Hi Tommy
The default driver in Ubuntu 9.10 is 1.3.7 - the latest driver on the Sierra
site is 1.7.30 (with a warning that it does not work in 9.10) - link:
http://www.sierrawireless.com/Support/knowledgebase.aspx (search for linux
driver) or this link was valid ...
https://sierrawireless.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/500/session/L3NpZC91WmpsTHdYag%3D%3D
HOWEVER: The default driver DOES actually work in 9.10!
As I noted above it is purely that either NM or MM is selecting the
wrong device (ttyUSB2 instead of ttyUSB0) so you must connect using pppd
- broadly the instructions are on the same link although they didn't
work without fault for me.
The problems I encountered are...
1. Even though the ip-up and ip-down.local files were moved and made
executable they didn't actually result in the resolv.conf file being set
correctly. I have a script that I run after connection that automatically
updates /etc/resolv.conf -- you will probably need to find out the ip address
of your ISP's DNS servers or use public ones.
2. On rare occasions I find that the 'route' is not set correctly as well -
gateway is either missing or set wrong. I use the following to fix the
gateway...
sudo route add default gw {ip address of modem 10.64.64.64 in my case}
If necessary delete the original default entry first
I am hoping 10.04 fixes all this - planning on downloading the Beta
later to see if it does.
Good luck
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