[ILUG] Re: Help Needed New to Linux

[Darragh Bailey]

On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 12:16:52PM +0000, Nigel Hanlon wrote:
> It's pretty easy to get 3g modems to work under linux. I have a Vodafone 3G
> modem (one of those white dongle things) that I use for work on a regular
> basis on Ubuntu 8.10. Im not sure what network your hoping to use (3, o2,
> vodafone..) but this site has a pretty easy to use program for vodafone
> modems: http://www.betavine.net/bvportal/web/linux_drivers
> 
> You can also set up your modem manually if you know some of the settings.
> Here's how:
> 
> 1) Make sure you have wvdial installed
> 2) Edit /etc/wvdial.conf
> 3) Add the following but change to reflect you settings:
> 
> [Dialer vodafone]
> Phone = *99#
> Username = vodafone
> Password = vodafone
> Stupid Mode = 1
> Dial Command = ATDT
> Modem = /dev/ttyUSB0
> Baud = 460800
> Init2 = ATZ
> Init3 = ATE0V1&D2&C1S0=0+IFC=2,2
> ISDN = 0
> Modem Type = Analog Modem
> Init5 =AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","hs.vodafone.ie";
> 
> 4) To connect, just use the command: wvdial vodafone (change vodafone
> to your dialer entry)
> 
> 
> Hope this helps in some way.

Since you mentioned that you are not very familiar with linux, I suggest
looking at the following link:
http://en.opensuse.org/Serial_modem

The settings given by Nigel above should still be valid, but you might
find it much easier to use the system graphical configuration interface
rather than trying to us wvdial directly.


-- 
Darragh

"Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool."