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As you can see, we use the first segment of the ID number as the vendor, and the second segment as the product ID, both with 0x prepended.
Now, we check /dev to see that the devices are there:
Code:
user@linux:~$ ls /dev/ttyU*
/dev/ttyUSB0 /dev/ttyUSB1
Next step is to configure the ppp connection. Since this example is done on an Ubuntu installation, we can use the Debian pppconfig utility
Code:
user@linux:~$ sudo pppconfig
In this utility, you enter the your username, password and the telephone number as needed, and then save the connection. Be sure to pick a descriptive name, as it is what you will be using to dial it up. Exit, and then we're ready to dial.
Dialing on Ubuntu:
Code:
user@linux:~$ sudo pon neotel
Where "neotel" is the connection name you picked in setup.
And that's it. At this point if nothing went wrong, you'll have a fully working ppp0 connection up.
Code:
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