modem not responding

[Bill Marcum]

On Fri, 15 Dec 2006 20:52:57 +0200, housam marzouk 
  <housam59 at gmail.com> wrote:
> --> Waiting for carrier.
> ATDT07770777
> CONNECT 50667
> --> Carrier detected. Waiting for prompt.
> ** Welcome **
> ascend%
> --> Hmm... a prompt. Sending "ppp".
> ppp
> PPP: Not enabled

Wvdial waits for a prompt, then your ISP sends a prompt that wvdial 
doesn't understand.  Try putting "Stupid Mode" in /etc/wvdial.conf 
This tells wvdial not to wait for the prompt.


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