[wellylug] Re: Modem Problem

[B & B Chapman]

Thanks Steve

wvdial.....etc identified the modem as being on /dev/ttyS0 however this was 
not supported by the Hardware Browser.  I think I've also broken some 
software as Grub complains about localhost.localdomain being faulty.  I will 
delve into this (or reinstall SC3) before I continue.

Regards

Barry

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven Mulvay" <steven.mulvays.groups at paradise.net.nz>
To: <wellylug at lists.wellylug.org.nz>
Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006 11:38 PM
Subject: [wellylug] Re: Modem Problem


Hi,
I recommend trying to use your modem with a terminal dialing program known 
as wvdial and see if that works. To setup wvdial, first of all type the 
following into a terminal as root (or using sudo):
wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf.
Hopefully this will automatically detect your modem and generate a text file 
containing your modem's Initialisation Strings, at the location above Then 
all you need to do is edit the wvdial.conf file, (as root or using sudo) to 
put in your is’s number, your user name and your password. (The places where 
you put these details are clearly marked in the file.) Make sure the user 
accounts you want to go online with have permission to read wvdial.conf. 
Also if your distribution is set up so that only members of a dialout group 
can use a dialing program then make sure the user accounts you want to go 
online with are members of that group.

Once you have done all of this, each time you wish to connect simply type 
wvdial into any terminal or console. I recommend virtual terminal 1, since 
the terminal has to remain undisturbed until you disconnect. (To get to 
virtual terminal 1 press alt+ctrl-F1) When you connect, you should see 
something like this:

--> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.54.0
--> Initializing modem.
--> Sending: ATZ
ATZ
OK
--> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
OK
--> Modem initialized.
--> Sending: ATDT086727234
--> Waiting for carrier.
ATDT086727234
CONNECT 115200
--> Carrier detected.  Waiting for prompt.
** Lucent APX Terminal Server **
Login:
--> Looks like a login prompt.
--> Sending: steven.mulvay
steven.mulvay
Password:
--> Looks like a password prompt.
--> Sending: (password)
    Entering PPP Session.
    IP address is 210.246.9.43
    MTU is 1524.
--> Looks like a welcome message.
--> Starting pppd at Sat Jan 21 20:34:59 2006
--> Warning: Could not modify /etc/ppp/pap-secrets: Permission denied
--> --> PAP (Password Authentication Protocol) may be flaky.
--> Warning: Could not modify /etc/ppp/chap-secrets: Permission denied
--> --> CHAP (Challenge Handshake) may be flaky.
--> pid of pppd: 7981
--> Using interface ppp0
--> local  IP address 210.246.9.43
--> remote IP address 202.0.46.65
--> primary   DNS address 203.96.152.4
--> secondary DNS address 203.96.152.12

Once the secondary DNS line has appeared you are fully connected, (ignore 
the warnings, even wvdial's man page says to ignore them) you can now press 
alt+ctrl-F7 to get back to Xwindows. To disconnect, go back to virtual 
terminal 1 and press ctrl-c. You will see something like this:

Caught signal #2!  Attempting to exit gracefully...
--> Terminating on signal 15
--> Connect time 5 minutes.
--> Disconnecting at Sat Jan 21 20:35:09 2006
gold at toshiba-laptop:~$

Wvdial only has one drawback, it stores your internet password as plain 
text, but it's a good start to getting your modem working. Please let me 
know how it goes, you can e-mail me off the list if you want.

Cheers,
Steve :-)


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