Re: Fake internet connection

[Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com>]

On Tue, 2012-09-25 at 16:44 +0200, Marius Kotsbak wrote:
> Den 25. sep. 2012 16:10, skrev Ricardo Cruz:
> 
> > 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
> 
> Sorry, I mean:
> 
> sudo stop network-manager
> 
> > 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.
> 
> So that means nm-applet is not working? Make sure the password entered
> above is included in the NM config as well. Which Ubuntu version is
> this? Could you post the output of the command:
> 
> lsusb
> 
> What you really should be is to run this command (after the connection
> fails):
> 
> ubuntu-bug modemmanager

Yeah, ideally we fix any ModemManager bug we might have, and then
everything works as expected without wvdial.

Dan