Re: Finding existing PPP connection?

[Derek Atkins <warlord MIT EDU>]

With SprintPCS I've always been able to just configure the connection
via the Fedora Network configuration tool, then it shows up in NM
and I can just turn it on and off.  This was true with my old
1xRTT service and appears to be the case with the EVDO service, too
(although I'm in a physical location where the EVDO service drops
in and out).

So, I see no reason that NM can't do this as-is.

-derek

Quoting Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com>:

> On Thu, 2006-12-14 at 16:19 -0500, Darren Albers wrote:
> > You can and it works just like any other modem except I dial #777 (Or
> > whatever the vendor wants you to dial) and use a generic username with
> > no password.  The Chatscript is provided by the phone vendors (Or at
> > least Sierra Wireless provided one for my card).  I think some
> > providers require a PIN but I am not sure how that is handled.
>
> I'd like to do these bits as automatically as we can, I think.  For
> example, can wvdial automatically figure out your modem init strings?
> Or does it _really_ need a chat file?  How different are the various
> carrier PPP servers?  Stuff like that...
>
> Dan
>
> > gprsec (http://gprsec.linuxforum.hu) is the tool I currently use for
> > my Cingular (GSM card) and I just use pppon for my on-call Verizon
> > (EVDO Card).
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Darren
> >
> > On 12/14/06, Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com> wrote:
> > > On Thu, 2006-12-14 at 11:03 -0500, Jason C. Greb wrote:
> > > > What about looking to see if ppp0 is an active connection? I have a
> > > > program called conky that I run on the desktop, and it polls ppp0. When
> > > > it gets an IP address, it displays it along with transfer statistics. I
> > > > have the same problem as Matej, because I can't make VPN connections
> > > > because NM doesn't know it's connected.
> > >
> > > Yeah, I know that's a problem.  But I'd like to do this the "right" way,
> > > even if it takes a few more weeks or such.  Which means doing the hard
> > > integration work and making it "Just Work" rather than trying to
> > > shoehorn in stuff to accommodate the 10 different ways Linux distros
> > > currently do PPP stuff.
> > >
> > > Quick question though; for those of you doing PPP over GPRS/EDGE or EVDO
> > > cards, can you use wvdial?  What does your connection process look like
> > > and how did you set up the card/connection?
> > >
> > > Dan
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Jason
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, 2006-12-14 at 10:23 -0500, Dan Williams wrote:
> > > > > On Wed, 2006-12-13 at 16:06 +0000, Matej Cepl wrote:
> > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I know there are some attempts to make PPP working with NM, 
> > but I have
> > > > > > slightly more simple answer. Is it possible to *discover* 
> > existing PPP
> > > > > > connection with NM created by other means (i.e., running 
> > wvdial in su-ued
> > > > > > gnome-terminal)? I have incredibly crappy connection (or bad 
> > support for
> > > > > > PCMCIA GPRS card in Linux, I don't know), so it takes me 
> > three or four or
> > > > > > more attempts to get connection, but then it would be nice 
> > if NM could
> > > > > > find out that the connection happened and inform other 
> > programs (Epiphany,
> > > > > > Evolution, etc.) about being connected, and if NM would be able to
> > > > > > establish VPN connection over that. Is it possible, or I am 
> > just dreaming
> > > > > > RFE?
> > > > >
> > > > > Probably dreaming for an RFE, sorry :)  There's no really good 
> > way I can
> > > > > think of to detect an already running PPP instance since the 
> > pieces just
> > > > > aren't there to do it well.  Hence the work to make PPP more
> > > > > integrated...
> > > > >
> > > > > Dan
> > > > >
> > > > >
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