Rocky, Sorry. Responded before reading the whole email. To enable a 2nd dialout. just unload and reload the driver. $ sudo modprobe -r slamr $ sudo modprobe slamr Then dialout should be OK: $ sudo wvdial MarvS On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 6:27 PM, Marvin Stodolsky <marvin.stodolsky@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Rocky, > > Ctrl-C stops wvdial in the console which started it. > > MarvS > > On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 5:10 PM, Rocky Rock <xubuntu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Hi, >> thanks so much, the modem works! >> But i have actually two problems: >> 1-How can i disconnect? >> I write this in the terminal to connect: sudo wvdial >> and then i get these info: >> >> rockyrock@rockyrock-desktop:~$ sudo wvdial >> [sudo] password for rockyrock: >> --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60 >> --> Cannot get information for serial port. >> --> Initializing modem. >> --> Sending: ATZ >> ATZ >> OK >> --> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 >> ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 >> OK >> --> Modem initialized. >> --> Sending: ATDT198888 >> --> Waiting for carrier. >> ATDT198888 >> CONNECT 45333 >> --> Carrier detected. Starting PPP immediately. >> --> Starting pppd at Fri Aug 15 14:42:54 2008 >> --> Pid of pppd: 5518 >> --> Using interface ppp0 >> "And some ips here....." >> >> >> Then when i want to disconnet, i just press Ctrl+C to exit. >> But the problem is that i can't reconnect again!!!! >> When i try again i get a message says this: >> --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60 >> --> Cannot get information for serial port. >> --> Initializing modem. >> --> Sending: ATZ >> --> Sending: ATQ0 >> --> Re-Sending: ATZ >> --> Modem not responding. >> >> so i reboot and reconnect and it works again! >> So what should i do about this? How can i disconnect? >> >> 2-My other problem is that the internet is too slow "especially in browsing"! When i use the internet in Windows XP it's much faster. >> But the first time i connected in Ubuntu it worked as fast as in WinXP. I think that there is something in ubuntu that uses the internet and i don't know about it, which makes the internet slow. What do i have to do?? >> >> Thanks. >> >> >> -~-~-~-~-THIS IS MY WVDIAL CONFIG FILE-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~- >> >> [Dialer Defaults] >> Init1 = ATZ >> Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 >> Modem Type = Analog Modem >> Baud = 115200 >> New PPPD = yes >> Modem = /dev/ttySL0 >> ISDN = 0 >> Auto DNS = yes >> Stupid Mode = yes >> Phone = 198888 >> Password = ******** >> Username = ******** >> Carrier check = no >> >> >> >> >> >> >