Re: Any experience using cellphone as a modem on FreeBSD?

2007-12-04 Thread Karel Miklav
This is in my /etc/ppp/ppp.conf, except for the asterisks: # Connect to *** over IrDA and GSM phone. First install birda and # create connection over IrDA: #ircomm -d /dev/cuad0 -m 115200 -y /dev/ptypf -v 2 # then connect with: ppp -background gsm. gsm: set log Phase tun command set

Re: Any experience using cellphone as a modem on FreeBSD?

2007-12-03 Thread Josh Paetzel
On Monday 03 December 2007 02:08:52 pm Yuri wrote: I have Motorola cellphone with data package on it and FreeBSD laptop. It would be very nice to have internet everywhere. Anybody uses/used cellphone this way? I know internet connectivity can go through the special cable and maybe through

Any experience using cellphone as a modem on FreeBSD?

2007-12-03 Thread Yuri
I have Motorola cellphone with data package on it and FreeBSD laptop. It would be very nice to have internet everywhere. Anybody uses/used cellphone this way? I know internet connectivity can go through the special cable and maybe through Bluetooth. I guess from FreeBSD side it should look like

Re: Any experience using cellphone as a modem on FreeBSD?

2007-12-03 Thread Yuri
Quoting Josh Paetzel [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I've done it, and it's painfultook me the better part of two days to get working. The main sticking points are you need to dial some arbitrary number that your provider won't be able to tell you without spending 5 hours on the phone, and you

Re: Any experience using cellphone as a modem on FreeBSD?

2007-12-03 Thread Kevin Kinsey
Yuri wrote: It's unfortunate that even though cell phone already has IP connectivity that built-in browser works through it's still necessary to go through dialup/PPP to get this to laptop. I guess I will give it a try too. Hmm, some cellphones basically run Linux underneath, don't they?

Re: [freebsd-questions] Any experience using cellphone as a modem on FreeBSD?

2007-12-03 Thread Tuc at T-B-O-H.NET
I have Motorola cellphone with data package on it and FreeBSD laptop. It would be very nice to have internet everywhere. Anybody uses/used cellphone this way? I know internet connectivity can go through the special cable and maybe through Bluetooth. I guess from FreeBSD side it