I'm using PLDT WeROAM in Ubuntu. Had to turn off "LCP echo failure", otherwise the connection will be dropped after a minute.
--- mike t. --- Federico Sevilla III <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Fellow PLUGgers, > > I recently blogged[1] about using Globe Visibility > on Debian GNU/Linux. > Visibility is Globe's unlimited 3.5G/EDGE/GPRS > Internet service, similar > to PLDT WeRoam (although I'm not sure about 3.5G in > WeRoam). > > [1] http://jijo.free.net.ph/25 > > Does anyone on the list presently use a GPRS > Internet service regularly > on GNU/Linux? I'm trying to figure out what causes > the PPP sessions to > stall, on what initially looks like a random basis. > Like I blogged, it > doesn't seem to be caused by signal strength (or > lack thereof), > bandwidth use, idle time, or connection time. The > link just stalls, but > pppd can't detect this since GPRS (or at least Globe > Visibility) doesn't > provide valid LCP echo replies. > > My objective is to be able to set things up so that > Globe Visibility can > become a reliable enough always-on Internet service > for a laptop, and > maybe even for remote offices where neither DSL nor > dial-up make sense. > > Tips, anyone? > > Cheers! > > --> Jijo > > -- > Federico Vicente C. Sevilla III > Information Technology Consultant > Q Software Research Corporation > Website: http://jijo.free.net.ph > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
