Linux operating system using 3G network adapter

A few months ago, opensuse13.2 out, has been itchy hands, an empty installed one. At that time in school, has been using the campus network, but also for a long period without using 3G network card. Go home, do a 3G network card, the results plug in the computer did not respond, before plugging in, will be prompted to create a network connection or something. At first, wondering, without prompting, manually to one, created by a graphical interface. However, there is no connection option. So, a variety of Google, found two solutions, the following will be described in detail.

The first method is implemented by configuring wvdial, Sina above a blog "Ubuntu10.04 on the installation of Huawei E261 card" and "Linux configuration 3G CDMA network card" details, here is a simple description.

The first step, need to install Usb-modeswitch and wvdial These two things, as to how to install, look at the operating System Package management.

In the second step, you need to know the number of the 3G network card and use the LSUSB command to get the device ID in the USB. For example, I use Huawei's e261, one line is "Bus 002 Device 006:id 12d1:1446 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.", remember the ID, which is "12d1:1446"

The third step, modify the document "/etc/usb_modeswitch.d/12d1\:1446", the Defaultvendor and Targetvendor changed to 12d1, the defaultproduct changed to 1446, Add 1436to Targetproductlist. After the modification, insert E261, this time has been automatically switched to modem.

Fourth step, use wvdial dialing. To modify/etc/wvdial.conf, add phone = *99# Password = 3gnet Username = 3gnet in the last line, and execute wvdial under ROOT to get online.

The second method uses the universal driver of the Huawei data card. Download the driver from the download link of the Huawei Data card, then unzip it, execute "./install" under the driver folder, install the driver, then restart the computer and plug in the 3G network card is OK.

To make a simple evaluation, the above two methods, the first is universal, no matter what 3G network card is working, the second is limited to Huawei's 3G network card, but simple rough.

Linux operating system using 3G network adapter