With SprintPCS I've always been able to just configure the connection via the Fedora Network configuration tool, then it shows up in NM and I can just turn it on and off. This was true with my old 1xRTT service and appears to be the case with the EVDO service, too (although I'm in a physical location where the EVDO service drops in and out).
So, I see no reason that NM can't do this as-is. -derek Quoting Dan Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Thu, 2006-12-14 at 16:19 -0500, Darren Albers wrote: >> You can and it works just like any other modem except I dial #777 (Or >> whatever the vendor wants you to dial) and use a generic username with >> no password. The Chatscript is provided by the phone vendors (Or at >> least Sierra Wireless provided one for my card). I think some >> providers require a PIN but I am not sure how that is handled. > > I'd like to do these bits as automatically as we can, I think. For > example, can wvdial automatically figure out your modem init strings? > Or does it _really_ need a chat file? How different are the various > carrier PPP servers? Stuff like that... > > Dan > >> gprsec (http://gprsec.linuxforum.hu) is the tool I currently use for >> my Cingular (GSM card) and I just use pppon for my on-call Verizon >> (EVDO Card). >> >> Thanks, >> Darren >> >> On 12/14/06, Dan Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > On Thu, 2006-12-14 at 11:03 -0500, Jason C. Greb wrote: >> > > What about looking to see if ppp0 is an active connection? I have a >> > > program called conky that I run on the desktop, and it polls ppp0. When >> > > it gets an IP address, it displays it along with transfer statistics. I >> > > have the same problem as Matej, because I can't make VPN connections >> > > because NM doesn't know it's connected. >> > >> > Yeah, I know that's a problem. But I'd like to do this the "right" way, >> > even if it takes a few more weeks or such. Which means doing the hard >> > integration work and making it "Just Work" rather than trying to >> > shoehorn in stuff to accommodate the 10 different ways Linux distros >> > currently do PPP stuff. >> > >> > Quick question though; for those of you doing PPP over GPRS/EDGE or EVDO >> > cards, can you use wvdial? What does your connection process look like >> > and how did you set up the card/connection? >> > >> > Dan >> > >> > > >> > > Jason >> > > >> > > On Thu, 2006-12-14 at 10:23 -0500, Dan Williams wrote: >> > > > On Wed, 2006-12-13 at 16:06 +0000, Matej Cepl wrote: >> > > > > Hi, >> > > > > >> > > > > I know there are some attempts to make PPP working with NM, >> but I have >> > > > > slightly more simple answer. Is it possible to *discover* >> existing PPP >> > > > > connection with NM created by other means (i.e., running >> wvdial in su-ued >> > > > > gnome-terminal)? I have incredibly crappy connection (or bad >> support for >> > > > > PCMCIA GPRS card in Linux, I don't know), so it takes me >> three or four or >> > > > > more attempts to get connection, but then it would be nice >> if NM could >> > > > > find out that the connection happened and inform other >> programs (Epiphany, >> > > > > Evolution, etc.) about being connected, and if NM would be able to >> > > > > establish VPN connection over that. Is it possible, or I am >> just dreaming >> > > > > RFE? >> > > > >> > > > Probably dreaming for an RFE, sorry :) There's no really good >> way I can >> > > > think of to detect an already running PPP instance since the >> pieces just >> > > > aren't there to do it well. Hence the work to make PPP more >> > > > integrated... >> > > > >> > > > Dan >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > _______________________________________________ >> > > > NetworkManager-list mailing list >> > > > [email protected] >> > > > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list >> > > > >> > > > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > NetworkManager-list mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list >> > > > _______________________________________________ > NetworkManager-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list > -- Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board (SIPB) URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/ PP-ASEL-IA N1NWH [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP key available _______________________________________________ NetworkManager-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list
