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Problem using my USB modem

High i'm from sweden and i have a USB HUAWEI modem.

My dt can react to the usb it's on the devicelist but i cant connect with it.
Usualy before when i had windows i just opened my browser and the first page were the dialuppage.

I have tryde typing 192.168.1.1 in the browser as one of the staff at the suport help said to do when i got stuck on windows and then it worked.

What should i do ?

run

Code:

sudo lsusb

Take the figures for the id and google that. Here's my usb mouse as an example

Quote:

Bus 001 Device 003: ID 1241:1166 Belkin MI-2150 Trust Mouse

For this device, the ID is 1241:1166. Take your device ID and google that.

Hi there,

Quote:

Originally Posted by kristofer12 (Post 5193075)

you probably need the package usb-modeswitch installed on your system. Check with the packet management tool of your distro, whichever it is, if this package is installed; if not, have it installed.

Most USB modems are actually hybrid devices: When plugged in, they first announce themselves as a generic USB storage devices which holds the drivers and additional software (but usually for Windows only). On a Windows host, autorun kicks in and installs the driver automatically, if necessary, and then flips a switch inside the device. This switch causes the device to disconnect and then reconnect, this time announcing itself as a communication device.

In Linux, the usb-modeswitch package flips this switch, but it isn't installed with every distro. For me, usb-modeswitch solved this problem in Ubuntu when I also wanted to use a Huawei UMTS Modem.

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Originally Posted by kristofer12 (Post 5193075)

Usualy before when i had windows i just opened my browser and the first page were the dialuppage.
I have tryde typing 192.168.1.1 in the browser as one of the staff at the suport help said to do when i got stuck on windows and then it worked.

this sounds like we need information about your internet provider to help you solve your problem.
most dongles should connect out of the box these days, but it seems you have some weird contract that requires you to register through a browser first?

this is meant in addition to what the others asked/suggested.
also, what's your distro and desktop environment and network managing app?

It sounds like you browser on Windows has 192.168.1.1 set as it's home page.
If using that address directly works and you want that to be your default when you open a browser then setting it as a homepage in your browser's settings should be enough.