Hello, Quite a time ago, I made my modem work thanks to advices from this list with module snd_intel8x0m and slmodemd : $ sudo slmodemd -d 1 -c OMAN -a modem:1 [...] Use `/dev/ttySL0' as modem device, Ctrl+C for termination. I am then launching the connection with network manager. As I am doing some debug about low performance, I would like to use wvdial instead of network-manager (more verbose). However, the wvdial is not going well, the ppp0 interface is never up. Do you know what could be wrong with my wvdial.conf ? I have read wvdial.txt generated by scanModem but can not see any error. Details below. KO case : sebek@bourdon:~$ sudo wvdial WvDial<*1>: Modem initialized. WvModem<*1>: Cannot get information for serial port. WvDial<*1>: Initializing modem. WvDial<*1>: Sending: ATZ WvDial Modem<*1>: ATZ WvDial Modem<*1>: OK WvDial<*1>: Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 WvDial Modem<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 WvDial Modem<*1>: OK WvDial<*1>: Modem initialized. WvDial<*1>: Sending: ATDT122 WvDial<*1>: Waiting for carrier. WvDial Modem<*1>: ATDT122 WvDial Modem<*1>: CONNECT 40000 WvDial<*1>: Carrier detected. Waiting for prompt. WvDial Modem<*1>: Authorized Access Only WvDial Modem<*1>: This system is the property of YemenNet PTC WvDial Modem<*1>: Disconnect IMMEDIATELY if you are not an authorized user! WvDial Modem<*1>: User Access Verification WvDial Modem<*1>: Password: WvDial<*1>: Looks like a password prompt. WvDial<*1>: Sending: (password) WvDial Modem<*1>: Password: WvDial<*1>: Looks like a password prompt. WvDial<*1>: Sending: (password) WvDial Modem<*1>: NO CARRIER WvDial<Notice>: Don't know what to do! Starting pppd and hoping for the best. WvDial<Notice>: Starting pppd at Sat Apr 19 16:15:42 2008 WvDial<Notice>: Pid of pppd: 8238 WvDial<*1>: Using interface ppp0 WvDial<*1>: pppd: H�[06][08]��[06][08] WvDial<*1>: pppd: H�[06][08]��[06][08] Apr 19 16:15:42 bourdon pppd[8238]: pppd 2.4.4 started by root, uid 0 Apr 19 16:15:42 bourdon pppd[8238]: Using interface ppp0 Apr 19 16:15:42 bourdon pppd[8238]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/3 WvDial<*1>: pppd: H�[06][08]��[06][08] WvDial<*1>: pppd: H�[06][08]��[06][08] WvDial<*1>: pppd: H�[06][08]��[06][08] Apr 19 16:16:39 bourdon pppd[8238]: LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests Apr 19 16:16:39 bourdon pppd[8238]: Connection terminated. Apr 19 16:16:39 bourdon pppd[8238]: Modem hangup Apr 19 16:16:39 bourdon pppd[8238]: Exit. WvDial<*1>: Disconnecting at Sat Apr 19 16:16:39 2008 WvDial<*1>: The PPP daemon has died: A modem hung up the phone (exit code = 16) but there is never any ppp interface up and then pppd hangs up. Here is the wvdial.conf : sebek@bourdon:~$ cat /etc/wvdial.conf [Dialer Defaults] Phone = 122 Username = XXXXX Password = XXXXX New PPPD = yes Init1 = ATZ Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 Modem Type = Analog Modem Baud = 460800 New PPPD = yes Modem = /dev/ttySL0 ISDN = 0 Carrier Check = no And for reference, what happens with network-manager (OK case) : Apr 19 15:23:55 bourdon pppd[7484]: pppd 2.4.4 started by root, uid 0 Apr 19 15:23:55 bourdon kernel: [ 5260.788000] PPP generic driver version 2.4.2 Apr 19 15:23:55 bourdon pppd[7484]: Using interface ppp0 Apr 19 15:23:55 bourdon pppd[7484]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/3 Apr 19 15:24:31 bourdon pppd[7484]: Terminating on signal 15 Apr 19 15:24:31 bourdon pppd[7484]: Connection terminated. Apr 19 15:24:31 bourdon pppd[7484]: Exit. Apr 19 15:24:37 bourdon pppd[7517]: pppd 2.4.4 started by root, uid 0 Apr 19 15:24:38 bourdon chat[7556]: timeout set to 60 seconds Apr 19 15:24:38 bourdon chat[7556]: abort on (ERROR) Apr 19 15:24:38 bourdon chat[7556]: abort on (BUSY) Apr 19 15:24:38 bourdon chat[7556]: abort on (VOICE) Apr 19 15:24:38 bourdon chat[7556]: abort on (NO CARRIER) Apr 19 15:24:38 bourdon chat[7556]: abort on (NO DIALTONE) Apr 19 15:24:38 bourdon chat[7556]: abort on (NO DIAL TONE) Apr 19 15:24:38 bourdon chat[7556]: abort on (NO ANSWER) Apr 19 15:24:38 bourdon chat[7556]: send (ATZ^M) Apr 19 15:24:38 bourdon chat[7556]: send (AT&FH0L3^M) Apr 19 15:24:38 bourdon chat[7556]: expect (OK) Apr 19 15:24:38 bourdon chat[7556]: ATZ^M^M Apr 19 15:24:38 bourdon chat[7556]: OK Apr 19 15:24:38 bourdon chat[7556]: -- got it Apr 19 15:24:38 bourdon chat[7556]: send (ATDT122^M) Apr 19 15:24:38 bourdon chat[7556]: timeout set to 75 seconds Apr 19 15:24:38 bourdon chat[7556]: expect (CONNECT) Apr 19 15:24:38 bourdon chat[7556]: ^M Apr 19 15:24:38 bourdon chat[7556]: AT&FH0L3^M^M Apr 19 15:24:38 bourdon chat[7556]: OK^M Apr 19 15:24:38 bourdon chat[7556]: ATDT122^M^M Apr 19 15:25:10 bourdon chat[7556]: CONNECT Apr 19 15:25:10 bourdon chat[7556]: -- got it Apr 19 15:25:10 bourdon pppd[7517]: Serial connection established. Apr 19 15:25:10 bourdon pppd[7517]: Using interface ppp0 Apr 19 15:25:10 bourdon pppd[7517]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttySL0 Apr 19 15:25:12 bourdon pppd[7517]: PAP authentication succeeded Apr 19 15:25:12 bourdon kernel: [ 5337.828000] PPP BSD Compression module registered Apr 19 15:25:12 bourdon kernel: [ 5337.920000] PPP Deflate Compression module registered Apr 19 15:25:13 bourdon pppd[7517]: local IP address 82.114.168.53 Apr 19 15:25:13 bourdon pppd[7517]: remote IP address 82.114.168.1 Apr 19 15:25:13 bourdon pppd[7517]: primary DNS address 65.162.184.33 Apr 19 15:25:13 bourdon pppd[7517]: secondary DNS address 65.162.184.34