Thanks for the info. Actually, that manual is from my carrier's web page :-)
I guess if no one can recommend a qmi/mbim modem I'll go for the ones with a Web UI. El mié., 21 feb. 2018 a las 15:31, Nate Pleasant (< nate.pleas...@accelerated.com>) escribió: > Henrique, > > > I don't have any personal experience with that alcatel modem, but I have > used one of its predecessors, the alcatel w800, which worked well under > Linux. Both USB modems are web-UI based modems. Meaning, they offer an > Ethernet-like interface, and to control the USB modem, you have to open its > web UI. Below are some notes I took on the w800 several years ago, which > may be relevant for the IK40V. > > > https://bitbucket.org/accelecon/modemmanager/wiki/AlcatelW800 > > > I also found the following manual for the IK40V, which confirms its web UI > setup and usage. > > > > https://descargas.mundo-r.com/descargas/sites/descargas/files/imce/mobil/manual-alcatel-IK40V.pdf > > > Nate Pleasant > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Henrique Ferreiro <henrique.ferre...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Wednesday, February 21, 2018 9:17:01 AM > *To:* Nate Pleasant > *Cc:* modemmanager-devel@lists.freedesktop.org > *Subject:* Re: 4G USB dongles known to work on Linux > > I will be using it in Spain. My current carrier offers the following > dongle: alcatel IK40V, which apparently is a rndis modem. Any idea about > this particular model/protocol? > > El mar., 20 feb. 2018 a las 15:47, Nate Pleasant (< > nate.pleas...@accelerated.com>) escribió: > > Henrique, > > > What carrier and country are you looking to work in? I've been using the > Huawei E8372 here in the US, and it works great on Linux with both AT&T and > T-Mobile SIMs. It gets recognized as a Ethernet interface, and provides a > web UI that you can use to manage and configure the E8372. The downside is > this USB modem acts like a router (i.e. it provides a NAT-ed 192.168.8.x > address to your PC), so you'll never get to directly use the IP address the > E8372 received from the cellular network. Here's a link I found for the > user manual for the E8372 if you want to read more: > > > https://images.wirelessdealer.ca/images/phones/userguide3967.pdf > > > As for other USB modems that work well on Linux, I can recommend the > following additional modems, based on carrier. However, some of these USB > modems are a bit old at this point, and may have to be purchased used or > from a third party: > > > - AT&T/T-Mobile - Sierra Wireless 313U (unlocked if not using on AT&T) - > does not act like an Ethernet interface, instead provides standard tty/wwan > interfaces > > - Verizon - Novatel 551L - acts like a Etherenet interface, but doesn't > have a web UI for management (uses a tty port for AT commands). Benefit is > you can use the cellular IP address on your Linux machine > > - Verizon - Novatel 620L > > - Sprint - Netgear 341U - similar to Sierra 313U mentioned above, but it > has a LCD screen > > - Sprint - Franklin 770 - similar to E8372 in usage (Ethernet + web UI) > > > Nate Pleasant > > > > -- > > -- > Henrique > -- -- Henrique
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