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)