[TriLUG] pppd and Cingular

[Sean Hogston]

I also have a verizon PC5220 pcmcia card and it works like a champ. I
was in Florida for a while and in range for the EVDO network and it was
like I was on a DSL connection. We even did some skype calls when it
dropped down to the 1x network and they were pretty good quality.

I do know that your phone needs to be EVDO capable though. I get a
letter about every month or so telling me there are new areas up for
EVDO and I have to update the software on the card. The list of EVDO
towers is somehow stored on the card. Unfortunatly this can only be done
on a windows machine so I have the software loaded on my wife's XP
laptop for that.

I would check to make sure your phone is EVDO capable and then see how
to update it so you can take advantage of the new EVDO areas.

O yea, I was able to get connected with gnome-ppp acording to the
instructions I found on some website. After I did that I tried running
the connection manually like I was originally and it works now. I really
hate it when you have to use a GUI to get something to work :)

Sean


On Thu, 2005-09-01 at 18:34 -0400, Steve Hoffman wrote:
> I finally got my Verizon PDA working with linux over bluetooth using
> DUN, however I haven't been able to figure out how to take advantage
> of the newly fired up EVDO network (I still connect at 128k over
> dialup, but I understand EVDO should run in the 768k range).
> 
> So if anyone knows how to make FC4 and EVDO via an Audiovox vx6600
> over bluetooth, I'd love to know.
> 
> As for your disconnect problems I had similar ones when I first setup
> my vzw DUN connection.  however after a little tinkering and playing I
> gave up and used kppp to connect and it works wonders!  No more
> disconnecting.  I could have taken the time to see what their config
> looked like compared to mine, but I whacked mine already...and to be
> honest I didn't much care...it worked.
> 
> Hope this helps. 
> 
> Steve
> 
> On 8/24/05, Sean Hogston <sean at hogston.com> wrote:
> > Anyone have pppd working through their cell phone with cingular? I had
> > this working perfect with AT&T but now with cingular i get dropped after
> > it authenticates. Im using Ubuntu "Badger" over Bluetooth to a treo 650.
> > Here is the output.
> > 
> > Thanks
> > 
> > root at deebo:/etc/ppp/peers # pppd call edge
> > Starting EDGE Connect Script
> > Setting APN
> > Dialing...
> > Serial connection established.
> > using channel 23
> > Using interface ppp0
> > Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/rfcomm0
> > rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0xf4 <mru 1500> <asyncmap 0x0> <auth pap> <magic
> > 0xa4c47fd> <pcomp> <accomp>]
> > sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0xf42a782b> <pcomp>
> > <accomp>]
> > sent [LCP ConfAck id=0xf4 <mru 1500> <asyncmap 0x0> <auth pap> <magic
> > 0xa4c47fd> <pcomp> <accomp>]
> > rcvd [LCP ConfAck id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0xf42a782b> <pcomp>
> > <accomp>]
> > sent [PAP AuthReq id=0x1 user="deebo" password=<hidden>]
> > rcvd [PAP AuthAck id=0x1 "PAP access OK"]
> > Remote message: PAP access OK
> > PAP authentication succeeded
> > sent [CCP ConfReq id=0x1 <deflate 15> <deflate(old#) 15> <bsd v1 15>]
> > sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x1 <compress VJ 0f 01> <addr 0.0.0.0> <ms-dns1
> > 0.0.0.0> <ms-dns3 0.0.0.0>]
> > rcvd [LCP TermReq id=0xf5]
> > LCP terminated by peer
> > sent [LCP TermAck id=0xf5]
> > Connection terminated.
> > Starting EDGE Connect Script
> > Setting APN
> > Dialing...
> > Serial connection established.
> > using channel 24
> > Using interface ppp0
> > Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/rfcomm0
> > tcsetattr: Invalid argument (line 972)
> > root at deebo:/etc/ppp/peers #
> > 
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