Re: Fake internet connection

[Ricardo Cruz <ric8cruz gmail com>]

Em 25-09-2012 07:15, Marius Kotsbak escreveu:

On Sep 25, 2012 1:43 AM, "Ricardo Cruz" <ric8cruz gmail com> wrote:
>
> Hi guys,
>
> I am not using nm-applet to connect to the Internet. I am using wvdial instead. (It is how tech support from my Internet provider set it up.)
>
> Anyhow, applications like empathy and pidgin refuse to connect to the servers, because they think I don't have an Internet connection active. (I am using Ubuntu.)
>
> How can I fool nm-applet in order to fake an Internet connection -- because I really am connected to the Internet, just not using nm-applet in the process.

Just stop network manager:

sudo network-manager stop

in a terminal.

But which modem do you have, and what is the content of the wvdial config file? You should be able to use Network manager/modem manager.

Marius, I use Ubuntu:

rick2@pombo:~$ sudo network-manager stop

sudo: network-manager: comando não encontrado

rick2@pombo:~$ whereis network-manager

network-manager:

rick2@pombo:~$ cat /etc/wvdial.conf

# This file was generated by "sudo wvdialconf".

# I edited it a bit.

[Dialer Defaults]

Init1 = ATZ

#This should set PIN-code but it fails.

#Init2 = AT+CPIN=0123  

Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0

Init3 = AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","internet"

Modem Type = USB Modem

Baud = 14400000

New PPPD = yes

#I changed this back to ttyACM0 !

Modem = /dev/ttyACM0

ISDN = 0

Phone = *99#

Password = tmn

Username = tmn

Stupid Mode = 1

I worked this out with the tech support guy, while dangling the web for some information.

It would be great if we could get nm-applet to work, but I'd be already happy if I managed to get the network manager to tell apps that it is indeed connected to the Internet, so they'll work fine.

Thanks!