Troubleshooting wvdial

[Infohawk]

Hi,

I'm trying to connect to my ISP with wvdial. I ran wvdialconfig and edited some files to enter my username and password. It gives me the following error. I double-checked that my username and password were correct. What could be going on? I'm running wvdial on debian woody. Tell me if there is more information you need.

Thanks.

--> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.42
--> Initializing modem.
--> Sending: ATZ
ATZ
OK
--> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 S11=55 +FCLASS=0
ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 S11=55 +FCLASS=0
OK
--> Modem initialized.
--> Sending: ATDT <8689683>
--> Waiting for carrier.
ATDT <8689683>
CONNECT 115200
--> Carrier detected. *Waiting for prompt.
Welcome to LanMinds (toolshed s33)
login:
login:
--> Looks like a login prompt.
--> Sending: <barbarac>
<barbarac>
Password:
--> Looks like a password prompt.
--> Sending: (password)
Invalid Login
login:
--> Looks like a login prompt.
--> Sending: <barbarac>
<barbarac>
Password:
--> Looks like a password prompt.
--> Sending: (password)
Invalid Login
login:
--> Looks like a login prompt.
--> Sending: <barbarac>
<barbarac>
Password:
--> Don't know what to do! *Starting pppd and hoping for the best.
--> Starting pppd at Sat Feb 23 11:59:43 2002
--> PPP daemon has died! (exit code = 2)
--> Disconnecting at Sat Feb 23 11:59:44 2002
--> Auto Reconnect will be attempted in 5 seconds
--> pppd error! *Look at files in /var/log for an explanation.
--> Initializing modem.
--> Sending: ATZ
--> Modem not responding.
--> Initializing modem.
--> Sending: ATZ
ATZ
OK
--> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 S11=55 +FCLASS=0
ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 S11=55 +FCLASS=0
OK
--> Modem initialized.
--> Initializing modem.
--> Sending: ATZ
ATZ
OK
--> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 S11=55 +FCLASS=0
ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 S11=55 +FCLASS=0
OK
--> Modem initialized.
--> Sending: ATDT <8689683>
--> Waiting for carrier.
ATDT <8689683>
CONNECT 115200
--> Carrier detected. *Waiting for prompt.
Welcome to LanMinds (toolshed s33)
login:
login:
--> Looks like a login prompt.
--> Sending: <barbarac>
<barbarac>
Password:
--> Looks like a password prompt.
--> Sending: (password)
Invalid Login
login:
--> Looks like a login prompt.
--> Sending: <barbarac>
<barbarac>
Password:
--> Looks like a password prompt.
--> Sending: (password)
Invalid Login
login:
--> Looks like a login prompt.
--> Sending: <barbarac>
<barbarac>
Password:
--> Don't know what to do! *Starting pppd and hoping for the best.
--> Starting pppd at Sat Feb 23 12:00:25 2002
--> PPP daemon has died! (exit code = 2)
--> Disconnecting at Sat Feb 23 12:00:25 2002
--> Auto Reconnect will be attempted in 10 seconds
--> pppd error! *Look at files in /var/log for an explanation.
--> Initializing modem.
--> Sending: ATZ
--> Modem not responding.

[pbharris]

hello,
try putting the option 'noauth' in the wvdial options.

[Infohawk]

hello,
try putting the option 'noauth' in the wvdial options.

By wvdial do you mean wvdial.conf in /etc?

I triied adding the line

noauth

into the wvdial.conf

I logged out, rebooted and it gave the same error message.

[pbharris]

hello,
i may have been wrong about the /etc/wvdial.conf, it has been a good year since i used it, try putting it in /etc/ppp/options - i am not sure if it is the problem, but it has helped others.

[Infohawk]

Hi,

I added that noauth line and it did not help.

I tried using the following help
http://axion.physics.ubc.ca/ppp-linux.html#PPPOptions

With it I discovered my ISP is using pap. For some reason, it doesn't accept the way I am presenting my username and password. Someone suggested I try using the program 'miniterm' to connect to my isp and manually input my username and password. That worked. The problem is miniterm doesn't set up pap afterwards or establish tcp/ip and anyway I would prefer and automated system.

I don't know what to do. *I guess I'll read up on wvdial and ppp. If anyone has any suggestions I'm glad to try them out.

Thanks.

[Infohawk]

/usr/sbin/pppd /dev/ttyS1 57600 debug connect "/usr/sbin/chat -v * '' *ATD5555555 *CONNECT * '' *ogin: *<yourusername> *assword: *<yourpassword>"

In case anybody cares that was what I used to finally connect.



I don't really know why that worked... but it did.

Thanks for the leads.