User:Tardus

HOW-TO: getting a PPP dialup connection when you have to use a SecurID one-shot password device.

It took me quite a while to work this out so that I can dial-in to work without needing a Win box at home. In the end it was simple enough, using WVDIAL and the fact that the numeric password on the SecurID device is good for at least 1 minute.

as root, run wvdialconf

edit /etc/wvdial.conf with the correct username and phone number, BUT NO PASSWORD.

then, still as root,

wvdial password=nnnnnn (where nnnnnn is the current number on the SecurID; HINT; wait till a new number appears, then type that in - that gives you the max. time for a ppp connection to be made)

That's it! Worked staright away for me. I'm using Xubuntu on an old IBM Thinkpad A22m with 128MB RAM, and using the built-in modem, which wvdialconf found OK.

Full details are on my website at http://tardus.co.nr and look under the "Computers" link.

Hope someone finds this helpful.