Nick, If your IP uses CHAP authentification your may need instead of LoginName under Linux pacific.net.au/LoginName MarvS On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 3:58 AM, Nick <nwahl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Well, friends, this is getting a bit too complicated for me. > > The modem works on Windows Vista, set at 115200, using a simple phone > line. > > wvdial configured the modem at 460800, saying: 'Max speed is 460800; > that should be safe'. > > As far as I can tell my /etc/wvdial.conf (see below) is properly set > up. I use the same phone number, username and password as on Windows. > > I've tried other speed settings (including 57600 - see below) and > still get 'Authorization failed'. > > So, I wonder, of course, what to do next and I'd be grateful for any > further advice. > > Nick > > ***************************************** > [Dialer Defaults] > Init1 = ATZ > Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 > Modem Type = Analog Modem > ISDN = 0 > New PPPD = yes > Phone = 0198331333 > Modem = /dev/ttySHSF0 > Username = nwahl > Password = ********* > Baud = 57600 > ***************************************** > nw@nw:~$ sudo wvdial > --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60 > --> 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: ATDT0198331333 > --> Waiting for carrier. > ATDT0198331333 > !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > CONNECT 57600 > !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > User Access Verification > Username: username: login: > --> Carrier detected. Waiting for prompt. > Username: username: login: > --> Looks like a login prompt. > --> Sending: nwahl > nwahl > Password: password: > --> Looks like a password prompt. > --> Sending: (password) > !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > % Authorization failed. > !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > --> Connected, but carrier signal lost! Retrying... > ^CCaught signal 2: Attempting to exit gracefully... > --> Disconnecting at Mon Dec 28 17:33:16 2009 > nw@nw:~$ > **************************************************** > > Marvin Stodolsky wrote: >> The CONNECT speed is set by negotiation between the modem's of the PC >> and the Internet Provider, through the theoretical maximum for the >> hardware may be higher. >> But we never encountered practical CONNECTs above 56K. Hence a >> suspicion that Nick may be somehow reaching a DSL server rather than a >> standard modem. >> >> MarvS >> >> On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 4:48 AM, gpwmda <gpwmda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> 2009/12/23, Marvin Stodolsky <marvin.stodolsky@xxxxxxxxx>: >>>> Nick, >>>> >>>> RE: CONNECT 460800 >>>> What type of line/medium are you trying to dialout?? Simple phone >>>> lines cannot manage modem CONNECTs at 460800 >>>> They manage at best some 56000. >>> >>> actually, I had that too. in puppylinux 4.3.1 wvdialconf sets up max >>> speed, resulting >>> in connect messages like that. >>> >>> I ran a intel537EP. Also I run a slmodem on a PCTEL hardware codec. >>> >>> puppylinux nicely autodetects und runs the following pair, which >>> scanModem did not yet know about: >>> >>> pci primary 1106:3068 AC'97 on VIA controller >>> subsystem 7321:1071 Mitac model # 7321 laptop >>> >>> another 1071 laptop (7385 or so) is already registered with scanmodem, >>> probably using the same hardware, which is a mini-pci card with the >>> PCTEL PCT303A / PCT303W interface and DAA. (I opened the pci bay of >>> the laptop). The mini pci card is an Askey V1456VQL-P1 modem. as said, >>> slamr0 runs this silicon with no problem whatsoever. >>> >> > >