TATA Indicom wireless modem in linux
Jan 10, 2009 by mohamed hanoosh
Outline
TATA indicom wireless modem is a dial up connection. The utility wvdial is used to connect to internet. The tool require several parameters (username , password, modem type, phone number ..) to be specified. The parameters required can be kept in a config file and wvdial can be called specifying that file. The file can be created manually or using other tools.
The steps are explained below.
TATA indicom wireless modem is a dial up connection. The utility wvdial is used to connect to internet. The tool require several parameters (username , password, modem type, phone number ..) to be specified. The parameters required can be kept in a config file and wvdial can be called specifying that file. The file can be created manually or using other tools.
The steps are explained below.
- Connect usb modem
- Type wvdialconf
- Modify the wvdial.conf to update the following
- Type wvdial
- To disconnect press Ctrl+c in the terminal where wvdial was started.
This will create a file called wvdial.conf (either in current directory or in /etc ). Better you keep the file /etc (just move it).
username , password, and phone number . For TATA Indicom modem the values are internet,internet and #777 respectively (please look at manual)
This will take the config file from default location (/etc/wvdial.conf ) . Otherwise you specify the path with -C switch.
Now the connection would have started if signal is available. If everything is ready it will display default route OK.