Comments on: Cingular AirCard 875 http://www.itguyonline.com/blog/2007/03/14/cingular-aircard-875-2/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:32:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: ranpha http://www.itguyonline.com/blog/2007/03/14/cingular-aircard-875-2/#comment-2917 ranpha Fri, 28 Dec 2007 12:28:46 +0000 http://www.itguyonline.com/blog/2007/03/14/cingular-aircard-875-2/#comment-2917 fixed it had to use /dev/ttyUSB2 fixed it had to use /dev/ttyUSB2

]]> By: ranpha http://www.itguyonline.com/blog/2007/03/14/cingular-aircard-875-2/#comment-2717 ranpha Sun, 23 Dec 2007 19:43:29 +0000 http://www.itguyonline.com/blog/2007/03/14/cingular-aircard-875-2/#comment-2717 I tired this with a sierra MC8720 builtin module. Got the kernel driver working, it shows in the dmesg. I tried these scripts but i hitting a brick wall. I need to enter a PIN for first. Currently i getting this with comgt (gcom) gcom -d /dev/ttyUSB0 info ##### GlobeTrotter Configuration ##### Manufacturer Text: gcom 20:43:03 -> -- Error Report -- gcom 20:43:03 -> ----> ^ gcom 20:43:03 -> Error @190, line 8, Could not write to COM device. somebody can help me? I tired this with a sierra MC8720 builtin module. Got the kernel driver working, it shows in the dmesg.

I tried these scripts but i hitting a brick wall. I need to enter a PIN for first. Currently i getting this with comgt (gcom)

gcom -d /dev/ttyUSB0 info
##### GlobeTrotter Configuration #####
Manufacturer Text: gcom 20:43:03 -> — Error Report –
gcom 20:43:03 -> —-> ^
gcom 20:43:03 -> Error @190, line 8, Could not write to COM device.

somebody can help me?

]]> By: MilitaryGeek http://www.itguyonline.com/blog/2007/03/14/cingular-aircard-875-2/#comment-859 MilitaryGeek Sun, 11 Nov 2007 22:22:41 +0000 http://www.itguyonline.com/blog/2007/03/14/cingular-aircard-875-2/#comment-859 Josh, you ROCK! Thanks for the tip. I guess I just needed a nudge in the right direction. Thanks again! :-) Josh, you ROCK! Thanks for the tip. I guess I just needed a nudge in the right direction.

Thanks again! :-)

]]> By: Koset Surakomol http://www.itguyonline.com/blog/2007/03/14/cingular-aircard-875-2/#comment-840 Koset Surakomol Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:06:08 +0000 http://www.itguyonline.com/blog/2007/03/14/cingular-aircard-875-2/#comment-840 Wow, it really worked for me the first time. THANKS ... Koset Wow, it really worked for me the first time. THANKS … Koset

]]> By: Josh http://www.itguyonline.com/blog/2007/03/14/cingular-aircard-875-2/#comment-484 Josh Tue, 30 Oct 2007 21:09:11 +0000 http://www.itguyonline.com/blog/2007/03/14/cingular-aircard-875-2/#comment-484 Great resource guys, unfortunately I had a similar, yet different problem (which MilitaryGeek seems to still be experiencing). For me, I'm using Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon with an AC875 Cingular card. The awesome thing about Gutsy is it will detect the card OUT OF THE BOX. I was excited after that happened :) I used Sierra's website instructions: http://www.sierrawireless.com/faq/ShowFAQ.aspx?ID=601 and tried the websites listed here, but I got the same error "Could not determine remote IP address: defaulting to 10.64.64.64" I booted into windows, found that the remote PPP address was the same as the local, as well as the default gateway? That same ip address. I tried to put it in statically, but it was literally changing almost every time. Then I executed the route commands to remove the default gateway, and add in the ppp and default gatway. And that worked. The problem was I had my wireless default route in there, and KPPP couldn't (or wouldn't) overwrite that. So for MilitaryGeek, maybe just remove your default route (using the command "route del default gw 0.0.0.0") and when you run KPPP it should right the ship (or use the scripts on this page, two ways to skin a cat, etc). So after a reboot with the wireless off, the routing table was clean. KPPP populated it with the 10.64.64.64 address, however, since the table was clean, I'm still able to get out to the internet. DNS addresses populated just fine. Great resource guys, unfortunately I had a similar, yet different problem (which MilitaryGeek seems to still be experiencing).

For me, I’m using Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon with an AC875 Cingular card. The awesome thing about Gutsy is it will detect the card OUT OF THE BOX. I was excited after that happened :)

I used Sierra’s website instructions: http://www.sierrawireless.com/faq/ShowFAQ.aspx?ID=601 and tried the websites listed here, but I got the same error “Could not determine remote IP address: defaulting to 10.64.64.64″ I booted into windows, found that the remote PPP address was the same as the local, as well as the default gateway? That same ip address.

I tried to put it in statically, but it was literally changing almost every time. Then I executed the route commands to remove the default gateway, and add in the ppp and default gatway. And that worked. The problem was I had my wireless default route in there, and KPPP couldn’t (or wouldn’t) overwrite that. So for MilitaryGeek, maybe just remove your default route (using the command “route del default gw 0.0.0.0″) and when you run KPPP it should right the ship (or use the scripts on this page, two ways to skin a cat, etc).

So after a reboot with the wireless off, the routing table was clean. KPPP populated it with the 10.64.64.64 address, however, since the table was clean, I’m still able to get out to the internet. DNS addresses populated just fine.

]]> By: tecosystems » How To Use a Cingular Sierra Wireless 875 Card on Ubuntu Gutsy http://www.itguyonline.com/blog/2007/03/14/cingular-aircard-875-2/#comment-70 tecosystems » How To Use a Cingular Sierra Wireless 875 Card on Ubuntu Gutsy Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:33:14 +0000 http://www.itguyonline.com/blog/2007/03/14/cingular-aircard-875-2/#comment-70 [...] to is cut and paste. Seriously. So if you’re a Linux person, just follow the instructions here (many thanks to ITGuyonline for both figuring that out and posting his scripts). If you’re [...] [...] to is cut and paste. Seriously. So if you’re a Linux person, just follow the instructions here (many thanks to ITGuyonline for both figuring that out and posting his scripts). If you’re [...]

]]> By: MilitaryGeek http://www.itguyonline.com/blog/2007/03/14/cingular-aircard-875-2/#comment-48 MilitaryGeek Thu, 23 Aug 2007 03:33:58 +0000 http://www.itguyonline.com/blog/2007/03/14/cingular-aircard-875-2/#comment-48 Hi Kurt, Excellent material! From what it looks like, this is THE place to get config info for using the AirCard 875 on Ubuntu. I am having issues with the following error: Could not determine remote IP address: defaulting to 10.64.64.64 However, I <i>am</i> getting a connection and valid local IP and DNS addresses (at least they match the ones I get when I use the card on XP). Trying to resolve this, I found something that I thought would be of help at this link: <a href="http://axion.physics.ubc.ca/ppp-linux.html#Other" rel="nofollow">http://axion.physics.ubc.ca/ppp-linux.html#Other</a> Unfortunately, after making the suggested changes to the /etc/ppp/options file, I was still unable to ping anything. I am using Ubuntu Feisty on a Dell Latitude D620, which has an external hard switch for disabling the WiFi, so it is pretty easy to enable/disable the WiFi when troubleshooting. Any clue as to what I should look at next? Hi Kurt,

Excellent material! From what it looks like, this is THE place to get config info for using the AirCard 875 on Ubuntu.

I am having issues with the following error:

Could not determine remote IP address: defaulting to 10.64.64.64

However, I am getting a connection and valid local IP and DNS addresses (at least they match the ones I get when I use the card on XP).

Trying to resolve this, I found something that I thought would be of help at this link:

http://axion.physics.ubc.ca/ppp-linux.html#Other

Unfortunately, after making the suggested changes to the /etc/ppp/options file, I was still unable to ping anything.

I am using Ubuntu Feisty on a Dell Latitude D620, which has an external hard switch for disabling the WiFi, so it is pretty easy to enable/disable the WiFi when troubleshooting.

Any clue as to what I should look at next?

]]> By: David http://www.itguyonline.com/blog/2007/03/14/cingular-aircard-875-2/#comment-47 David Wed, 22 Aug 2007 21:44:40 +0000 http://www.itguyonline.com/blog/2007/03/14/cingular-aircard-875-2/#comment-47 Thanks for saving me a lot of grief getting this working!!! I copy and pasted the configs and they worked perfectly on Ubuntu Fiesty (Compaq nw8440 laptop). Thanks for saving me a lot of grief getting this working!!! I copy and pasted the configs and they worked perfectly on Ubuntu Fiesty (Compaq nw8440 laptop).

]]> By: Joe http://www.itguyonline.com/blog/2007/03/14/cingular-aircard-875-2/#comment-27 Joe Fri, 22 Jun 2007 17:53:00 +0000 http://www.itguyonline.com/blog/2007/03/14/cingular-aircard-875-2/#comment-27 Thank you! You just saved me several hours! cut&paste, ran pon.. I'm done. Thank you! You just saved me several hours!

cut&paste, ran pon.. I’m done.

]]> By: tecosystems » links for 2007-06-07 http://www.itguyonline.com/blog/2007/03/14/cingular-aircard-875-2/#comment-23 tecosystems » links for 2007-06-07 Thu, 07 Jun 2007 05:30:29 +0000 http://www.itguyonline.com/blog/2007/03/14/cingular-aircard-875-2/#comment-23 [...] itguyonline.com » Blog Archive » Cingular AirCard 875 specifics on getting the Cingular card up and running on Ubuntu Feisty; could prove useful (tags: Cingular Ubuntu HSDPA Linux desktop setup howto) [...] [...] itguyonline.com » Blog Archive » Cingular AirCard 875 specifics on getting the Cingular card up and running on Ubuntu Feisty; could prove useful (tags: Cingular Ubuntu HSDPA Linux desktop setup howto) [...]

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