Edge in Fedora (Core) / Redhat…

This is a step by step how to install edge in Fedora Core 5 & 7.

Here we are using
— OS : Linux Fedora core 5 / 7
— GPRS modem : Nokia 5200
— Connector : USB Cable
— ISP : Grameen Phone

Step 1. Connect your mobile phone.
— for nokia 5200 connect it in nokia mode
— tips : 1 … if PC on hangs nokia mode ..
Step 2. open a console. and dot this
Step 2.1. su
Step 2.2. wvdialconf create
Step 2.3. wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf
Step 2.4. gedit /etc/wvdial.conf

Original /etc/wvdial.conf looks like this

[Dialer Defaults]
Modem = /dev/ttyACM0
Baud = 460800
Init1 = ATZ
Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
ISDN = 0
Modem Type = USB Modem
; Phone =
; Username =
; Password =

Edit the file and make it

[Dialer Defaults]
Modem = /dev/ttyACM0
Baud = 460800
Init1 = ATZ
Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0

; Add this line if you are a gp user…
Init3 = AT+CGDCONT=,,”gpinternet”
;

ISDN = 0
Modem Type = USB Modem

; these are GP’s configaretion…
Username = 1
Password = 1
Phone = *99***1#

Setup is finshed…

To Browse the net
To be online just type in console as root user ..

wvdial

Now use internet…
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Some problems : you can not browse the net ?
there may be DNS,IP, host confect.there is some files you have to edit
than…

DO NOT REPLACE THESE FILES KEEP A BACKUP AND ADD THE LINES

________replacing these files can effect your web server (XAMPP, Apache)
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1. if you findout :

cat /etc/host.conf
order hosts,bind

than add one line it :

gedit /etc/host.conf

order hosts,bind
multi on

2. If you find out that any other ip is assigned

cat /etc/resolv.conf

nameserver XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX

gedit /etc/resolv.conf add these lines…

search localdomain
nameserver 202.56.4.120
nameserver 202.56.4.121

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tips 1: sometimes if you connect nokia phones in nokia mode the
FC hangs, you have to goto the console mode and login as root user
than connect the phone.It will show some error messgae, press ctrl+D.

It also works on fedora 7…..

This text file is written by nafis ahmad….
if you need any help …> happy56@gmail.com
anytime….
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