GPRS connection available afer Ubuntu's install
There are users (like me) with no lan connection and those users are forsed to use Ubuntu in "off- line mode" - no updates or S/W installations from the net. Would be very good to have possibility to connect to the internet via GPRS/EDGE out-of-the-box: the installation is finished and user can go on-line by specifyning phone no to dial, user name/password and modem's initialization string (if required by operator).
Blueprint information
- Status:
- Not started
- Approver:
- None
- Priority:
- Medium
- Drafter:
- None
- Direction:
- Needs approval
- Assignee:
- None
- Definition:
- New
- Series goal:
- None
- Implementation:
- Unknown
- Milestone target:
- None
- Started by
- Completed by
Whiteboard
Please add modem INIT strings capabilities to network-manager
2007/07/16 (stephan-impilinux) - You should have a look at: https:/
2007/11/29 (RainCT) - Just noting that if you configuring Vodafone's 3G modem as a router in System -> Admin. -> Network it works fine
2007/11/30 (hubuntu) I believe we should expand this Blueprint to actually handle bluetooth, cable and PC Card driven modems for GPRS/EDGE/
2007/11/30 (simontol) Some good news here : http://
2007/12/19 (dwhaggerton) Would like to see sierra wireless driver added http://
2008/02/28 (Hubuntu) two things:
Things that just work! http://
And things to try: https:/
2008/04/09 (Hubuntu) just have to get it out; put your money where the bet is:
Check position #2 on http://
We should start melting the many Blueprints around handling this issue and correlate with the work done with pppoeconfig and network-manager.
2008/04/15 (Antti Kaijanmäki) I will be working on mobile broadband configuration assistant for NetworkManager[1] this summer.
Additional information can be found through my blog[2].
[1] http://
[2] http://
2008/04/21 (Hubuntu) This just keeps getting better: http://
Any MOTUs are into packaging it? The download page says no deb are maintained propertly. We should have this in universe!
2008/05/23 : http://
2009/02/11 : Intrepid released with this implemented, so the status can be updated, right?