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On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 10:27 AM, Grant <emailgrant@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>>> Thanks Neil, I'd like to get as close as possible to being ready to |
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>>> plug-and-play with one of those modems. Do you remember the names of |
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>>> the kernel modules? I've never used PPP software before. Can you |
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>>> recommend a package? |
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>> |
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>> You need usbserial and the Novatel modems use the option module. I use |
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>> wvdial with this config, which worked with T-Mobile, Vodafone and O2. |
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>> |
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>> [Dialer tmob] |
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>> Modem = /dev/ttyUSB0 |
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>> Baud = 460800 |
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>> Init2 =AT |
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>> Init3 = AT&FE0V1X1&D2&C1S0=0 |
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>> ISDN = 0 |
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>> Modem Type = Analog Modem |
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>> Phone = *99***1# |
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>> Username = username |
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>> Password = password |
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> |
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> Thanks Neil. Weird that wvdial is in /usr/portage but doesn't come up |
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> at gentoo-portage.com. |
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Looking at http://gentoo-portage.com/Browse it seems the entire |
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net-dialup category (and several others) are absent from that site. |
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Maybe he didn't get it all set up properly after the servers were |
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lost. |
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