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yubahaq

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From: agadir

Registered: 2011-04-06

Posts: 7

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how to connect via 3G modem

hey all ,
thnk you in advance for your help , i found this community very helpful , and i hope you help me again

this time, i want to try to install arch (no base distro like Archbang), and the problem is => how can i connect to internet and install my packages ... via 3G modem
with commands only  ?

StR@ng3r

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Registered: 2011-11-12

Posts: 65

Re: how to connect via 3G modem

To my knowledge, basically have two options to connect via 3G: NetworkManager and connman.

NetworkManager needs Modemmanager to be installed too and can then be controlled via command line by using nmcli. However, there used to be a bug in the current version of NM that prevented nmcli to work with NM. That Bug has been fixed in the latest RC on github, but I am not sure if that fix is included in arch's NM package just yet. So this might not work. Besides, you will need an existing internet connection in the first place to install NM.

The Alternative is connman, which can only be found in the AUR. conman in turn can be controlled from the command line.

tpfkanep

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From: South Africa

Registered: 2009-12-15

Posts: 131

Re: how to connect via 3G modem

wvdial is also an option

Shark

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From: /dev/zero

Registered: 2011-02-28

Posts: 686

Re: how to connect via 3G modem

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/USB_3G_Modem

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anonymous_user

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Registered: 2009-08-28

Posts: 3,059

Re: how to connect via 3G modem

The Alternative is connman, which can only be found in the AUR. conman in turn can be controlled from the command line.

Actually it has been moved to community just recently.