2009/7/3 STeve Andre' <and...@msu.edu>

> On Thursday 02 July 2009 14:15:35 Andrej Elizarov wrote:
> > If Aaron is right, you need to call to your mobile operators and ask
> about
> > "initialization string" in cell-modem properties in Windows
> > (like  /AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","web.pt.lu"/ ), at first. And about new phone
> > number for dial-up connection.
> > In some rare cases i had to edit resolve.conf manually ( you can ask
> > operator for dns ).
>
> This was in fact a bug, and Claudio fixed it, at least for me.  The changes
> to usr.sbin/ppp were put into the tree today.
>
Found thread in  tech@, thanks to Claudio.

Back when I first got this T-Mobile account and data plan, *no one* at
> T-Mobile could help a non-Windows non-Mac user.  There was simply no
> one there who could help.

I realize that. But magic words  ' "initialization string" in cell-modem
properties in Windows' must turn support's brain in right way and help get
some usefull info.

It took a lot of reading manuals for me to
> build the ppp.conf file that worked.  Perhaps other carriers are less
> useless.
>
I belive your ppp.conf is correct. Stuff that could be changed on the
operator side are init string and dial number.



Anyway, happy ppping and sorry for bothering)

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