wireless mobile broadband connection

O. Sinclair o.sinclair at gmail.com
Thu Mar 10 06:44:24 UTC 2011


On 10/03/2011 05:36, ray burke wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 5:32 PM, Rena&  Richard Jenkins
> <richard.jenkins at internode.on.net>  wrote:
>> On Wed, 9 Mar 2011 15:05:52 +1100
>> ray burke<rayburke30 at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>
>>> Can any one help-
>>>
>>> I am testing out Kubuntu 10.10mm and trying to establish a mobile
>>> wireless broadband connection thru a usb modem stick
>>> that runs at 7.2mbs, but when I click on Network Management settings
>>> the wireless tab is greyed out so cant complete, even
>>> when I pug in the wireless modem stick?
>>>
>>> ray
>>>
>>
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>> My experience with 'network-manager' ... which is becoming the standard
>> program for all sorts of internet connections, is that it does a
>> complete scan of the interfaces at start-up.  It might be worthwhile to
>> test whether installing the usb-dongle at startup allows the modem to
>> be connected.  You see the modem MAY also be detected as a mass-storage
>> device.  For whatever reason, greyed-out on the screen means that the
>> modem was not detected.
>>
>> Try this:
>>
>> install the usb-dongle.
>> reboot.
>>
>> now look over the content of your dmesg (in /var/log/) ... it should
>> have a line showing that ONE of the usb ports is connected to a modem
>> and it should give the chipset/brand of the dongle.
>>
>>
>> Report back to the group on your progress.
>>
>> Good luck
>>
>>
>> Richard
>>
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>
>
> Richard,
>
> I done that and now recognises the usb modem stick , as mobile
> broadband tab now shows,
> I clicked onto it and it was blank and I presume that I click add and
> enter details either
> about gsm or hspd(ithinkg) as in win xp pro sp3 dual boot at moment. I
> am not sure what details
> I put in, so when in k10.10mm I will do a screen copy of this window
> and sen to you OK
>

Ray, you need some information that a windows user normally does not 
need. You need as a m inimum:
the number to dial (on GSM often (*99# or similar)
the apn (something like "yourprovider.net)

you fill these in via the "edit" button from "manage your connections" 
once you have created a connection




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