Re: [ILUG-BOM] How to connect using wvdial?

Hi Nikhil U need to edit ur /etc/wvdial.conf file where in u need at add a entry as follows [Dialer VSNL]

Username = abc@vsnl.net password=XYZ Phone=4404444 Inherit=Dialer Defaults Stupid Mode=1

Now at prompt u just need to say $wvdial VSNL

and that shuld start ur connection

i hope u succeed

Nikhil Joshi nikhiljoshy@yahoo.com wrote: This may seem lame question but heck I don't seem to be able to connect to net using wvdial It gives the message :

PPP negotiation detected. --> Starting pppd at Fri Mar 8 18:44:47 2002

But I can't view webpages,send/receive mail ..... I have no other option but to use rp3 (which I guess is frontend to wvdial)

plz help I don't want to use X server just for connecting to net