Thank you Jayjwa and Antonio for your help! I read the smartlinks were well suported and I must admit it has been a bit of work and patience. However, no licence fee so that's one plus! I figured since it was dropping my call before I received a login prompt, and from your suggestions to try a different init string. I am using AT&F +MS=34 and it seems to be very reliable. Also even with my HSFmodem I would have problems with it disconnecting in WVdial as it would try different authentication methods.. since I am using PAP I set my /etc/ppp/options file to: refuse-chap refuse-mschap refuse-mschap-v2 Now, WVdial connects very efficiently. I will have to change my other computer to this too as I find wvdial/gnome PPP more informative since it tells you connect speed and time a little more easily then checking through the logs each time. Thank you so much. Just one last question, is there anyway to have this modem work as a regular user? I have tried adding myself to the slmodemd group, and chmod changes and everytime I boot it gives me a permission denied error! If there is anyway that can be fixed... then I would be all set to go! Thank you everyone for your help and your group is a real asset to the linux community! John --- On Fri, 10/24/08, jayjwa <jayjwa@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: jayjwa <jayjwa@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: No Carrier problem with Smartlink Modem > To: "Linmodems discussion" <discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Received: Friday, October 24, 2008, 3:14 AM > On Thu, 23 Oct 2008, John Anderson wrote: > > > I have looked over the web site and have a problem > connecting to my ISP. I added the " Carrier Check = no > " and " Stupid Mode = yes " in > /etc/wvdial.conf. > > > > When I connect to my old ISP I get a connect message > and login prompt. I can't login since I no longer have > an account there. My current ISP drops me before connecting > giving me the " No Carrier " Message. I have > tried a few different access numbers and also tried dialing > in minicom. > > > > Here is a look at my config file: > > > > [Dialer Defaults] > > Init1 = ATZ > > Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 > > Modem Type = Analog Modem > > ISDN = 0 > > New PPPD = yes > > Phone = 18778490278 > > Modem = /dev/ttySL0 > > Username = <my user name not shown> > > Password = <my password not shown> > > Baud = 460800 > > Carrier Check = no > > Stupid Mode = yes > > > > If you have any more suggestions I can try I would be > happy! Here is the result of dmesg | grep slamr: > > [ 16.216000] slamr: module license 'Smart Link > Ltd.' taints kernel. > > [ 16.220000] slamr: SmartLink AMRMO modem. > > [ 16.220000] slamr: probe 2003:8800 SL2800 card... > > [ 16.220000] slamr: slamr0 is SL2800 card. > > > > I am using Ubuntu 7.10 I have an Encore > ENF656-ESW-NDPR Netodragon ND92XPA chipset internal PCI > modem. I am using ver. slmodem-2.9.11-20080817 and > ungrab-winmodem-20080126. > > > > Here is the result from Pon/Poff: > > > > Oct 23 17:12:48 microkerr chat[11306]: -- got it > > Oct 23 17:12:48 microkerr chat[11306]: send > (ATDT18778490278^M) > > Oct 23 17:12:48 microkerr chat[11306]: expect > (CONNECT) > > Oct 23 17:12:48 microkerr chat[11306]: ^M > > Oct 23 17:12:48 microkerr chat[11306]: > ATDT18778490278^M^M > > Oct 23 17:13:11 microkerr chat[11306]: NO CARRIER > > Oct 23 17:13:11 microkerr chat[11306]: -- failed > > Oct 23 17:13:11 microkerr chat[11306]: Failed (NO > CARRIER) > > Oct 23 17:13:11 microkerr pppd[11304]: Connect script > failed > > Oct 23 17:13:12 microkerr pppd[11304]: Exit. > > > > Any suggestions would be gladly appreciated! It is > probably some sort of configuration error that I can't > figure out since I get a login prompt to the ISP I used to > use in the past. > > > Your ISP might be having a problem with any number of > things. A few ideas: > > > 1. Wrong baud rate. Too fast? Too slow? Try putting a slow > one, a faster one, > etc. > > > 2. Turn pppd's debugging stuff on. pon/poff are > probabably wraps for pppd, > which takes its config options either from command line, > the /etc/ppp/options > file, or any number of files in /etc/ppp/peers/ when called > like > 'pppd call <peer>'. > > debug > logfile /var/log/pppd.log > record /var/log/pppd.dump > > > > Then look in those files and see exactly what it > sent/received. Not all the > dialog shows in the normal syslog when using pppd. > > > 3. Compression (or lack of) maybe causing trouble. Try to > turn it off if on. > > novj > novjccomp > deflate 0 > bsdcomp 0 > > > 4. How is the other side authenticating you? Maybe turn > off/on different auth > methods: > > refuse-chap > refuse-mschap > refuse-mschap-v2 > > (see man pppd for the full list of these). > > > 5. Change tools. C-Kermit is very powerful and smart (knows > what to do without > having to set a million options) with an extensive online > help system. First, > try to dial a known-working number and make sure you can do > that, then start > on the ISP number again. > > > basically just > > set line /dev/whatever > dial 555-1234 > > > Try to look for a login screen, some text, some > intelligent, or maybe just > junk that would indicate PPP starts automatically. > > http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ckermit.html > > > 6. Maybe the ISP can help? Some can...others just keep > asking what version of > Windows you're running ;) __________________________________________________________________ Instant Messaging, free SMS, sharing photos and more... Try the new Yahoo! Canada Messenger at http://ca.beta.messenger.yahoo.com/
