Re: wvdial connects, but then ppp gets launched and crashes
Have you tried "apt-get install minicom"?
You also might want to try running pppconfig instead of wvdial. This
isn't expert advice, just something else to try.
-Jeff
> From: DTi4565459@aol.com
> Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2001 20:27:21 EST
>
> First, thanks to many who have tried to help me with multiple newbie
> problems. I appreciate.
>
> Now trying to connect to modem pool of my university ISP. wvdial connects,
> but then says "Hummmm Prompt detected" and launches ppp, and then ppp
> hangs, and starts trying all over again.
>
> I found wvdial.conf and #'d out username and password, hoping that program
> would stop after connect, and let me enter name of server that I connect to
> at prompt. However, wvdial won't even dial after that; because it wants a
> username and password.
>
> So I looked at var/log ppp messages to try to get ppp to work. It appears to
> be failing because of wrong parity parameters: 7 instead of 8. Holy smoke,
> if win 3.1 terminal program can do it with no hassle, am I making progress??
> Tried to locate minicom, but I guess Potato distribution doesn't come with
> minicom.
>
> Newbie still needs help. TIA, dave
>
>
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