[asphalt]

So can anyone tell me how to connect to the internet using SOny Ericsson K750i mobile in gutsy gibbon.

Here is a screenshot that it detects it but i dont know how to go about connecting it....



Keep in mind that i am a noob with linux.

[RobLinux]

Does this article help? http://www.ubuntugeek.com/setting-up...in-ubuntu.html

Can you have a read through, and either ask more questions or have a go if it looks OK. Setting up a basic dial up Internet connection in Gutsy should be as easy as it would be in windows.

[lotuseclat79]

Hi asphalt,

First, you need to know that by default when you have a dial up modem (as it looks you have), there is no default for specifying the modem device. Usually, it is a simple matter (as root) to issue the following command:
$ sudo ln -s /dev/ttyS0 /dev/modem
or
# ln -s /dev/ttyS0 /dev/modem

This, however, may not work for you since it appears that you have a usb modem that was detected and configured for you in wvdial.conf. So, ignore the above symbolic link command unless you have an external modem.

What you need to do is to further setup the /etc/wvdial.conf file for dialing into your ISP with your account information. Here is a brief look at the fields you should specify:
[Dialer Defaults]
...

[Dialer phone1]
Dial Prefix = 1
Phone = <7-digit phone number>
Password = <type password>
Username = <type ISP login account name, usually email address>
Area Code = <type area code of ISP login phone number>
Inherits = Dialer Defaults

You can add serveral phone numbers for which the ISP provides dial up in your area. Note: it is best to make sure the phone numbers are in your local calling area so you don't get toll charges to your phone, or increase the service area of your phone service if necessary.

Then, after you are setup properly in the /etc/wvdial.conf file, the way you connect to the Internet is from a command line Terminal by issuing the command:
$ wvdial phone1
or
$ wvdial phone2
etc.

Most likely when you first look at the /etc/wvdial.conf file, the setup routine has probably already filled out the [Dialer Defaults] section. You shoud read the man page for wvdial: man wvdial

-- Tom

[asphalt]

Thanks guys for the help so far.

I am trying to connect thru Edge from my mobile, so they dont need any phone number or password/id. Its all set in the phone itself. In windows i just had to install the PC suite which installed the modem and drivers and then i just had to click the net connection to connect it.

i will try that lotusecat ASAP. Thanks very much for it. I will let u know here how it went.

[RobLinux]

You should be able to use the GUI line management stuff once the lower level dialer connects, rather than have to spend time opening terminals and typing commands. Kinternet used to just cause a pon/poff which does the interface setup stuff, in addition to dialing a basic connection (I had firewall scripts and such like to start/stop).

The GUI stuff is configuring the dialer with info a normal connection needs. If you dig around in the windows set up details, you can probably glean the values you'll need to pass through to get the dialer working.