[Staffslug] 3g modem no iface.
Hello,
Can anyone help please?
I have a 3g USB modem running in Ubuntu 7.10.
I got it working (works fine) by following and slightly modifying some
instructions that I found plus an edit to wvdial.conf. I didn't
really understand any of this but it works!(the noob method)
I have no stats yet so no idea of signal strength or data volume.
Problem is that 'buntu doesn't see it as an interface which means that
the firewall does not start.
I run wvdial in a terminal whilst connected.
ifconfig gives me:
stuart@stuart-laptop:~$ ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0E:7B:98:50:1B
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 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:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0E:35:59:AE:66
inet addr:192.168.1.71 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::20e:35ff:fe59:ae66/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:821 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:597 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:305578 (298.4 KB) TX bytes:165767 (161.8 KB)
Interrupt:11 Base address:0x4000 Memory:cffff000-cfffffff
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)
ppp0 Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
inet addr:10.211.148.117 P-t-P:10.64.64.64 Mask:255.255.255.255
UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:6 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:7 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:3
RX bytes:90 (90.0 b) TX bytes:129 (129.0 b)
Amazing! This is the first time I've seen it listed as ppp0, it used
to be eth0:avah. must be the new kernel in ubuntu 7.10.
Whilst connected wvdial shows:
WvDial<*1>: WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.56
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: 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: ATDT*99***1#
WvDial<*1>: Waiting for carrier.
WvDial Modem<*1>: ATDT*99***1#
WvDial Modem<*1>: CONNECT
WvDial<*1>: Carrier detected. Starting PPP immediately.
WvDial<Notice>: Starting pppd at Sun Oct 21 20:13:43 2007
WvDial<Err>: Warning: Could not modify /etc/ppp/pap-secrets: Permission denied
WvDial<Err>: --> PAP (Password Authentication Protocol) may be flaky.
WvDial<Err>: Warning: Could not modify /etc/ppp/chap-secrets: Permission denied
WvDial<Err>: --> CHAP (Challenge Handshake) may be flaky.
WvDial<Notice>: Pid of pppd: 6600
WvDial<*1>: Using interface ppp0
WvDial<*1>: local IP address 10.211.148.117
WvDial<*1>: remote IP address 10.64.64.64
WvDial<*1>: primary DNS address 149.254.201.126
WvDial<*1>: secondary DNS address 149.254.192.126
Oops! Having just checked firestarter setup again it now shows ppp0!!
Must be the update to 7.10
I'll post this anyway to keep you all amused.
See you at Keele
Stuart