I tried both netctl
and NetworkManager
.
Copied /etc/netctl/examples/mobile_ppp
and added number and APN name as there's no pin/pass/username and set interface to /dev/ttyUSB0
(also tried the other ttyUSB1
, and ttyUSB2
as well).
My `/etc/netctl/mobile_ppp` file's contents are as follows:
Description='Example PPP mobile connection'
Interface='ttyUSB0'
Connection='mobile_ppp'
PhoneNumber='*99#'
# Use default route provided by the peer (default: true)
#DefaultRoute=true
# Use DNS provided by the peer (default: true)
#UsePeerDNS=true
# The user and password are not always required
#User='example@yourprovider.com'
#Password='very secret'
# The access point name you are connecting to
AccessPointName='internet'
# If your device has a PIN code, set it here. Defaults to 'None'
#Pin=None
# Mode can be one of 3Gpref, 3Gonly, GPRSpref, GPRSonly, None
# These only work for Huawei USB modems; all other devices should use None
Mode=3Gonly
# ^ tried all other options too
netctl start mobile_ppp
"connects" silently with no errors on output and shown on journalctl -xe
, but there's no actual connection.
And it also shows *
sign prepended on its name when issuing netctl list
(as if really connected/operating).
Currently I am connected with netctl
but with wls1
(Wi-Fi profile set up with wifi-menu
).
Moreover the USB modem is not shown in the nm-applet
of NetworkManager, what I installed separately.
Also, the modem's LED turns blue as if connected or operating, but with no results.
I did a lot of research on the web, came across and read wikis and other users asking about similar issues, and tried the solutions, installed many many packages in Arch Linux, but unfortunately nothing worked for me to simply connect with the modem which used to automatically connect on Fedora 25 (without GNOME even).
lsusb
with modem. Is usb-modeswitch usb-modeswitch-data on your system?nmcli d
andnmcli c
– user192526 Jan 26 '17 at 12:34