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

[Matthew Moore]

On 03/08/11 18:54, Mark Summerfield wrote:
> 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.

Mark,

Have you found this link?

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1662875

It seems that it will work, just might require a bit of faffing.

Cheers,

Matt

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> 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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