I have just tried kppp in this distro and cannot make a connection.

How can you do a dialup connection in Ubuntu.

Please no replies from other distro users.

Provided you have correctly configured a compatible modem, it should be a matter of going to system > administration > network settings, filling in the dialog for the modem, dns etc. Then activating the connection.

Using the console, one usually edits the /etc/wvdial.conf and dials by invoking wvdial in CLI.

I have the same problem. First time I installed ubuntu it could find any external modem ? now I nstalled it again
He find the modem I opened the administration networking, surprise the modem it
I put the dial up number provider etc.
When it start dial up immediately the line cut off

I switched the sys to fedora 6 the modem works then from win xp also works
Only ubuntu cant dial up ? I have read in other site that ppp should be installed , but how don’t know! any one please advise howto make him work?
cheers

In ubuntu,

cat /etc/wvdial.conf

... show me the output.

(compare with the one in fedora)
... don't worry about ppp right now.

Simon i had to reinstall Ubuntu yesterady evening
the system found the modem i dail this time the connection still on i could see the lights at my external modem working, but i couldnet open any web site could work with gaim, i have no proxy just direct to internet and i made the modem the deffolt mode to connection but nothing appeares

i will not mentione the nvidia

You say GAIM is OK but internet isn't?

Open a terminal and enter:

ping www.google.com

(poor google, they must get zillions of test pings.)
Copy the result to a reply.

You could try making a new connection via:

sudo wvdial

For nvidia and other things.
http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Feisty

No Simon i also have NO Gaim and i already ping other site just nothing
when i installed ubuntu first time i rezize the disk / ext3 14 G swap 512M /home ext3 5G
but yesterday i add more partetion beside the above /var 1 GB may be i need to add more partetions?

when i will be att home will try again and show you the result by switching to FC6
cheers for now

OK... then your modem hasn't connected with your ISP.
When you have stopped fiddling with your install is the time to start messing with the network.

Open a terminal and enter:

cat /etc/wvdial.conf

Then tell me what it says.
Can you do that for me please?

Simon

I did what you said cat /etc/wvdial.conf
I wrote done the result but forgot the paper at home ! from my memory
[ something]

Phone =
Username =
Password=

Dos that help
More over today ago I could dial and modem was working but could open any website or Gaim
Yesterday again I could hear the tone line from the modem and when the dial up starts immediately disconnected !!!!
One more time I type cat /etc/wvdial.conf
The result was the same as above
!!!!!!!!

That helps alot... it means that wvdial isn't configured at all. It should be something like this:
... edit the file so it reads like this (with the right entries for you) then dial out from terminal with

sudo wvdial

I think you need to make sure your modem is not enabled in the network manager first.
man wvdial for details, or google: http://linux.about.com/od/commands/l...l5_wvdialc.htm

Simon i did as you said but got no permission to write in this file i can write directly from wvdial config but shall save it as the same as it saved in etc?

i switched my fc6 it showed the right information as you discribed any start dial from fc6 the same happend disconnected as tone appear?? so i creat new user and delete the old user so i could dial and here im writing???

is something wrong with my pc?

<sigh>

sudo gedit /etc/wvdial.conf

Ok thanks
regard the phone and password i can do that but when i open the wvdial in fc6 it shows somthing i dont understand

please watch i had to open the file via windows to copy it here

[anasmich@localhost ~]$ su
Password:
[root@localhost anasmich]#
cat /etc/wvdial.conf
[Modem0]

Modem = /dev/ttyS0

Baud = 57600
Set
Volume = 1
Dial Command = ATDP
Init1 = ATZ
Init3 = ATM1L1
FlowControl = NOFLOW

[Dialer adanet]

Username = ****
Password = ****
Phone = 5555555

Stupid Mode = 1
Init1 = ATZ
Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
Inherits = Modem0

[root@localhost anasmich]#
so shal i copy it to wvdial in Ubuntu?

No... copy the following:dial in with sudo wvdial

Simon i did as you said
pls see the result

sudo wvdial
Password:
--> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.56
--> Cannot open /dev/ttys0: Input/output error
--> Cannot open /dev/ttys0: Input/output error
--> Cannot open /dev/ttys0: Input/output error

its just the start of my linux can believe in my dream when sleep i see fc6 and ubuntu!!!!
please advise mate