Re: Can not dial mobile broadband with Network-manager
On Thu, 12 May 2016 18:28:53 +0100
Ron Leach <ronleach@tesco.net> wrote:
> On 12/05/2016 17:25, Wang wrote:
> > I try to use Network-manager in GNOME to dial a mobile broadband
> > connection. My provider is China Unicom, and no username and
> > password is need. But when I complete the setting and try to dial,
> > a dialog is showed to input a password. If no password is inputed,
> > the button for connecting is not enabled.
> >
> > How can I dial a mobile broadband without any password in the
> > Network-manager? Would you please tell me the method? Thank you
> > very much!
>
> Mobile Broadband services that do not check username and password are
> quite common - they rely on authentication via the SIM card instead.
>
> I have not tried to do this with Gnome but one thing I have done with
> other OSs is to put in a dummy username and dummy password.
> Something as simple as user, and pass, works with some providers I
> have used.
>
> Perhaps if you enter a dummy value, the connect button will activate?
>
I'm not using Gnome but I have network-manager-gnome installed on Xfce,
and I'm fairly sure it is my GUI control for Network Manager.
My configuration for a Huawei 3G dongle has *99# for the Number, which
obviously isn't correct, and the Username and Password fields empty. It
has the correct APN shown for my provider, and along with the device
itself, that seems to be all that is needed.
I have a password for a web account with the provider, but this is not
involved when making the connection.
--
Joe
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