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Date:      Tue, 2 Sep 2014 21:59:24 +0300
From:      atar <atar.yosef@gmail.com>
To:        Mike Tancsa <mike@sentex.net>
Cc:        "freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org" <freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org>, "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Using a USB modem.
Message-ID:  <F2640BC6-51F8-4CCF-B3FB-13F8628F7E7B@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <5405D76A.3060400@sentex.net>
References:  <EF5844FF-F79C-450E-B35A-B11B8FC705E4@gmail.com> <5405D76A.3060400@sentex.net>

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Thanks you for your kind support.

> Typically, they will show up as /dev/cuaUx or /dev/cuaUx.x (note the capit=
al U).

That's interesting since in the output of 'ls -lh /dev' in my PC it appears w=
ith no capital 'U'.

In addition, I've tried to initialize the both devices with 'ppp' but when I=
 tried to enter the 'term' command, ppp hangs up and don't give me an option=
 to send to the modem commands. Any idea what's the problem?

Regards,

Atar.

> On 9/2/2014 10:29 AM, atar wrote:
>>=20
>> I've a ZTE USB modem and I want to use it with FreeBSD. I've attached it t=
o one of the USB slots on my PC and run the "ls -lh /dev/" command to see wh=
at's going on. I've saw that two modem devices have been created in the 'dia=
lup' group: cuau0 and cuau1.
>>=20
>> My question is why were two devices nodes created instead of one and how s=
hould I know which of them I need to use?
>=20
> Typically, they will show up as /dev/cuaUx or /dev/cuaUx.x (note the capit=
al U).  Make sure you have the u3g driver loaded as well. (kldload u3g).  Al=
so, some ZTE sticks need to be put in "modem mode". This can often be done b=
y sending the eject command to its "cdrom"
>=20
> if its listed as pass0, try the command
> camcontrol eject pass0
>=20
>   ---Mike
>=20
>=20
>=20
> --=20
> -------------------
> Mike Tancsa, tel +1 519 651 3400
> Sentex Communications, mike@sentex.net
> Providing Internet services since 1994 www.sentex.net
> Cambridge, Ontario Canada   http://www.tancsa.com/



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