configuring dial up in ubuntu Lucid 10.04

[chris]

On Sat, 2010-03-27 at 12:29 +0100, Jan Litwiński wrote:
> G'day hensandpat,
> 
> * hensandpat at earthlink.net <hensandpat at earthlink.net> [100327 12:21] wrote:
> > Jan Litwin'ski wrote:
> > > G'day chris,
> > >
> > > * chris <chevhq at gmail.com> [100327 10:06] wrote:
> > >   
> > >> Hi
> > >> Has any one successfully configured a dialup connection in lucid?
> > >>
> > >> I can get a connection to my isp using pon,  but am unable to use
> > >> firefox/Evolution mail etc
> > >>
> > >> Any ideas will be appreciated
> > >>
> > >> regards the kiwi
> > >>
> > >>     
> > > Have you put dns entry in /etc/resolv.conf?
> > >
> > >   
> > Chris, would you know where I can find the latest dial up installation 
> > instructions for ubuntu/kubuntu John
> 

> 


This link shows instructions that were applicable up to 8.10 (thereabouts). Configuring
dialup from network manager seemed to disappear around that time.
Up until 9.04 these instructions seemed to work.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DialupModemHowto/SetUpDialer


This information is from

https://docs.google.com/View?id=ddj988ww_4gxnzrsgc

quote

to install dial­up on Ubuntu systems after 7.10
As the Ubuntu Developers saw fit to remove wvdial from the distribution,
this has now become a major headache for those of us who do not have
broadband.

My Solution to this issue is as follows.
This solution is only for external hardware modems 56k
Win modems do not work under Linux
They need Windows code from the windows operating system.
Beg from a friend or neighbour some internet time, or go to an Internet
cafe.
Download the following packages
libxplc0.3.13>  (the greater than sign means this version or later)
libwvstreams.4.4­base >
libwvstreams.4.4­base­extras >
libuniconf.4.4 >
libwvdial_1.60 >
optional gnome ppp  (does not work with most configurations nowadays
with out a lot 
of tweaking)
Then, System>administratoin>Users and Groups: Unlock:  highlight your
Username 
and select properties > user Privileges.
Tick use modems
Tick the conect to internet via modem box
then click on manage Groups
Look for the group name dip Highlight and then click on properties
Add your username to this group
Add your username to dialout group
If you cannot see these groups, which is possible
then open a termional by Applications>Accessories>terminal, and type the
following 
commands
sudo adduser (username) dip
sudo adduser (username) dialout
Then do the following
gksudo gedit /etc/ppp/options
at the first blank line in this file
press enter then type the following
replacedefaultroute
If this line causes issues, it can be fixed latter by re­editing the
file and placing a # a the 
front of the line.
ensure there is no space at the begining of the line.
Save and close the file
you now need to edit the wvdial config file

My wvdial.config is shown below as a template
use the following command in a terminal.

gksudo gedit /etc/wvdial.config
if your modem is on com 1, then in linux terms it is dev/ttyS0
com 2 is /devttys1 and so on
Template begins

[Dialer Defaults]
Init1 = ATZ
Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
Modem Type = Analog Modem
ISDN = 0
New PPPD = yes
PPPD Path = /usr/sbin/pppd
Password = #(enter you ISP password, not your ubuntu password)
Phone =
Modem = /dev/ttyS0  #(modem device number)
Username = #(ISP Username)
Init1 = ATZ
Baud = 115200
Stupid Mode = yes
Auto DNS = yes
template ends

Then save and exit 
then from a terminal type sudo wvdial, and you should now be on line
Ctrl c will terminate the connection in the same terminal
I have found with some systems that gome ppp will work after this
configuration has 
been made
Good luck
Ubuntu is a great operating system, and it is a shame the developers did
not seem to 
realize how important dial up is to many of the worlds users

end quote,

However,it does not, and  nothing does seem to work in lucid (Beta)