Modem setup in kppp

[shengchieh]

To All:

 

I'm having trouble setting up the modem. Could you

folks take a glance at my settings to see if I have

any errors?

 

I'm not able to use the Mandriva's setup because

it keeps defaulting to the (kppp) "wizard" mode

instead of (kppp) "manual setup". So I'm using

kppp to setup things.

 

So far, I have in kppp (comments in parentheses):

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Accounts

AT&T

--

Modems

Modem0

--

Graph

(default settings)

--

Misc

(default settings)

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Under Account:AT&T, I have

--

Dial

 

Connection name:

AT&T Dialup

 

Phone number:

3319805

6810194

 

Authentication:

PAP/CHAP

 

Store password:

x (marked yes)

 

Callback type:

none

 

Customize pppd arguments...

(nothing)

--

IP

 

Dynamic IP address

--

Gateway

 

Default gateway

--

DNS

 

Domain name:

firedragons.com

 

Configuration:

Manual

 

DNS address list:

192.168.0.1

 

(Fyi, my /etc/resolv.conf is

search firedragons.com

nameserver 192.168.0.1 )

--

Login script

 

Expect ID:

Send rscheng@sbcglobal.net

Expect word:

Send <password>

Expect granted

Send ppp

--

Execute

(nothing)

--

Account

(nothing enabled)

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Under Modems:Modem0, I have

 

Device

 

Modem name:

Modem0

 

Modem device:

/dev/ttyS0 (changed from default /dev/modem)

 

Flow control:

Hardware[CRTSCTS[

 

Line termination:

CR

 

Connection speed:

57600 (changed from default 115200)

 

Use lock file

x (marked enabled)

 

Modem timeout:

60 seconds

--

Modem

(default settings)

 

(Note: When I click "Query Modem ...", nothing shows up.)

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When I try to connect using kppp, the log window says

 

Expecting: OK

 

and nothing more happens after several minutes. Are

there any hardware configuration or obvious errors? Do

I need to fiddle with

 

Modems:Modem0:Modem:Modem Commands:

 

and change hardware stuffs?

=====

 

Sheng-Chieh

 

 

 

[moved from Installing Mandriva by spinynorman]

[emmanuel_uk]

wvdial is much better at giving you error messages.

I would try wvdial rather than kppp in this instance

 

Otherwise are you sure your modem has the right driver and so

(you know about winmodem, don't you?)

[shengchieh]

Thank you for replying.

 

Yes, I know about !@#$%^ winmodem, but this machine has a real modem

with a Intel chip. What is the way to figure out exactly what I have? I know

it's in the system somewhere.

 

I'll try vmware later today. The error message "expecting OK" is not much.

 

Sheng-Chieh

 

Typo. I mean wvdial, not vmware.

 

Sheng-Chieh

[johnh123]

wvdial is much better at giving you error messages.

I would try wvdial rather than kppp in this instance

 

Have you been able to install wvdial? I tried to install it with Mandriva 2007, but it says it is unable to install one of the dependencies.

[shengchieh]

johnh123, you should be able to install wvdial thru the control center and

let Mandriva installs it, i.e.,

 

K

-> system

-> configuration

-> configure your computer

 

otherwise download from

 

http://open.nit.ca/wiki/?page=WvDial

 

As for me, I got wvdial installed. However, when I try to run it, I

get an intializing modem error. I.e.,

 

$ wvdial

--> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.54.0

--> Warning: section [Dialer Defaults] does not exist in wvdial.conf.

--> Initializing modem.

--> Sending: ATZ

--> Sending: ATQ0

--> Re-Sending: ATZ

--> Modem not responding.

$

 

Does this mean I have a hardware problem? Is it worth trying with a

different distro? Is there I can do something without opening the box.

 

Sheng-Chieh

[emmanuel_uk]

when I try to run it, I

get an intializing modem

Did you go through the wvdial /etc/wvdial.conf

(or whatever it says in the doc when running it the first time to detect the modem)

It sounds like wvdial is looking at the wrong path/device