Connecting with Vodafone DSL router

[Soare Catalin]

On Oct 14, 2012 9:07 AM, "G." <pegngaryubuntu at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I am in Spain.  This apartment came with a Vodafone DSL router, an HG
> 556a.  It connects with a 3g dongle (HSDPA usb stick) which is
> connected to the router- there are no cable or DSL connections.  To
> connect, you load your browser and it takes you to a login screen.
>
> Mostly it works.  Sometimes I have trouble connecting to the router
> though.  Sometimes it is working fine and then quits.  Usually all I
> have to do is reboot the browser.  Sometimes it seems to require that
> I un-enable wireless in Network Connections (using Ubuntu 12.04) then
> re-enable.
>
> I am wondering if anyone has any suggestions for making the connection
> more reliable and if possible skip the login step (not required in
> Windows).
>
> I am using a Samsung netbook.
>
> Thanks
>
> garyk
>
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Hi,

An "educated guess" tells me that your router is actually made by Huawei.

I also had problems and still do sometimes (although not using 3g but
ADSL), and honestly I could not find any other reason for the problems
except for the networking devices (ISPs devices -- they're all Huawei).
I would recommend to try and isolate the problem, and see if you can plug
the 3g module directly into your laptop, or ideally in something running
24/7 (and then maybe connect the router as a simple Access Point so you
still have wifi). If by eliminating the router you don't experience the
same problems, then I guess you've nailed it! :-)

I hope I did understand your problem correctly and this helps.

Regards,

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