On Fri, 2006-12-15 at 10:23 -0500, Derek Atkins wrote: > 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.
Right; Sprint doesn't require username/password for it's data connections, either with PAM/tethered or with CDMA cards. Does Verzion or other CDMA providers? I gather that GSM-based providers usually _do_ require username and password. Dan > -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 > > > > > _______________________________________________ NetworkManager-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list
