Dial-up Networking with Verizon and Treo

[Kevin Oberman]

> From: "Tuc at T-B-O-H.NET" <ml at t-b-o-h.net>
> Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 22:43:09 -0400 (EDT)
> 
> > 
> > I have a Verizon Wireless Palm 755p with which I can connect my laptop
> > to the Internet under Windows. I would really like to be able to do this
> > under FreeBSD, but I have no idea of what the appropriate USB driver
> > would be or how PPP would be configured for it. The Verizon software
> > does not even have an account name or password for the connection.
> > 
> > Has anyone managed to get this to work? I suspect any Treo on Verizon
> > would connect in much the same manner.
> >
> 	I've tried a few times to get the Treos recognized in the OS,
> if your running a fairly new version it should be in there. It'll
> show up on ucom0 .
> 
> 	When I ran USB, I put in /etc/ppp/pp.conf :
> 
> vzwenusb:
>  set phone "#777"
>  set dial "ABORT BUSY ABORT NO\\sCARRIER TIMEOUT 5 \
>            \"\" AT OK-AT-OK ATZ OK AT\$QCMDR=3 OK AT\$QCQNC=0  OK \\dATDT\\T TIM
> EOUT 40 CONNECT"
>  set authname 9175555505 at vzw3g.com
>  set authkey vzw
>  set device /dev/ucom0
>  set speed 230400
>  add default HISADDR
> 
> 
> 	Then invoke
> 
> /usr/sbin/ppp -ddial vzwenusb
> 
> 
> 	I've also done it with bluetooth. 
> 
> In /etc/rc.local :
> 
> /etc/rc.bluetooth start ubt0
> /usr/sbin/sdpd
> /usr/local/bin/sdptool add DUN
> /usr/sbin/rfcomm_pppd -s -C 1  -l rfcomm-server
> /sbin/sysctl net.inet.ip.forwarding=1
> /sbin/ipnat -C
> /sbin/ipnat -f /usr/local/etc/rfcomm_ppd.nat.conf
> 
> 	(I think there was something special about the sdptool I
> used, it was from sdp-1.5, maybe even with a modification from
> one of the list people...)
> 
> In /etc/ppp/ppp.conf :
> 
> rfcomm-server:
>   set timeout 0
>   set lqrperiod 60
>   set ifaddr 10.0.0.1 10.0.0.2 255.255.255.0
>   enable lqr
>   accept lqr
>   # Do not use PPP authentication. Assume that
>   # Bluetooth connection was authenticated already
>   disable pap
>   deny pap
>   disable chap
>   deny chap
>   # Added by Tuc
>   enable dns
> 
> 
> In /usr/local/etc/rfcomm_ppd.nat.conf:
> 
>  map wi0 10.0.0.2/32 -> 0/32 portmap tcp/udp auto
>  map wi0 10.0.0.2/32 -> 0/32
> 
> 
> 	You'll need to change the interface as appropriate.
> 
> 		Tuc

Thanks for the suggestions, but no joy.

I have not tried BT, but the USB idea is getting nowhere, so far.

First, the Treo is detected just fine, but the devices created are cuaU0
and ttyU0, not ucom0. I tried those, but had no success in getting the
Treo to dial. I just get an error setting the speed to 0. I tried
connecting to the port with kermit, but I could not get it to respond at
all.

Any other ideas? Guess I'll try the BT next.

Thanks again for taking the time to help.
-- 
R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer
Energy Sciences Network (ESnet)
Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab)
E-mail: oberman at es.net			Phone: +1 510 486-8634
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