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    From Daniel65@2:250/1 to All on Mon Jul 6 08:06:39 2020
    Doug, I've just been reading your "Using a VPN." thread where you state
    you are using an Optus Dongle. What's your trick??

    As I'm sure you would have read over the years (since Mandrake 10.1
    vintage), I've always had trouble getting various Huawei 3G Dongles (the
    most recent, an E220 version, comes branded as "'yes' Optus") to connect
    to the Internet using Linux. Windows 7, which came pre-installed on this
    HP 6730b laptop, has no problems connecting via the same Dongle.

    I'm currently looking at switching to an NBN 'phone-line connection with wireless connection around the house, but maintaining a 3G USB Dongle connection for those times when I go travelling (or dog-sitting for my
    sister in Melbourne) so would like to get the Linux connection sorted
    out. Normally, I would select the Mageia Network Manager and then click 'Connect' on the '3G' selection .... and eventually get a fail or just
    no connection what-so-ever.

    Should I be selecting the 'Wi-Fi' selection, rather than the '3G'
    selection, and, somehow, set-up the Wi-Fi to connect via the Dongle or
    some such??

    Thanks for any light, or links, you might shed!
    --
    Daniel

    --- MBSE BBS v1.0.7.17 (GNU/Linux-x86_64)
    * Origin: A noiseless patient Spider (2:250/1@fidonet)
  • From Daniel65@2:250/1 to All on Thu Oct 29 08:51:05 2020
    Daniel65 wrote on 06/07/20 17:06:
    Doug, I've just been reading your "Using a VPN." thread where you state
    you are using an Optus Dongle. What's your trick??

    As I'm sure you would have read over the years (since Mandrake 10.1 vintage), I've always had trouble getting various Huawei 3G Dongles (the most recent, an E220 version, comes branded as "'yes' Optus") to connect
    to the Internet using Linux. Windows 7, which came pre-installed on this
    HP 6730b laptop, has no problems connecting via the same Dongle.

    I'm currently looking at switching to an NBN 'phone-line connection with wireless connection around the house, but maintaining a 3G USB Dongle connection for those times when I go travelling (or dog-sitting for my sister in Melbourne) so would like to get the Linux connection sorted
    out. Normally, I would select the Mageia Network Manager and then click 'Connect' on the '3G' selection .... and eventually get a fail or just
    no connection what-so-ever.

    Should I be selecting the 'Wi-Fi' selection, rather than the '3G'
    selection, and, somehow, set-up the Wi-Fi to connect via the Dongle or
    some such??

    Thanks for any light, or links, you might shed!

    As I am having to move from using a Dongle in a USB post to using
    on-board to an NBN Modem, this enquiry is now superfluous!
    --
    Daniel

    --- MBSE BBS v1.0.7.17 (GNU/Linux-x86_64)
    * Origin: A noiseless patient Spider (2:250/1@fidonet)
  • From Daniel65@2:250/1 to All on Thu Oct 29 09:50:15 2020
    Daniel65 wrote on 29/10/20 19:51:
    Daniel65 wrote on 06/07/20 17:06:
    Doug, I've just been reading your "Using a VPN." thread where you
    state you are using an Optus Dongle. What's your trick??

    As I'm sure you would have read over the years (since Mandrake 10.1
    vintage), I've always had trouble getting various Huawei 3G Dongles
    (the most recent, an E220 version, comes branded as "'yes' Optus") to
    connect to the Internet using Linux. Windows 7, which came
    pre-installed on this HP 6730b laptop, has no problems connecting via
    the same Dongle.

    I'm currently looking at switching to an NBN 'phone-line connection
    with wireless connection around the house, but maintaining a 3G USB
    Dongle connection for those times when I go travelling (or dog-sitting
    for my sister in Melbourne) so would like to get the Linux connection
    sorted out. Normally, I would select the Mageia Network Manager and
    then click 'Connect' on the '3G' selection .... and eventually get a
    fail or just no connection what-so-ever.

    Should I be selecting the 'Wi-Fi' selection, rather than the '3G'
    selection, and, somehow, set-up the Wi-Fi to connect via the Dongle or
    some such??

    Thanks for any light, or links, you might shed!

    As I am having to move from using a Dongle in a USB post to using
    on-board to an NBN Modem, this enquiry is now superfluous!

    "... on-board *Wi-Fi* to an NBN Modem ...".
    --
    Daniel

    --- MBSE BBS v1.0.7.17 (GNU/Linux-x86_64)
    * Origin: A noiseless patient Spider (2:250/1@fidonet)