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149 lines
4.7 KiB
XML
149 lines
4.7 KiB
XML
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
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<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN"
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"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd" [
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<!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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%general-entities;
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<!ENTITY wvdial-download-http "http://open.nit.ca/download/wvdial-&wvdial-version;.tar.gz">
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<!ENTITY wvdial-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.ing-steen.se/pub/unix/unsort/wvdial-&wvdial-version;.tar.gz">
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<!ENTITY wvdial-md5sum "8648c044305fc66ee33ecc55d36f8c8b">
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<!ENTITY wvdial-size "66 KB">
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<!ENTITY wvdial-buildsize "2.7 MB">
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<!ENTITY wvdial-time "0.06 SBU">
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]>
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<sect1 id="wvdial" xreflabel="WvDial-&wvdial-version;">
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<sect1info>
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<othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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<date>$Date$</date>
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</sect1info>
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<?dbhtml filename="wvdial.html"?>
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<title>WvDial-&wvdial-version;</title>
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<indexterm zone="wvdial">
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<primary sortas="a-WvDial">WvDial</primary></indexterm>
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<sect2>
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<title>Introduction to <application>WvDial</application></title>
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<para>The <application>WvDial</application> package contains a no-nonsense,
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quick and easy to use alternative to <command>chat</command> and
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<command>pppd</command> scripts. If you simply want to dial a modem
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without the fuss and hassle of <command>chat</command> issues, then you'll
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want this.</para>
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<sect3><title>Package information</title>
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<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
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<listitem><para>Download (HTTP):
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<ulink url="&wvdial-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Download (FTP):
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<ulink url="&wvdial-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Download MD5 sum: &wvdial-md5sum;</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Download size: &wvdial-size;</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Estimated disk space required:
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&wvdial-buildsize;</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Estimated build time:
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&wvdial-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
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</sect3>
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<sect3><title><application>WvDial</application> dependencies</title>
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<sect4><title>Required</title>
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<para><xref linkend="wvstreams"/> and <xref linkend="ppp"/></para>
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</sect4>
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</sect3>
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</sect2>
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<sect2>
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<title>Installation of <application>WvDial</application></title>
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<para>Install <application>WvDial</application> by running the following
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commands:</para>
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<screen><userinput><command>make PREFIX=/usr</command></userinput></screen>
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<para>Now, as the root user:</para>
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<screen><userinput role='root'><command>make PREFIX=/usr install</command></userinput></screen>
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</sect2>
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<sect2>
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<title>Configuring <application>WvDial</application></title>
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<sect3 id="wvdial-config"><title>Config files</title>
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<para><filename>/etc/wvdial.conf</filename> and
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<filename>/etc/ppp/peers/*</filename></para>
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<indexterm zone="wvdial wvdial-config">
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<primary sortas="e-etc-wvdial.conf">/etc/wvdial.conf</primary></indexterm>
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<indexterm zone="wvdial wvdial-config">
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<primary sortas="e-etc-ppp-peers">/etc/ppp/peers/*</primary></indexterm>
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</sect3>
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<sect3><title>Configuration Information</title>
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<para>Perform the following two commands as the root user:</para>
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<screen><userinput role='root'><command>touch /etc/wvdial.conf &&
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wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf</command></userinput></screen>
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<para><command>wvdialconf</command> will test that you have a working modem
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and try to determine its exact setup. You will then need to enter your
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<acronym>ISP</acronym>'s phone number, login name and password into the
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<filename>/etc/wvdial.conf</filename> file.</para>
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<para>You then start wvdial with:</para>
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<screen><userinput><command>wvdial</command></userinput></screen>
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<para>For more information, examine the wvdialconf, wvdial.conf and
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wvdial man pages. Also, have a look at <ulink
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url="http://www.electronicschat.org/nonroot-dialout/index.html">the
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Non-Root Dial Out HOWTO</ulink> if you want to give non-root users
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access to <command>wvdial</command>.</para>
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</sect3>
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</sect2>
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<sect2>
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<title>Contents</title>
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<segmentedlist>
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<segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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<segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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<segtitle>Installed Directory</segtitle>
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<seglistitem>
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<seg>wvdial and wvdialconf</seg>
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<seg>None</seg>
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<seg>/etc/ppp/peers</seg>
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</seglistitem>
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</segmentedlist>
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<variablelist>
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<bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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<?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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<varlistentry id="wvdial-prog">
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<term><command>wvdial</command></term>
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<listitem><para>Starts a <acronym>PPP</acronym> connection.</para>
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<indexterm zone="wvdial wvdial-prog">
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<primary sortas="b-wvdial">wvdial</primary>
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</indexterm></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="wvdialconf">
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<term><command>wvdialconf</command></term>
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<listitem><para>automates the configuration of
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<command>wvdial</command>.</para>
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<indexterm zone="wvdial wvdialconf">
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<primary sortas="b-wvdialconf">wvdialconf</primary>
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</indexterm></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</sect2>
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</sect1>
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