SuSE6.4: Dial on demand with wvdial doesn't work

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Applies to

SuSE Linux: Version 6.4
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Symptom:

After using the automatic modem detection the dial on demand for modems and ISDN-terminaladapters with wvdial.dod doesn't work.

In the file /var/log/messages you can find lines like this
Apr 12 17:36:39 Erde /usr/sbin/rcwvdial.dod[4334]: starting pppd 192.168.99.1:192.168.99.99 /dev/ttyS4 Analog Modem 115200 modem crtscts defaultroute -detach user suse ipcp-accept-local ipcp-accept-remote usepeerdns call wvdial demand idle 180 connect "/usr/bin/wvdial^I--chat "... PID=4368

Launching the command
ps ax | grep pppd
shows that the pppd daemon is not running.

Cause:

The file /etc/wvdial.conf can contain more than one entry for the keyword Modem. This cannot be resolved correctly by the wvdial.dod script.

Solution:

Please download the update package for wvdial from our ftp server
--> http://www/de/support/download/updates/64_update.html
Keywords: WVDIAL, DIALONDEMAND, DIAL-ON-DEMAND, PPPD, DOD, MODEM, TA, TERMINALDAPTER

Categories: Network

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