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

Fri Nov 12 15:09:02 GMT 2010

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>   1. Re:  Econet and headaches (Simpson Moyo)
>   2. Re:  joni-hopley expired from team (Jonathan Hopley)
>   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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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Simpson Moyo <simpsonmoyo at gmail.com>
> To: Kalpesh Thaker <luminary06 at gmail.com>
> Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2010 17:10:58 +0200
> Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-ZW] Econet and headaches
> 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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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Jonathan Hopley <joni_hopley at hotmail.com>
> To: ubuntu zimbabwe <ubuntu-zw at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 14:12:35 +1100
> Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-ZW] joni-hopley expired from team
>  Please I sent an email for me tobe resubscribed please may i be
> resubscribed to list
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> > To: joni_hopley at hotmail.com
> > From: noreply at launchpad.net
> > Subject: joni-hopley expired from team
> > Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2010 05:21:00 +0000
> >
> > Hello jonathan21,
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> > Your membership in the Ubuntu Zimbabwe (zimbabwe-team) team has expired.
> > <https://launchpad.net/~zimbabwe-team<https://launchpad.net/%7Ezimbabwe-team>
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> > Regards,
> > The Launchpad team
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> From: Jeff Chivheya <jeffycee at gmail.com>
> To: ubuntu-zw <ubuntu-zw at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2010 17:58:24 +0200
> Subject: [Ubuntu-ZW] How do i?
> 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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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "O. Sinclair" <o.sinclair at gmail.com>
> To: ubuntu-zw at lists.ubuntu.com
> Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2010 22:14:45 +0200
> Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-ZW] How do i?
> 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
>
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Raymond Swart <raymond at karigon.net>
> To: ubuntu-zw at lists.ubuntu.com
> Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2010 22:28:32 +0200
> Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-ZW] How do i?
>
> 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
> Web Site Design - Linux Servers - Graphic Design - Support
>
> www.ubuntu.org.zw Promoting Ubuntu within Zimbabwe
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>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "O. Sinclair" <o.sinclair at gmail.com>
> To: ubuntu-zw at lists.ubuntu.com
> Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2010 22:37:45 +0200
> Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-ZW] How do i?
> 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
>
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Raymond Swart <raymond at karigon.net>
> To: ubuntu-zw at lists.ubuntu.com
> Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2010 22:50:54 +0200
> Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-ZW] How do i?
> 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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Install the package usb-modeswitch. It switches modems which work as both a
modem and a CD to their modem functionality. Network-Manager should then
detect the modem.
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