Now if only someone would package that (like what Apple did on Mac OSX), and integrate it with Network Manager that would be even better!
On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 9:49 AM, Mhac Janapin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Cool! > > On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 9:16 AM, Pablo Manalastas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> In my Yahoo blog, I reposted Gideon Guillen's article on connecting your >> Linux laptop to the Internet, using a 3G phone. I have added other >> important details, in an attempt to make the connection process as painless >> as possible. Here is the link to my post, which I have also included below: >> >> http://blog.360.yahoo.com/prmanalastas?cq=1&p=267 >> >> *** Actual Blog Post Follows *** >> >> Using 3G Phone to Connect Linux Laptop to Internet (Jul 18 08) >> >> Gideon Guillen wrote in his blog a procedure for using a Motorola V6 >> mobile phone as a modem to connect your Linux laptop to the Internet. >> >> >> http://elijah.pinoguin.com/blog/blog-view/article/motorola-v6-as-modem-in-ubuntu-linux.html >> >> His procedure actually works for the Nokia 6680 3G phone (and possibly >> other 3G phones as well) when used as a modem for your Fedora-9 or Debian >> Testing (Lenny) to connect to the Internet using a Smart Buddy prepaid SIM. >> >> Let me recap the important steps to do: >> >> 1. On your Nokia 6680 phone, get the correct Internet settings by sending >> the following text message to 211: >> >> SET N6680 >> >> Smart replies by giving you the correct settings for SmartGPRS, >> SmartInternet, and SmartMMS. Save all of these settings as the default >> settings for your phone. If prompted for pasword, type 1234, unless you >> changed the default password on your phone. If you have a different phone, >> you can get the correct message to send to 211 by sending the following text >> message to 211 instead: >> >> SET LIST >> >> After installing the correct settings for GPRS, Internet and MMS, your >> phone is ready for stand-alone use for connecting to the Internet using your >> phone's little Web browser. However, you would like to use your laptop with >> your phone, since your laptop has a better keyboard and mouse and a bigger, >> more comfortable screen. You need the data cable DKU-2 to connect your N6680 >> phone to the USB port of your laptop. The DKU-2 cable is part of the Nokia >> 6680 package, but if your package does not include the data cable, you can >> always get one from CDR-King or from any cellphone store. A different 3G >> phone will use a different data cable. >> >> 2. On your Linux laptop, install wvdial and ppp, if you do not already >> have them. In Fedora, these were installed by default, but in Debian, I had >> to get them using apt-get: >> >> apt-get install wvdial >> >> After installing wvdial, as root, create or modify the file >> /etc/wvdial.conf so that it contains the following: >> >> [Dialer Defaults] >> Init1 = ATZ >> Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 >> Init3 = AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","internet" >> Modem Type = USB Modem >> ISDN = 0 >> Phone = *99# >> New PPPD = yes >> Modem = /dev/ttyACM0 >> Username = yourusername >> Password = yourpassword >> Baud = 460800 >> Idle Seconds = 3000 >> Auto DNS = 1 >> Stupid Mode = 1 >> Compuserve = 0 >> Baud = 460800 >> Dial Command = ATD >> Ask Password = 0 >> FlowControl = NOFLOW >> >> 3. As root user, install your user account in the file /etc/sudoers. For >> example, if you are user "ambo", you need to add the line >> >> ambo ALL=(ALL) ALL >> >> to the /etc/sudoers file. >> >> 4. Before dialing, connect your phone to your laptop using the USB data >> cable, and check that the phone has already been detected by the system. >> Type the command >> >> dmesg | grep ttyACM >> >> and if you see a line containing /dev/ttyACM0, that means your phone is >> already detected by the system and you can now dial. As a normal user (in my >> case, I am user "ambo"), dial Smart by typing the following command in a >> terminal window: >> >> sudo wvdial >> >> This command dials the Smart Internet number, manages a ppp connection, >> performs "ifconfig" to assign an IP address to your laptop, does a "route >> add" command to fix the routing table, and installs the DNS IP numbers >> provided by Smart in /etc/resolv.conf. Do not exit from this terminal window >> -- typing a control-C in this window will disconnect you from the Internet. >> >> As a normal user, check if you have a successful connection by giving the >> command: >> >> dig www.google.com >> >> If the system gives you the IP address of Google, then you are now >> connected to the Internet. Smart will charge you ten pesos for every 30 >> minutes of Internet use. >> >> Some notes: >> >> This procedure works without fail in my Debian Testing/Lenny laptop. Since >> Ubuntu is a Debian derivative, it should also work for Ubuntu. However, on >> my Fedora laptop, I needed to manually copy the DNS values given by the ppp >> connection into the file /etc/resolv.conf. I had to type the entries >> >> nameserver 203.84.191.216 >> nameserver 121.1.3.250 >> >> in /etc/resolv.conf. I think the Fedora ppp package or the Fedora >> NetworkManager package does not automatically take care of this. >> >> Thank you Gideon Guillen for providing us with this useful procedure. >> >> >> _________________________________________________ >> Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List >> http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug >> Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >> > > > > -- > Mhac Janapin > PBTS System Administrator > Baguio City, Philippines > ============= > http://mulingsilang.wordpress.com > ============= > I'm an Open Source Enthusiast. c",) > > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >
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