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Hi all
My question is simple. I have sentech's mywireless. can we use a sentech USB modem with vodacom 3g sim? the modem is 3g capable and the back of the modem has a slot for a sim card.
are there any answers or doesnt any one know at all?
kaspaas
02-02-2005, 06:51 PM
Answer is simple: Take your SIM card out of your cellphone and try it - or else get a Vodago card at P&P (R5 if I remember correctly) see if it works.
vodacom3g
02-02-2005, 07:28 PM
vodacom3g, perhaps better to explain frequencies & whatnot b4 we have Src#2 ;)
Was hoping someone would pick it up ;)
Suffice to say, they're incompatable systems, even though both are '3G', a generic term, by the way.
It does raise another point though: A desktop 3G device.
Currently the way to use the data card on a desktop / server is via a PCI to PCMCIA adaptor. A number of people are aleady using it this way.
3G Access Points are being developed that will combine an Ethernet/WiFi AP with a GPRS/3G modem and all the software to make it a standalone comms server.
You put this down at your house / business, connect 802.11 to it and connect to the radio network. A much more elegant solution for the SOHO / SME space.
I would expect to see them later this year.
vodacom3g
02-02-2005, 07:51 PM
Wow, that sounds seriously :cool:
Do you have any urls we can drop our jaws to in :drool: mode?
Try:
http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/Jan2005/8958.htm
leonb
02-02-2005, 08:06 PM
How would one share a 3G internet connection with other computers in your home using wireless technology?
I'm still a newbie with all this wireless stuff. To share e.g. ADSL, you would connect it to a router/AP to share with other computers. But 3G? Say eg I currently receiver 3G on my desktop using a PCI to PCMCIA adaptor.
Thanks for the help!
kaspaas
02-02-2005, 08:15 PM
How would one share a 3G internet connection with other computers in your home using wireless technology?
I'm still a newbie with all this wireless stuff. To share e.g. ADSL, you would connect it to a router/AP to share with other computers. But 3G? Say eg I currently receiver 3G on my desktop using a PCI to PCMCIA adaptor.
Thanks for the help!
Go to www.ipcop.org, and setup a Router/firewall with the 3G card as the RED interface.
Oops - does the Vodacom offer Linux support for the 3G card?
vodacom3g
02-02-2005, 08:21 PM
does the Vodacom offer Linux support for the 3G card?
No, Vodacom does not support Linux. Yet.
But if you click on this link.... ;)
http://www.kuix.de/umts/vodafone/
vodacom3g
02-02-2005, 08:23 PM
You can use a Windows system to route the Internet connection to a WiFi network as well.
Maybe someone can explain setting it up under Windows?
elabuschagne
02-02-2005, 08:51 PM
1) Use Google to download the windows samba binaries from wherever.
2) Set up the Samba config file
3) Start samba
4) Set your other machine's proxies to the 3g machine running samba
5) Voila - works like a charm for me (no autodial, though).
or
1) E-mail me if you really need this and I'll try and help you.
elabuschagne put_the_at_thingy_here gmail dot_thingy com
Replace the funny stuff above with @'s and .'s and remove all spaces.
Harley79
02-02-2005, 09:22 PM
just in case the newbie is confused, that would translate to : elabuschagne@gmail.com
asmith
02-02-2005, 10:47 PM
1) Use Google to download the windows samba binaries
What does SAMBA have to do with routing internet traffic via a linux box? SAMBA provides file and print services on linux, similar/compatible to those on Windows.
A basic Linux box should be able to route traffic to the internet with no additional software. All your need is NAT (built in normally) and ip_forwarding tuned on.
After setting up your 3G card as shown in the link provided by Vodacom3G at http://www.kuix.de/umts/vodafone/
you need pretty much 3 lines to configure linux:
iptables -F -t nat
iptables -A POSTROUTING -t nat -o eth0 -j MASQUERADE
echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
Then just point your Windows default gateway to your linux box and set the DNS servers on Windows to Vodacoms DNS servers and your operative.
Answer is simple: Take your SIM card out of your cellphone and try it - or else get a Vodago card at P&P (R5 if I remember correctly) see if it works.
dont we need the software to run this thing as well? has anyone tried it, although some say that if wont work, does anyone have the software or a url to get it?
damn. so is the sentech moden useless unless used with sentech?