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To surf via [[UMTS]] under Linux in Germany, I choose SUSE 11.0 Linux and a [http://www.fonic.de/selfcare/servlet/Signup?product=ORDER_PRE_PAID_DONGLEUMTS Fonic Surf Stick]. It may work same or similar with another hardware, distribution or country. Do the following steps as root:
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* Activate it on http://www.fonic.de.
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* Install [http://umtsmon.sourceforge.net/ umtsmon]
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[[yast]] -i umtsmon
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* attach your USB device Surf Stick
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* Start umtsmon, enter your pin
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* Choose Connection|Manage profiles
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* Add a profile with the APN pinternet.interkom.de, save it
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* Click Connection|Connect.
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It works now:
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<pre>
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tweedleburg:~ # ping www.heise.de
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PING www.heise.de (193.99.144.85) 56(84) bytes of data.
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64 bytes from www.heise.de (193.99.144.85): icmp_seq=1 ttl=245 time=1158 ms
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64 bytes from www.heise.de (193.99.144.85): icmp_seq=2 ttl=245 time=896 ms
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64 bytes from www.heise.de (193.99.144.85): icmp_seq=3 ttl=245 time=719 ms
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^C
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--- www.heise.de ping statistics ---
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4 packets transmitted, 3 received, 25% packet loss, time 4291ms
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rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 1890.317/2142.079/2282.493/178.426 ms, pipe 3
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tweedleburg:~ # ifconfig
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[...]
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ppp0      Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
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          inet addr:10.70.158.184  P-t-P:10.64.64.64  Mask:255.255.255.255
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          UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
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          RX packets:266 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
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          TX packets:340 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
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          collisions:0 txqueuelen:3
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          RX bytes:112893 (110.2 Kb)  TX bytes:58689 (57.3 Kb)
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</pre>
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You can now surf in
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* UMTS
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* GPRS
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* HSDPA and
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* GSM
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networks. Umtsmon also supports sending SMS.
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= TroubleShooting =
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* under Ubuntu I got an error message that ppp did not start. Solution was to run umtsmon as root, e.g.:
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sudo ./umtsmon
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= See also =
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* [[Connect to the internet via an UMTS connection using SUSE 11.4]]
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* [[Connect to the internet via an UMTS connection]]
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* [[connect to the net]]
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* http://www.linux-community.de/Internal/Nachrichten/Fonic-Surf-Stick-unter-OpenSuse-und-auf-dem-Eee-PC-nutzen#eztoc551534_3
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Latest revision as of 11:25, 1 January 2021

Note
This is an outdated howto, kept here to show how it used to be. Today you would typically use your mobile phone, set up a hotspot, and connect your computer to it.


To surf via UMTS under Linux in Germany, I choose SUSE 11.0 Linux and a Fonic Surf Stick. It may work same or similar with another hardware, distribution or country. Do the following steps as root: 

yast -i umtsmon
  • attach your USB device Surf Stick
  • Start umtsmon, enter your pin
  • Choose Connection|Manage profiles
  • Add a profile with the APN pinternet.interkom.de, save it
  • Click Connection|Connect.

It works now: 

 tweedleburg:~ # ping www.heise.de
 PING www.heise.de (193.99.144.85) 56(84) bytes of data.
 64 bytes from www.heise.de (193.99.144.85): icmp_seq=1 ttl=245 time=1158 ms
 64 bytes from www.heise.de (193.99.144.85): icmp_seq=2 ttl=245 time=896 ms
 64 bytes from www.heise.de (193.99.144.85): icmp_seq=3 ttl=245 time=719 ms
 ^C
 --- www.heise.de ping statistics ---
 4 packets transmitted, 3 received, 25% packet loss, time 4291ms
 rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 1890.317/2142.079/2282.493/178.426 ms, pipe 3
 tweedleburg:~ # ifconfig
 [...]
 ppp0      Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
           inet addr:10.70.158.184  P-t-P:10.64.64.64  Mask:255.255.255.255
           UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
           RX packets:266 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
           TX packets:340 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
           collisions:0 txqueuelen:3
           RX bytes:112893 (110.2 Kb)  TX bytes:58689 (57.3 Kb)

You can now surf in

  • UMTS
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA and
  • GSM

networks. Umtsmon also supports sending SMS.

TroubleShooting

  • under Ubuntu I got an error message that ppp did not start. Solution was to run umtsmon as root, e.g.:
sudo ./umtsmon

See also

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