Setting up Ricochet in Linux

NOTE: The follow instructions are meant for the Linux CLI, and should be run with sudo or as root.

  1. Install wvdial

    Debian/Ubuntu: apt-get install wvdial
    Fedora/RHEL: yum install wvdial
    
  2. Edit /etc/wvdial.conf and replace its content with:

    [Dialer Defaults]
    Modem = /dev/ttyACM0
    Baud = 460800
    Init1 = ATZ
    Init2 = ATQ0
    
    [Dialer ricochet]
    Username = *
    Password = *
    Phone = 3333
    Inherits = Dialer Defaults
    
  3. Replace /dev/ttyACM0 with the device your modem connected to:

    $ dmesg | grep cdc_acm
    cdc_acm 2-1:1.0: ttyACM1: USB ACM device
    

    Take the device name and prepend dev, so you get:

    Modem = /dev/ttyACM1
    
  4. Start wvdial

    wvdial ricochet &
    

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