Re: Help with a Motorola SM56/Smartlink modem

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Marv, it was actually a Konqueror problem. I downloaded Firefox and
I'm now browsing my mailbox content via Web with it.

Don't understand why, because I'm using with Firefox the same
configuration I tried in Konqueror.

Thanx a lot, dude.

:-)

2009/7/29, Marvin Stodolsky <marvin.stodolsky@xxxxxxxxx>:
> Felix,
>
> Since DNS service is clearly OK,
> I suspect it is a Konqueror problem.
> Look into your configuration. I use FIrefox
>
> Can you install Firefox?
> Or try using some internet utility to test further.
>
> It is clearly not a driver or CONNECT problem
>
> MarvS
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 10:14 PM, Félix Daniel
> Batista<fdbatista@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Marv, now I don't really know what could be happening.
>> Ping is working both ways, with the ip address and the name. Here is
>> what I got from konsole:
>>
>> pastor@PASTOR:~$ ping google.com
>> PING google.com (74.125.67.100) 56(84) bytes of data.
>> 64 bytes from gw-in-f100.google.com (74.125.67.100): icmp_seq=1 ttl=52
>> time=934 ms
>> 64 bytes from gw-in-f100.google.com (74.125.67.100): icmp_seq=2 ttl=52
>> time=869 ms
>> 64 bytes from gw-in-f100.google.com (74.125.67.100): icmp_seq=3 ttl=52
>> time=767 ms
>> 64 bytes from gw-in-f100.google.com (74.125.67.100): icmp_seq=4 ttl=52
>> time=738 ms
>>
>> --- google.com ping statistics ---
>> 11 packets transmitted, 11 received, 0% packet loss, time 11138ms
>> rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 736.198/787.484/934.640/67.423 ms
>>
>> pastor@PASTOR:~$ ping 74.125.67.100
>> PING 74.125.67.100 (74.125.67.100) 56(84) bytes of data.
>> 64 bytes from 74.125.67.100: icmp_seq=1 ttl=52 time=857 ms
>> 64 bytes from 74.125.67.100: icmp_seq=2 ttl=52 time=781 ms
>> 64 bytes from 74.125.67.100: icmp_seq=3 ttl=52 time=741 ms
>> 64 bytes from 74.125.67.100: icmp_seq=4 ttl=52 time=731 ms
>>
>> --- 74.125.67.100 ping statistics ---
>> 7 packets transmitted, 6 received, 14% packet loss, time 6001ms
>> rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 731.455/765.782/857.579/44.132 ms
>>
>> ----------------------------------------------
>>
>> But the problem is that Konqueror doesn't connect to any website yet.
>> I'm not behind a firewall or proxy. Konqueror is using the same
>> configuration I've always used under Windows (direct connection to the
>> Internet).
>>
>> There is a screenshot attached to this e-mail with my connection details.
>>
>> ---
>>
>> 2009/7/28, Marvin Stodolsky <marvin.stodolsky@xxxxxxxxx>:
>>> Felix,
>>>
>>> Please send to the List as I am rarely on line.
>>> Before and after a CONNECT do
>>> $ cat /etc/resolv.conf
>>>
>>> This is the file that stores the active DNS info.
>>> It should change after the CONNECT
>>>
>>> Also after the pppd CONNECT try
>>>  $ ping gmail.com
>>> PING gmail.com (74.125.79.83): 56 data bytes
>>> 64 bytes from 74.125.79.83: icmp_seq=0 ttl=43 time=116.566 ms
>>> 64 bytes from 74.125.79.83: icmp_seq=1 ttl=43 time=119.128 ms
>>> 64 bytes from 74.125.79.83: icmp_seq=2 ttl=43 time=115.493 ms
>>> stopping it with:
>>> ^C
>>>
>>> Compare with the Numeric rather than Named address
>>> $ ping 74.125.79.83
>>> PING 74.125.79.83 (74.125.79.83): 56 data bytes
>>> 64 bytes from 74.125.79.83: icmp_seq=0 ttl=43 time=113.613 ms
>>> 64 bytes from 74.125.79.83: icmp_seq=1 ttl=43 time=113.535 ms
>>> 64 bytes from 74.125.79.83: icmp_seq=2 ttl=43 time=116.334 ms
>>> 64 bytes from 74.125.79.83: icmp_seq=3 ttl=43 time=117.812 ms
>>>
>>> If the Numeric succeeds but the Named fails, it is only a DNS problem
>>> If the Numeric fails, you do not yet have Internet access
>>>
>>> MarvS
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 11:49 AM, Félix Daniel
>>> Batista<fdbatista@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> Marv, sorry to keep bothering you, but still can't surf the Web.
>>>> My modem connects to my ISP, I did the shutdown stuff with the eth0
>>>> interface you told me, but still nothing.
>>>>
>>>> Here I send you a screenshot of my Konqueror while tryin' to open
>>>> Google homepage. It doesn't open it, but it shows its icon in the
>>>> address bar. Besides, Adept connects well to Internet repos, so, don't
>>>> know what could be happening.
>>>>
>>>> Any suggestion?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----------------------------------------
>>>> PREVIOUS MESSAGES
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 2009/7/24, Marvin Stodolsky <marvin.stodolsky@xxxxxxxxx>:
>>>>> before starting a diaolout
>>>>> $ ifconfig
>>>>> eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:1e:68:de:1f:70
>>>>>           inet addr:192.168.1.5  Bcast:192.168.1.255
>>>>>  Mask:255.255.255.0
>>>>>           inet6 addr: fe80::21e:68ff:fede:1f70/64 Scope:Link
>>>>>           UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
>>>>>           RX packets:2317 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>>>>>           TX packets:1856 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>>>>>           collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
>>>>>           RX bytes:2763807 (2.7 MB)  TX bytes:244600 (244.6 KB)
>>>>>           Interrupt:251 Base address:0x6000
>>>>>
>>>>> lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
>>>>>           inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
>>>>>           inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
>>>>>           UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
>>>>>           RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>>>>>           TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>>>>>           collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
>>>>>           RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
>>>>>
>>>>> The lo channel is OK.  But it there is an eth0 or wlan0 channel, they
>>>>> must be shutdown before dialout, with a command like:
>>>>> $ sudo ifconfig eth0 down
>>>>> or else DNS services will fail upon dialout.
>>>>>
>>>>> MarvS
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 2:32 PM, Félix Daniel
>>>>> Batista<fdbatista@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>> Dudes, I downloaded the package slamr-2.6.24-16-generic for my kernel
>>>>>> (Kubuntu 8.04) as ModemData.txt and Marvin said, did everything else
>>>>>> (unpacking, sudo./setup) and now Kubuntu identifies the modem
>>>>>> chipset.
>>>>>> The OS installed the driver and told me that I'm using a restricted
>>>>>> driver (non-free software). Just fine.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I configured KPPP to connect to my ISP, and it actually does. It
>>>>>> dials
>>>>>> and connects well, but now I'm facing 2 issues:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -  KPPP connects even if the password was not fully correctly
>>>>>> written.
>>>>>> For example, let's suppose my password is "rz23uh09". If I type
>>>>>> anything else, KPPP tells me that there is something wrong. But if I
>>>>>> type "rz23uh09XXX$·%·" or whatever after the "09", it establishes the
>>>>>> connection, like if KPPP it's recognizing a regular expression
>>>>>> containing the password, and not the exact match for the password
>>>>>> string. Is this normal?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -  When I get connected to my ISP, I open Konqueror and try to open
>>>>>> Google homepage, but can't do it. Konqueror shows its 404 error page
>>>>>> (can't find the web site), but gets to show the Google icon in the
>>>>>> address bar, so, it means Konqueror connects somehow partially to
>>>>>> Google and retrieves its icon. This happens with all web pages I try
>>>>>> to connect to. Maybe the connection is not well configured (a sign of
>>>>>> this would be the password recognition described before) and due to
>>>>>> this, the connection may be somehow incomplete.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I do not use any proxy or firewall, I connect directly to the
>>>>>> Internet.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Do I have to configure anything else in Kubuntu? My computer is not
>>>>>> connected to a LAN, WAN or anything else, so I don't have a permanent
>>>>>> manual network configuration. When I dial up, the ISP sends me an IP
>>>>>> address automatically and sets the gateway address. I've tried to put
>>>>>> this information into "/etc/network/interfaces" when connected, and
>>>>>> do
>>>>>> a "/etc/init.d networking restart", but didn't work.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanx.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2009/7/20, Marvin Stodolsky <marvin.stodolsky@xxxxxxxxx>:
>>>>>>> Felix
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> From  http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink/Ubuntu/ ,
>>>>>>>  download the package slamr-2.6.24-16-generic.tar.gz
>>>>>>>  Under Linux, open a terminal and unpack with:
>>>>>>>  $ tar zxvf slamr*.tar.gz
>>>>>>>  Move into the unpacked folder
>>>>>>>  $ cd slamr-2.6.24-16-generic
>>>>>>>  Look around
>>>>>>>  $ ls
>>>>>>>  Run the
>>>>>>>  $  sudo ./setup
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 6:19 PM, Félix Daniel
>>>>>>> Batista<fdbatista@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>> Hello there.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Need some help to configure and connect to the Internet via modem
>>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>>> a SM56 SmartLink one. I'm using Kubuntu 8.01.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Here I post the ModemData.txt file. I have no previous experiencie
>>>>>>>> compiling drivers or anything else in Unix environments, so, don't
>>>>>>>> know what to do with additional dependencies the modem may need. I
>>>>>>>> only know how to use nano ;-)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanx.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>


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