Dataone BSNL Modem/Router Configuration/Install/Connection

[Raghunan]

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Hi guys,

I am new to this forum and new to Linux world. Somehow i managed to install Fedora Core - 2 on my PC. I took Dataone Broadband Connection last month and was unable to connect to the Internet from Linux (Working on my XP).

BSNL gave ADSL Modem/Router (Huawei SmartAX MT882) which has to be connect to the computer via Usb. I have my Username and Password.

How do i configure this Modem in Linux and how to connect. Can anyone please help me...........................

Thanx in advance.

[hari77gct]

Hi Raghu,

In kernel 2.6, when u plug the usb modem, linux detect it also as a ethernet device eth0, eth1,....
#dmesg | grep usb
configure the eth? device
ifconfig eth? 192.168.1.100 up

try a ping on gateway198.168.1.1, if it works thats it u can use router+modem config page
http://198.168.1.1 to set up yout passwd/username and connect to internet.
If u have a ethernet card, its very ease to config as well.

Regards,
Hari

[Raghunan]

Hi Hari....

Thanx for ur Reply.

But while configuring Ethernet i am getting an error for IFCONFIG.


-bash : ifconfig : bad command

Other basic network commands like adsl-start, adsl-stop are also not working.

Bye
Raghu.

[hari77gct]

I guess the path is not added to the ifconfig file. try where ifconfig,
it should b in sbin directory.

You can fire a mail to hari77gct@gmail.com as well.

Cheers,
Hari

[sharathm]

I also have the same problem...
the modem got detected perfectly but i am not able to install the drivers for it. The driver given is for an older kernel 2.4 i think.
i am using fedora core 4 and its detecting it as an ethernet..
Is there anyway to configure..

I tried to get latest drivers but was not able to...


Plz help...

[Raghunan]

Hi Sarath,

U can PM to angara_raghunandan@yahoo.com.....

What is the Modem Model.....is it 880 or 882.

Cheers,
Raghu.

[sharathm]

Its 882..
Can u help me configure this....

[Raghunan]

Ya Man,

Mine also 882(Connected Via USB). I have tried to configure in many ways. The modem is detected and i have installed latest rp-pppoe-3.6, but after that, if i give adsl-start..........it just gives following......

"...............TIMEOUT".

I think 880 can be configured in Linux; Hence now they have stopped giving these 882's.

[maheshwm]

I want to know how to configure the SmartAX MT882 to use PPPoE so that it can be used as a router. When I go and change the mode to Router, I can not connect to internet.

Mahesh

[tnlg102]

hello guys, i too have a dataone connection and i too tried connecting to the modem through the usb port. All my efforts went in vain. Finally i bought a lan card and connected the modem. Linux doesnt offer good support for connecting modems through the usb port, because that is not the standard way of doing things. So it is better to buy a lan card. They hardly cost 300-400 bucks. And they make life a lot easier. By the way my modem is MT882.