Thursday, November 29, 2012

Connecting to internet using an EVDO modem on Linux - Advanced Tech Tips Blog

Connecting to internet using an EVDO modem on Linux - Advanced Tech Tips Blog


Connecting to internet using an EVDO modem on Linux

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 08:37 PM PST


EVDOEVDO is the 3G internet access technology for CDMA platform, the Evolution-Data Optimized(EVDO) technology offers mobile broadband speeds upto 3.1 Mbit/s.

I have been providing internet access to my Raspberry Pi via an TP-Link WiFi 3G Router, however we can directly connect a GSM/EVDO 3G dongle to any Linux computer and make it act like a WiFi access point using Linux utilities like WICD Network Manager. Configuring a EVDO modem to work on Linux can get a bit tricky, here is a simple to follow howto guide on setting things up.

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