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Re: [Dfey-nw-discuss] FREE 3G USB Dongle
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Andrew Williams |
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Re: [Dfey-nw-discuss] FREE 3G USB Dongle |
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Fri, 5 Jun 2009 13:32:24 +0100 |
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On Fri, Jun 05, 2009 at 10:16:29AM +0000, Tim Dobson wrote:
> Rob Barry wrote:
>> Just bought myself one, thanks for the heads up :P £5 for a USB dongle
>> isn't bad.
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> When it arrives, do you fancy reviewing how well it works with whatever
> distro of GNU/Linux you are using?
Should work out of the box on most modern distros, the ZTE modems have
been well supported in 2.6 for a while with the "option" driver. It
should show up as a USB serial device, which you can then setup
wvdial/gnome-ppp to use, or Network Manager should pick it up without
issue and "just work".
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