[Tfug] why not wicd

[erich]

Well,
         I'm going to try your approach as well. I guess you already
have the central document on this:

                     http://www.draisberghof.de/usb_modeswitch/

         There's the bunch at Ubuntu Forums that you gave me the link 
for, that
I also have. In my case, I had to rebuild the kernel with two more
modules that I didn't have before

option                 12416  0
usbserial              27936  1 option

         Your case may be different.
                                                                        
                           Erich
                                  

Jim March wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 7:40 AM, erich <erich1 at copper.net> wrote:
>   
>> Thanks for the update.
>>
>>        There's a third party router manufacturer, (from Dubai of all
>> places), That makes
>> a device that handles cell modems:
>>
>>                                        http://www.dovado.com/
>>
>>        In theory they are the ones that handle the interfacing. You get the
>> firewalled
>> RJ-45/ Wifi AP service. They have a list, (mostly European), modems that
>> they
>> support. I sent them an e-mail with photos of that little A600 bugger. Stay
>> tuned.
>>
>>                                   Erich
>>     
>
> That sort of thing is VERY common now.  Best Buy has one, I used to
> use the Kyocera KR1 until it broke, there's one off-the-shelf at Best
> Buy (I forget the brand).
>
> Verizon now has a device about the size of a laptop 2.5" HD (with no
> shell, just the drive) that has almost 3hrs battery life and inboard,
> has both a cellmodem (that can be connected USB if you want) and a
> WiFi transmitter good to 30ft or so.  You can use it either as a USB
> cellmodem or as a cell-to-WiFi router.
>
> Still, if the goal is to do the A600 on a budget, adding a router
> seems excessive esp. since we CAN get the A600 working with some minor
> diddling.
>
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