[kanchilug] OAOD (wvdial)

  • From: Dhastha <dhasthagheer@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: ILUG-C <ilugc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, kanchilug <kanchilug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, puduvailug <puduvailug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2011 10:25:46 +0530

Application: wvdial

What it is:

WvDial (pronounced 'weave-dial' ) is a utility that helps in making
modem-based connections to the Internet that is included in some
important Linux distributions. WvDial is a Point-to-Point Protocol
dialer: it dials a modem and starts pppd in order to connect to the
Internet.

To know more about;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wvdial

How to configure wvdial?
http://support.real-time.com/linux/dialup/wvdial.html

To install in Ubuntu:
sudo apt-get install wvdial


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Dhastha
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Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

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