User guide

92 UNIX Computers
Tip
Create a new connection for packet data first. Then, if you also
want an asynchronous connection for PPP data, duplicate your
packet data remote server icon and rename it. Change only the
properties shown in the “At a Glance” tables.
1. Log in as root or become superuser.
2. From the command line, type
/usr/bin/pppinit and press Enter.
3. Select “[1] - Asynchronous client.”
4. Select “Modem Configuration.”
5. Select “[19] - Standard Hayes modem.”
6. Press
Enter to set the serial port to default.
7. For the “Name of the remote server,” type
gs_packet_data and
press
Enter.
8. For “Phone number for this server,” type the information appropriate
to packet or asynchronous data, as shown below:
9. Press
Enter.
10. For “Filename of the chat script” press
Enter to accept the default.
This confirms the name of the script but does not create one.
11. When asked to create a template file, press
n for no.
Globalstar data does not use chat scripts. Selecting no means no script
will be created.
Note
Some PPP software may require that a chat script exist. After
finishing this setup, you will need to “touch” the script named in
Step 10.
12. For “Enter your IP address” press
Enter for none.
At a Glance: Data Differences
Data Type: Phone number: Reason:
Packet T#777 The #777 tells the Gateway to set up
a packet data connection.
Asynchronous $QCPKND=2;T303-
555-1212
$QCPKND=2 AT command, plus:
Area code and phone number of the
modem you wish to dial.
-or-
A phone book entry from your
Tri-Mode Phone (for example, 05).
The phone will attempt to make a
data call using the telephone
number associated with that phone
book entry.