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" <ric8c...@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 _______________________________________________ networkmanager-list mailing list networkmanager-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list