configuring dial up in ubuntu Lucid 10.04

[hensandpat at earthlink.net]

chris wrote:
> 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)
>
>
>
>
>   
Bless you  Chris  and thank you very very much,   John