6.3-rc2, 6.3-rc3, 7.10, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.6-blfs, 7.6-systemd, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 9.0, 9.1, basic, bdubbs/svn, elogind, gimp3, gnome, kde5-13430, kde5-14269, kde5-14686, kea, ken/TL2024, ken/inkscape-core-mods, ken/tuningfonts, krejzi/svn, lazarus, lxqt, nosym, perl-modules, plabs/newcss, plabs/python-mods, python3.11, qt5new, rahul/power-profiles-daemon, renodr/vulkan-addition, systemd-11177, systemd-13485, trunk, upgradedb, xry111/for-12.3, xry111/intltool, xry111/llvm18, xry111/soup3, xry111/spidermonkey128, xry111/test-20220226, xry111/xf86-video-removal
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connect/dialup/wvdial.xml
r463bc80c r84a779b 14 14 15 15 <sect1 id="wvdial" xreflabel="WvDial-&wvdial-version;"> 16 <sect1info> 17 <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername> 18 <date>$Date$</date> 19 </sect1info> 20 <?dbhtml filename="wvdial.html"?> 21 <title>WvDial-&wvdial-version;</title> 22 <indexterm zone="wvdial"> 23 <primary sortas="a-WvDial">WvDial</primary></indexterm> 16 <?dbhtml filename="wvdial.html"?> 17 18 <sect1info> 19 <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername> 20 <date>$Date$</date> 21 </sect1info> 22 23 <title>WvDial-&wvdial-version;</title> 24 25 <indexterm zone="wvdial"> 26 <primary sortas="a-WvDial">WvDial</primary> 27 </indexterm> 24 28 25 <sect2> 26 <title>Introduction to <application>WvDial</application></title> 29 <sect2 role="package"> 30 <title>Introduction to WvDial</title> 31 32 <para>The <application>WvDial</application> package contains a no-nonsense, 33 quick and easy to use alternative to <command>chat</command> and 34 <command>pppd</command> scripts. If you simply want to dial a modem 35 without the fuss and hassle of <command>chat</command> issues, then you'll 36 want this.</para> 37 38 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead> 39 <itemizedlist spacing="compact"> 40 <listitem> 41 <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&wvdial-download-http;"/></para> 42 </listitem> 43 <listitem> 44 <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&wvdial-download-ftp;"/></para> 45 </listitem> 46 <listitem> 47 <para>Download MD5 sum: &wvdial-md5sum;</para> 48 </listitem> 49 <listitem> 50 <para>Download size: &wvdial-size;</para> 51 </listitem> 52 <listitem> 53 <para>Estimated disk space required: &wvdial-buildsize;</para> 54 </listitem> 55 <listitem> 56 <para>Estimated build time: &wvdial-time;</para> 57 </listitem> 58 </itemizedlist> 59 60 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">TEMPLATE Dependencies</bridgehead> 61 62 <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead> 63 <para><xref linkend="wvstreams"/> and <xref linkend="ppp"/></para> 64 65 </sect2> 66 67 <sect2 role="installation"> 68 <title>Installation of WvDial</title> 27 69 28 <para>The <application>WvDial</application> package contains a no-nonsense, 29 quick and easy to use alternative to <command>chat</command> and 30 <command>pppd</command> scripts. If you simply want to dial a modem 31 without the fuss and hassle of <command>chat</command> issues, then you'll 32 want this.</para> 70 <para>Install <application>WvDial</application> by running the following 71 commands:</para> 33 72 34 <sect3><title>Package information</title> 35 <itemizedlist spacing='compact'> 36 <listitem><para>Download (HTTP): 37 <ulink url="&wvdial-download-http;"/></para></listitem> 38 <listitem><para>Download (FTP): 39 <ulink url="&wvdial-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem> 40 <listitem><para>Download MD5 sum: &wvdial-md5sum;</para></listitem> 41 <listitem><para>Download size: &wvdial-size;</para></listitem> 42 <listitem><para>Estimated disk space required: 43 &wvdial-buildsize;</para></listitem> 44 <listitem><para>Estimated build time: 45 &wvdial-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist> 46 </sect3> 73 <screen><userinput>make PREFIX=/usr</userinput></screen> 74 75 <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para> 76 77 <screen role="root"><userinput>make PREFIX=/usr install</userinput></screen> 78 79 </sect2> 80 81 <sect2 role="configuration"> 82 <title>Configuring WvDial</title> 47 83 48 <sect3><title><application>WvDial</application> dependencies</title> 49 <sect4><title>Required</title> 50 <para><xref linkend="wvstreams"/> and <xref linkend="ppp"/></para> 51 </sect4> 52 </sect3> 84 <sect3 id="wvdial-config"> 85 <title>Config Files</title> 86 87 <para><filename>/etc/wvdial.conf</filename> and 88 <filename>/etc/ppp/peers/*</filename></para> 89 90 <indexterm zone="wvdial wvdial-config"> 91 <primary sortas="e-etc-wvdial.conf">/etc/wvdial.conf</primary> 92 </indexterm> 93 94 <indexterm zone="wvdial wvdial-config"> 95 <primary sortas="e-etc-ppp-peers">/etc/ppp/peers/*</primary> 96 </indexterm> 97 98 </sect3> 99 100 <sect3> 101 <title>Configuration Information</title> 53 102 54 </sect2> 103 <para>Perform the following two commands as the 104 <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para> 55 105 56 <s ect2>57 <title>Installation of <application>WvDial</application></title>106 <screen role='root'><userinput>touch /etc/wvdial.conf && 107 wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf</userinput></screen> 58 108 59 <para>Install <application>WvDial</application> by running the following 60 commands:</para> 109 <para><command>wvdialconf</command> will test that you have a working modem 110 and try to determine its exact setup. You will then need to enter your 111 ISP's phone number, login name and password into the 112 <filename>/etc/wvdial.conf</filename> file.</para> 113 114 <para>You then start <command>wvdial</command> with:</para> 61 115 62 <screen><userinput> <command>make PREFIX=/usr</command></userinput></screen>116 <screen><userinput>wvdial</userinput></screen> 63 117 64 <para>Now, as the root user:</para> 118 <para>For more information, examine the <command>wvdialconf</command>, 119 <filename>wvdial.conf</filename> and <command>wvdial</command> man 120 pages. Also, have a look at <ulink 121 url="http://www.electronicschat.org/nonroot-dialout/index.html">the 122 Non-Root Dial Out HOWTO</ulink> if you want to give non-root users 123 access to <command>wvdial</command>.</para> 124 125 </sect3> 126 127 </sect2> 128 129 <sect2 role="content"> 130 <title>Contents</title> 65 131 66 <screen><userinput role='root'><command>make PREFIX=/usr install</command></userinput></screen> 132 <segmentedlist> 133 <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle> 134 <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle> 135 <segtitle>Installed Directory</segtitle> 136 137 <seglistitem> 138 <seg>wvdial and wvdialconf</seg> 139 <seg>None</seg> 140 <seg>/etc/ppp/peers</seg> 141 </seglistitem> 142 </segmentedlist> 143 144 <variablelist> 145 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead> 146 <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?> 147 <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?> 148 149 <varlistentry id="wvdial-prog"> 150 <term><command>wvdial</command></term> 151 <listitem> 152 <para>Starts a PPP connection.</para> 153 <indexterm zone="wvdial wvdial-prog"> 154 <primary sortas="b-wvdial">wvdial</primary> 155 </indexterm> 156 </listitem> 157 </varlistentry> 158 159 <varlistentry id="wvdialconf"> 160 <term><command>wvdialconf</command></term> 161 <listitem> 162 <para>automates the configuration of 163 <command>wvdial</command>.</para> 164 <indexterm zone="wvdial wvdialconf"> 165 <primary sortas="b-wvdialconf">wvdialconf</primary> 166 </indexterm> 167 </listitem> 168 </varlistentry> 169 170 </variablelist> 67 171 68 </sect2> 69 70 <sect2> 71 <title>Configuring <application>WvDial</application></title> 72 73 <sect3 id="wvdial-config"><title>Config files</title> 74 <para><filename>/etc/wvdial.conf</filename> and 75 <filename>/etc/ppp/peers/*</filename></para> 76 <indexterm zone="wvdial wvdial-config"> 77 <primary sortas="e-etc-wvdial.conf">/etc/wvdial.conf</primary></indexterm> 78 <indexterm zone="wvdial wvdial-config"> 79 <primary sortas="e-etc-ppp-peers">/etc/ppp/peers/*</primary></indexterm> 80 </sect3> 81 82 <sect3><title>Configuration Information</title> 83 84 <para>Perform the following two commands as the root user:</para> 85 86 <screen><userinput role='root'><command>touch /etc/wvdial.conf && 87 wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf</command></userinput></screen> 88 89 <para><command>wvdialconf</command> will test that you have a working modem 90 and try to determine its exact setup. You will then need to enter your 91 <acronym>ISP</acronym>'s phone number, login name and password into the 92 <filename>/etc/wvdial.conf</filename> file.</para> 93 94 <para>You then start wvdial with:</para> 95 96 <screen><userinput><command>wvdial</command></userinput></screen> 97 98 <para>For more information, examine the wvdialconf, wvdial.conf and 99 wvdial man pages. Also, have a look at <ulink 100 url="http://www.electronicschat.org/nonroot-dialout/index.html">the 101 Non-Root Dial Out HOWTO</ulink> if you want to give non-root users 102 access to <command>wvdial</command>.</para> 103 104 </sect3> 105 106 </sect2> 107 108 <sect2> 109 <title>Contents</title> 110 111 <segmentedlist> 112 <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle> 113 <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle> 114 <segtitle>Installed Directory</segtitle> 115 116 <seglistitem> 117 <seg>wvdial and wvdialconf</seg> 118 <seg>None</seg> 119 <seg>/etc/ppp/peers</seg> 120 </seglistitem> 121 </segmentedlist> 122 123 <variablelist> 124 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead> 125 <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?> 126 127 <varlistentry id="wvdial-prog"> 128 <term><command>wvdial</command></term> 129 <listitem><para>Starts a <acronym>PPP</acronym> connection.</para> 130 <indexterm zone="wvdial wvdial-prog"> 131 <primary sortas="b-wvdial">wvdial</primary> 132 </indexterm></listitem> 133 </varlistentry> 134 135 <varlistentry id="wvdialconf"> 136 <term><command>wvdialconf</command></term> 137 <listitem><para>automates the configuration of 138 <command>wvdial</command>.</para> 139 <indexterm zone="wvdial wvdialconf"> 140 <primary sortas="b-wvdialconf">wvdialconf</primary> 141 </indexterm></listitem> 142 </varlistentry> 143 </variablelist> 144 145 </sect2> 172 </sect2> 146 173 147 174 </sect1>
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