How to use connect to Internet via GPRS

[jhandu]

Hi! All
I am using SuSE 10.0 and have a GPRS enabled LG C2500 Phone. I m able to use it on windows. though the modem is detected fine but still i m not able to connect. I have created the connection fine (at least I think) but still to no avail.
Kindly help me in this regard.

[JHB]

Are you using Serial, USB or Bluetooth?

That would affect which device you should use, and if you should bind it to a device.

The modem initialisation string should look similar to this:
at+cgdcont=1,"IP","internet"

It may be necessary to change "internet" to the correct wap setting for you phone service provider.

[jhandu]

HI!!

Thanx a lot. But Its still not resolved.

I am using USB.

I have KDE on my Desktop and GNOME on my laptop. but i don't have kppp anywhere. there is a icon named network connections somewhere the clock, after clicking on it I get, "Dial up Connections --> Connect via Airtel. but even after clicking on it nothing happens.

May b a complete step by step guide can help.

[JHB]

SuSE uses kinternet by default
You can define the new modem using Yast.
Go to network devices, and select modem.

Your device should be ttyUSB0 - you can check this by typing "dmesg" right after connecting the phone.

Baud rate is probably 115200

Init string is
at+cgdcont=1,"IP","internet"
or equivalent

Create a custom service provider

The number is normally *99#
I enter any user name and no password

Then run kinternet and test - open the log window to see what is happening

[Bo_Suse9.3]

Hello Linuxwizards,

I am trying to get an Ericsson F251m GPRS unit to work on Suse 9.3. This is a common terminal for rural landlines in Spain. (On Mandrake 9.2 it worked alright.) PAP authentification OK, but then KInternet comes back with:
"pppd(0) Peer refused to our IP address" .......?????????

I am lost here: wasn't I suposed to automatically receive an IP address from the ISP (Telefonica in this case). What should I do to make this work?

[JHB]

It sounds like you are trying to force the server to take a certain address, instead of changing your own.

Make sure your interface is set to DHCP.
Check in the /etc/ppp/ directory if the options for that device isn't set to use certain ip addresses.

If you look at the pppd man page, it is something of the format
<local_IP_address>:<remote_IP_address>