[SWLUG] Mobile broadband - can I make one machine feed the others?

[Mark Summerfield]

Hi Philip,

I clicked Network Manager and chose to add a new Mobile Broadband
device. It asked me the payment plan & network (e.g., pay as you go &
vodafone) but then I got to a page asking lots of technical stuff. I
gave it the device's phone number, username and password & didn't
change anything else since I didn't know what to put. Anyway, it now
works with Windows on my netbook (typical: needed a reboot). I'll try
again with Ubuntu 10.10 in a minute.

On 3 August 2011 17:23, Philip Barnes <phil at trigpoint.me.uk> wrote:
> Hi Mark
> I must admit I am surprised that it didn't work on Ubuntu, what make is
> it? Most are made by Huawei, and are detected by NetworkManager, if you
> are unlucky it will be detected as USB mass storage. Normally the only
> information needed is the Network and internet plan, what information is
> it asking for?
>
> Phil
>
>
> On Wed, 2011-08-03 at 17:11 +0100, Mark Summerfield wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I bought a Vodafone K3570-Z mobile broadband dongle. It doesn't work
>> on my Acer One netbook (tried Windows 7 & Ubuntu 10.10). Nor on my
>> desktop (Debian 6). But it does work on my MacBook (OS X 10.5.8).
>>
>> Is it possible to make the MacBook act as a sort of internet server
>> (e.g., for my desktop machine) either via my existing router or using
>> something else? And if so, how?
>>
>> Also, for Ubuntu & Debian you have to fill in lots more information
>> than on Mac & Windows, so maybe I put some in that was wrong or didn't
>> put in enough. Any suggestions would be welcome.
>>
>
>
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