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<sect1 id="configurations-ppp-modem-config">
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<title>Configuring The Modem Device</title>
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<para>
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Once the modem hardware has been installed in the computer, it
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is necessary to determine what device inside the operating
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system it was assigned to, so applications like
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<command>pppd</command> and <command>chat</command> can talk
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to it. This configuration process can be realized through the
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<command>wvdialconf</command> command distributed with the
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<package>wvdial</package> package or the
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<command>system-config-network</command> command. Once the
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</para>
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<sect2 id="configurations-ppp-modem-config-wvdial">
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<title><command>wvdialconf</command></title>
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<para>
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The <command>wvdialconf</command> automatically detects your
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modem and generates/updates the <command>wvdial</command>
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configuration file (<filename>/etc/wvdial.conf</filename>)
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using the modem's maximum baud rate found in the
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auto-detection process, and a good initialization string for
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it, as well. To set the modem configuration through
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<command>wvdialconf</command> command, run the following
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command:
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</para>
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<screen>sudo /usr/bin/wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf</screen>
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<para>
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This command will produce an output like the following:
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</para>
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<screen>
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Scanning your serial ports for a modem.
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ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- failed with 2400 baud, next try: 9600 baud
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ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- failed with 9600 baud, next try: 115200 baud
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ttyS0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- and failed too at 115200, giving up.
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Port Scan<*1>: S1 S2 S3
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WvModem<*1>: Cannot get information for serial port.
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ttyACM0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- OK
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ttyACM0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 Z -- OK
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ttyACM0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 -- OK
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ttyACM0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 -- OK
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ttyACM0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 -- OK
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ttyACM0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 -- OK
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ttyACM0<*1>: Modem Identifier: ATI -- LT V.90 1.0 MT5634ZBA-USB
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Data/Fax Modem (Dual Config) Version 5.18e
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ttyACM0<*1>: Speed 4800: AT -- OK
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ttyACM0<*1>: Speed 9600: AT -- OK
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ttyACM0<*1>: Speed 19200: AT -- OK
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ttyACM0<*1>: Speed 38400: AT -- OK
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ttyACM0<*1>: Speed 57600: AT -- OK
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ttyACM0<*1>: Speed 115200: AT -- OK
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ttyACM0<*1>: Speed 230400: AT -- OK
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ttyACM0<*1>: Speed 460800: AT -- OK
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ttyACM0<*1>: Max speed is 460800; that should be safe.
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ttyACM0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 -- OK
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Found an USB modem on /dev/ttyACM0.
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Modem configuration written to /etc/wvdial.conf.
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ttyACM0<Info>: Speed 460800; init "ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0"
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</screen>
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<para>
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and a <command>wvdial</command> configuration file like the
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following:
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</para>
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<screen>
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[Dialer Defaults]
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Modem = /dev/ttyACM0
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Baud = 460800
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Init1 = ATZ
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Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
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ISDN = 0
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Modem Type = USB Modem
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; Phone = <Target Phone Number>
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; Username = <Your Login Name>
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; Password = <Your Password>
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</screen>
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<para>
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At this point, the computer should be ready to attend incoming
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calls.
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</para>
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<para>
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When an incoming call arrives to the server they are attended
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by the <application>pppd</application> deamon. To administer
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the way such incoming calls are attended (e.g., forcing user
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authentication, restricting the phone numbers the calls can be
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initiated from, etc.), you need to set the
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<application>pppd</application> deamon configuration to fit
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your needs. To know more about how to configure the
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<application>pppd</application> deamon and the options it
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provides, read its man page (e.g., <command>man
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pppd</command>).
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</para>
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<para>
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On the other hand, when you are configuring a computer to act
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as client (i.e., you are calling out an ISP to establish
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connection to it), you need to realize a few more tunning
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steps on <filename>/etc/wvdial.conf</filename> to set the
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information related of that Internet Service Provider (ISP)
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you want to get connected to (e.g., uncommenting the
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Phone , Username and
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Password lines above to set the appropiate values
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there).
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</para>
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<para>
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Once you've specified the ISP information, run the following
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command to stablish connection:
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</para>
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<screen>sudo /usr/bin/wvdial</screen>
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<note>
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<para>
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Both <command>wvdial</command> and
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<command>wvdialconf</command> commands must be run with
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administrative privilages because its configuration file
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(<filename>/etc/wvdial.conf</filename>) is readable by the
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<systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user only.
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</para>
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</note>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="configuration-ppp-modem-config-scn">
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<title><command>system-config-network</command></title>
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<para>
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In addition to the configuration process described so far, you
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can manage modem configurations through the
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<command>system-config-network</command> command. This command
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provides a graphical interface (administrative privileges
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required) which let you configure several ISP and alternate
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the one you connect to. This command has been already
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documented in the <citetitle>Deployment Guide</citetitle>
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availabe in the <package>Deployment_Guide</package> and we
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won't duplicate that information here. However, there are some
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differences between the output produced by
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<command>system-config-network</command> and
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<command>wvdialconf</command> commads you need to be aware of.
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</para>
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<para>
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The first thing to know is that both
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<command>system-config-network</command> and
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<command>wvdialconf</command> commands write configurations to
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the <filename>/etc/wvdial.conf</filename> file, but the
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interface provided by <command>system-config-network</command>
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command doesn't detect the configuration intially created by
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<command>wvdialconf</command> command. In fact, if you set a
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new (modem) hardware configuration through the interface
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provided by the <command>system-config-network</command>
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command, any configuraion previously created by
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<command>wvdailconf</command> will be lost.
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</para>
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<caution>
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<para>
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The interface provided by
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<command>system-config-network</command> command doesn't
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provide modem device detection (as
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<command>wvdialconf</command> would do) and uses the
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<filename>/dev/modem</filename> as default location. This
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location doesn't exists by default, so whatever configuration
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you set from it will not work. To solve this, chose one of the
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following workarounds:
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</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Replace the <filename>/dev/modem</filename> location by that
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one <command>wvdialconf</command> found when the interface
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provided by <command>system-config-network</command> ask you
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to enter the modem device.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Create <filename>/dev/modem</filename> location as a symbolic
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link to that location found by <command>wvdialconf</command>
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command. For example:
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<screen>sudo /bin/ln -s /dev/ttyACM0 /dev/modem</screen>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</caution>
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<para>
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Inside the <filename>/etc/wvdial.conf</filename> configuration
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file, the interface provided by
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<command>system-config-network</command> identifies default
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modem configurations through the line [Modem0] ,
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while the <command>wvdialconf</command> command does the same
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through the line [Dialer Defauls] . Something
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interesting about the configuration file created by
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<command>system-config-network</command> is that it is
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possible to create several ISP configurations that reuse
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default settings in the [Modem0] section. For
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example, consider the following example:
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</para>
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<screen>
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[Modem0]
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Modem = /dev/ttyACM0
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Baud = 460800
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SetVolume = 2
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Dial Command = ATDT
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Init1 = ATZ
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Init3 = ATM1L2
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FlowControl = CRTSCTS
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[Dialer Vispa_Internet]
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Username = signup
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Password = rebel
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Phone = 08453080125
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Stupid Mode = 1
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Init1 = ATZ
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Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
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Inherits = Modem0
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</screen>
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</sect2>
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</sect1>
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