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Using a Verizon Data Card with SUSE
Step 1
Create the file "/etc/ppp/peers/verizon" with this content:
noauth connect "/usr/sbin/chat -v -f /etc/ppp/peers/verizon_chat" defaultroute usepeerdns ttyUSB0 230400 local debug -detach
Step 2
Create the file "/etc/ppp/peers/verizon_chat" with this content:
'' 'ATZ' 'OK' 'ATDT#777' 'CONNECT' ''
Step 3
Once those 2 files are in place, you can initialize a connection by running this command as root:
pppd call verizon
Upon completion of the dialup sequence, the connection is ready to use within 10-15 seconds.
I tested this with OpenSuSE 10.3 and a Verizon USB720 card.
*Props to tom @ Lighty2go for syntax*
Disclaimer: As with everything else at Cool Solutions, this content is definitely not supported by Novell (so don't even think of calling Support if you try something and it blows up).
It was contributed by a community member and is published "as is." It seems to have worked for at least one person, and might work for you. But please be sure to test, test, test before you do anything drastic with it.
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User Comments
Easier way
Submitted by cbr600 on 30 May 2008 - 9:15am.
I use the V640 express card and I use Yast to set it up. You have to disable check for dial tone, change the baud rate to the highest speed, use /dev/ttyUSB0, and enable ignore prompts.
Also you have to edit /etc/ppp/options and change
lcp-echo-interval from 30 to 65534 or the connection will hangup on you.
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Comment from: scalish
Submitted by mmillecam on 11 June 2008 - 12:23pm.
I created the verizon and verizon_chat files in /etc/ppp/peers per instructions from this item. Here's
what I get when I try to invoke:
# pppd call verizon
pppd: The remote system is required to authenticate itself
pppd: but I couldn't find any suitable secret (password) for it to use to
do so.
Isn't there someplace I need to put my 10-digit card number? Otherwise, what do I use for a password?
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