>> Thanks Neil, I'd like to get as close as possible to being ready to >> plug-and-play with one of those modems. Do you remember the names of >> the kernel modules? I've never used PPP software before. Can you >> recommend a package? > > You need usbserial and the Novatel modems use the option module. I use > wvdial with this config, which worked with T-Mobile, Vodafone and O2. > > [Dialer tmob] > Modem = /dev/ttyUSB0 > Baud = 460800 > Init2 =AT > Init3 = AT&FE0V1X1&D2&C1S0=0 > ISDN = 0 > Modem Type = Analog Modem > Phone = *99***1# > Username = username > Password = password
Thanks Neil. Weird that wvdial is in /usr/portage but doesn't come up at gentoo-portage.com. - Grant
