Huh, I've got multiple modems configured just fine (in FC5). And as for the username/password, I just use web/web. You could also supply it and then add 'noauth' to the PPP options.
-derek "Jason Greb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I can probably use the generic system (Gnome) network connections to > create a dial up connection. There is only two problems. One is I can't > seem to add multiple modems (as if I had the Sprint Card, and a built-in > traditional modem), and the other is that Sprint doesn't need (and I > believe doesn't even work with) a username. I can't create a connection > in Gnome without a username. The Close/Apply button goes grey until you > enter a username. I also can't do special things like persistent > connections (the connection drops after 150 minutes or so) and lcp echos > (unless this is all written to ppp0 in Ubuntu). > > What about two different plugins for PPPD and WVDial? Just how many > dialers are there? I only know of the two, but I am sure there are some > others out there... But they probably don't run NM on those computers > anyway. > > Jason C. Greb > ElectroNerdz, Inc. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.electronerdz.com/ > P.O. Box 6556 > Lakeland, FL 33807 > Voice: 863-709-0204 > Cell: 863-860-0985 > Fax: 863-709-0506 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Derek Atkins > Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 5:08 PM > To: Dan Williams > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Finding existing PPP connection? > > 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 > > > -- > BEGIN-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS > ------------------------------------------------------ > > Teach CanIt if this mail (ID 240) is spam: > Spam: > http://canit.electronerdz.com/canit/b.php?c=s&i=240&m=7df24ea75b0b > Not spam: > http://canit.electronerdz.com/canit/b.php?c=n&i=240&m=7df24ea75b0b > Forget vote: > http://canit.electronerdz.com/canit/b.php?c=f&i=240&m=7df24ea75b0b > ------------------------------------------------------ > END-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS > > _______________________________________________ > 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
