Debian Bug report logs - #33590
wvdial is fails to connect and changes perms of modem

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: "Christopher J. Fearnley" <cjf@I21.com>

To: submit@bugs.debian.org

Subject: wvdial is fails to connect and changes perms of modem

Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 00:19:28 -0500

Package: wvdial
Version: 1.20

At the "do?" prompt for one of my ISPs, wvdial should send "ppp" and
login later.  At any rate it's guess to send `account' at that propmt
is silly.  Setting "Stupid Mode" did not help.  And "Default Reply"
did not help either.  Here is a transcript of the misbehavior:

cjf@syntropy:~$ wvdial netaxs 7 loud
--> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.20
--> Initializing modem.
--> Sending: ATZ
ATZ
OK
--> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 S11=55 +FCLASS=0
ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 S11=55 +FCLASS=0
OK
--> Sending: ATM1
ATM1
OK
--> Modem initialized.
--> Sending: ATDT 1-215-966-7777
--> Waiting for carrier.
ATDT 1-215-966-7777
CONNECT 14400
--> Carrier detected.  Waiting for prompt.
Annex Command Line Interpreter   *   Copyright (C) 1988, 1998 Bay Networks
                          Welcome to Net Access
                Philadelphia's Original Internet Provider
                               Since 1992
                          Phone:  (215) 576-8669
                        E-mail: support@netaxs.com
                        Web: http://www.netaxs.com
  To sign up .................. bbs     For your Unix account ....... member
  For your SLIP account ....... slip    For your PPP account ........ ppp
  To hang up .................. hangup      (blackbox-2)                          
  Philadelphia 1: 215 557 8450          Philadelphia 2: 215 966 6666
  Mt. Holly, NJ:  609 265 0064          Other #s are on our web pages...
What would you like to do? [member,cpcn,demo,bbs,slip,ppp,quit]: 
--> Found a good menu option: "account".
--> Hmm... a prompt.  Sending "account".
account
CLI: Command not found.
What would you like to do? [member,cpcn,demo,bbs,slip,ppp,quit]: 
--> Hmm... a prompt.  Sending "account".
account
CLI: Command not found.
What would you like to do? [member,cpcn,demo,bbs,slip,ppp,quit]: 
--> Hmm... a prompt.  Sending "account".
account
CLI: Command not found.
What would you like to do? [member,cpcn,demo,bbs,slip,ppp,quit]: 
--> Hmm... a prompt.  Sending "account".
account
CLI: Command not found.
What would you like to do? [member,cpcn,demo,bbs,slip,ppp,quit]: 
--> Hmm... a prompt.  Sending "account".
--> Don't know what to do!  Starting pppd and hoping for the best.
--> Warning: Could not modify /etc/ppp/pap-secrets: Permission denied
--> --> PAP (Password Authentication Protocol) may be flaky.
--> Warning: Could not modify /etc/ppp/chap-secrets: Permission denied
--> --> CHAP (Challenge Handshake) may be flaky.
--> Starting pppd at Thu Feb 18 23:46:49 1999
--> PPP daemon has died! (exit code = 1)
--> Disconnecting at Thu Feb 18 23:47:19 1999
--> Auto Reconnect will be attempted in 5 seconds
--> Initializing modem.

And it will never work so I stop it.

Moreover, after connecting ls -l /dev/ttyS2 shows
crw-r-----   1 root     dialout    4,  66 Feb 19 00:03 /dev/ttyS2

So I need to "chmod g+w /dev/ttyS2" if I kill wvdial at the wrong time.  I
haven't figured out excatly when the permissions are lost.  But it happened
several times tonight.

-- 
Christopher J. Fearnley          |  Linux/Internet Consulting
cjf@i21.com                      |  Design Science Revolutionary
http://www.i21.com/~cjf          |  Explorer in Universe
ftp://ftp.netaxs.com/people/cjf  |  "Dare to be Naïve" -- Bucky Fuller

Message #10 received at 33590-done@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Avery Pennarun <apenwarr@worldvisions.ca>

To: 33590-done@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: wvdial is fails to connect and changes perms of modem

Date: Wed, 17 May 2000 23:32:09 -0400

Hi,

Your connection problem should be fixed in the latest version of wvdial, and
the ttyS2 permissions problem is actually a brokenness in pppd that has
already been reported.

Thanks,

Avery

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