[Server-devel] [XSCE] wvdial

[Jon Nettleton]

On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 12:43 AM, James Cameron <quozl at laptop.org> wrote:
> On Sun, Jun 08, 2014 at 03:33:44PM -0700, Sameer Verma wrote:
>> On Jun 8, 2014 3:27 PM, "James Cameron" <quozl at laptop.org> wrote:
>> > On Sat, Jun 07, 2014 at 10:42:25AM -0700, Sameer Verma wrote:
>> > > Anybody have on the ground experience with wvdial to run a USB
>> > > modem directly from the school server?
>> >
>> > No on the ground experience with the school server.
>> >
>> > > Does XSCE 0.5 have anything built-in?
>> >
>> > wvdial gets me nothing that pppd and Network Manager don't already
>> > do better.  Packages ppp and NetworkManager.  Should be there
>> > now.  Plug the modem in and try to create a connection in the UI.
>>
>> From what I understand, XSCE build do not have a native GUI. Not
>> sure how nm would work in this config.
>
> Use a GUI on another system to make a connection with the modem, check
> the system connection box, then copy the connection file in
> /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/ to the target XSCE system.
>
> Restart Network Manager and attach the USB modem, and the connection
> may start.  Diagnose with logs in /var/logs.
>
> Can manually control with nmcli shell command.
>
> List the devices managed by NetworkManager
> # nmcli dev
>
> List the connections
> # nmcli con
>
> Start a connection
> # nmcli con up id <id>
>
> Or temporarily start the GUI on XSCE and then turn it off afterwards.

You will also need ModemManager installed for connecting your 3g modem
to your provider.

-Jon