[Server-devel] GPRS connectivity
Did anybody ever figure out what drivers were necessary and try this out ? GPRS connectivity is being considered in some areas of Peru... John ___ Server-devel mailing list Server-devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/server-devel
Re: [Server-devel] GPRS connectivity
Hi, It depends on what kind of device you are considering for establishing the GPRS connection. For example, I often use a Motorola phone to connect to a EDGE network while travelling, and I use the cdc_acm driver. Thanks, Sayamindu On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 9:17 AM, John Watlington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Did anybody ever figure out what drivers were necessary and try this out ? > GPRS connectivity is being considered in some areas of Peru... > > John > > -- Sayamindu Dasgupta [http://sayamindu.randomink.org/ramblings] ___ Server-devel mailing list Server-devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/server-devel
Re: [Server-devel] GPRS connectivity
Similar but different ... using HSDPA in Australia with an XO. To test with another modem, find the USB vendor and product codes from lsusb or /proc, and try the usbserial module. http://quozl.linux.org.au/bp3-usb/xo.phtml -- James Cameronmailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://quozl.netrek.org/ ___ Server-devel mailing list Server-devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/server-devel
Re: [Server-devel] GPRS connectivity
John Watlington wrote: > Did anybody ever figure out what drivers were necessary and try this > out ? > GPRS connectivity is being considered in some areas of Peru... > > John > > ___ > Server-devel mailing list > Server-devel@lists.laptop.org > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/server-devel > It looks like someone has had success using wvdial. http://en.forum.laptop.org/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=1180 I haven't tried it as yet. I wanted to use wvdial via bluetooth, but the XO kernel does not support Bluetooth, so I gave up :-) Maybe after finals I'll either try my hand at kernel baking or look for a USB dongle for my phone. Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ ___ Server-devel mailing list Server-devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/server-devel
Re: [Server-devel] GPRS connectivity
On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 09:13:24PM -0700, Sameer Verma wrote: > It looks like someone has had success using wvdial. Yes, wvdial is a configuration aid. Underneath it depends on ppp, and the ppp package already contains /usr/sbin/chat which can do the necessary discussion with a "modem". wvdial can be used to ease the testing, then discarded in favour of just the ppp package. Some modems need to be told an APN, but some can store it from prior use. > I wanted to use wvdial via bluetooth, but the XO kernel does not > support Bluetooth, so I gave up :-) Yes, you would need to cook another kernel. -- James Cameronmailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://quozl.netrek.org/ ___ Server-devel mailing list Server-devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/server-devel
Re: [Server-devel] GPRS connectivity
On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 3:47 PM, John Watlington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Did anybody ever figure out what drivers were necessary and try this > out ? > GPRS connectivity is being considered in some areas of Peru... the stuff I've used (Sierra cards) has had modules in mainline that automagically setup a serial device that you can address with ppp. So you "dial" a bogus number to get the modem going and then go through a similarly bogus MS-CHAP auth process (that I guess are there to make things similar to how you login to an old-style internet connection). Do you know what devices the GPRS companies offer? A quick google shows this howto with a listing of HW known to have drivers... http://www.xs4all.nl/~ernstagn/GPRS-HOWTO/GPRS-HOWTO-3.html cheers, m -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- School Server Architect - ask interesting questions - don't get distracted with shiny stuff - working code first - http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Martinlanghoff ___ Server-devel mailing list Server-devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/server-devel
Re: [Server-devel] GPRS connectivity
On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 3:27 AM, Martin Langhoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 3:47 PM, John Watlington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Did anybody ever figure out what drivers were necessary and try this > > out ? > > GPRS connectivity is being considered in some areas of Peru... > > the stuff I've used (Sierra cards) has had modules in mainline that > automagically setup a serial device that you can address with ppp. So > you "dial" a bogus number to get the modem going and then go through a > similarly bogus MS-CHAP auth process (that I guess are there to make > things similar to how you login to an old-style internet connection). In the past with Siemens and Motorola phones connected via USB or IR; I also used an usbserial device and pppd. Somewhere I have an autodetect-and-dial script I made for rural schools in Jamaica based off of this info: http://www.polycon.fi/~laa/biblo/linux_gprs.html (NB: GPRS was free at the time!). > Do you know what devices the GPRS companies offer? A quick google > shows this howto with a listing of HW known to have drivers... > http://www.xs4all.nl/~ernstagn/GPRS-HOWTO/GPRS-HOWTO-3.html > > cheers, > m > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- School Server Architect > - ask interesting questions > - don't get distracted with shiny stuff - working code first > - http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Martinlanghoff > > > ___ > Server-devel mailing list > Server-devel@lists.laptop.org > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/server-devel > -- Jon Camfield http://www.JonCamfield.com MA, Elliott School of International Affairs in International Science and Technology Policy RPCV 2002-04, Ministry of Education, Kingston, Jamaica PGP Key: http://joncamfield.com/pgp.key.txt ___ Server-devel mailing list Server-devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/server-devel
