Re: Network Manager in Debian and modem with non-standard init strings

[Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com>]

On Wed, 26 Oct 2011 23:45:52 +0200, wzabolot@elektron.elka.pw.edu.pl
wrote:

> I'm using a modem, which after the connection is broken requires
> non-standard initialization.
> E.g. I should force deregistration and reregistration by sending
> AT+COPS=2 and AT+COPS=1
> or if it doesn't help I have to reset it completely by sending:
> AT+FUNC=4 and AT+FUNC=1,1
> 
> The above works with standard pon/poff tools (with chatscripts) or with
> wvdial.
> 
> However I'd like to integrate this modem with Network Manager
> environment. Unfortunately I can't find any config files in which I
> could define such init strings...
> 
> Is it possible to customize NM to work with such a modem?

I can't tell (because I don't know) if the init strings can be customized 
by the user in NM. I have only used with success wvdial for setting up 
HSDPA connections and that's what I always use. Sorry if this does not 
help you at all, but that's the experience I've had with NM in this 
field :-/

It seems that NM mobile broadband settings are well embedded into NM code 
and by selecting your carrier from the wizard all the configurations 
(init strings, dial plans, etc...) are automagically applied.

Greetings,

-- 
Camaleón