"How To" with usb wireless modem?

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Hi, I'm new in FreeBSD. Now I'm using FreeBSD-Release-8.2, it worked well without errors on my netbook. I'm using USB Wireless Modem (Sierra 305 AT&T), when I patched the usb modem, FreeBSD recognized it (I guess FreeBSD-8.2 already has complete driver). As you can see this what happened when I attached the modem:

Code: 
ugen4.3: <Sierra Wireless Inc.> at usbus4
ugen4.3: <Sierra Wireless Inc.> at usbus4 (disconnected)
ugen4.3: <Sierra Wireless Inc.> at usbus4
u3g0: <Sierra Wireless Inc. USB 305, class 0/0. rev 2.00/0.06, addr3> on usbus4

u3g0: Found 2 ports

Then the question is:

1. How do I know the modem is working?

2. How can I test the modem pinging to a website address? (I have tried ping to http://www.freebsd.org but the result is
Code: 
ping: cannot resolve [url]www.freebsd.org:[/url] Host name lookup failure

3. I have tried with ifconfig, the result is:
Code: 
ath0: flags=8802<BROADCAST, SIMPLEX, MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 2290
ether: 48:5d:60:52:14:e9
media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect(autoselect)
status: no carrier

4. What do I do next?

5. This issue showed up because I want to run gnome on my FreeBSD, after entered the X-Configuration GUI and clicked [OK] there's an errors showed up such as:
Code: 
Can`t established connection to: [url]ftp://www.python.org...etc..etc..etc[/url]..
So I attached my USB Wireless Modem, because I thought it needs connected to the internet if I want to using gnome desktop (I must download it first), but after I ran the X-Configuration again it still have the same errors showed up, so I think the modem not connected yet.

6. What should I do to connect to the Internet using my modem? Please help me with step by step to solve this problems.

Thank you so much if anyone can help....

Best regards,

ps: I have tried looking in the forum regarding my problems, yes there are same problems with mine, I have tried all the solved problems too but all not works for me.
 
You'll need some information about your ISP. Because you basically need to setup an "oldschool" dialup connection. Most 3G modems require you to dial a special number, usually *99#.
 
Yes I have my ISP data (APN,Dial Number, User Name, Password ect) from ipconfig in dos command I got ip, subnet, and gateway (I plug in windows to checked this out), so what I do next?
 
Hi again...

Chapter 27 PPP and SLIP
Click to expand...

I have configuring from the handbook (ppp.con, rc.conf, ppp-shell, ppp.linkup ect), but nothing happened. When I ifconfig, still the same showing this at ath0:

Code: 
ath0: flags=8802<BROADCAST, SIMPLEX, MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 2290
ether: 48:5d:60:52:149
media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect(autoselect)
status: no carrier

Any easy way to make my USB Wireless Modem run automatically...?? Because FreeBSD already has the driver for my modem, it's a pity if cannot run/connect automatically.
 
You need to dial out first. Once the connection has been made the interface will become available.
 
I've already tried that, When I dialed with ppp, this is the results:
Code: 
Working in ddial mode
Using interface tun1

But when I was running the #ifconfig command, still the same with the results before:
Code: 
ath0: flags=8802<BROADCAST, SIMPLEX, MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 2290
ether: 48:5d:60:52:149
media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect(autoselect)
status: no carrier

And then I've tried to update my ports, still the same with the results:
Code: 
Can't fetch connection to: ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/ports/distfiles.....
Can't fetch connection to: [file]ftp://ftp.de.FreeBSD.org/pub/ports/distfiles....
Can't fetch connection to: [file]ftp://jp.FreeBSD.org/pub/ports/distfiles....


So? I'm still confused...
 
Hi Kris,

Ignore "ath0", that's an Atheros chipset WiFi interface and not relevant. The ppp connection will be through a "tun" interface created when ppp is invoked. To see all ethernet interfaces use:

Code: 
ifconfig -a

Your ports won't update because the ppp connection has failed. It's easier to test the ppp connection with something that doesn't need name servers, e.g:

Code: 
ping 72.14.204.147 # google.com

Before you try to test the ppp connection, kill all the existing ppp processes (as root):

Code: 
ps auxw | grep ppp
kill -15 <pids> # where pids are identified by ps above

Turn on logging by adding this to /etc/ppp/ppp.conf:

Code: 
set log Phase Chat Connect hdlc LCP IPCP IPV6CP CCP tun

You can then test the ppp connection with something like:

Code: 
/usr/sbin/ppp -ddial <tag>

Where "<tag>" is a label identifying your ISP in /etc/ppp/ppp.conf.

Look in the log file /var/log/ppp.log to see what's happening. Fix the problem, and repeat the testing (kill the ppp process, edit ppp.conf, dial again)...

Cheers,

--
Phil
 
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