Mobile Braodband (GSM) on fc9 i686 laptop

[Rick Stevens]

Mark C. Allman wrote:
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> ...... Original Message .......
> On Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:07:14 -0600 "Gregory P. Ennis" <PoMec at PoMec.Net> 
> wrote:
>> Gregory P. Ennis wrote:
>>> Dear List,
>>>
>>> I just received a gift from my wife of a Verizon mobile broadband (GSM)
>>> usb modem.  Unfortunately all of the documentation is for the inferior
>>> MS platform.  
>>>
>>> I have plugged it into my usb port and nm-tool recognizes it as :
>>>
>>> Device ----ttyACM0-----
>>> Type   : Mobile Broadband (GSM)
>>> Driver : cdc_acm
>>> State  : disconnected
>>> Default: no
>>>
>>> I have tried calling Verizon about connecting to Linux, but have only
>>> waded through the first layer of responders that were  not aware of
>>> Linux.
>>>
>>> Have any of you used these with Fedora?  Can you point me in the
>>> direction of a "how to" or is there an easy switch to toggle.
>> I tether my Verizon Blackberry Storm (hereafter called "BB") to my
>> laptop (F11) on occasion to use it as a wireless modem.  You need to
>> jump through some hoops (e.g. barry and XmBlackberry) to get it to set
>> up the modem for use, but it works.  What follows is what I do on the
>> BB.
>>
>> You first have to dial "#777" (at least on the BB).  Once that's done, 
>> the trick is knowing what your username and password are.  Your user
>> name is your cell number (area code and number without the leading "1",
>> "@vzw3g.com" (probably...at least mine is).  The password is your phone
>> number (again, without the leading "1".  Example:
>>
>> 	Username: 8885551234 at vzw3g.com
>> 	Password: 8885551234
>>
>> So, my /etc/chatscripts/blackberry file looks like:
>>
>> ABORT BUSY ABORT 'NO CARRIER' ABORT VOICE ABORT 'NO DIALTONE' ABORT 'NO 
>> DIAL TONE' ABORT 'NO ANSWER' ABORT DELAYED ABORT ERROR
>> SAY "Initializing\n"
>> '' ATZ
>> OK-AT-OK ATDT#777
>> CONNECT \d\c
>>
>> That script is called via the "/etc/ppp/peers/blackberry" script:
>>
>> debug debug debug
>> nodetach
>> # NOTE: This may change depending on which device XmBlackberry
>> # sets up as the serial port for the modem...
>> /dev/pts/7
>> 115200
>> connect "/usr/sbin/chat -f /etc/chatscripts/blackberry"
>> nomultilink
>> defaultroute
>> noipdefault
>> ipcp-restart 7
>> ipcp-accept-local
>> ipcp-accept-remote
>> # added this, so that it doesn't disconnect after few mn of innactivity
>> lcp-echo-interval 0
>> lcp-echo-failure 999
>> modem
>> noauth
>> nocrtscts
>> noipdefault
>> novj # refused anyway, no point in trying every time
>> usepeerdns
>> user 8885551234 at vzw3g.com
>> password 8885551234
>>
>> I hope that helps.  And yes, it was a right bitch to figure all that
>> out.  Google can be your friend, but you have to interpolate some of
>> the data.
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> - Rick Stevens, Systems Engineer                      ricks at nerd.com -
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>>
>> Rick,
>>
>> Thanks much for the information.  I'll let you know how it goes!!!!
>>
>> Greg
>>
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> 
> I've used a Verizon USB broadband modem.  I'll post my config file shortly 
> (getting on a train as I type this).  

BTW, I just tried again and it appears that NetworkManager does grok my
BB.  Plugged it in, right-clicked on the NM icon and went to Edit
Connections and went to the Mobile Broadband tab.  Haven't tried
connecting via it, but it looks promising.  I'll give it a whirl tonight
when I get home.
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