Acer Aspire One 3G not connecting to Vodafone UK

[cmcardle75]

I'm having a lot of trouble connecting to Vodafone UK from my Aspire One built in Option Trobetrotter 3G. I've not managed to get it to work once. The 3G switch is on.

I've experimented with loads of pppd options, including turning off different compression algorithms. However, nothing works.

Vodafone simply don't send an IP address back through IPCP. They just send a load of made up DNS addresses.

I think it may be some sort of authentication issue, but there is no indication of failure in the logs, there is no pin on the card. The SIM works fine from Windows in a Vodafone stick.

Any ideas?

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modem information
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+COPS: 0,0,"vodafone UK",2
+CSQ: 13,99
+CGDCONT: 1,"IP","internet","",0,0
+CPIN: READY
+COPS: (loads of different 3g/gprs networks)

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wvdial.conf
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[Dialer Defaults]
Phone = 
Username = 
Password = 
New PPPD = yes
Modem = /dev/ttyHS3

[Dialer Vodafone]
Init1 = ATZ
Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2
Init3 = AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","internet"
Stupid Mode = 1
Phone = *99\#
Model = /dev/ttyHS3
username = vodafone
password = vodafone
Dial Command = ATDT

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additional ppp options
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ipcp-restart 20
debug
usepeerdns

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pppd output
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Mar  8 01:53:44 cmcardle-netbook pppd[4391]: using channel 1
Mar  8 01:53:44 cmcardle-netbook pppd[4391]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0xa0000> <magic 0xb03d760f> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Mar  8 01:53:44 cmcardle-netbook pppd[4391]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x0 <asyncmap 0x0> <auth chap MD5> <magic 0x1adb951> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Mar  8 01:53:44 cmcardle-netbook pppd[4391]: sent [LCP ConfAck id=0x0 <asyncmap 0x0> <auth chap MD5> <magic 0x1adb951> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Mar  8 01:53:44 cmcardle-netbook pppd[4391]: rcvd [LCP ConfAck id=0x1 <asyncmap 0xa0000> <magic 0xb03d760f> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Mar  8 01:53:44 cmcardle-netbook pppd[4391]: sent [LCP EchoReq id=0x0 magic=0xb03d760f]
Mar  8 01:53:44 cmcardle-netbook pppd[4391]: rcvd [LCP DiscReq id=0x1 magic=0x1adb951]
Mar  8 01:53:44 cmcardle-netbook pppd[4391]: rcvd [CHAP Challenge id=0x1 <70c1450032a09ee35ca727c31ced5c60>, name = "UMTS_CHAP_SRVR"]
Mar  8 01:53:44 cmcardle-netbook pppd[4391]: sent [CHAP Response id=0x1 <a39dd6ac4f5ff628af359bcc5c3c3e3a>, name = "vodafone"]
Mar  8 01:53:44 cmcardle-netbook pppd[4391]: rcvd [LCP EchoRep id=0x0 magic=0x1adb951 b0 3d 76 0f]
Mar  8 01:53:44 cmcardle-netbook pppd[4391]: rcvd [CHAP Success id=0x1 ""]
Mar  8 01:53:44 cmcardle-netbook pppd[4391]: sent [CCP ConfReq id=0x1 <deflate 15> <deflate(old#) 15> <bsd v1 15>]
Mar  8 01:53:44 cmcardle-netbook pppd[4391]: sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x1 <compress VJ 0f 01> <addr 0.0.0.0> <ms-dns1 0.0.0.0> <ms-dns2 0.0.0.0>]
Mar  8 01:53:44 cmcardle-netbook pppd[4391]: rcvd [LCP ProtRej id=0x2 80 fd 01 01 00 0f 1a 04 78 00 18 04 78 00 15 03 2f]
Mar  8 01:53:44 cmcardle-netbook pppd[4391]: Protocol-Reject for 'Compression Control Protocol' (0x80fd) received
Mar  8 01:53:45 cmcardle-netbook pppd[4391]: rcvd [IPCP ConfNak id=0x1 <ms-dns1 10.11.12.13> <ms-dns2 10.11.12.14> <ms-wins 10.11.12.13> <ms-wins 10.11.12.14>]
Mar  8 01:53:45 cmcardle-netbook pppd[4391]: sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x2 <compress VJ 0f 01> <addr 0.0.0.0> <ms-dns1 10.11.12.13> <ms-dns2 10.11.12.14> <ms-wins 10.11.12.13> <ms-wins 10.11.12.14>]
Mar  8 01:54:05 cmcardle-netbook pppd[4391]: sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x2 <compress VJ 0f 01> <addr 0.0.0.0> <ms-dns1 10.11.12.13> <ms-dns2 10.11.12.14> <ms-wins 10.11.12.13> <ms-wins 10.11.12.14>]
Mar  8 01:54:14 cmcardle-netbook pppd[4391]: sent [LCP EchoReq id=0x1 magic=0xb03d760f]
Mar  8 01:54:25 cmcardle-netbook pppd[4391]: sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x2 <compress VJ 0f 01> <addr 0.0.0.0> <ms-dns1 10.11.12.13> <ms-dns2 10.11.12.14> <ms-wins 10.11.12.13> <ms-wins 10.11.12.14>]
Mar  8 01:54:44 cmcardle-netbook pppd[4391]: sent [LCP EchoReq id=0x2 magic=0xb03d760f]
Mar  8 01:54:45 cmcardle-netbook pppd[4391]: sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x2 <compress VJ 0f 01> <addr 0.0.0.0> <ms-dns1 10.11.12.13> <ms-dns2 10.11.12.14> <ms-wins 10.11.12.13> <ms-wins 10.11.12.14>]
Mar  8 01:55:05 cmcardle-netbook pppd[4391]: sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x2 <compress VJ 0f 01> <addr 0.0.0.0> <ms-dns1 10.11.12.13> <ms-dns2 10.11.12.14> <ms-wins 10.11.12.13> <ms-wins 10.11.12.14>]
Mar  8 01:55:14 cmcardle-netbook pppd[4391]: sent [LCP EchoReq id=0x3 magic=0xb03d760f]
Mar  8 01:55:25 cmcardle-netbook pppd[4391]: sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x2 <compress VJ 0f 01> <addr 0.0.0.0> <ms-dns1 10.11.12.13> <ms-dns2 10.11.12.14> <ms-wins 10.11.12.13> <ms-wins 10.11.12.14>]
Mar  8 01:55:44 cmcardle-netbook pppd[4391]: sent [LCP EchoReq id=0x4 magic=0xb03d760f]
Mar  8 01:55:45 cmcardle-netbook pppd[4391]: sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x2 <compress VJ 0f 01> <addr 0.0.0.0> <ms-dns1 10.11.12.13> <ms-dns2 10.11.12.14> <ms-wins 10.11.12.13> <ms-wins 10.11.12.14>]

[achim_59]

Hi cmcardle75,

Did you find a solution to your problem?

I've been having similar problems with my AC850. This problem has plagued me for 4 years now and I haven't had many responses to my posts. Nevertheless there might be something in the replies I have had which might help you. When I do finally get a solution, I will post it there... (Linux Forums too, if I feel that starting a new thread is waranted).

I can't paste the link, because this is my first post on this forum. However, if you try searching the "LinuxQuestions" forum for "AC850 Ubuntu 10.04" you should find my post. (Same username as for this forum).

Good luck

Achim

[Rubberman]

How does the Aircard connect to the PC, via PCMCIA bus, or other? Is this a GSM, or a CDMA device? What service is this for (AT&T, T-Mobile, Vodaphone, Sprint)?

[achim_59]

Hi Rubberman,

The Sierra Wireless AC850 is a PCMCIA GPRS/Edge/G3/HSDPA modem (not CDMA). My access is via eplus (Germany). The contract is a BASE flatrate, though that is not particularly relevant.

I cannot post links, because I'm too new to this forum (min. 10 posts before I'm allowed). If you go to linuxquestions.org and search for "AC850 Ubuntu" or just look for my login, "achim_59", you should find my posts and all the relevant info on my most recent attempts to get the AC850 working under Linux.

I recently bought a Nokia CS-15, because it supposedly supports linux out of the box. Well, it didn't work... why am I not surprised? I then tried downloading the relevant package from the Nokia website and tried to install it. There appears to be a dependency problem and it didn't install correctly either. However, the card had started flashing blue, so it knew that a HSPDA connection was available. Hence I tried configuring kppp.

The result was encouraging, if not actually successful. On the terminal I could see what the results of the AT-comands gave. Everything was fine until it came to the "CONNECT" command. Apparently my machine sent a string of gibberish:

~}#@!}!)} }<}!}$}&@}#}$@#}%}&0b}"}&} } } } }'}"}(}"]Y~
NO CARRIER

The "NOCARRIER" from my machine confused me, so I checked /var/log/syslog and found:

Jan 9 16:16:00 achim-laptop pppd[3781]: pppd 2.4.5 started by achim, uid 1000
Jan 9 16:16:00 achim-laptop NetworkManager: SCPlugin-Ifupdown: devices added (path: /sys/devices/virtual/net/ppp0, iface: ppp0)
Jan 9 16:16:00 achim-laptop NetworkManager: SCPlugin-Ifupdown: device added (path: /sys/devices/virtual/net/ppp0, iface: ppp0): no ifupdown configuration found.
Jan 9 16:16:00 achim-laptop pppd[3781]: Using interface ppp0
Jan 9 16:16:00 achim-laptop pppd[3781]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyACM0
Jan 9 16:16:00 achim-laptop pppd[3781]: Remote message: TTP Com PPP - Password Verified OK
Jan 9 16:16:00 achim-laptop pppd[3781]: PAP authentication succeeded
Jan 9 16:16:01 achim-laptop pppd[3781]: LCP terminated by peer (0021: Normal Termination by NCP)
Jan 9 16:16:01 achim-laptop pppd[3781]: Hangup (SIGHUP)
Jan 9 16:16:01 achim-laptop pppd[3781]: Modem hangup
Jan 9 16:16:01 achim-laptop pppd[3781]: Connection terminated.
Jan 9 16:16:01 achim-laptop NetworkManager: SCPlugin-Ifupdown: devices removed (path: /sys/devices/virtual/net/ppp0, iface: ppp0)
Jan 9 16:16:02 achim-laptop pppd[3781]: Exit.

The "NO CARRIER" is obviously a result of the peer hangup. So why did the peer hangup? I'm assuming it is because there was a nonsense string sent by my machine. Is this a compression probem?

Subsequently I tried writing a suitable pppd script (cs-15) and using the old favourite pon cs-15. The result?

Jan 9 22:10:28 achim-laptop pppd[4592]: pppd 2.4.5 started by achim, uid 0
Jan 9 22:10:28 achim-laptop pppd[4592]: Failed to open /dev/ttyACM0: Input/output error
Jan 9 22:10:28 achim-laptop pppd[4592]: Exit.

That came from /var/log/syslog (the most useful echo of system info that I know of). I commented out the udev rule to remap the device which I had used for the AC850 but maybe that might be a way to get pon to work.

I'm not sure that hijacking somebodyelses thread is the best way to get a solution, even when that thread has been inactive for over a year. What do you think? Should I start a new thread?

Cheers

Achim

[achim_59]

starting a new thread.... "cs-15 ubuntu 10.10 problem:cannot connect"

Achim