- #MINICOM COMMAND LINE HOW TO#
- #MINICOM COMMAND LINE SERIAL#
- #MINICOM COMMAND LINE SOFTWARE#
- #MINICOM COMMAND LINE OFFLINE#
#MINICOM COMMAND LINE SERIAL#
Jun 29 22:44:06 ubuntu pppd: Could not determine remote IP address: defaulting to 10.64.64.Then, you definitely want to configure it to work in your own network with specific settings because it is a smart switch for which you want to reach its command line through the serial console interface and that's what I am going to explain in details today. Jun 29 22:44:03 ubuntu pppd: CHAP authentication succeeded Jun 29 22:44:03 ubuntu pppd: Connect: ppp0 /dev/ttyUSB0 Jun 29 22:44:03 ubuntu pppd: Using interface ppp0 Jun 29 22:44:03 ubuntu pppd: pppd 2.4.5 started by root, uid 0 Nameserver some ip tail /var/log/messages Some ip address dev ppp0 proto kernel scope link src some ip address The number after pppd, 9600 refers to the speed of the modem.Ĭrtscts means Specifies that pppd should set the serial port to use hardwareįlow control using the RTS and CTS signals in the RS-232 interface. I will try t explain what the options to the commnd mean, but first let me show you the wvdial configuration file. Root 4600 4562 0 22:33 pts/0 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/pppd 9600 modem crtscts defaultroute usehostname -detach user 65 noipdefault call wvdial usepeerdns idle 0 logfd 6 Yes, simply open a terminal and ps -ef|grep pppd After connecting to the Internet with the wvdial command, it is interesting to see the pppd daemon in action. I use Vodafone Huawei E220 USB modem to connect to the Internet. Or if minicom refuses to terminate, kill -9 17726 Exploring pppd Command You should check if the minicom process is minicom -mĭevice /dev/ttyUSB1 is ps -ef|grep minicom You will need to kill the process ID of minicom.
In case you have probem when lauching minicom
To shut down the PPP connection, issue the command: poffĪfter a short pause, the modem will hang up. The next thing to do is to lauch a web browser to see if you can access the web sites. SIOCDELRT: No such pppd -detach defaultroute /dev/ttyUSB0Ĭould not determine remote IP address: defaulting to someIpaddressĬannot determine ethernet address for proxy ARP You will then be presented with a terminal and you need to type the following route del default Minicom then display the following output: Then I press CTRL-A Z and press L to suspend minicom. Type Ctrl-A then J to suspend minicom and launch a shell. Once authentication is complete, nonsense characters should begin to appear on minicom‘s screen. Most ISPs now use automatic authentication, so it isn’t usually necessary to enter your user information. If your ISP prompts for a userid or password, reply appropriately.
#MINICOM COMMAND LINE OFFLINE#
In my case it looks something like this:Īt times I have to include the semicolon at the end of the number.ĬTRL-A Z for help |115200 8N1 | NOR | Minicom 2.3 | VT102 | Offline To dial out to the ISP, you use the command ATD followed by the phone number. In my case the HSDPA USB modem is connected to the /dev/ttyUSB1 Once you have minicom running running, the screen will show something like the one below:
#MINICOM COMMAND LINE HOW TO#
If you are using Red Hat and others distribution that uses rpm packages, I suggest you search the Net on how to install using rpm packages. This is how you would install programs in Ubuntu or Debian. In case you do not have minicom installed, type:
#MINICOM COMMAND LINE SOFTWARE#
minicom: this is a software which allows you to connect to your modem.Normally I use a command wvdial to connect to the Wide World Web but in this section we will look at how to connect to the Internet using a program called minicom. What interest me is using command line instead of GUI. In Linux you can connect to the Internet in many ways. Using Minicom and PPP to Connect to the Internet
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