Can you explain how this is done?

[Net Llama!]

On 12/22/2004 03:10 PM, Harry Giles wrote:
> Net Llama! wrote:
> 
>> On 12/22/2004 02:36 PM, Harry Giles wrote:
>>
>>> I am following instructions at:
>>>
>>> http://www.ka9q.net/5220.html
>>>
>>> on how to configure my Verizon wireless card to run under linux, and 
>>> I do fine until I get to the following:
>>>
>>> "we created a PPP dialup account that can be reached by dialing #777 
>>> (#PPP) over /dev/ttyUSB0. Your PPP login name is your 10-digit phone 
>>> number followed by *@vzw3g.com* and your password is simply *vzw*."
>>>
>>> I am not at all familiar with how this is done.  Everything I find 
>>> googling goes into kernel compiling, etc. which I don't need.
>>>
>>> Can anyone give me some input on this?
>>
>>
>>
>> i'd guess that it would work with wvdial, or kppp, or even a ppp chat 
>> script.  if i'm understanding correctly this thing is basically a 
>> cellular modem card that can do wireless stuff.
>>
>>
> That is true, but if you read furture, in order to connect, you run the 
> command:
> 
> sudo pppd call 1xevdo

I think that's the ppp chat script if you chose to go that route.

> 
> 1xevdo wash created seperately previously.

err?


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