Hi everyboydy.

I have Suse 9.2 installed on my computer and a smartlink softmodem to connect to the internet. After trying for 2 weeks I can finally get my modem to dail in to my internet provider. However I cannot establish a functioning connection. Here the log that I receive when connecting. I have no idea to make this work. The same computer connects in Windows XP without any problems. For safety reasons I edited the: (internet provider's phone number), (internet provider's name), (user name), (internet provider's primary DNS) (internet provider's secondary DNS).

SuSE Meta pppd (smpppd-ifcfg), Version 1.50 on linux.
Status is: disconnected
trying to connect to smpppd
connect to smpppd
Status is: disconnected
Status is: connecting
pppd[0]: Plugin passwordfd.so loaded.
pppd[0]: --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.54.0
pppd[0]: --> Initializing modem.
pppd[0]: --> Sending: ATM1
pppd[0]: ATM1
pppd[0]: OK
pppd[0]: --> Modem initialized.
pppd[0]: --> Sending: ATDT(internet provider's phone number)
pppd[0]: --> Waiting for carrier.
pppd[0]: ATDT(internet provider's phone number)
pppd[0]: CONNECT 45333
pppd[0]: --> Carrier detected. Waiting for prompt.
pppd[0]: (internet provider's name)
pppd[0]: (716) 672 5100
pppd[0]: User Access Verification
pppd[0]: Username:
pppd[0]: --> Looks like a login prompt.
pppd[0]: --> Sending: (user name)
pppd[0]: (user name)
pppd[0]: Password:
pppd[0]: --> Looks like a password prompt.
pppd[0]: --> Sending: (password)
pppd[0]: wsfdts01>
pppd[0]: --> Hmm... a prompt. Sending "ppp".
pppd[0]: ppp
pppd[0]: IP address or hostname:
pppd[0]: --> Looks like a login prompt.
pppd[0]: --> Sending: (user name)
pppd[0]: buescher
pppd[0]: Translating "(user name)"...domain server (internet provider's primary DNS) (internet provider's secondary DNS)
pppd[0]: % Bad IP address
pppd[0]: wsfdts01>
pppd[0]: --> Hmm... a prompt. Sending "ppp".
pppd[0]: --> Don't know what to do! Starting pppd and hoping for the best.
pppd[0]: Serial connection established.
pppd[0]: Renamed interface ppp0 to modem0
pppd[0]: Using interface modem0
Status is: connecting
pppd[0]: Connect: modem0 <--> /dev/ttySL0

Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

Martin

Hi everybody,

I found the solution myself by activating " stupid mode " in yast. My connection is working and I am connected to the internet. I will post later the steps needed to make a modem connection with a smartlink modem and the SUSE 9.2 installation. It was a little bit tricky and I know that I am not the only one going thru this.

Martin