WvDial (pronounced 'weave-dial'[1]) is a utility that helps in making modem-based connections to the Internet that is included in some Linux distributions.[2] WvDial is a Point-to-Point Protocol dialer: it dials a modem and starts pppd in order to connect to the Internet.[3] It uses the wvstreams library.[4]
| WvDial | |
|---|---|
| Original author | Dave Coombs / Avery Pennarun |
| Stable release | 1.61
/ September 19, 2009 |
| Operating system | Linux |
| Type | Internet |
| License | GNU Lesser General Public License |
| Website | alumnit.ca at the Wayback Machine (archived 2011-05-04) |
| Repository | |
WvDial uses heuristics to guess how to dial and log into a server, alleviating the need to write a login script.[5]
Graphical frontends
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References
edit- ↑ freshmeat.net: Project details for WvDial
- ↑ "Wv Dial". alumnit.ca. Archived from the original on May 4, 2011.
- ↑ "The disappointingly ongoing success of WvDial". apenwarr.ca. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
- ↑ Wv Streams - open.alumnit.ca
- ↑ chat(8) - Linux man page
- ↑ "X-wvdial".
- ↑ "XMESSAGE(1) manual page".
External links
editOfficial website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2011-05-04)
- "wvdial". Freecode.
- "x-wvdial". Freecode.
- – Linux User Commands Manual
- – Linux User Commands Manual
- – Linux File Formats Manual
- Using wvdial with a SecurID one-shot password
- Chestnut, an alternative dialer
- eznet, an alternative to WvDial
- OpenNMS Notification usage example
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