Umesh, RE not able to redial after i have disconnected It is a fairly common problem. A common cure is to remove the modem driver and them reinstall it. Your cogent driver may be usb-serial, through you may have another modem driver "above" it. But try modprobe -r usb-serial On Feb 2, 2008 3:26 PM, umesh b <umesh.kollam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > I have a USB modem EVDO (AC8700). I am using wvdial to as the dial > program. Below is my wvdial.conf > > ===================================== > [Dialer Defaults] > Modem = /dev/ttyUSB0 > Baud = 921600 > Init1 = ATZ > Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 > Init3 = > Area Code = > Phone = #555 > Username = 20111111 > Password = 20111111 > Ask Password = 0 > Dial Command = ATDT > Stupid Mode = 1 > Compuserve = 0 > Force Address = > Idle Seconds = > DialMessage1 = > DialMessage2 = > ISDN = 0 > Auto DNS = 1 > ===================================== > > The problem is i am not able to redial after i have disconnected > wvdial. Below is the trace from wvdial: > ===================================== > linux-wl4r:~ # wvdial > --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.56 (abuild@mandelbrot) > --> Cannot get information for serial port. > --> Initializing modem. > --> Sending: ATZ > ATZ > OK > --> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 > ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 > OK > --> Modem initialized. > --> Sending: ATDT#555 > --> Waiting for carrier. > ATDT#555 > CONNECT > --> Carrier detected. Starting PPP immediately. > --> Starting pppd at Tue Jan 29 22:53:08 2008 > --> Pid of pppd: 4034 > --> Using interface ppp0 > --> pppd: [08][17][06][08] > --> pppd: [08][17][06][08] > --> pppd: [08][17][06][08] > --> pppd: [08][17][06][08] > --> pppd: [08][17][06][08] > --> local IP address 10.1.0.9 > --> pppd: [08][17][06][08] > --> remote IP address 10.64.64.64 > --> pppd: [08][17][06][08] > --> primary DNS address 203.90.87.125 > --> pppd: [08][17][06][08] > --> secondary DNS address 218.248.240.22 > --> pppd: [08][17][06][08] > --> Script /etc/ppp/ip-up run successful > --> Default route Ok. > --> Nameserver (DNS) Ok. > --> Connected... 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See info block in this file > Jan 29 22:53:12 linux-wl4r SuSEfirewall2: Setting up rules from > /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2 ... > Jan 29 22:53:12 linux-wl4r SuSEfirewall2: using default zone 'ext' for > interface ppp0 > Jan 29 22:53:12 linux-wl4r SuSEfirewall2: batch committing... > Jan 29 22:53:12 linux-wl4r SuSEfirewall2: Firewall rules successfully set > Jan 29 22:53:12 linux-wl4r pppd[4034]: Script /etc/ppp/ip-up finished > (pid 4070), status = 0x0 > Jan 29 22:53:36 linux-wl4r kernel: NET: Registered protocol family 17 > Jan 29 22:53:37 linux-wl4r kernel: device eth0 entered promiscuous mode > Jan 29 22:53:37 linux-wl4r kernel: device ppp0 entered promiscuous mode > Jan 29 22:53:37 linux-wl4r kernel: device lo entered promiscuous mode > Jan 29 22:53:44 linux-wl4r kernel: device eth0 left promiscuous mode > Jan 29 22:53:44 linux-wl4r kernel: device ppp0 left promiscuous mode > Jan 29 22:53:44 linux-wl4r kernel: device lo left promiscuous mode > Jan 29 22:53:44 linux-wl4r kernel: device ppp0 entered promiscuous mode > Jan 29 22:54:24 linux-wl4r gconfd (root-4293): starting (version > 2.20.0), pid 4293 user 'root' > Jan 29 22:54:24 linux-wl4r gconfd (root-4293): Resolved address > "xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory" to a read-only > configuration s > ource at position 0 > Jan 29 22:54:24 linux-wl4r gconfd (root-4293): Resolved address > "xml:readwrite:/root/.gconf" to a writable configuration source at > position1 > Jan 29 22:54:24 linux-wl4r gconfd (root-4293): Resolved address > "xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults" to a read-only > configuration source at position 2 > Jan 29 22:54:24 linux-wl4r gconfd (root-4293): Resolved address > "xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.schemas" to a read-only > configuration source at position 3 > Jan 29 22:57:07 linux-wl4r kernel: device ppp0 left promiscuous modelll > Jan 29 23:20:03 linux-wl4r su: (to root) root on /dev/pts/4 > Jan 29 23:21:52 linux-wl4r smartd[3529]: Device: /dev/sda, SMART Usage > Attribute: 194 Temperature_Celsius changed from 130 to 137 > Jan 29 23:35:27 linux-wl4r kernel: ata2.00: 16 bytes trailing data > Jan 29 23:37:18 linux-wl4r kernel: ISO 9660 Extensions: Microsoft Joliet Level 1 > Jan 29 23:37:18 linux-wl4r kernel: ISOFS: changing to secondary root > Jan 29 23:37:18 linux-wl4r hald: mounted /dev/sr0 on behalf of uid 0 > Jan 29 23:51:36 linux-wl4r syslog-ng[2463]: STATS: dropped 0 > Jan 29 23:51:52 linux-wl4r smartd[3529]: Device: /dev/sda, SMART Usage > Attribute: 194 Temperature_Celsius changed from 137 to 141lll > Jan 30 00:16:21 linux-wl4r pppd[4034]: Terminating on signal 15 > Jan 30 00:16:21 linux-wl4r pppd[4034]: Connect time 83.2 minutes. > Jan 30 00:16:21 linux-wl4r pppd[4034]: Sent 1093442 bytes, received > 6868181 bytes. > Jan 30 00:16:21 linux-wl4r modify_resolvconf: restored > /etc/resolv.conf.saved.by.pppd.ppp0 to /etc/resolv.conf > Jan 30 00:16:21 linux-wl4r SuSEfirewall2: Setting up rules from > /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2 ... > Jan 30 00:16:21 linux-wl4r SuSEfirewall2: batch committing... > Jan 30 00:16:21 linux-wl4r SuSEfirewall2: Firewall rules successfully setllll > ===================================== > > > Any ideas why this is happening??? > > -- > umesh3034 >