Matt Barrett

Gnome-PPP Connection Details

I bought one of these today with the MF 626 USB modem and after a few hours of trying different things got it working sufficiently on Ubuntu 8.10

Here is how to get it working:

1. When you first plug the modem into a Windows computer it will install the drivers and the user interface. The Telstra Connection Manager will automatically launch.
2. Close the Telstra Connection Manager. Using the device manager find the com port of the modem. Open Hyperterminal and connect to the modem with these settings:
   Hyperterminal Configuration Settings
   115200 – Bits per second
   8 – Data bits
   None – Parity
   1 – Stop bits
   None – Flow Control
3. Send these commands to the modem by copying them and then in Hyperterminal right click and paste.

   AT+ZOPRT=5
   AT+ZCDRUN=8
   

4. On Ubuntu install gnome-ppp for connecting to the modem.

   sudo apt-get install gnome-ppp
   

5. Open the gnome-ppp config file

   gedit ~/.wvdial.conf
   

   and paste the following code into it.

   [Dialer Defaults]
   Modem = /dev/ttyUSB3
   ISDN = off
   Modem Type = USB Modem
   Baud = 7200000
   Init = ATZ
   Init2 =
   Init3 =
   Init4 =
   Init5 =
   Init6 =
   Init7 =
   Init8 =
   Init9 =
   Phone = *99#
   Phone1 =
   Phone2 =
   Phone3 =
   Phone4 =
   Dial Prefix =
   Dial Attempts = 1
   Dial Command = ATM1L3DT
   Ask Password = off
   Password = off
   Username = na
   Auto Reconnect = off
   Abort on Busy = off
   Carrier Check = off
   Check Def Route = off
   Abort on No Dialtone = off
   Stupid Mode = on
   Idle Seconds = 0
   Auto DNS = on
   ;Minimize = off
   ;Dock = on
   ;Do NOT edit this file by hand!
   

   You may need to change the number at the end of the second line depending on your setup. If you cant connect to the modem restart and run

   ls /dev |grep ttyUSB
   

   It will be the last device that gets listed.

6. Save and close gedit
7. Open /etc/init.d/rc.local in gedit

   sudo gedit /etc/init.d/rc.local
   

   and add these lines

   modprobe -r usbserial
   modprobe usbserial vendor=0x19d2 product=0x0031
   

   Save and close

8. Restart with modem unplugged and plug modem in after starting.
9. Open Gnome-PPP and click connect. You should now be online.