[DC LoCo] Want to configure a Cellular Broadband card?

[Mackenzie Morgan]

On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 12:01 PM, Kevin Cole <kjcole at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> Sanjay Jain wrote:
>> Clarification: This is not a wifi card that works with a router,
>> but a cellular connection.
>>
>> Having said that, it probably works the same way. I've installed USB wifi
>> using the ndiswrapper and windows drivers and it works well.
>
> Displaying my ignorance in public again...
>
> My oh so brief surfing leads me to believe that it will behave
> more like a traditional modem, and may even use the old Hayes
> modem protocols (ATDT anyone?).  So, if Windoze isn't totally
> hosed, you might see if you can find out what it thinks of the
> beastie.  If it's a traditional modem, then possibly a
> Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) connection is the way to go.

I think PPP is how they're usually handled.

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