Simple steps:
1. Plug in your Warid gsm modem
2. Working on your terminal as root, type: wvdialconf [enter]
3. Step two generates a wvdial.conf file in /etc/. Go ahead and edit it
using your preferred text editor (I use vim) hence:
# vim /etc/wvdial.conf
4. Change the "Phone = 0" config statement to: "Phone = *99#". (BTW. don't
include the quotes)
5. Uncomment Change Username = ' ' to Username = user and do so for Password
= ' ' to Password = user
6. Save & quit
7. Dial like so: wvdial
8. Once the connection is ready; please take note of the nameservers that
are returned in the wvdial output.
9. Get those nameservers into your /etc/resolv.conf like so:
# echo "nameserver 41.xxx.xxx.xxx" > /etc/resolv.conf
# echo "nameserver 41.xxx.xxx.xxx" >> /etc/resolv.conf
10. Check for internet connectivity like so:
dig google.com
11. If you don't get any results, then wvdial did not setup your route well.
Proceed as follows to fix that
# route del default gw 0.0.0.0 (sometimes, you find that entry in your
routing table when you run "route -n")
# route add default gw 10.64.64.64 (got that from route -n. Sometimes
its 10.64.64.65).
12. You should be in position to surf now!
Assumptions:
1. you have wvdial already installed (if not, zypper in wvdial or better
zypper -in -r x wvdial where x is your preferred repo)
2. You can use your commandline well ( am working on a winblows pc as of
now; could have left out a little detail but hope u can figure stuff out)
::Phillip::
::Phillip::
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