To get a modem working on my Grandparent’s Ubuntu Intrepid machine I needed to use wvdial. I can’t remember the exact sequence but perhaps start by editing “\/etc\/wvdial.conf” while logged in as root.<\/p>\n
Supply the phone number to the ISP, the user name, and the password.<\/p>\n I also found my Grandparent’s modem was on \/dev\/tty0 not \/dev\/tty1. You could hear it on one and not the other which was a pretty simple test.<\/p>\n OK – now you can make a connection using the simple command:<\/p>\n NB if you have trouble connecting, disconnect all phones except for the modem and try again. The explanation is complex and may vary by country but it is worth a shot if the login works and the connection mysteriously disconnects (e.g. Exit code 16).<\/p>\n Now get a GUI for connecting and disconnecting.<\/p>\n Then, manually set the correct permissions:<\/p>\n sudo chown root:dip \/usr\/sbin\/pppd (http:\/\/ubuntuforums.org\/showpost.php?p=6296683&postcount=4<\/a>)<\/p>\n I found I needed to make \/usr\/bin\/pppd executable for everything to work. Some people have suggested you need to re-log in to make it work or even reboot but I am not sure if that is necessary.<\/p>\n Anyway, add the Gnome ppp dialer to the panel and everything is simple enough for anyone to use.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" To get a modem working on my Grandparent’s Ubuntu Intrepid machine I needed to use wvdial. I can’t remember the exact sequence but perhaps start by editing “\/etc\/wvdial.conf” while logged in as root. sudo gedit “\/etc\/wvdial.conf” Supply the phone number … Continue reading sudo gedit \"\/etc\/wvdial.conf\"<\/code><\/p>\nsudo wvdial<\/code><\/p>\nsudo apt-get install gnome-ppp<\/code><\/p>\n
\nsudo chmod 4754 \/usr\/sbin\/pppd
\nsudo chmod 777 \/etc\/ppp\/pap-secrets
\nsudo chmod 777 \/etc\/ppp\/peers<\/p>\n