Re: celluar internet and linux
Howard Krakower <[email protected]>
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The following comes from the AT&T (formerly Cingular) Forum: ======================================================================= 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 ======================================================================= 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 -- ZedNet Technologies visit us at http://www.zed.net -- OCLUG general discussion list [email protected] http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/oclug