Bug 462647 - Only occasionally successful in connecting to mobile broadband via USB modem (Huawei, Tele2)
Summary: Only occasionally successful in connecting to mobile broadband via USB modem ...
Status: RESOLVED NORESPONSE
Alias: None
Product: openSUSE 11.1
Classification: openSUSE
Component: Network (show other bugs)
Version: Final
Hardware: x86-64 Other
: P3 - Medium : Major (vote)
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Assignee: Bin Li
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Reported: 2008-12-27 20:58 UTC by Per Ångström
Modified: 2010-11-30 08:33 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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/var/log/NetworkManager (113.20 KB, text/plain)
2008-12-27 21:00 UTC, Per Ångström 		Details
/var/log/messages (178.54 KB, text/plain)
2008-12-27 21:03 UTC, Per Ångström 		Details
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Description Per Ångström 2008-12-27 20:58:11 UTC 
Only occasionally am I able connect to the Internet via my mobile-broadband USB Huawei modem (supplied by Swedish operator Tele2). I don't know why it works sometimes, but I would say that only one in 10 connection attempts will succeed.

I use the nm-applet in Gnome to connect.
Comment 1 Per Ångström 2008-12-27 21:00:40 UTC 
Created attachment 262528 [details]
/var/log/NetworkManager
Comment 2 Per Ångström 2008-12-27 21:03:25 UTC 
Created attachment 262529 [details]
/var/log/messages
Comment 3 Per Ångström 2008-12-27 21:05:35 UTC 
The last entries in the attached logs are from one of my rare successful connection attempts.
Comment 4 Per Ångström 2008-12-27 21:59:57 UTC 
Some of the connection attempts are with another USB modem, supplied by Swedish operator Glocalnet. I have never been able to connect with that modem.
Comment 5 Per Ångström 2008-12-30 15:01:45 UTC 
Possibly related to bug 462876.
Comment 6 Jim Dailly 2009-01-12 17:39:22 UTC 
I am having a similar problem with the Huawei E220 on Suse 11.1/Gnome, although I have been unable to connect at all via networkmanager. If I use kinternet or wvdial with the modem it works fine.

I have tried NetworkManager both 0.7.0.r4323-1.13 and 0.7.0.r4359-2.1 without success.
Comment 7 Tambet Ingo 2009-04-03 07:44:45 UTC 
Could you please try with the following package

http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/706062/ModemManager-0.1_20081203-6.i586.rpm

After installing it, run 'sudo killall modem-manager' to kill the previous version, NetworkManager will automatically restart the new version and try to connect.
Comment 8 Per Ångström 2009-04-06 08:35:26 UTC 
Sorry, I don't have have access to that modem any more.
Comment 9 Jim Dailly 2009-04-13 10:11:38 UTC 
I'm sorry too ... I also no longer have the modem!
Comment 10 Christian Jäger 2009-07-27 14:08:30 UTC 
I have the device. The new modemmanager-rpm doesn't change anything.
Comment 11 Christian Jäger 2009-07-27 14:15:09 UTC 
Whoops, killing the process alone didn't do it, it needed a reboot. And now it works! Thanks!
Comment 12 Christian Jäger 2009-07-30 07:36:07 UTC 
Unfortunately the reboot seems mandatory to get it to work.

I have to plug the stick in while running the system, then reboot. It doesn't work if I simply start the netbook with the stick plugged in.

It won't connect if I don't follow the procedure 'plug-in--reboot'.
Comment 14 Bin Li 2010-11-24 08:02:35 UTC 
Christian,

 It's a long time, how about in 11.3?
 Thanks!
Comment 15 Bin Li 2010-11-30 08:33:36 UTC 
Noresponse.