Re: celluar internet and linux

Howard Krakower <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.user-groups.linux.ottawa.general
Message-ID <[email protected]>
The following comes from the AT&T (formerly Cingular) Forum:
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Sierra 881u aircard  will work great in LInux!
using the Kppp program...
Open Kppp
hit the configure button
on accounts tab create new account
connection name: "aircard" or whatever you desire
phone number:  *99***1#
auth: pap/chap

on the modems tab
hit the "new" button
name your modem
*modem device:  /dev/ttyUSB2 
now click on modem tab
uncheck wait for dial tone
hit the modem commands button
init1 box enter:  AT+CGDCONT=1"IP,"isp.cingular"
hit the query modem button
it should recognize and return info about the modem
login ID: [email protected]
pwd:     CINGULAR1
will get you connected

however i must use firefox or Opera browser. konqueror wont connect for some reason
*i can also get my samsung cell phone to work as an aircard modem
  by connecting it with a usb cable and choosing   /dev/ttyACM0 under modem device

i use Kubuntu 8.4 but about the same in other distros as well
you will need at least kernel version 2.6.24 ,(Kbuntu 8.04 comes with this), or you
will have to manually install the drivers

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I have not as yet used this, but I am plannng to try it out when I go
stateside in November (I have an AT&T aircard)

Howard

Wednesday, October 1, 2008, 4:04:43 PM, Stephen Gregory wrote:

SG> Does anyone have any experience with Linux and cellular 3G Internet
SG> access? Rogers, Bell, and Telus all have similar plans, similar usb or
SG> pcmcia adapters, and none support Linux. I have found a few notes
SG> online that suggest the USB devices should up as serial devices and
SG> PPP is used to connect. This sounds easy enough, but I don't know if
SG> any of the Canadian providers use that method to provide access. Has
SG> anyone made any of these services work with Linux?

SG> -- 
SG> sg


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