Install and Configure HUAWEI E220 on Ubuntu

Let see how it can be make it to run on your Ubuntu box. Firstly plug in the HUAWEI E220 modem to your Ubuntu 8.04 box and open up a new terminal window(a bash shell) and type the following to configure.

$ sudo wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf

Next you’ll see some results on your screen, it shows some details about the modem. Make sure that the system detects it as an USB modem first.

After that opens up the ‘wvdial.conf‘file as a root privileged user (with sudo command) using your preferred text editor such as vim, gedit, etc.

$ sudo vim /etc/wvdial.conf

There you’ll get some fields commented, uncomment the ‘Phone‘field and give the phone number as *99***1# and save the file. You may leave the Username and Password fields as it is.

Once you have finish with it type the following having the modem plugged.

$ sudo wvdial

After connecting successfully, open an another Terminal and install "salutis-connect" to connect internet easy way.

NOTE:- If it is retrying to connect more times, close an open a new terminal and try again to connect. If it has connected, it should show some connected details such as IPs, DNS etc and cursor will waiting... But don't close the terminal, try follow steps in another terminal. If you want to disconnect hit "CTRL + C" once.

$ sudo -s

# echo deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/salutis/ubuntu hardy main >> /etc/apt/sources.list
# aptitude update && aptitude install salutis-connect

Once the above process is finished goto Application > Internet and open the Salutis Connect. Select the first choice as shown in the following figure and click ‘Ok‘.

Next as shown with figure below it pops up a pane showing the progress of the connection establishment.

Once the connection is successfully established it tells you "Wohoo! You’re connected".

Go ahead ‘so enjoy. More information can be found by referring this link https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DialupModemHowto/Huawei/E220.

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