Setting up Novatel Mifi 2200 on 8.2-REL

Erich Dollansky erichfreebsdlist at ovitrap.com
Tue Mar 15 05:45:45 UTC 2011


Hi,

On Tuesday 15 March 2011 11:27:44 Ryan Coleman wrote:
> I've searched high and low and have no idea where to start to get this thing going... It's recognizing it now but I am not finding any details online (like people who have shared their full configuration details) on how they got the VirginMobile version going. In fact, I've found so few pieces I am not sure how I might piece it all together. I've tried to hack a VZW one through but no luck.
> 
> Thanks again. I'm working, also, on getting VPN to work should this not be settled by the time the machine needs to be installed.
> 

I have had with my provider the same problem. Check the handbook as their suggestion finally worked for me.

Delete also the following line if you do not know what they are doing:

> Current ppp.conf details:
> >         set server /var/run/ppp.pid "" 0177
> >         set dial "ABORT BUSY ABORT NO\sCARRIER TIMEOUT 5 "

Use above what the handbook suggests.

> >         set redial 3 0
> >         set timeout 0
> >         disable ipv6cp
> >         enable lqr
> >         accept lqr
> >         set cd off
> >         # set ctsrts off

Enable the line above.

Erich


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