Is it actually possible to connect to mobile broadband by the command line

Knightron · 03-31-2012, 09:19 PM

Hello guys, i have found my Gnu/Linux experience to be limited because i use mobile broadband. My mobile broadband requires a email address and password to log in before it will connect, and the only way i know how to connect is with network manager. I have never attempted a net install of any distro because of this limitation. I was just wondering if it is actually possible to connect from the command line? and if so, how?

uniquerockrz · 04-01-2012, 12:22 AM

use wvdial

Knightron · 04-01-2012, 02:14 AM

Thanks; can you please give me a link to a good guide that explains how to accomplish this?

Genocide_Hoax · 04-01-2012, 02:17 AM

Which distro r u usin?

Knightron · 04-01-2012, 03:22 AM

Opensuse, but i'd like to know a way that i can accomplish the task regardless of distro.

ozanbaba · 04-01-2012, 03:26 AM

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Wvdial Check this out. It looks like it is not Arch specific.

uniquerockrz · 04-02-2012, 12:01 AM

This is what you need

SaintDanBert · 04-02-2012, 12:19 AM

I have a Sierra USB-connected "puck" that does 3G/4G-LTE. The puck is a dedicated cell phone modem. With win-doze, it has software that knows all of the connection and handshake details -- stored during initial setup.

The actual puck device is the Sierra Wireless 250U.
Sierra Wireless.

Thanks in advance,
~~~ 0;-Dan