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On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 06:25:00AM -0400, Allan Gottlieb wrote: |
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> On Sat, Jun 18 2011, David Abbott wrote: |
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> > If you open up wicd => Preferences => General Settings => Wired |
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> > interface the defaultis eth0. |
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> That is what I have. Are you suggesting I should change it to usb0? |
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> > I did not have to manually create any symlink as I think wicd does any |
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> > majic that is needed on its own. |
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> > One think to consider is that your phone does not have tethering |
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> > enabled, that your carrier has blocked it. |
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> Ah. Does this mean that I will not even see the usb0 interface on linux |
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> if I have not had my phone and service enabled for tethering? |
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> I had thought that I could deal with any phone/verizon issues |
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> only after I had the linux setup correct and the usb |
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> interface was there. |
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Unless they've made some changes in the last two months, Verizon |
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just presents you with a EULA for tethering rates before allowing |
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you to access the web. |
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Tethering with a blackberry via USB (using the BB as a USB modem) |
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is extremely easy, not sure why your HTC is so stubborn... |
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caveat utilitor |
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