On 8 December 2010 18:46, Thomas Bächler <[email protected]> wrote: > I want to say this: > > 1) We do not need wvdial. This works easily with pppd and chat alone - > wvdial is just another abstraction layer that doesn't simplify anything > (you still have to configure everything that you need to configure in > pppd and chat), so I don't see the need for wvdial at all. > > 2) Implement pppd/chat-based mobile broadband as a netcfg connection. > > 3) Implement pppoe and pptp as netcfg connections. > > 4) Implement support for creating netcfg profiles in AIF. > > IMO, this is the way to go. It isn't difficult, it just needs some time > and someone to do it (it's on my imaginary TODO list which is growing > and growing - meaning I won't do it any time soon).
That's fine too, I was just concerned that we need something that actually works in a straightforward manner. This (netcfg method) would be even better, actually. It's just that I've never tried to dial up with anything other than wvdial, and I haven't come across much documentation that uses ppp for gsm. For eg. I have 2 configuration files that I copied off the net; 1 for 3G modems which I didn't have to edit and the other for cellphones, which needed only the APN changed. I just issue a 'wvdial' to get connected with my Huawei E220 or ROKR E8. I wouldn't know how one would do the equivalent with pppd alone. I've tried adapting /etc/ppp/options by looking at each line in /etc/wvdial.conf, to no avail. Thomas, could you provide an example? I'd like to include that in the wiki and improve existing articles like [1], effectively solving this without the need to have any new software/packages introduced. [1] https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Dialup_without_a_dialer_HOWTO
