Re: Hardy 8.04 modem concerns

2009-03-01 Thread Volker Kuhlmann
On Sat 28 Feb 2009 09:34:18 NZDT +1300, Eliot Blennerhassett wrote:

 Xtra's login prompts confuse wvdial and thus gnome-ppp.
 
 In Kppp setup choose Authentication: Script based
 for the script
 
 Expect   ogin:
 Send   your username
 Expect   word:
 Send   your password
 Expect   ser:
 Send   ppp

Did you try wvdialin stupid mode with this? I find it hard to believe
that wvdial doesn't work with something as trivial as this.

Did you submit a log of the logins session to wvdial development?

Volker

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Re: Hardy 8.04 modem concerns

2009-03-01 Thread Eliot Blennerhassett
On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 8:32 AM, Volker Kuhlmann
list0...@paradise.net.nz wrote:
 On Sat 28 Feb 2009 09:34:18 NZDT +1300, Eliot Blennerhassett wrote:

 Xtra's login prompts confuse wvdial and thus gnome-ppp.

 In Kppp setup choose Authentication: Script based
 for the script

 Expect   ogin:
 Send   your username
 Expect   word:
 Send   your password
 Expect   ser:
 Send   ppp

 Did you try wvdialin stupid mode with this? I find it hard to believe
 that wvdial doesn't work with something as trivial as this.

I believe that the problem stems from wvdial interpreting the second
User: prompt

In stupid mode, how do the username and password get sent?:

When wvdial is in Stupid Mode, it does not attempt to interpret any
prompts from the terminal server. It starts pppd immediately after the
modem connects. Apparently there are ISP's that actually give you a
login prompt, but work only if you start PPP, rather than logging in.
Go figure. Stupid Mode is (naturally) disabled by default.

? maybe then need pppd chatscripts...

 Did you submit a log of the logins session to wvdial development?

No.


Re: Hardy 8.04 modem concerns

2009-03-01 Thread chris
Yes, I did try wvdial in stupid mode, with the same result.

No i did not think of sending the log file to the wvdial developers, but
can soon arrange that.
many thanks for your help.

As a sub side to this issue, the person involved decided to move to xtra
broadband.
Installed the supplied dsl modem A Thompson speedtouch 510.  Once the
modem had connected to the adsl and the telltale lights were correct,
plugged the machine in with no further issues.
The operating system is Ububtu hardy 8.04.

At present everything is working correctly.
Also this dsl modem works with Ubuntu Intrepid 8.10, on my HP Elitebook
8730, despite there being some network issues on this machine.
just a matter of general information for anyone who has helped me in
this matter.

many thanks for all your help
regards Chris Thomas

On Mon, 2009-03-02 at 08:32 +1300, Volker Kuhlmann wrote:
 On Sat 28 Feb 2009 09:34:18 NZDT +1300, Eliot Blennerhassett wrote:
 
  Xtra's login prompts confuse wvdial and thus gnome-ppp.
  
  In Kppp setup choose Authentication: Script based
  for the script
  
  Expect   ogin:
  Send   your username
  Expect   word:
  Send   your password
  Expect   ser:
  Send   ppp
 
 Did you try wvdialin stupid mode with this? I find it hard to believe
 that wvdial doesn't work with something as trivial as this.
 
 Did you submit a log of the logins session to wvdial development?
 
 Volker
 



Re: Hardy 8.04 modem concerns

2009-03-01 Thread Steve Holdoway
On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:59:35 +1300
chris che...@gmail.com wrote:

 Installed the supplied dsl modem A Thompson speedtouch 510.  Once the
 modem had connected to the adsl and the telltale lights were correct,
 plugged the machine in with no further issues.
Blimey, there's still 2 of us out there. I've got other routers available here, 
but still use my 5 year old speedtouch!

Steve.
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Re: Hardy 8.04 modem concerns

2009-03-01 Thread Nick Rout
On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 12:59 PM, chris che...@gmail.com wrote:
 Yes, I did try wvdial in stupid mode, with the same result.

 No i did not think of sending the log file to the wvdial developers, but
 can soon arrange that.
 many thanks for your help.

 As a sub side to this issue, the person involved decided to move to xtra
 broadband.
 Installed the supplied dsl modem A Thompson speedtouch 510.  Once the
 modem had connected to the adsl and the telltale lights were correct,
 plugged the machine in with no further issues.
 The operating system is Ububtu hardy 8.04.

As you'd expect when plugging into any ethernet router/modem etc


Re: Hardy 8.04 modem concerns

2009-03-01 Thread Chris Bayley

Steve Holdoway wrote:

On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:59:35 +1300
chris che...@gmail.com wrote:

  

Installed the supplied dsl modem A Thompson speedtouch 510.  Once the
modem had connected to the adsl and the telltale lights were correct,
plugged the machine in with no further issues.


Blimey, there's still 2 of us out there. I've got other routers available here, 
but still use my 5 year old speedtouch!

Steve.
  

Mine's a Speedtouch Pro !! (thumbs nose)

;-)
Chris





Re: Hardy 8.04 modem concerns

2009-03-01 Thread chris
Hi Steve,
This was the modem supplied by Xtra, arrived by courier yesterday brand
new.  Seems to work well, out of the box
Cheers Chris
On Mon, 2009-03-02 at 13:03 +1300, Steve Holdoway wrote:
 On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:59:35 +1300
 chris che...@gmail.com wrote:
 
  Installed the supplied dsl modem A Thompson speedtouch 510.  Once the
  modem had connected to the adsl and the telltale lights were correct,
  plugged the machine in with no further issues.
 Blimey, there's still 2 of us out there. I've got other routers available 
 here, but still use my 5 year old speedtouch!
 
 Steve.



Re: Hardy 8.04 modem concerns

2009-02-27 Thread Eliot Blennerhassett
For the record, the solution I came up with for a friend was to use
KPPP which allows entry of a custom chat script.
This was worked out by connecting manually (i.e. using miniterm), and
seeing what the xtra server was expecting.

Xtra's login prompts confuse wvdial and thus gnome-ppp.

In Kppp setup choose Authentication: Script based
for the script

Expect   ogin:
Send   your username
Expect   word:
Send   your password
Expect   ser:
Send   ppp

Note that the password is in clear text, haven't looked for a way
around this. Appropriate permissions on the kppp config file will help
(I leave this as an exercise for the reader, i.e. I don't know where
it is)

Also note that this can probably be done with old style pppd and
chatscripts, but is even more arcane for a normal user.

regards

Eliot


On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 8:16 PM, chris che...@gmail.com wrote:
 Sadly, none of the suggestions offered have worked, and after a day
 discussing with Xtra, ( who continued with the party line)
 my client simply changed isp's
 end of issue.


RE: Hardy 8.04 modem concerns

2009-02-24 Thread chris
Yes, and I can attach that tomorrow.
cheers Chris
On Tue, 2009-02-24 at 16:40 +1300, Payne, Owen wrote:
 You say it times out, do you get a ppp log of the session? 
 
 -Original Message-
 From: chris [mailto:che...@gmail.com] 
 Sent: Tuesday, 24 February 2009 4:31 pm
 To: linux-users@it.canterbury.ac.nz
 Subject: Re: Hardy 8.04 modem concerns
 
 sorry Steve the information I sent you was from the wrong machine  :-(
 
 I have just resent the correct info
 Regards Chris
 
 On Tue, 2009-02-24 at 16:25 +1300, Steve Holdoway wrote:
  Looks like you may need to trawl through the intel website for the
 right drivers ):
  
  Cheers,
  
  Steve.
  
  On Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:07:39 +1300
  chris che...@gmail.com wrote:
  
   Forgot, modem is attached to ttyso
   Cheers Chris
   not ttyusb0
   I am having to send this from another machine not the one that won't
 
   connect.
   
   On Tue, 2009-02-24 at 15:41 +1300, Steve Holdoway wrote:
On Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:33:20 +1300 chris che...@gmail.com wrote:

 Hi All
 I can not connect from my hardy partition to xtra, using either 
 wvdial, or gnome pp.
 This same machine will connect using the the same modem from the
 
 windows partition.
 Can anyone please offer any sugestions?
 
 Regards Chris Thomas
 
Hi Chris,

Knowing what the modem was ( sudo lspci should tell you ) will
 make support easier (:

Cheers, Steve
   
  
  
 
 
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Re: Hardy 8.04 modem concerns

2009-02-24 Thread chris
Hi Steve,
Yes it is on ttys0, and I can hear the modem negotiate the connection.
It then connects, and falls over at the exchange of user names and
password.
As this is a dual boot system, I know that the issue is not
name/password, as they are the same for both systems, as is of course
the isp phone numer.

it seems to be something in the exchange of username or password that
xtra is not acknowledging under hardy 8.04, but is under xp pro

The ppp log reports looks like a keyword, and then crash. times out or
terminates I am no completely sure which.

I will attach the tail of the ppp log to an email tomorrow and see if
you can pick anything up.

The machine is an IBM p4 for what that is worth, with an ibm
motherboard.

This modem I also use on my laptop as ttyUSB0 and I have used it on
several ubuntu dual boot systems with out an issue.

I tried wvdial, with the same result.

All help gratefully received.

Cheers chris 

On Tue, 2009-02-24 at 16:42 +1300, Steve Holdoway wrote:
 That's an external one, isn't it?? So can you talk to it on /dev/ttyS0 or is 
 it on ttyS1?
 ( try connecting to it with minicom, and typing ATZ - it'll answer OK if it 
 is, then you'll be sure which device it's on ). 
 
 Other options, like is it waiting for a dialtone ( maybe from the wrong 
 country? ) before dialling, or can you connect to the clear account that you 
 know the modem can connect to on other machines?? Hopefully that'll help to 
 identify which bit is playing up...
 
 Steve
 
 On Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:27:26 +1300
 chris che...@gmail.com wrote:
 
  Hi Steve,
  Can we start again please?
  the modem is a diamond 56e supra express pro.
  I use it successfully on my other two machines where it connects
  flawlessly to clear.
  However on this machine it will not pass on to Xtra and times out after
  24 seconds.
  
  Attached is the output from lspic
  
  will be grateful for any help you can give
  Regards Chris Thomas
  
  On Tue, 2009-02-24 at 15:41 +1300, Steve Holdoway wrote:
   On Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:33:20 +1300
   chris che...@gmail.com wrote:
   
Hi All
I can not connect from my hardy partition to xtra, using either wvdial,
or gnome pp.
This same machine will connect using the the same modem from the windows
partition.
Can anyone please offer any sugestions?

Regards Chris Thomas

   Hi Chris, 
   
   Knowing what the modem was ( sudo lspci should tell you ) will make 
   support easier (:
   
   Cheers, Steve
  
 
 



Re: Hardy 8.04 modem concerns

2009-02-24 Thread Rik Tindall

chris wrote:

Hi Steve,
Yes it is on ttys0, and I can hear the modem negotiate the connection.
It then connects, and falls over at the exchange of user names and
password.
As this is a dual boot system, I know that the issue is not
name/password, as they are the same for both systems, as is of course
the isp phone numer.

it seems to be something in the exchange of username or password that
xtra is not acknowledging under hardy 8.04, but is under xp pro

The ppp log reports looks like a keyword, and then crash. times out or
terminates I am no completely sure which.

I will attach the tail of the ppp log to an email tomorrow and see if
you can pick anything up.

  


From memory there is an error like this created by 'root' being owner of:

r...@celeron2195-ubuntu804:~$ ls /etc/ppp/* -l
-rw--- 1 root root   101 2008-08-01 11:25 /etc/ppp/chap-secrets
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  1754 2007-10-05 08:57 /etc/ppp/ip-down
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  1892 2007-10-05 08:57 /etc/ppp/ip-up
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   784 2007-10-05 08:57 /etc/ppp/ipv6-down
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   922 2007-10-05 08:57 /etc/ppp/ipv6-up
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 13486 2007-10-05 08:57 /etc/ppp/options
-rw--- 1 root root  1649 2008-08-01 11:25 /etc/ppp/pap-secrets
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   137 2007-10-05 08:57 /etc/ppp/pppoe_on_boot
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root48 2008-08-01 12:46 /etc/ppp/resolv.conf

..which 'user' needs write access to one/some of in order to complete 
the login.


- That could prompt someone who remembers exactly what ppp wants to 
write to; it should be listed in your error logs, IIRC.


Re: Hardy 8.04 modem concerns

2009-02-24 Thread chris
Hi Steve
Attached is the ppp log output of the last attempt to connect to xtra.
This was 5 mins after a successful download of mail etc using the same
modem from the xp partition
regards Chris



On Tue, 2009-02-24 at 16:42 +1300, Steve Holdoway wrote:
 That's an external one, isn't it?? So can you talk to it on /dev/ttyS0 or is 
 it on ttyS1?
 ( try connecting to it with minicom, and typing ATZ - it'll answer OK if it 
 is, then you'll be sure which device it's on ). 
 
 Other options, like is it waiting for a dialtone ( maybe from the wrong 
 country? ) before dialling, or can you connect to the clear account that you 
 know the modem can connect to on other machines?? Hopefully that'll help to 
 identify which bit is playing up...
 
 Steve
 
 On Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:27:26 +1300
 chris che...@gmail.com wrote:
 
  Hi Steve,
  Can we start again please?
  the modem is a diamond 56e supra express pro.
  I use it successfully on my other two machines where it connects
  flawlessly to clear.
  However on this machine it will not pass on to Xtra and times out after
  24 seconds.
  
  Attached is the output from lspic
  
  will be grateful for any help you can give
  Regards Chris Thomas
  
  On Tue, 2009-02-24 at 15:41 +1300, Steve Holdoway wrote:
   On Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:33:20 +1300
   chris che...@gmail.com wrote:
   
Hi All
I can not connect from my hardy partition to xtra, using either wvdial,
or gnome pp.
This same machine will connect using the the same modem from the windows
partition.
Can anyone please offer any sugestions?

Regards Chris Thomas

   Hi Chris, 
   
   Knowing what the modem was ( sudo lspci should tell you ) will make 
   support easier (:
   
   Cheers, Steve
  
 
 
-- Ignoring malformed input line: ;Do NOT edit this file by hand!
-- WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60
-- Cannot set information for serial port.
-- Initializing modem.
-- Sending: ATZ
OK
-- Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 C1 D2 +FCLASS=0
ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 C1 D2 +FCLASS=0
OK
-- Modem initialized.
-- Sending: ATM1L3DT,,087303030,,
-- Waiting for carrier.
ATM1L3DT,,087303030,,
CONNECT 115200
-- Carrier detected.  Waiting for prompt.
 
login: 
-- Looks like a login prompt.
-- Sending: vernacee
vernacee
Password: 
-- Looks like a password prompt.
-- Sending: (password)
Login/Network User: 
-- Looks like a login prompt.
-- Sending: vernacee
vernacee
CLI - Invalid Argument: vernacee
This field is a KEYWORD. The possible values are:
LOGINNETWORK  PPP
Login/Network User: 
-- Looks like a login prompt.
-- Sending: vernacee
vernacee
CLI - Invalid Argument: vernacee
This field is a KEYWORD. The possible values are:
LOGINNETWORK  PPP
Login/Network User: 
-- Looks like a login prompt.
-- Sending: vernacee
vernacee
CLI - Invalid Argument: vernacee
This field is a KEYWORD. The possible values are:
LOGINNETWORK  PPP
Login/Network User: 
-- Don't know what to do!  Starting pppd and hoping for the best.
-- Starting pppd at Wed Feb 25 10:52:51 2009
-- Warning: Could not modify /etc/ppp/pap-secrets: Permission denied
-- -- PAP (Password Authentication Protocol) may be flaky.
-- Warning: Could not modify /etc/ppp/chap-secrets: Permission denied
-- -- CHAP (Challenge Handshake) may be flaky.
-- Pid of pppd: 5485
-- Using interface ppp0
-- Disconnecting at Wed Feb 25 10:53:22 2009
-- The PPP daemon has died: A modem hung up the phone (exit code = 16)
-- man pppd explains pppd error codes in more detail.
-- Try again and look into /var/log/messages and the wvdial and pppd man pages 
for more information.


Re: Hardy 8.04 modem concerns

2009-02-24 Thread chris
So how do I fix it?
Cheers Chris
On Tue, 2009-02-24 at 21:47 +1300, Rik Tindall wrote:
 chris wrote:
  Hi Steve,
  Yes it is on ttys0, and I can hear the modem negotiate the connection.
  It then connects, and falls over at the exchange of user names and
  password.
  As this is a dual boot system, I know that the issue is not
  name/password, as they are the same for both systems, as is of course
  the isp phone numer.
 
  it seems to be something in the exchange of username or password that
  xtra is not acknowledging under hardy 8.04, but is under xp pro
 
  The ppp log reports looks like a keyword, and then crash. times out or
  terminates I am no completely sure which.
 
  I will attach the tail of the ppp log to an email tomorrow and see if
  you can pick anything up.
 

 
  From memory there is an error like this created by 'root' being owner of:
 
 r...@celeron2195-ubuntu804:~$ ls /etc/ppp/* -l
 -rw--- 1 root root   101 2008-08-01 11:25 /etc/ppp/chap-secrets
 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  1754 2007-10-05 08:57 /etc/ppp/ip-down
 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  1892 2007-10-05 08:57 /etc/ppp/ip-up
 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   784 2007-10-05 08:57 /etc/ppp/ipv6-down
 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   922 2007-10-05 08:57 /etc/ppp/ipv6-up
 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 13486 2007-10-05 08:57 /etc/ppp/options
 -rw--- 1 root root  1649 2008-08-01 11:25 /etc/ppp/pap-secrets
 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   137 2007-10-05 08:57 /etc/ppp/pppoe_on_boot
 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root48 2008-08-01 12:46 /etc/ppp/resolv.conf
 
 ..which 'user' needs write access to one/some of in order to complete 
 the login.
 
 - That could prompt someone who remembers exactly what ppp wants to 
 write to; it should be listed in your error logs, IIRC.



Re: Hardy 8.04 modem concerns

2009-02-24 Thread John Rye
On Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:47:22 +1300
Rik Tindall wrote:

 chris wrote:
  Hi Steve,
  Yes it is on ttys0, and I can hear the modem negotiate the connection.
  It then connects, and falls over at the exchange of user names and
  password.
  As this is a dual boot system, I know that the issue is not
  name/password, as they are the same for both systems, as is of course
  the isp phone numer.
 
  it seems to be something in the exchange of username or password that
  xtra is not acknowledging under hardy 8.04, but is under xp pro
 
  The ppp log reports looks like a keyword, and then crash. times out or
  terminates I am no completely sure which.
 
  I will attach the tail of the ppp log to an email tomorrow and see if
  you can pick anything up.
 

 
  From memory there is an error like this created by 'root' being owner of:
 
 r...@celeron2195-ubuntu804:~$ ls /etc/ppp/* -l
 -rw--- 1 root root   101 2008-08-01 11:25 /etc/ppp/chap-secrets
 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  1754 2007-10-05 08:57 /etc/ppp/ip-down
 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  1892 2007-10-05 08:57 /etc/ppp/ip-up
 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   784 2007-10-05 08:57 /etc/ppp/ipv6-down
 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   922 2007-10-05 08:57 /etc/ppp/ipv6-up
 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 13486 2007-10-05 08:57 /etc/ppp/options
 -rw--- 1 root root  1649 2008-08-01 11:25 /etc/ppp/pap-secrets
 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   137 2007-10-05 08:57 /etc/ppp/pppoe_on_boot
 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root48 2008-08-01 12:46 /etc/ppp/resolv.conf
 
 ..which 'user' needs write access to one/some of in order to complete 
 the login.
 
 - That could prompt someone who remembers exactly what ppp wants to 
 write to; it should be listed in your error logs, IIRC.

Not sure about pppd wanting to write - I've always has hassles connecting
to Xtra via dialup and more so in recent times.

Chris, try adding the following to your /etc/ppp/options, (some of the
negotiation timing defaults may be too short)

lock
noauth
defaultroute
ipcp-max-configure 65
ipcp-accept-local
ipcp-accept-remote
idle 600

John



Re: Hardy 8.04 modem concerns

2009-02-24 Thread Rik Tindall



chris wrote:

it seems to be something in the exchange of username or password that
xtra is not acknowledging under hardy 8.04, but is under xp pro

The ppp log reports looks like a keyword, and then crash. times out or
terminates I am no completely sure which.


From memory there is an error like this created by 'root' being owner of:

r...@celeron2195-ubuntu804:~$ ls /etc/ppp/* -l
-rw--- 1 root root   101 2008-08-01 11:25 /etc/ppp/chap-secrets
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  1754 2007-10-05 08:57 /etc/ppp/ip-down
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  1892 2007-10-05 08:57 /etc/ppp/ip-up
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   784 2007-10-05 08:57 /etc/ppp/ipv6-down
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   922 2007-10-05 08:57 /etc/ppp/ipv6-up
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 13486 2007-10-05 08:57 /etc/ppp/options
-rw--- 1 root root  1649 2008-08-01 11:25 /etc/ppp/pap-secrets
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   137 2007-10-05 08:57 /etc/ppp/pppoe_on_boot
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root48 2008-08-01 12:46 /etc/ppp/resolv.conf

..which 'user' needs write access to one/some of in order to complete 
the login.


Compared to old install (see peers difference), from which I used to 
dialup:


r...@celeron2195-ubuntu804:/mnt/sda7/etc/ppp$ ls -l
total 72
-rw--- 1 root root   118 2008-03-30 15:08 chap-secrets
snip
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 13523 2008-05-14 08:35 options
-rw--- 1 root root  1666 2008-03-30 15:08 pap-secrets
drwxr-s--- 2 root dip   4096 2007-11-26 12:43 peers
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   137 2007-10-05 08:57 pppoe_on_boot
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root  4096 2007-06-22 16:55 resolv
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root48 2008-05-29 17:41 resolv.conf

r...@celeron2195-ubuntu804:/mnt/sda7/etc/ppp/peers$ ls -l
total 16
-rw-r--r-- 1 root dip   109 2008-03-30 15:08 ppp0
-rw-r- 1 root dip  1093 2007-10-16 12:28 provider
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   30 2007-06-15 01:51 wvdial
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   75 2007-06-15 01:51 wvdial-pipe


Re: Hardy 8.04 modem concerns

2009-02-24 Thread John Rye
On Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:58:59 +1300
chris wrote:

 Hi Steve
 Attached is the ppp log output of the last attempt to connect to xtra.
 This was 5 mins after a successful download of mail etc using the same
 modem from the xp partition
 regards Chris

After looking at your log ... have you run:
 'sudo wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf'
 yet?

If not do so, then edit /etc/wvdial.conf as root and insert the phone
numbers etc eg; 'sudo gedit /etc/wvdial.conf'

John


Re: Hardy 8.04 modem concerns

2009-02-24 Thread Andrew Errington
This seems related:

http://www.linux.net.nz/pipermail/aucklug/2007-March/001508.html

Can the changes selected by Yast (the configuration tool in Suse) be made
in Ubuntu?

HTH,

A



Re: Hardy 8.04 modem concerns

2009-02-24 Thread chris
Will do and thanks for all suggestions to everyone
Cheers Chris Thomas

On Tue, 2009-02-24 at 21:59 +1300, John Rye wrote:
 On Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:47:22 +1300
 Rik Tindall wrote:
 
  chris wrote:
   Hi Steve,
   Yes it is on ttys0, and I can hear the modem negotiate the connection.
   It then connects, and falls over at the exchange of user names and
   password.
   As this is a dual boot system, I know that the issue is not
   name/password, as they are the same for both systems, as is of course
   the isp phone numer.
  
   it seems to be something in the exchange of username or password that
   xtra is not acknowledging under hardy 8.04, but is under xp pro
  
   The ppp log reports looks like a keyword, and then crash. times out or
   terminates I am no completely sure which.
  
   I will attach the tail of the ppp log to an email tomorrow and see if
   you can pick anything up.
  
 
  
   From memory there is an error like this created by 'root' being owner of:
  
  r...@celeron2195-ubuntu804:~$ ls /etc/ppp/* -l
  -rw--- 1 root root   101 2008-08-01 11:25 /etc/ppp/chap-secrets
  -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  1754 2007-10-05 08:57 /etc/ppp/ip-down
  -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  1892 2007-10-05 08:57 /etc/ppp/ip-up
  -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   784 2007-10-05 08:57 /etc/ppp/ipv6-down
  -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   922 2007-10-05 08:57 /etc/ppp/ipv6-up
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 13486 2007-10-05 08:57 /etc/ppp/options
  -rw--- 1 root root  1649 2008-08-01 11:25 /etc/ppp/pap-secrets
  -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   137 2007-10-05 08:57 /etc/ppp/pppoe_on_boot
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root48 2008-08-01 12:46 /etc/ppp/resolv.conf
  
  ..which 'user' needs write access to one/some of in order to complete 
  the login.
  
  - That could prompt someone who remembers exactly what ppp wants to 
  write to; it should be listed in your error logs, IIRC.
 
 Not sure about pppd wanting to write - I've always has hassles connecting
 to Xtra via dialup and more so in recent times.
 
 Chris, try adding the following to your /etc/ppp/options, (some of the
 negotiation timing defaults may be too short)
 
 lock
 noauth
 defaultroute
 ipcp-max-configure 65
 ipcp-accept-local
 ipcp-accept-remote
 idle 600
 
 John
 



Re: Hardy 8.04 modem concerns

2009-02-24 Thread Steve Holdoway
On Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:25:38 +1300
chris che...@gmail.com wrote:

 Hi Steve,
 Yes it is on ttys0, and I can hear the modem negotiate the connection.
 It then connects, and falls over at the exchange of user names and
 password.
It looks like you're well into problems with the the telecon infrastructure 
setup. Unfortunately, I have no experience with this, being on ihug/voda so 
can't really help.

Good luck,

Steve

-- 
Steve Holdoway st...@greengecko.co.nz


Re: Hardy 8.04 modem concerns

2009-02-24 Thread dave
Make sure you have noauth un marked.

eg 

config file

blah lines of it
finally
#noauth
^remove this and put one on the auth line (if memory serves me right auth is 
set by default).

HTH

On Tuesday 24 February 2009 21:58:59 chris wrote:
 Hi Steve
 Attached is the ppp log output of the last attempt to connect to xtra.
 This was 5 mins after a successful download of mail etc using the same
 modem from the xp partition
 regards Chris

 On Tue, 2009-02-24 at 16:42 +1300, Steve Holdoway wrote:
  That's an external one, isn't it?? So can you talk to it on /dev/ttyS0 or
  is it on ttyS1? ( try connecting to it with minicom, and typing ATZ -
  it'll answer OK if it is, then you'll be sure which device it's on ).
 
  Other options, like is it waiting for a dialtone ( maybe from the wrong
  country? ) before dialling, or can you connect to the clear account that
  you know the modem can connect to on other machines?? Hopefully that'll
  help to identify which bit is playing up...
 
  Steve
 
  On Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:27:26 +1300
 
  chris che...@gmail.com wrote:
   Hi Steve,
   Can we start again please?
   the modem is a diamond 56e supra express pro.
   I use it successfully on my other two machines where it connects
   flawlessly to clear.
   However on this machine it will not pass on to Xtra and times out after
   24 seconds.
  
   Attached is the output from lspic
  
   will be grateful for any help you can give
   Regards Chris Thomas
  
   On Tue, 2009-02-24 at 15:41 +1300, Steve Holdoway wrote:
On Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:33:20 +1300
   
chris che...@gmail.com wrote:
 Hi All
 I can not connect from my hardy partition to xtra, using either
 wvdial, or gnome pp.
 This same machine will connect using the the same modem from the
 windows partition.
 Can anyone please offer any sugestions?

 Regards Chris Thomas
   
Hi Chris,
   
Knowing what the modem was ( sudo lspci should tell you ) will make
support easier (:
   
Cheers, Steve




Re: Hardy 8.04 modem concerns

2009-02-24 Thread chris
Thanks for your efforts
Regards Chris
On Tue, 2009-02-24 at 22:28 +1300, Steve Holdoway wrote:
 On Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:25:38 +1300
 chris che...@gmail.com wrote:
 
  Hi Steve,
  Yes it is on ttys0, and I can hear the modem negotiate the connection.
  It then connects, and falls over at the exchange of user names and
  password.
 It looks like you're well into problems with the the telecon infrastructure 
 setup. Unfortunately, I have no experience with this, being on ihug/voda so 
 can't really help.
 
 Good luck,
 
 Steve
 



Re: Hardy 8.04 modem concerns

2009-02-24 Thread chris
Hi Dave,
thanks for the sugestion.
This setting was changed as from Feisty, and noauth became the default.
regards Chris 

On Tue, 2009-02-24 at 22:42 +1300, dave wrote:
 Make sure you have noauth un marked.
 
 eg 
 
 config file
 
 blah lines of it
 finally
 #noauth
 ^remove this and put one on the auth line (if memory serves me right auth is 
 set by default).
 
 HTH
 
 On Tuesday 24 February 2009 21:58:59 chris wrote:
  Hi Steve
  Attached is the ppp log output of the last attempt to connect to xtra.
  This was 5 mins after a successful download of mail etc using the same
  modem from the xp partition
  regards Chris
 
  On Tue, 2009-02-24 at 16:42 +1300, Steve Holdoway wrote:
   That's an external one, isn't it?? So can you talk to it on /dev/ttyS0 or
   is it on ttyS1? ( try connecting to it with minicom, and typing ATZ -
   it'll answer OK if it is, then you'll be sure which device it's on ).
  
   Other options, like is it waiting for a dialtone ( maybe from the wrong
   country? ) before dialling, or can you connect to the clear account that
   you know the modem can connect to on other machines?? Hopefully that'll
   help to identify which bit is playing up...
  
   Steve
  
   On Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:27:26 +1300
  
   chris che...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Steve,
Can we start again please?
the modem is a diamond 56e supra express pro.
I use it successfully on my other two machines where it connects
flawlessly to clear.
However on this machine it will not pass on to Xtra and times out after
24 seconds.
   
Attached is the output from lspic
   
will be grateful for any help you can give
Regards Chris Thomas
   
On Tue, 2009-02-24 at 15:41 +1300, Steve Holdoway wrote:
 On Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:33:20 +1300

 chris che...@gmail.com wrote:
  Hi All
  I can not connect from my hardy partition to xtra, using either
  wvdial, or gnome pp.
  This same machine will connect using the the same modem from the
  windows partition.
  Can anyone please offer any sugestions?
 
  Regards Chris Thomas

 Hi Chris,

 Knowing what the modem was ( sudo lspci should tell you ) will make
 support easier (:

 Cheers, Steve
 
 



Re: Hardy 8.04 modem concerns

2009-02-24 Thread chris
Sadly, none of the suggestions offered have worked, and after a day
discussing with Xtra, ( who continued with the party line)
my client simply changed isp's
end of issue.

I can't help but wonder how long it will take for xtra to wake up, or
how many customers they have to lose before they realise that many
people do not need/require or want broadband.

just my 70 year olds ramblings.

Thanks for all those who offered the knowledge and support

regards 
Chris Thomas
On Tue, 2009-02-24 at 22:06 +1300, Rik Tindall wrote:
  chris wrote:
  it seems to be something in the exchange of username or password that
  xtra is not acknowledging under hardy 8.04, but is under xp pro
 
  The ppp log reports looks like a keyword, and then crash. times out or
  terminates I am no completely sure which.
 
  From memory there is an error like this created by 'root' being owner of:
 
  r...@celeron2195-ubuntu804:~$ ls /etc/ppp/* -l
  -rw--- 1 root root   101 2008-08-01 11:25 /etc/ppp/chap-secrets
  -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  1754 2007-10-05 08:57 /etc/ppp/ip-down
  -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  1892 2007-10-05 08:57 /etc/ppp/ip-up
  -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   784 2007-10-05 08:57 /etc/ppp/ipv6-down
  -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   922 2007-10-05 08:57 /etc/ppp/ipv6-up
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 13486 2007-10-05 08:57 /etc/ppp/options
  -rw--- 1 root root  1649 2008-08-01 11:25 /etc/ppp/pap-secrets
  -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   137 2007-10-05 08:57 /etc/ppp/pppoe_on_boot
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root48 2008-08-01 12:46 /etc/ppp/resolv.conf
 
  ..which 'user' needs write access to one/some of in order to complete 
  the login.
 
 Compared to old install (see peers difference), from which I used to 
 dialup:
 
 r...@celeron2195-ubuntu804:/mnt/sda7/etc/ppp$ ls -l
 total 72
 -rw--- 1 root root   118 2008-03-30 15:08 chap-secrets
 snip
 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 13523 2008-05-14 08:35 options
 -rw--- 1 root root  1666 2008-03-30 15:08 pap-secrets
 drwxr-s--- 2 root dip   4096 2007-11-26 12:43 peers
 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   137 2007-10-05 08:57 pppoe_on_boot
 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root  4096 2007-06-22 16:55 resolv
 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root48 2008-05-29 17:41 resolv.conf
 
 r...@celeron2195-ubuntu804:/mnt/sda7/etc/ppp/peers$ ls -l
 total 16
 -rw-r--r-- 1 root dip   109 2008-03-30 15:08 ppp0
 -rw-r- 1 root dip  1093 2007-10-16 12:28 provider
 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root   30 2007-06-15 01:51 wvdial
 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root   75 2007-06-15 01:51 wvdial-pipe



Hardy 8.04 modem concerns

2009-02-23 Thread chris
Hi All
I can not connect from my hardy partition to xtra, using either wvdial,
or gnome pp.
This same machine will connect using the the same modem from the windows
partition.
Can anyone please offer any sugestions?

Regards Chris Thomas



Re: Hardy 8.04 modem concerns

2009-02-23 Thread Steve Holdoway
On Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:33:20 +1300
chris che...@gmail.com wrote:

 Hi All
 I can not connect from my hardy partition to xtra, using either wvdial,
 or gnome pp.
 This same machine will connect using the the same modem from the windows
 partition.
 Can anyone please offer any sugestions?
 
 Regards Chris Thomas
 
Hi Chris, 

Knowing what the modem was ( sudo lspci should tell you ) will make support 
easier (:

Cheers, Steve
-- 
Steve Holdoway st...@greengecko.co.nz


Re: Hardy 8.04 modem concerns

2009-02-23 Thread chris
Hi Steve,
Diamond supra express 65e proch...@chris-laptop:~$ sudo lspci
[sudo] password for chris: 
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Memory
Controller Hub (rev 07)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset PCI
Express Graphics Port (rev 07)
00:03.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series
Chipset MEI Controller (rev 07)
00:03.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset PT IDER
Controller (rev 07)
00:03.3 Serial controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset AMT
SOL Redirection (rev 07)
00:19.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82567LM Gigabit Network
Connection (rev 03)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI
Controller #4 (rev 03)
00:1a.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI
Controller #5 (rev 03)
00:1a.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI
Controller #6 (rev 03)
00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI
Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio
Controller (rev 03)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express
Port 1 (rev 03)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express
Port 2 (rev 03)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express
Port 3 (rev 03)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express
Port 5 (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI
Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI
Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI
Controller #3 (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI
Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 93)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation ICH9M-E LPC Interface Controller
(rev 03)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation ICH9M/M-E SATA AHCI
Controller (rev 03)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Device 061e (rev
a2)
03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Wireless WiFi Link 5100
86:06.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller
(rev 06)
86:06.1 SD Host controller: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro
Host Adapter (rev 25)
86:06.2 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C843 MMC Host Controller (rev
14)
86:06.3 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host
Adapter (rev 14)
86:06.4 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd xD-Picture Card Controller (rev
14)
86:06.5 CardBus bridge: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c476 II (rev bb)


output from sudo lspci below


On Tue, 2009-02-24 at 15:41 +1300, Steve Holdoway wrote:
 On Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:33:20 +1300
 chris che...@gmail.com wrote:
 
  Hi All
  I can not connect from my hardy partition to xtra, using either wvdial,
  or gnome pp.
  This same machine will connect using the the same modem from the windows
  partition.
  Can anyone please offer any sugestions?
  
  Regards Chris Thomas
  
 Hi Chris, 
 
 Knowing what the modem was ( sudo lspci should tell you ) will make support 
 easier (:
 
 Cheers, Steve



Re: Hardy 8.04 modem concerns

2009-02-23 Thread chris
Forgot, modem is attached to ttyso
Cheers Chris
not ttyusb0
I am having to send this from another machine not the one that won't
connect.

On Tue, 2009-02-24 at 15:41 +1300, Steve Holdoway wrote:
 On Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:33:20 +1300
 chris che...@gmail.com wrote:
 
  Hi All
  I can not connect from my hardy partition to xtra, using either wvdial,
  or gnome pp.
  This same machine will connect using the the same modem from the windows
  partition.
  Can anyone please offer any sugestions?
  
  Regards Chris Thomas
  
 Hi Chris, 
 
 Knowing what the modem was ( sudo lspci should tell you ) will make support 
 easier (:
 
 Cheers, Steve



Re: Hardy 8.04 modem concerns

2009-02-23 Thread Steve Holdoway
Looks like you may need to trawl through the intel website for the right 
drivers ):

Cheers,

Steve.

On Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:07:39 +1300
chris che...@gmail.com wrote:

 Forgot, modem is attached to ttyso
 Cheers Chris
 not ttyusb0
 I am having to send this from another machine not the one that won't
 connect.
 
 On Tue, 2009-02-24 at 15:41 +1300, Steve Holdoway wrote:
  On Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:33:20 +1300
  chris che...@gmail.com wrote:
  
   Hi All
   I can not connect from my hardy partition to xtra, using either wvdial,
   or gnome pp.
   This same machine will connect using the the same modem from the windows
   partition.
   Can anyone please offer any sugestions?
   
   Regards Chris Thomas
   
  Hi Chris, 
  
  Knowing what the modem was ( sudo lspci should tell you ) will make support 
  easier (:
  
  Cheers, Steve
 


-- 
Steve Holdoway st...@greengecko.co.nz


Re: Hardy 8.04 modem concerns

2009-02-23 Thread chris
Hi Steve,
Can we start again please?
the modem is a diamond 56e supra express pro.
I use it successfully on my other two machines where it connects
flawlessly to clear.
However on this machine it will not pass on to Xtra and times out after
24 seconds.

Attached is the output from lspic

will be grateful for any help you can give
Regards Chris Thomas

On Tue, 2009-02-24 at 15:41 +1300, Steve Holdoway wrote:
 On Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:33:20 +1300
 chris che...@gmail.com wrote:
 
  Hi All
  I can not connect from my hardy partition to xtra, using either wvdial,
  or gnome pp.
  This same machine will connect using the the same modem from the windows
  partition.
  Can anyone please offer any sugestions?
  
  Regards Chris Thomas
  
 Hi Chris, 
 
 Knowing what the modem was ( sudo lspci should tell you ) will make support 
 easier (:
 
 Cheers, Steve
ve...@verna-desktop:~$ sudo lspci
[sudo] password for verna: 
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE/PE DRAM 
Controller/Host-Hub Interface (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE 
Chipset Integrated Graphics Device (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) 
USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) 
USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) 
USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-M) USB2 EHCI 
Controller (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev 82)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL (ICH4/ICH4-L) LPC Interface 
Bridge (rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801DB (ICH4) IDE Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) SMBus 
Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM 
(ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 02)
01:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB PRO/100 VE (LOM) 
Ethernet Controller (rev 82)



Re: Hardy 8.04 modem concerns

2009-02-23 Thread chris
sorry Steve the information I sent you was from the wrong machine  :-(

I have just resent the correct info
Regards Chris

On Tue, 2009-02-24 at 16:25 +1300, Steve Holdoway wrote:
 Looks like you may need to trawl through the intel website for the right 
 drivers ):
 
 Cheers,
 
 Steve.
 
 On Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:07:39 +1300
 chris che...@gmail.com wrote:
 
  Forgot, modem is attached to ttyso
  Cheers Chris
  not ttyusb0
  I am having to send this from another machine not the one that won't
  connect.
  
  On Tue, 2009-02-24 at 15:41 +1300, Steve Holdoway wrote:
   On Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:33:20 +1300
   chris che...@gmail.com wrote:
   
Hi All
I can not connect from my hardy partition to xtra, using either wvdial,
or gnome pp.
This same machine will connect using the the same modem from the windows
partition.
Can anyone please offer any sugestions?

Regards Chris Thomas

   Hi Chris, 
   
   Knowing what the modem was ( sudo lspci should tell you ) will make 
   support easier (:
   
   Cheers, Steve
  
 
 



Re: Hardy 8.04 modem concerns

2009-02-23 Thread Andrew Errington
Well, it seems to be an external serial modem, so it ought to work.

Common problems are:

Modem not switched on
Modem not connected to PC
Modem not connected to phone line
Misidentifying the serial port (/dev/ttyS?)
Permissions on the serial port device
Mis-typing the ISP phone number, username, or password

These are the easy ones to detect and fix.

By the way, I used KPPP for modem trickery and it seemed to do the Right
Thing (but no good if you use Gnome).

HTH,

Andrew





RE: Hardy 8.04 modem concerns

2009-02-23 Thread Payne, Owen
You say it times out, do you get a ppp log of the session? 

-Original Message-
From: chris [mailto:che...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, 24 February 2009 4:31 pm
To: linux-users@it.canterbury.ac.nz
Subject: Re: Hardy 8.04 modem concerns

sorry Steve the information I sent you was from the wrong machine  :-(

I have just resent the correct info
Regards Chris

On Tue, 2009-02-24 at 16:25 +1300, Steve Holdoway wrote:
 Looks like you may need to trawl through the intel website for the
right drivers ):
 
 Cheers,
 
 Steve.
 
 On Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:07:39 +1300
 chris che...@gmail.com wrote:
 
  Forgot, modem is attached to ttyso
  Cheers Chris
  not ttyusb0
  I am having to send this from another machine not the one that won't

  connect.
  
  On Tue, 2009-02-24 at 15:41 +1300, Steve Holdoway wrote:
   On Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:33:20 +1300 chris che...@gmail.com wrote:
   
Hi All
I can not connect from my hardy partition to xtra, using either 
wvdial, or gnome pp.
This same machine will connect using the the same modem from the

windows partition.
Can anyone please offer any sugestions?

Regards Chris Thomas

   Hi Chris,
   
   Knowing what the modem was ( sudo lspci should tell you ) will
make support easier (:
   
   Cheers, Steve
  
 
 


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Re: Hardy 8.04 modem concerns

2009-02-23 Thread Andrew Errington
Err, of course, if it's a dual-boot PC and it was *just working* with the
other OS then of course the first three reasons I suggest are moot.

A

On Tue, February 24, 2009 16:39, Andrew Errington wrote:
 Well, it seems to be an external serial modem, so it ought to work.


 Common problems are:


 Modem not switched on
 Modem not connected to PC
 Modem not connected to phone line
 Misidentifying the serial port (/dev/ttyS?)
 Permissions on the serial port device
 Mis-typing the ISP phone number, username, or password


 These are the easy ones to detect and fix.


 By the way, I used KPPP for modem trickery and it seemed to do the Right
 Thing (but no good if you use Gnome).


 HTH,


 Andrew









Re: Hardy 8.04 modem concerns

2009-02-23 Thread Steve Holdoway
That's an external one, isn't it?? So can you talk to it on /dev/ttyS0 or is it 
on ttyS1?
( try connecting to it with minicom, and typing ATZ - it'll answer OK if it is, 
then you'll be sure which device it's on ). 

Other options, like is it waiting for a dialtone ( maybe from the wrong 
country? ) before dialling, or can you connect to the clear account that you 
know the modem can connect to on other machines?? Hopefully that'll help to 
identify which bit is playing up...

Steve

On Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:27:26 +1300
chris che...@gmail.com wrote:

 Hi Steve,
 Can we start again please?
 the modem is a diamond 56e supra express pro.
 I use it successfully on my other two machines where it connects
 flawlessly to clear.
 However on this machine it will not pass on to Xtra and times out after
 24 seconds.
 
 Attached is the output from lspic
 
 will be grateful for any help you can give
 Regards Chris Thomas
 
 On Tue, 2009-02-24 at 15:41 +1300, Steve Holdoway wrote:
  On Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:33:20 +1300
  chris che...@gmail.com wrote:
  
   Hi All
   I can not connect from my hardy partition to xtra, using either wvdial,
   or gnome pp.
   This same machine will connect using the the same modem from the windows
   partition.
   Can anyone please offer any sugestions?
   
   Regards Chris Thomas
   
  Hi Chris, 
  
  Knowing what the modem was ( sudo lspci should tell you ) will make support 
  easier (:
  
  Cheers, Steve
 


-- 
Steve Holdoway st...@greengecko.co.nz