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21 February 2008

Huawei E220 on Ubuntu Gutsy for Vodafone Australia

Filed under: Wireless — Sonia @ 21:00
  • if running a recent kernel, just plugin and check option module is being loaded
  • $ lsmod | grep option
  • also look in /var/log/messages
  • $ less /var/log/messages
    option 5-2:1.0: GSM modem (1-port) converter detected
    usb 5-2: GSM modem (1-port) converter now attached to ttyUSB0
    option 5-2:1.1: GSM modem (1-port) converter detected
    usb 5-2: GSM modem (1-port) converter now attached to ttyUSB1
  • use this /etc/wvdial.conf
  • [Dialer hsdpa]
    Phone = *99***1#
    Username = vodafone
    Password = vodafone
    Stupid Mode = 1
    Dial Command = ATDT
    Modem = /dev/ttyUSB0
    Baud = 460800
    Init2 = ATZ
    Init3 = ATE0V1&D2&C1S0=0+IFC=2,2
    ISDN = 0
    Modem Type = Analog Modem
    Init5 =AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","vfinternet.au";
  • connect using this command (check you’re in the
  • wvdial hsdpa

    1 Comment »

    1. The latest version of Ubuntu (and I think Fedora as well) supports these out of the box with NetworkManager. It’s basically just a case of plug-and-play. There’s nothing extra to install.

      This level of usability is not even approached by any other OS :)

      Comment by Sridhar Dhanapalan — 28 February 2009 @ 15:01


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