How to configure wvdial for linux?
wvdial is a text dialer, by default it is installed in most of linux distros,to configure the wvdial, open the /etc, you must be root to do these, then run the command: /usr/bin/wvdialconf wvdial.conf this will create the /etc/wvdial.conf, open this file in a text editor and write the phone number, user and password for your isp like this: Phone = 13842392 Username = ctwks25q Password = y72x8y2 save and exit, type wvdial in a termainal to connect, if there is error “NO CRREIR”, open the /etc/wvdial.conf and add this line just above the Phone: Stupid Mode = 1 if still get the error, open and put your user name and password in /etc/ppp/pap-secrets like this: # client server secret IP addresses user_name * pass_word if again that error add this line bellow Init2: Init3 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &F0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 To free the shell and run the wvdial in the backgruond start with wvdial &, after connection enter will free the shell.
