[opensuse] Sierra 850 Wireless Card
Hi, I'm using 10.3 Gnome. I have a Sierra 850 Wireless card, which is recognised on install, but how do I intiate a 3G connection. All of the docs on the web talk about using KPPP, but is there a Gnome alternative, or will KPPP work under Gnome. Cheers Chris -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Wed, 2 Jan 2008 11:45:12 +0000 "Chris Rolfe" <rolfe.chris@googlemail.com> wrote:
Hi,
I'm using 10.3 Gnome. I have a Sierra 850 Wireless card, which is recognised on install, but how do I intiate a 3G connection. All of the docs on the web talk about using KPPP, but is there a Gnome alternative, or will KPPP work under Gnome.
Cheers
Chris
typically kppp is used for dialup. you may want to take a look at ndiswrapper. you'll need the windows drivers for this wireless adapter. http://en.opensuse.org/Ndiswrapper -- Mark "Drunkenness is not an excuse for stupidity. If you're stupid when you're sober then that's one thing, but if you're sober when you're stupid, then you're just plain stupid!" ============================================== Powered by CentOS5 (RHEL5) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Wed, Jan 02, 2008 at 07:56:14AM -0500, Mark Weaver wrote:
On Wed, 2 Jan 2008 11:45:12 +0000 "Chris Rolfe" <rolfe.chris@googlemail.com> wrote:
Hi,
I'm using 10.3 Gnome. I have a Sierra 850 Wireless card, which is recognised on install, but how do I intiate a 3G connection. All of the docs on the web talk about using KPPP, but is there a Gnome alternative, or will KPPP work under Gnome.
Cheers
Chris
typically kppp is used for dialup. you may want to take a look at ndiswrapper. you'll need the windows drivers for this wireless adapter.
No you do not, Linux should work just fine with this device, and Chris said so above. Please don't point people to ndiswrapper for devices that do not need it at all... thanks, greg k-h -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Wednesday 02 January 2008, Mark Weaver wrote:
On Wed, 2 Jan 2008 11:45:12 +0000 "Chris Rolfe" <rolfe.chris@googlemail.com> wrote:
I'm using 10.3 Gnome. I have a Sierra 850 Wireless card, which is recognised on install, but how do I intiate a 3G connection. All of the docs on the web talk about using KPPP, but is there a Gnome alternative, or will KPPP work under Gnome.
typically kppp is used for dialup. you may want to take a look at ndiswrapper. you'll need the windows drivers for this wireless adapter.
IIRC that wireless is the Sierra 850 Wireless card is for a CDMA or EV-DO wireless functionality, and then ndiswrapper is not the right thing, but indeed kppp or more basic stuff. I used Sierra cards successfully with kppp and with SuSE's good old kinternet. Kppp runs under Gnome? Sorry, dunno. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Thu, 2008-01-03 at 23:49 +0700, Matt T. wrote:
On Wednesday 02 January 2008, Mark Weaver wrote:
On Wed, 2 Jan 2008 11:45:12 +0000 "Chris Rolfe" <rolfe.chris@googlemail.com> wrote:
I'm using 10.3 Gnome. I have a Sierra 850 Wireless card, which is recognised on install, but how do I intiate a 3G connection. All of the docs on the web talk about using KPPP, but is there a Gnome alternative, or will KPPP work under Gnome.
typically kppp is used for dialup. you may want to take a look at ndiswrapper. you'll need the windows drivers for this wireless adapter.
IIRC that wireless is the Sierra 850 Wireless card is for a CDMA or EV-DO wireless functionality, and then ndiswrapper is not the right thing, but indeed kppp or more basic stuff. I used Sierra cards successfully with kppp and with SuSE's good old kinternet.
Kppp runs under Gnome? Sorry, dunno.
I, too, use Sierra modem, the usb AC-595U. It is supported in Kernel of 10.3, and I use Kinternet to control it. No ndiswrapper needed. Kinternet install should work in Gnome, as it would install any needed KDE libraries, AFAIK. I'm using FVWM, and do not have a complete KDE desktop environment installed. Tom in NM -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
"Chris Rolfe" <rolfe.chris@googlemail.com> wrote: I'm using 10.3 Gnome. I have a Sierra 850 Wireless card, which is recognised on install, but how do I intiate a 3G connection.
As far as I know, this device should work, what are the error messages ? did you opened a bug report ?
Mark Weaver escribió: On Wed, 2 Jan 2008 11:45:12 +0000 typically kppp is used for dialup. you may want to take a look at ndiswrapper. you'll need the windows drivers for this wireless adapter.
Nope, stay away from this ndsiwrapper stuff as much as possible. -- "The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education." - Albert Einstein Cristian Rodríguez R. Platform/OpenSUSE - Core Services SUSE LINUX Products GmbH Research & Development http://www.opensuse.org/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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