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* [http://alumnit.ca/wiki/index.php?page=WvDialFAQ wvdial FAQ] |
* [http://alumnit.ca/wiki/index.php?page=WvDialFAQ wvdial FAQ] |
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* [http://tardus.co.nr/securIDdialup.html Using wvdial with a SecurID one-shot password] |
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==HOWTO:- Set up a dialup connection to a private network that requires a SecurID one-shot password generator.== |
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Took me a while to solve this one, and I could not find anything on the web. |
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My employer's dialup remote access uses a "SecurID" one-shot password gadget. It displays a new 6 digit password each minute. |
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The usual diialup ppp tools expect a fixed password, so don't work. |
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I tried WVDIAL and it was so simple. |
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Briefly, |
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as root run '''wvdialconf''' |
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edit the /etc/wvdial.conf file to put in your remote username and phone number, but do not enter anything for a password. Comment out any password line. |
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then, still as root, run '''wvdial password=nnnnnn''' where the nnnnnn is the number on the SecurID. That's it. Note: best to wait till a new number appears, then type in the nnnnnn and press enter. This gives wvdial the max. time to connect and pass the password through before it changes. |
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Full details at http://tardus.co.nr under the "Computers" link |
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[[Category:Network-related software]] |
[[Category:Network-related software]] |
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Revision as of 00:36, 6 September 2007
| Original author(s) | Dave Coombs / Avery Pennarun |
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| Stable release | |
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| Operating system | Linux |
| Available in | C++ |
| Type | Internet |
| License | GNU Lesser General Public License |
| Website | alumnit.ca |
wvdial (pronounced 'weave-dial' [1]) is a utility that helps in making modem-based connection to Internet that is included in some important 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. The connection started with wvdial can be dropped by switching back to the terminal from where it was started and pressing ctrl-C.
When wvdial starts, it first loads its configuration from /etc/wvdial.conf and ~/.wvdialrc, which contain basic information about the modem port, speed, and init string, along with information about your ISP, such as the phone number, your user name, and your password. [3]
If /etc/wvdial.conf is not present, the easiest way to create it is to use configuration utility wvdialconf .
wvdialconf
wvdialconf is a non-interactive utility that helps in generating the configuration file needed by wvdial. wvdialconf detects your modem, its maximum baud rate, and a good initialization string and generates or updates the wvdial configuration file based on this information.
Example:
wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf
Here, /etc/wvdial.conf is the path of the file that needs to be created or updated with the details that wvdialconf detects.
The configuration file built by wvdialconf still needs to be updated with the details like your phone number, username, password for your internet connection in order for wvdial to work. [4]
See Also
- kppp - An automated tool that features a GUI, instead of the daemon's command-line.
External Links
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