I believe that Suse Yast2 selects the modem kernel driver settings from the
modem module.Let's try two things:1) Try it manually:r...@linux:/# wvdial -C
/etc/wvdial.confr...@linux:/# ifconfig ppp0A similar output should be
displayed:ppp0 Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol inet addr:10.69.60.203
P-t-P:192.168.254.254 Mask:255.255.255.255UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP
MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1RX packets:4 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0TX
packets:5 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0collisions:0 txqueuelen:3 RX
bytes:64 (64.0 b) TX bytes:97 (97.0 b)Does that look like what you manually
designated?Alternate Solution: You can start your modem automatically and
bypass Yast2 by adding your startup string directly to /etc/rc.local at
boot:/usr/sbin/wvdial -C /etc/wvdial.conf[make sure that's the correct path]2)
Verify your settings in Yast2Yast modem configuration documentation:In the YaST
Control Center, access the modem configuration with Network Devices > Modem. If
your modem was not automatically detected, open the dialog for manual
configuration by clicking Add. In the dialog that opens, enter the interface to
which the modem is connected for Modem Device. Configure supported CDMA and
GPRS modems with the YaST modem module just as you would configure regular
modems.From:
http://www.novell.com/documentation/sles10/sles_admin/index.html?page=/documentation/sles10/sles_admin/data/sec_basicnet_yast.htmlIt's
a fairly good bet that your settings are being passed to the modem, but the
kernel driver and modem itself is not compatible with those settings.You say
that these were the same in XP? I am not understanding... Did you recently
rebuild this server? Are you running a liveCd or comparing the modem as
initialized in another computer?Also, what is your process to compare your
download and throughput time, just out of curiosity? BUT THE BIG QUESTION is
whether this is a WINMODEM or not? It's always worth doing a quick two page
google of:1) Your MODEM device manufacturer and model.2) Your distro version.3)
Any error - in this case MTU..Some modems have specific anomolies based on
known hardware limitations of the specification, kernel driver issues, and
distro (just like ethernet, graphics cards, etc).Use the Source, young Jedi!
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stay happily ignorant.> Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:58:00 -0700> From:
[email protected]> To: [email protected]> Subject: Re:
newbie has problems w/ dialup> > Based on the suggestions and some research,
I've modified the MTU and> MRU to appropriate values for dialup. In
/etc/ppp/options I've added> two lines after the line "crtstcs":> MTU 576> MRU
512> > When the modem is connected /sbin/ifconfig shows the following for
modem0:> UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:512 Metric:1> There is
still no overall difference in download speed. Still takes> 170-180 seconds to
download 150 Kb.> > It seemed worth it to try changing from the openSUSE to the
WinXP init> string since the differences in the Hayes commands don't seem that>
significant (although I wonder why echo is on in openSUSE and off in> WinXP.).
YaST2 recognizes the modem (/dev/ttyUSB0). However, I can't> get it to maintain
changes after clicking all the way through to> "finish". Each time I return
through YaST the modem baud rate is back> to the highest rate (400000) instead
of the 57600 I changed it to, and> the init string is back to the openSUSE
original from the WinXP> substitution.> > Sooo, I modified /etc/wvdial.conf.
Changed baud to 57600 and the init> string to the WinXP version. After
connecting to the Internet, I> examined the KInternet log, which showed wvdial
used the openSUSE init> string instead of the WinXP version substituted in
wvdial.conf.> Checking wvdial.conf, the substitutions were there, and checking>
through YaST, the baud was back to 4000000 and the openSUSE init> string was
back.> > QUESTIONS:> 1.) Why does ifconfig show MTU 512 when /etc/ppp/options
has MTU 576?> 2.) How do I get YaST to accept the baud rate and init string
changes> or get wvdial.conf to execute the changes?>
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