Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2012 19:17:22 +0200 From: Matthias Apitz <guru@unixarea.de> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: driver for cell phone modem Message-ID: <20120607171721.GB1128@tiny> In-Reply-To: <4FD0D01A.4080205@a1poweruser.com> References: <4FD0D01A.4080205@a1poweruser.com>
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El día Thursday, June 07, 2012 a las 12:00:26PM -0400, Fbsd8 escribió: > Running 9.0 and thinking about changing to this verizon model 551L usb > cell phone modem. > http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/controller?item=phoneFirst&action=viewPhoneDetail&selectedPhoneId=5632 > > It's a usb plugin cell modem for internet access. > > Before I go through the purchase and signup process I want to verify > Freebsd has a driver that works with this 4G cell device. I haven't accessed the above specifications (if there are any at all) because the page asks data I'm unwilling to enter; In general, it depends. If the cellphone (like my Openmoko Freerunner) acts on USB as an Ethernet device (man cdce) and itself then as a router to the provider, it will work; if it gives direct serial access to the chips, it must be checked based on the USB vendorID and productID. Look for a dealer who allows to connect it once to your laptop and read the ID with usbconfig(8). HIH matthias -- Matthias Apitz e <guru@unixarea.de> - w http://www.unixarea.de/ UNIX since V7 on PDP-11, UNIX on mainframe since ESER 1055 (IBM /370) UNIX on x86 since SVR4.2 UnixWare 2.1.2, FreeBSD since 2.2.5
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