[ubuntu-nz] A problem with dial-up

[Chris]

On Mon, 2010-08-23 at 22:18 +1200, Ken wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
>     I have to use dial-up because of the area I live. I had been using
> Slingshot until last Wednesday when they change the dial-up number.
> Now I get the following when I try to dial-up using an external serial
> modem (I know, old technology but it did work);
> 
>     From the gnome-ppp log;
> > --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60
> > --> Cannot set information for serial port.
> > --> Initializing modem.
> > --> Sending: ATX3
> > ATX3
> > OK
> > --> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
> > ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
> > OK
> > --> Modem initialized.
> > --> Sending: ATM1L3DT087 308 880
> > --> Waiting for carrier.
> > ATM1L3DT087 308 880
> > CONNECT 115200
> > --> Carrier detected.  Starting PPP immediately.
> > --> Starting pppd at Sat Aug 21 19:20:54 2010
> > --> 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: 1805
> > --> Using interface ppp0
> > --> Disconnecting at Sat Aug 21 19:20:58 2010
> > --> 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.
> > 
>     From plod (terminal);
> > Aug 21 19:20:54 office-desktop pppd[1805]: Connect: ppp0
> > <--> /dev/ttyS0
> > Aug 21 19:20:55 office-desktop pppd[1805]: LCP terminated by peer
> > Aug 21 19:20:58 office-desktop pppd[1805]: Connection terminated.
> > Aug 21 19:20:58 office-desktop pppd[1805]: Modem hangup
> > Aug 21 19:20:58 office-desktop pppd[1805]: Exit.
> 
>     The only thing that has changed is the dial-up number, and
> whatever Slingshot did at their end. I have spent hours trying to get
> them to tell me if there are any settings I can change on my system to
> force a dial-up connection.
> 
> Many thanks,
> Ken.
> 
> 
> 

Use wvdial in stupid mode
gnome ppp calls wvdial.
alter the wvdial.conf file