3G Wireless - Enable AT&T USBConnect Quicksilver

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Follow these instructions to enable 3G Wireless with the AT&T USBConnect Quicksilver adapter. These instructions assume a 64-bit Ubuntu OS, but should work as-is with a 32-bit Ubuntu installation.

Contents 1 Install Rezero to prevent Quicksilver from being detected as a CD 2 Download and install HSO Connect to manage your 3G connection 3 Configure HSO Connect 4 Connecting to your 3G network 5 Can't browse with Firefox?

Install Rezero to prevent Quicksilver from being detected as a CD

• Open System > Administration > Software Sources, click the Third Party Software tab and then click the Add button. Paste this line into the text field and then click the Add Source button.

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/martijn/ubuntu intrepid main

• Click the Close button and then the Reload button.
• Open Application > Accessories > Terminal and run this command:

sudo apt-get install rezero

Download and install HSO Connect to manage your 3G connection

• Download the HSOlink deb package to your Desktop.
• Download the HSOconnect deb package to your Desktop.
• Run these commands to install the packages:

cd Desktop
sudo dpkg --install --force-all hsolink_1.0.118-1_i386.deb
sudo dpkg --install hsoconnect-py2.5_1.1.128_all.deb

Configure HSO Connect

• Open Applications > Internet > HSO Connect.
• In the HSO Connect control panel, go to Profile > Edit Connection.
• Fill out the text fields of the resulting window as follows:
  • In the APN field, type: ISP.CINGULAR
  • In the Username field, type: ISPDA@CINGULARGPRS.COM
  • In the Password field, type: Cingular1
• Click the OK button.

Connecting to your 3G network

• You should now be able to connect to your 3G network by simply going to Applications > Internet > HSO Connect and clicking the Connect button.

If this fails, try manually running HSO Connect with root privileges. To do this, open a terminal and run this command:

sudo python2.5 -m hsoc

• If running HSO Connect as root works, you can set it up to open with root privileges from your menu system by following these instructions:
  • Open System > Preferences > Main Menu.
  • In the left column, select Internet. In the right column, select HSO Connect.
  • Click the Properties button.
  • In the command field, enter this line, and then click OK.

gksu "python2.5 -m hsoc"

Can't browse with Firefox?

If Firefox is unable to open websites or reports "Server Not Found," it could be that it is either in Offline Mode, or it is depending on Ubuntu's Network Manager to detect the network connection. Follow these steps to enable Firefox to see the Internet via HSO Connect:

• In Firefox, click the File menu and make sure Work Offline is not checked.
• Type about:config in the URL bar and press the Enter key.
  • Search for the entertoolkit.networkmanager.disable filter.
  • Double click the filter to set it to TRUE.
  • Restart Firefox.