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A Quick Config for wvdial

wvdial is a PPP Dialer, which you can use for dialing your dial-up modems

  1. Connect your gsm modem to your pc via usb
  2. Now check whether your modem has connected or not
    issue this command on the terminal lsusb
  3. Now run wvdialconf , which will automatically create the wvdial.conf files with the necessary data about your gsm device
  4. Now you need to edit the wvdial.conf file
    1. vim /etc/wvdial.conf
    2. add this line Init3 = AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","here write your access point"
    3. Remove ; infront of Phone,Username and Password 
    4. Add your username and password after deleting <your username="username"> and <your password="password">
    5. Add the number to dial after Phone=
      Eg: Phone=*99#
    6. Now save the file by issuing the command :wq in command mode of the vim
  5. Now to Connect to Internet using your gsm modem, issue this command on the terminal
    sudo wvdial 
NB : You may need root privilege to perform the above mentioned tasks. Prepend sudo before each command or switch user with sudo su command first


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