| Original author(s) | Dave Coombs / Avery Pennarun |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 1.61 / September 19, 2009 |
| Repository | |
| Operating system | Linux |
| Type | Internet |
| License | GNU Lesser General Public License |
| Website | alumnit.ca at theWayback Machine (archived 2011-05-04) |
WvDial (pronounced 'weave-dial'[1]) is a utility that helps in makingmodem-based connections to the Internet that is included in some Linux distributions.[2] WvDial is aPoint-to-Point Protocoldialer: it dials a modem and startspppd in order to connect to theInternet.[3] It uses thewvstreams library.[4]
WvDial uses heuristics to guess how to dial and log into a server, alleviating the need to write a login script.[5]
There are some GUI tools which allows using WvDial:
Official website at theWayback Machine (archived 2011-05-04)
wvdial(1) – Linux User CommandsManualwvdialconf(1) – Linux User CommandsManualwvdial.conf(5) – Linux File FormatsManual