[Ubuntu-ZW] Ubuntu-zw Digest, Vol 42, Issue 3

[O. Sinclair]

Given that you reply to a digest I have no idea if you mean "Econet 
headaches" but if so - they don't exist outside Harare and so in this 
case are useless. Otherwise I agree and use Powertel myself


On 10/11/2010 11:50, Garikai Dzoma wrote:
> I think it's time u look for a new ISP. I would recoment powertel's
> Turboconnect or Africom's Michoice.
>
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>>     1. Re:  Econet and headaches (Simpson Moyo)
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>>     3.  How do i? (Jeff Chivheya)
>>     4. Re:  How do i? (O. Sinclair)
>>     5. Re:  How do i? (Raymond Swart)
>>     6. Re:  How do i? (O. Sinclair)
>>     7. Re:  How do i? (Raymond Swart)
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2010 17:10:58 +0200
>> From: Simpson Moyo<simpsonmoyo at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-ZW] Econet and headaches
>> To: Kalpesh Thaker<luminary06 at gmail.com>
>> Cc: ubuntu-zw<ubuntu-zw at lists.ubuntu.com>, o.sinclair at gmail.com
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>> Hi,
>>
>> With the setup i did for my friend you can:
>>
>>     1. do time billing and set maximum download speed... so if you give
>>     someone 30 mins or 1 hour you can set the download speed to 56k so they
>> can
>>     do decent browsing but cant abuse the connection by doing heavy
>> downloads...
>>
>>     2. you can also do time+usage billing where a person buys 1 hour/10mb so
>>     which ever comes first they get disconnected...
>>
>> Simpson
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 4:24 PM, Kalpesh Thaker<luminary06 at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>
>>> this is tricky, what you may be looking for is a bandwidth shaper or
>>> bandwidth manager.......
>>> in any case, because econet charge on usage, you now have two issues to
>>> address -->
>>>
>>> 1 - the amount of time someone may be occupying a workstation
>>> 2 - how much bandwidth they are using
>>>
>>> initially, you only had to worry about how much time someone was occupying
>>> on a workstation,
>>> because your bandwidth was a set fee...and you could use as much as you
>>> wanted to.
>>>
>>> there are alot of commercial bandwidth shapers.. but they get very
>>> expensive..
>>>
>>> the easiest and most viable solution is for you to implement a squid
>>> proxy,
>>> using ACL's and delay
>>> pools.. you can actually create 'bucket' rules that can be IP specific..
>>> so
>>> if someone uses up
>>> 15mb, the connection can slow them down, or cut them off once the limit
>>> has
>>> been reached.
>>>
>>> more information can be found here:
>>>
>>> http://quark.humbug.org.au/publications/squid/aclsquid.html
>>>
>>> and here:
>>>
>>> http://wiki.squid-cache.org/Features/DelayPools
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 10:57 AM, O. Sinclair<o.sinclair at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>>
>>>> Friends,
>>>>
>>>> we support 2 small sites where they among other things offer internet
>>>> access (read sell it). They were using the "old" Econet 25/USD per month
>>>> package and could then charge for time, printouts etc. How it worked is
>>>> another story.
>>>>
>>>> These computers use KDE Kubuntu 10.04 btw, am considering upgrading to
>>>> 10.10
>>>>
>>>> The new "bundles" is a major headache... how do they now charge? If one
>>>> user sits on Facebook/Youtube for x minutes and chew up bandwidth how do
>>>> you measure/charge for that? Another simply reads email, checks out
>>>> newssites and does research, can sit for much longer but use much less
>>>> bandwidth...
>>>>
>>>> Anyone else in this fix, anyone knows a tool that measures "used
>>>> bandwidth" and could possibly cut at a reached amount?
>>>>
>>>> Best
>>>> Sinclair
>>>>
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>> Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2010 17:58:24 +0200
>> From: Jeff Chivheya<jeffycee at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [Ubuntu-ZW] How do i?
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>> How do i get Ubuntu to recognise a 3G modem?The modem has built in Win
>> drivers and it just won't connect-the portion where you get to choose
>> mobile broadband devices is grayed out!
>>
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>> Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2010 22:14:45 +0200
>> From: "O. Sinclair"<o.sinclair at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-ZW] How do i?
>> To: ubuntu-zw at lists.ubuntu.com
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>> On 09/11/2010 17:58, Jeff Chivheya wrote:
>>> How do i get Ubuntu to recognise a 3G modem?The modem has built in Win
>>> drivers and it just won't connect-the portion where you get to choose
>>> mobile broadband devices is grayed out!
>>>
>> there is a number of things you can try:
>> 1. reasonably often Networkmanager recognises the modem and you can set
>> up the connection using networkmanager
>> 2. if that does not work there is a "semi-gui" script called Sakis3g at
>> www.sakis3g.org
>> 3. finally from command line wvdial works almost everything
>>
>> first of all: what provider (Africom, Powertel, Econet) and what modem?
>>
>> Best
>> Sinclair
>>
>>
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>> Message: 5
>> Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2010 22:28:32 +0200
>> From: Raymond Swart<raymond at karigon.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-ZW] How do i?
>> To: ubuntu-zw at lists.ubuntu.com
>> Message-ID:<4CD9AEF0.7030306 at karigon.net>
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>> On 09/11/2010 22:14, O. Sinclair wrote:
>>> On 09/11/2010 17:58, Jeff Chivheya wrote:
>>>> How do i get Ubuntu to recognise a 3G modem?The modem has built in Win
>>>> drivers and it just won't connect-the portion where you get to choose
>>>> mobile broadband devices is grayed out!
>>>>
>>> there is a number of things you can try:
>>> 1. reasonably often Networkmanager recognises the modem and you can set
>>> up the connection using networkmanager
>>> 2. if that does not work there is a "semi-gui" script called Sakis3g at
>>> www.sakis3g.org
>>> 3. finally from command line wvdial works almost everything
>>>
>>> first of all: what provider (Africom, Powertel, Econet) and what modem?
>>>
>>> Best
>>> Sinclair
>>>
>>
>> The Sakis3g script currently only works on GSM (Econet) networks not
>> CDMA (Africom/Powertel). Sinclair would like to to get some notes on
>> setting up Powertel on Ubuntu from you as i know you managed to get it
>> working. I have upgraded to Ubuntu 10.10 and network manager doesn't
>> pick it up, not sure what I'm missing here, although you being on
>> Kubuntu might mean there are packages you have installed that I don't.
>>
>> Many Thanks,
>>
>> Raymond Swart
>> Karigon (Pvt) Ltd
>> www.karigon.net<http://www.karigon.net>
>> Web Site Design - Linux Servers - Graphic Design - Support
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>> Zimbabwe
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>> Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2010 22:37:45 +0200
>> From: "O. Sinclair"<o.sinclair at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-ZW] How do i?
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>> On 09/11/2010 22:28, Raymond Swart wrote:
>>>
>>> On 09/11/2010 22:14, O. Sinclair wrote:
>>>> On 09/11/2010 17:58, Jeff Chivheya wrote:
>>>>> How do i get Ubuntu to recognise a 3G modem?The modem has built in Win
>>>>> drivers and it just won't connect-the portion where you get to choose
>>>>> mobile broadband devices is grayed out!
>>>>>
>>>> there is a number of things you can try:
>>>> 1. reasonably often Networkmanager recognises the modem and you can set
>>>> up the connection using networkmanager
>>>> 2. if that does not work there is a "semi-gui" script called Sakis3g at
>>>> www.sakis3g.org
>>>> 3. finally from command line wvdial works almost everything
>>>>
>>>> first of all: what provider (Africom, Powertel, Econet) and what modem?
>>>>
>>>> Best
>>>> Sinclair
>>>>
>>>
>>> The Sakis3g script currently only works on GSM (Econet) networks not
>>> CDMA (Africom/Powertel). Sinclair would like to to get some notes on
>>> setting up Powertel on Ubuntu from you as i know you managed to get it
>>> working. I have upgraded to Ubuntu 10.10 and network manager doesn't
>>> pick it up, not sure what I'm missing here, although you being on
>>> Kubuntu might mean there are packages you have installed that I don't.
>>>
>>> Many Thanks,
>>>
>>> Raymond Swart
>>> Karigon (Pvt) Ltd
>>> www.karigon.net<http://www.karigon.net>
>>> Web Site Design - Linux Servers - Graphic Design - Support
>>>
>>> www.ubuntu.org.zw<http://www.ubuntu.org.zw>  Promoting Ubuntu within
>>> Zimbabwe
>>>
>>>
>> For Powertel I have only managed proper with wvdial. KNetworkmanager
>> picks it up sometimes but sometimes not - at least in KNetworkmanager
>> you can set up a CDMA connection and that works for me on the times the
>> modem is picked up.
>>
>> However wvdial rarely fails so here goes:
>> install wvdial (duh) and open a command/terminal window
>> from command line run:
>> sudo wvdialconf
>>
>> it should find the modem. Then edit /etc/wvdial.conf to something like
>> below:
>> [Dialer Defaults]
>> Init1 = ATZ
>> Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0&C1&D2 +FCLASS=0
>> Modem Type = Analog Modem
>> Baud = 460800
>> New PPPD = yes
>> Modem = /dev/ttyUSB0 (in my case that is)
>> ISDN = 0
>> Phone = #777 (that is the number I got from Africom)
>> Password = what Africom gave you
>> Username = what Africom gave you
>>
>> then to connect run "sudo wvdial" from command line
>> to disconnect simply press ctrl+c once or twice
>>
>> good luck and time we put some sort of FAQ on this on the site?
>>
>> Sinclair
>>
>>
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>> Message: 7
>> Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2010 22:50:54 +0200
>> From: Raymond Swart<raymond at karigon.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-ZW] How do i?
>> To: ubuntu-zw at lists.ubuntu.com
>> Message-ID:<4CD9B42E.20802 at karigon.net>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
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>> On 09/11/2010 22:37, O. Sinclair wrote:
>>> On 09/11/2010 22:28, Raymond Swart wrote:
>>>> On 09/11/2010 22:14, O. Sinclair wrote:
>>>>> On 09/11/2010 17:58, Jeff Chivheya wrote:
>>>>>> How do i get Ubuntu to recognise a 3G modem?The modem has built in Win
>>>>>> drivers and it just won't connect-the portion where you get to choose
>>>>>> mobile broadband devices is grayed out!
>>>>>>
>>>>> there is a number of things you can try:
>>>>> 1. reasonably often Networkmanager recognises the modem and you can set
>>>>> up the connection using networkmanager
>>>>> 2. if that does not work there is a "semi-gui" script called Sakis3g at
>>>>> www.sakis3g.org
>>>>> 3. finally from command line wvdial works almost everything
>>>>>
>>>>> first of all: what provider (Africom, Powertel, Econet) and what modem?
>>>>>
>>>>> Best
>>>>> Sinclair
>>>>>
>>>> The Sakis3g script currently only works on GSM (Econet) networks not
>>>> CDMA (Africom/Powertel). Sinclair would like to to get some notes on
>>>> setting up Powertel on Ubuntu from you as i know you managed to get it
>>>> working. I have upgraded to Ubuntu 10.10 and network manager doesn't
>>>> pick it up, not sure what I'm missing here, although you being on
>>>> Kubuntu might mean there are packages you have installed that I don't.
>>>>
>>>> Many Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Raymond Swart
>>>> Karigon (Pvt) Ltd
>>>> www.karigon.net<http://www.karigon.net>
>>>> Web Site Design - Linux Servers - Graphic Design - Support
>>>>
>>>> www.ubuntu.org.zw<http://www.ubuntu.org.zw>  Promoting Ubuntu within
>>>> Zimbabwe
>>>>
>>>>
>>> For Powertel I have only managed proper with wvdial. KNetworkmanager
>>> picks it up sometimes but sometimes not - at least in KNetworkmanager
>>> you can set up a CDMA connection and that works for me on the times the
>>> modem is picked up.
>>>
>>> However wvdial rarely fails so here goes:
>>> install wvdial (duh) and open a command/terminal window
>>> from command line run:
>>> sudo wvdialconf
>>>
>>
>> This is where I ran into issues because it was not detecting the modem,
>> I will try it on a fresh install and see if it is something that was
>> inherited from before 10.10?
>>
>>> it should find the modem. Then edit /etc/wvdial.conf to something like
>>> below:
>>> [Dialer Defaults]
>>> Init1 = ATZ
>>> Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0&C1&D2 +FCLASS=0
>>> Modem Type = Analog Modem
>>> Baud = 460800
>>> New PPPD = yes
>>> Modem = /dev/ttyUSB0 (in my case that is)
>>> ISDN = 0
>>> Phone = #777 (that is the number I got from Africom)
>>> Password = what Africom gave you
>>> Username = what Africom gave you
>>>
>>> then to connect run "sudo wvdial" from command line
>>> to disconnect simply press ctrl+c once or twice
>>>
>>> good luck and time we put some sort of FAQ on this on the site?
>>>
>>
>> I agree would be nice to have a wiki styled FAQ where members could go
>> and edit the pages, would definitely go a long way especially now that
>> almost every home type user and alot of companies are running off these
>> wireless dongles. Loco team any suggestions???
>>
>>> Sinclair
>>>
>>
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