ravi.khelawon Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 Hello to you and thx so much for this enriching forum. I am quite new to Linux and have just installed Mandriva 2010. Problem i'm getting is how to install my wireless USB AnyDATA modem. For Vista&XP, the manufacturer provided a modem and a wireless data installation. How do I do it in Mandriva?? Thanking you for your reply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrow Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 http://www.ha19.no/anydata/ Written for other distros, but it should work in Mandriva, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravi.khelawon Posted January 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Thanks a lot for your reply! Actually, I have tried the KPPP modem configuration and I have been able to connect the modem. However, Internet Browsers (Konqueror, FireFox) can not access the modem.. Is there may be a firewall I need to tuneup? Thanks a lot for your help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrow Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 (edited) Open a console and type in ping www.google.com If you get no response, then you must enter the Mandriva Control Center and set your network in there to use the aforementioned modem for connection. The Mandriva-specific network scripts have been made with ease of use in mind, and as such they are complex- IMHO a tad too complex for their own good. Edited January 21, 2010 by scarecrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravi.khelawon Posted January 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Hi Scarecrow, thanks a lot for your precious time! I have done as per your advice - Mandriva Network Center actually shows the 3 connections available: Wired (ethernet) eth0 Wireless (Wi-Fi) wlan0 GPRS/Edge/3G ppp0 When I have connected to the Anydata modem thru the dial up, Mandriva says: Network up on ppp0 IP 41.222.96.200 Gateway 172.16.10.10 DNS 41.223.76.1 How do I say to Mandriva that this is the connection it should use to access internet? Thansk a lot again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Try disabling your wireless and wired connections, and bring up the ppp connection. Your default gateway looks like your internal network and so it will not attempt to use the default gw. Temporarily you can do this: su (enter root when prompted) ifdown eth0 ifdown wlan0 and then start the ppp connection and see if you have any better luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravi.khelawon Posted January 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Thanks Ian for your suggestion, tried it out but it doesn't work... The wireless modem gets connected through kppp however no access to internet.. if I go to the Network Centre adnd try to configure the AnyDATA modem, it cuts down the connection and nofurther action. Please advise if there is any script to be run, i'm desperate of having to switch to windows to get the internet connection! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravi.khelawon Posted February 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 OK! I got it working - the firewall was causing the interception.I diabled teh firewall and it works just fine!! Thank you to all for your so much cooperation - so much appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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