On 10/18/10, Jonas | Lamu Software <
jonas@lamusoftware.com> wrote:
> I had the same problem but since I have a laptop and used to check it
> every two hours so I never dug deeper into it.
>
> Had the same trouble when running the modem with a 3G router where a
> complete reboot would be needed every now and then.
>
> You could write a simple wrapper script (logic below):
>
> #!/bin/bash
> excode=1
> while [ $excode != 0 ]
> do
> echo 'Type in a command'
> echo 'this would be wvdial'
> read a_command
> $a_command
> excode=$?
> echo $a_command returned $excode
> done
>
> And check for the different exit codes like 18 (Server hang up I think).
> I usually had severe problems though where I needed to unplug, wait 10
> seconds and plug in the modem before trying wvdial again so I doubt
> it will work for a whole weekend.
>
> I would try to install the Linux application that comes on the modem and
> get it up and running as my guess is that it has the same redial features
> as the Windows and Mac versions although my app stopped working after a
> while. I did an upgrade from 9.04 via 9.10 to 10.04 which was not a good
> idea but I am too lazy to do a complete reinstall.
>
> I would also call Orange support and have them reset your account as
> this sometimes helps.
>
> Good luck
>
>
> On 10/18/2010 06:58 PM, Edward Obiko wrote:
>> Hey folks?
>>
>> Just wondering. I'm sure there are quite a number of you who manage to
>> do the above. My connection keeps on hanging and I'm running on Ubuntu
>> 8.10. Is there like a bash script for wvdial that one can use to
>> 'refresh' i.e. disconnect and reconnect the modem connection. I was
>> really frustrated to find a torrent I left on Friday at the office still
>> at the 1% on Monday morning.
>>
>> Well I don't know why the connection keeps on suspending after every
>> 30min or so, but treating the symptoms would be good enough for me on
>> this one. I currently connect using the ZTE app but I'd prefer the
>> script for this purpose. Maybe a cron job?
>>
>> Anyone?
>>
>> --
>> OO
>>
>> Omingo Obiko
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