Hat off for Piercarlo! Ok O.
Piercarlo Grandi wrote: >>>>On Wed, 17 Dec 2003 18:55:03 +0000, Daniel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>said: >>>> >>>> > >zoro> OK, does anyone know what device path i can use to access the >zoro> modem? (adsl usb) as in /dev/usb/001/009 or something similar? > >Such devices do not appear as such in the filesystem, a bit like the >network interface device, so there is no need of this. > >zoro> i'm having terrible trouble getting the damn thing to login over >zoro> adsl, it connects no problem, so the adsl link is active, but it >zoro> simply wont login to my ISP! > >It's hard to figure out what is the problem without seeing the logs... > >zoro> can anyone help me with this? I've gotten all the driver / >zoro> firmware / installation out of the way, this is the last step and >zoro> it's driving me nuts! > >Well, there are two obvious things to check, your PPP setup, and that >you are not being vtictim of a very annoying misfeature in one of the >crucial Speedtouch tools. > >As to the PPP setup, there are innumerable FAQs, but just briefly here >check that: > >* You have just freshly initialized *once* your Speedtouch with > 'modem_run'. As far as I could figure out, running 'modem_run' for a > second time does not work. To reset your Speedtouch you have to unplug > it, replug it in a few seconds later, and then 'modem_run' will work. > >* You have created a suitable PPP configuration file under > '/etc/ppp/peers/' for your configuration. > >* Among other options this file *must* have a line like this: > > pty "exec pppoa3 -m 1 -v 1 -vpi 8 -vci 35" > > and *must not* have a "connect [ ... ]" line. > >* You also must have a line in '/etc/ppp/chap-secrets' and/or > '/etc/ppp/pap-secrets' with your username and password. > > If you have more than one line in that file, which can be if you use > more than one ISP, you should also define on that line a name for your > ISP, say "ADSL", and then add that name to your PPP configuration file > using the 'remotename' directive. > >If you think taking care of all these annoying little details is a >chore, try to configure OpenSSL cleanly :-). > >As to the annoying misfeature, 'pppoa3' uses a SysV semaphore to ensure >that only one instance of itself at a time can access the Speedtouch, >but the related code is rather extremely naive and in a very common case >it fails to do the sensible thing and access to the Speedtouch remains >blocked even if you use the '-c' option on a subsequent invocation. > >To unblock access to the Speedtouch, first check that no 'pppoa3' >instance is running, then execute the 'ipcrm -S 0x4d444d01' command. > > > >Liste de diffusion modem ALCATEL SpeedTouch USB >Pour se d�sinscrire : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Liste de diffusion modem ALCATEL SpeedTouch USB Pour se d�sinscrire : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
