help with wvdial

[Randy Kaelber]

Bryce C wrote:
> 
> 1. To quit, type Ctrl-C.
> 2. Try chmod 777 /dev/modem. That should allow any user to wvdial.  If
> not, do ls -al /dev/modem and then chmod 777
> WHATEVER_/DEV/MODEM_IS_POINTING_TO
> 

Is that enough, though?  Sure, that gives regular joes access to the
modem, but can it start PPP as a mortal user and expect to configure the
network interface correctly?

I've run wvdial as root (and backgrounded it) and never had a problem. 
Maybe I'm just lucky or foolish.

-- 
Randy Kaelber                                       
Randy.Kaelber@asu.edu
Software Engineer  
Mars Space Flight Facility, Department of Geological Sciences
Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA

"Anarchy is the sure consequence of tyranny; for no power that is not
limited by laws can ever be protected by them." - Milton