Getting Online with Dial-up using wvdial

[Drehkreuz2000]

Since I am about 100 yards away from actually being able to use cable, I have been forced to deal with dial-up. Getting online is something I have to have even if it means using my slow dial-up. Getting online while using Linux would be great as I need online access to download and upgrade Linux. Here's my problem. With my limited knowledge this is how I have wvdial setup.

[Dialer Defaults]
Init1 = ATZ
Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
Modem Type = Analog Modem
ISDN = 0
New PPPD = yes
Phone = 8705346380
Modem = /dev/ttyS0
Username = myname@sbcglobal.net
Password = mypassword
Baud = 115200

After I type wvdial, this is what I get...

--> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.56
--> Initializing modem.
--> Sending: ATZ
OK
--> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
--> Sending: ATQ0
ATQ0
OK
--> Re-Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
ATQ0 V1 E1 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
OK
--> Initializing modem.
--> Sending: ATZ
ATZ
OK
--> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
--> Sending: ATQ0
ATQ0
OK
--> Re-Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
ATQ0 V1 E1 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
OK
--> Initializing modem.
--> Sending: ATZ
ATZ
OK
--> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
--> Sending: ATQ0
ATQ0
OK
--> Re-Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
ATQ0 V1 E1 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
OK

then it stops and returns to the prompt. The modem never attempts to dial. Now, my information.

Asus A7V8X-X motherboard
2 gigs of ram
Radeon X800 Pro
Linux-Mint 3.1 Celena
2.6 Kernel
external modem is a 3Com Officeconnect 56k Business modem (has serial and usb connection) using serial.

My first step using Linux is to get online. I've googled and searched and read and that above is how far I have gotten. Any help will be extremely appreciated.

-Dreh-

[valan]

Check out the PPP How To at the Linux Documentation Project, you might find some useful info there. You might also try to connect and start PPPd manually, just to make sure it can be done, to give you an idea of what needs to be done. It's been too long since I've used dial up to remember any of this.

[Trio3b]

Sorry, I am more familiar with Kppp, but

Check to see that:

1. The serial port is initiated during boot and is accessible to the user

2. Make sure wvdial has the proper permissions. Permissions ate my lunch in a wvdial - VectorLinux install.

3. open a terminal, login and type "setserial" (you may have to do this as root)
this should return some info about the availability of the port and its interrupt

4. It appears as though your settings in wvdial are OK and init strings are OK

5. check to see that wvdial has written a wvdial.conf file (I think it should be in /etc). Open it and see if the info you have entered into the GUI frontend is actually in the file.

6. also try setting device to /dev/modem. I could be wrong but I think wvdial has a built in link to ttyS0, so it may be looking for "modem".

7. Also see if users are added to tty group under /etc/group

8. What happens when you hit the run wvdial.conf button in the setup dialog?

Sorry, can't think of anything else right now.

[Drehkreuz2000]

Thanks for the replies, guys.

I'm using kppp now and I actually managed to get it working. For the first few days it was doing great. Now, all the sudden the "modem command" tab has lost all of the modem commands. I have tried reinstalling kpp to see if it would automatically rebuild the commands, no success. Now I am trying to rebuild it myself. I have tried several init strings and have got the modem to dial the ISP, but now I get a DLP error (Digital Line Protector) and it tells me to disconnect asap or my modem will become damaged if I attempt to connect to a digital line. I'm using the exact same number for my ISP. Do you know a default init string I could use? I'm not at my computer atm, so I cannot post the current commands I am using, but later I will. Just confused about this DLP error out of nowhere.

Thanks again.