MandyB 0 Posted July 22, 2009 Hello I have an Eee pc that runs on the Linux operating system. Please could you advise me which broadband hardware in the Uk is compatible with Linux. Ideally I would like a mobile broadband dongle that I can also take abroad anything considered at the moment as I'm getting desperate to get online! Thanks. Share this post Link to post
jmmijo 1 Posted July 23, 2009 You mean a USB Mobile Adapter for a Wireless service like from Verizon or ATT correct ??? As far as I know these are only Windows compatible, perhaps they have some Mac support now. So what distro of *nix are you running on that Asus machine ??? Asus only seems to indicate some of their models come with XP Home and nothing about the Linux Distro they use, I suppose they leave that up to the user Share this post Link to post
Philipp 6 Posted July 23, 2009 http://umtsmon.sourceforge.net Many Linux distros support 3G/UMTS modems out of the box but some will require that you disable the pin code first. I would get a modem/dongle from Huawei Share this post Link to post
MandyB 0 Posted July 23, 2009 Yes Jmmijo, I did mean a mobile usb adaptor. Ok thanks Philipp, I'll try the broadband providers and see which ones provide the Huawei dongle.... Share this post Link to post
jmmijo 1 Posted July 23, 2009 Originally Posted By: Philipp http://umtsmon.sourceforge.net Many Linux distros support 3G/UMTS modems out of the box but some will require that you disable the pin code first. I would get a modem/dongle from Huawei Nice to know Philip, I'm thinking about a netbook myself and wanted to install something other then FreeDOS onto it Although I don't mind a modern/retro machine in the least.... Share this post Link to post
