Comments on: EV-DO Internet access with Ubuntu Linux http://www.linuxscrew.com/2007/09/03/ev-do-internet-access-with-ubuntu-linux/ Put the screw on Linux! Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:15:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Pilgrim_still http://www.linuxscrew.com/2007/09/03/ev-do-internet-access-with-ubuntu-linux/#comment-21771 Pilgrim_still Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:41:43 +0000 http://www.linuxscrew.com/2007/09/03/ev-do-internet-access-with-ubuntu-linux/#comment-21771 Ted, I run my EVDO via Alltel on both a Ubuntu 7.4 and Vista home premium. Checking the speeds at speedtest.net I get no difference. Ted, I run my EVDO via Alltel on both a Ubuntu 7.4 and Vista home premium. Checking the speeds at speedtest.net I get no difference.

]]> By: Ted http://www.linuxscrew.com/2007/09/03/ev-do-internet-access-with-ubuntu-linux/#comment-21751 Ted Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:47:55 +0000 http://www.linuxscrew.com/2007/09/03/ev-do-internet-access-with-ubuntu-linux/#comment-21751 Is there any appreciable upload or download speed difference between using these devices in Linux vs. Windows. There is compression to improve the speed with Windows, both at the PC and mostly at the Verizon switch. Thanks! T Is there any appreciable upload or download speed difference between using these devices in Linux vs. Windows. There is compression to improve the speed with Windows, both at the PC and mostly at the Verizon switch.

Thanks!

T

]]> By: robert http://www.linuxscrew.com/2007/09/03/ev-do-internet-access-with-ubuntu-linux/#comment-20853 robert Wed, 28 May 2008 17:00:22 +0000 http://www.linuxscrew.com/2007/09/03/ev-do-internet-access-with-ubuntu-linux/#comment-20853 edisson: File->Work Offline Make sure it's unchecked. edisson:

File->Work Offline

Make sure it’s unchecked.

]]> By: edisson http://www.linuxscrew.com/2007/09/03/ev-do-internet-access-with-ubuntu-linux/#comment-20700 edisson Sat, 24 May 2008 20:10:17 +0000 http://www.linuxscrew.com/2007/09/03/ev-do-internet-access-with-ubuntu-linux/#comment-20700 I did exactly that but I have not been able to get firefox to work, if you have any other suggestion i can try let me know please!! Thank you I did exactly that but I have not been able to get firefox to work, if you have any other suggestion i can try let me know please!!

Thank you

]]> By: Gary Miller http://www.linuxscrew.com/2007/09/03/ev-do-internet-access-with-ubuntu-linux/#comment-20688 Gary Miller Fri, 23 May 2008 19:12:05 +0000 http://www.linuxscrew.com/2007/09/03/ev-do-internet-access-with-ubuntu-linux/#comment-20688 The DNS lookup is not wworking because the correct /etc/resolv.conf is not at that location. To fix that you need to copy the one generated by the wvdial connection to the \"/etc\" folder. The file you need is under the /etc/ppp tree (do not know the exact folder any more because it is fixed in Fedora Core 9 using Network Manager) and copy that version of the \"resolv.conf\" to the \"/etc\" folder. as root: cp /etc/ppp/where_ever_the_file_is/resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf Once you do that the DNS should stasrt working unless the web browser is in offline mode. The DNS lookup is not wworking because the correct /etc/resolv.conf is not at that location. To fix that you need to copy the one generated by the wvdial connection to the \"/etc\" folder. The file you need is under the /etc/ppp tree (do not know the exact folder any more because it is fixed in Fedora Core 9 using Network Manager) and copy that version of the \"resolv.conf\" to the \"/etc\" folder.

as root:

cp /etc/ppp/where_ever_the_file_is/resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf

Once you do that the DNS should stasrt working unless the web browser is in offline mode.

]]> By: edisson http://www.linuxscrew.com/2007/09/03/ev-do-internet-access-with-ubuntu-linux/#comment-20649 edisson Thu, 22 May 2008 21:08:53 +0000 http://www.linuxscrew.com/2007/09/03/ev-do-internet-access-with-ubuntu-linux/#comment-20649 I happen to have the same issue Matt did.I mean I get connected through wvdial but I can't open any website. can you please give me the details of how to fix it. I am new to linux. Thanks in advance!!! I happen to have the same issue Matt did.I mean I get connected through wvdial but I can't open any website. can you please give me the details of how to fix it. I am new to linux. Thanks in advance!!!

]]> By: robert http://www.linuxscrew.com/2007/09/03/ev-do-internet-access-with-ubuntu-linux/#comment-20540 robert Mon, 19 May 2008 12:55:06 +0000 http://www.linuxscrew.com/2007/09/03/ev-do-internet-access-with-ubuntu-linux/#comment-20540 Matt, and anyone else running Ubuntu 8.04 (probably more specifically related to firefox). For some reason I noticed that when the machine boots without internet connectivity and I connect with wvidal, sometimes Firefox comes up in "Work Offline" mode. This really tripped me up for a bit because I could ping, and all other indications were that internet was working, but firefox wouldn't connect. Simply go to "File" and un-check "Work Offline" and wa-la. Matt,

and anyone else running Ubuntu 8.04 (probably more specifically related to firefox). For some reason I noticed that when the machine boots without internet connectivity and I connect with wvidal, sometimes Firefox comes up in "Work Offline" mode. This really tripped me up for a bit because I could ping, and all other indications were that internet was working, but firefox wouldn't connect. Simply go to "File" and un-check "Work Offline" and wa-la.

]]> By: matt http://www.linuxscrew.com/2007/09/03/ev-do-internet-access-with-ubuntu-linux/#comment-20489 matt Fri, 16 May 2008 16:38:17 +0000 http://www.linuxscrew.com/2007/09/03/ev-do-internet-access-with-ubuntu-linux/#comment-20489 AWESOME !!! IT IS WORKING NOW !! thanks for the help. AWESOME !!! IT IS WORKING NOW !!

thanks for the help.

]]> By: matt http://www.linuxscrew.com/2007/09/03/ev-do-internet-access-with-ubuntu-linux/#comment-20468 matt Thu, 15 May 2008 17:47:40 +0000 http://www.linuxscrew.com/2007/09/03/ev-do-internet-access-with-ubuntu-linux/#comment-20468 when I look at the resolv.conf file it shows the following only: nameserver - 69.174.92.xxx nameserver - 69.78.96.xx (edited the last octect for privacy) when I look at the resolv.conf file it shows the following only:

nameserver - 69.174.92.xxx
nameserver - 69.78.96.xx

(edited the last octect for privacy)

]]> By: Gary Miller http://www.linuxscrew.com/2007/09/03/ev-do-internet-access-with-ubuntu-linux/#comment-20466 Gary Miller Thu, 15 May 2008 17:26:58 +0000 http://www.linuxscrew.com/2007/09/03/ev-do-internet-access-with-ubuntu-linux/#comment-20466 Well if the resolv.conf contains the information that wvdial displays for DNS then the DNS lookups should work. If it does not then the name to IP address lookup will fail. Well if the resolv.conf contains the information that wvdial displays for DNS then the DNS lookups should work. If it does not then the name to IP address lookup will fail.

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