Ubuntu 8.10 & Huawei E270 Problem

jimmyjim11

Just after upgrading to Ubuntu 8.10 from 8.04
where i had a O2 Huawei E270 modem working no problems

but with 8.10 i cannot connect

the new network manager found the modem straight away have tinkered a round with the settings but no luck some times it will "connect " but only 3 or 4 Kb are transferred

i tried wvdial as well it seem to connect but only a few Kb as well see pic attached

An Fear Aniar

Is that the right DNS address for O2? It looks a bit odd? Can you try Open DNS?

208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220

Your ISP may not allow it though.

Also, try unticking authentication.

Have a look in Routes as well. There might be something there like "default route"

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jimmyjim11

"Could not determine remote IP address" seem to be the problem

print out of log.

Nov 4 21:15:11 sham-desktop pppd[6349]: pppd 2.4.4 started by root, uid 0

Nov 4 21:15:11 sham-desktop pppd[6349]: Using interface ppp0

Nov 4 21:15:11 sham-desktop pppd[6349]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyUSB0

Nov 4 21:15:11 sham-desktop pppd[6349]: CHAP authentication succeeded

Nov 4 21:15:11 sham-desktop pppd[6349]: CHAP authentication succeeded

Nov 4 21:15:19 sham-desktop pppd[6349]: Could not determine remote IP address: defaulting to 10.64.64.64

Nov 4 21:15:19 sham-desktop pppd[6349]: local IP address 89.204.253.194

Nov 4 21:15:19 sham-desktop pppd[6349]: remote IP address 10.64.64.64

Nov 4 21:15:19 sham-desktop pppd[6349]: primary DNS address 10.11.12.13

Nov 4 21:15:19 sham-desktop pppd[6349]: secondary DNS address 10.11.12.14

i have tried to change deafulf dns to 60.40.32.33 & 62.40.32.34
in the PPP file but no joy

An Fear Aniar

Hi, I went into Network Configuration and chose Mobile Broadband, then selected O2 and country Ireland.

I noticed this (see attached).

Try configuring it that way. Also, re-tick the Authentication if you had unticked it, that was just an experiment.

You could also try to put the Open DNS nameservers in /etc/resolv.conf:

sudo gedit /etc/resolv.conf

and add:

nameserver 208.67.222.222
nameserver 208.67.220.220

It might just ignore it and use the ISP ones though.

Hope this helps.

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jimmyjim11

Got the loan of a E220 on the 3 network to day connected no problems
all on default settings

just had to unplug replug it in to get it connect

must b some problem with E270 s

some times when i change settings in network manager they seem to reset them selves "use Authentication" tick box etc

tanks anyway An Fear Aniar

An Fear Aniar

jimmyjim11 wrote: »

Got the loan of a E220 on the 3 network to day connected no problems
all on default settings

just had to unplug replug it in to get it connect

must b some problem with E270 s

some times when i change settings in network manager they seem to reset them selves "use Authentication" tick box etc

tanks anyway An Fear Aniar

Interesting. I used to have an E220 but i'm not familiar with E270.

Something you could try is Gnome-PPP , you should find it in Synaptic or get it from the terminal:

sudo apt-get install gnome-ppp

Once you install it, plug in the E270 and reboot. Then type in a terminal

sudo wvdialconf

Then manually input your settings in Gnome-PPP. Worth a try. You can see the connection log to see what it's doing as well.



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jimmyjim11

tried Gnome-PPP but no luck output file

--> Ignoring malformed input line: ";Do NOT edit this file by hand!"

--> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60
--> Cannot get information for serial port.

--> Initializing modem.
--> Sending: ATX3
ATX3
OK

--> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
OK

--> Modem initialized.
--> Sending: ATM1L3DT*99#
--> Waiting for carrier.
ATM1L3DT*99#
CONNECT 7200000

--> Carrier detected. Starting PPP immediately.
--> Unable to run /usr/sbin/pppd.

--> Check permissions, or specify a "PPPD Path" option in wvdial.conf.

An Fear Aniar

That seems to be about File Permissions within Linux. You as a user don't seem to have the permission to access /usr/sbin/pppd.

Check in System/Administration/Users and Groups that you are allowed to access the internet using a modem (see attached).

If that doesn't work, try the solution in this thread:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=931872


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jimmyjim11

the only way i was able to get online was re install 8.04.1 and install
Vodafone Mobile Connect Card

and enter the dns default servers 62.40.32.33,62.40.32.34

wvdial and gnome PPP would always default to DNS 10.11.12.14

jimmyjim11

managed to get the e270 working it seems you have to have the PIN verification ON to get it to connect :rolleyes:

now the only problem is it only stays connected for 5 to 20 mins

ravendude

I ran into a lot of problems setting up my huawei E270 also, when I upgraded to the latest version of NetworkManager, there was a vast improvement.
See my blog entry....
http://www.vividapp.com/cms/index.php?option=com_idoblog&task=viewpost&id=57&Itemid=61