Comments on: Meteor Broadband working on Ubuntu http://jasonroe.me/meteor-broadband-working-on-ubuntu/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=meteor-broadband-working-on-ubuntu Search engine optimisation, Social networking and Jasons random thoughts Wed, 26 Oct 2011 22:32:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: John O'Shea http://jasonroe.me/meteor-broadband-working-on-ubuntu/#comment-40738 John O'Shea Sun, 17 Jan 2010 23:09:33 +0000 http://jasonroe.me/blog/?p=709#comment-40738 Hey Jason, Just a quick tip. Ubuntu Karmic (9.10) has wizards for creating a connection to Meteor BTG that work well though you need to plug in the dongle before booting. It connects fine but for some reason the DNS server settings were not automatically initialized correctly. Manually setting the DNS server to 212.129.64.220 (via Network Connection ->IPv4 Settings) fixed it. Oh, and don't forget to also enter your PIN in the mobile broadband advanced settings tab. Hey Jason,
Just a quick tip. Ubuntu Karmic (9.10) has wizards for creating a connection to Meteor BTG that work well though you need to plug in the dongle before booting.

It connects fine but for some reason the DNS server settings were not automatically initialized correctly. Manually setting the DNS server to 212.129.64.220 (via Network Connection ->IPv4 Settings) fixed it. Oh, and don’t forget to also enter your PIN in the mobile broadband advanced settings tab.

]]> By: ed http://jasonroe.me/meteor-broadband-working-on-ubuntu/#comment-28896 ed Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:22:16 +0000 http://jasonroe.me/blog/?p=709#comment-28896 I have had metoer broadband for over six months now. Lately the connection is becoming very weak at times. Sometimes it disconnects itself automatically. The light now switches regularly to green back to blue back to green again. It is very unreliable as it slows down so much it's not worth the effort. Don't know whats wrong as I was told was on the edge of the perefiary for coverage with meteor. I have had metoer broadband for over six months now. Lately the connection is becoming very weak at times. Sometimes it disconnects itself automatically. The light now switches regularly to green back to blue back to green again. It is very unreliable as it slows down so much it’s not worth the effort. Don’t know whats wrong as I was told was on the edge of the perefiary for coverage with meteor.

]]> By: Gavinmc http://jasonroe.me/meteor-broadband-working-on-ubuntu/#comment-15603 Gavinmc Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:22:35 +0000 http://jasonroe.me/blog/?p=709#comment-15603 You guys are legends thanks. After fumbling about for quite a while on ubuntu karmic, I noticed the alternative apn settings and username/password. Online now and relieved to be, thanks. I will report a bug on launchpad You guys are legends thanks.

After fumbling about for quite a while on ubuntu karmic, I noticed the alternative apn settings and username/password.

Online now and relieved to be, thanks.

I will report a bug on launchpad

]]> By: Alex http://jasonroe.me/meteor-broadband-working-on-ubuntu/#comment-11355 Alex Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:46:57 +0000 http://jasonroe.me/blog/?p=709#comment-11355 Yes it's working I'm using Linux Mint 7 When you connect the usb modem it will ask you for your provider (meteor) then you have to edit the connection, remove username/pwd and instead of isp.mymeteor.ie just type broadband.mymeteor.ie happy surfing! Yes it’s working
I’m using Linux Mint 7

When you connect the usb modem it will ask you for your provider (meteor)

then you have to edit the connection, remove username/pwd
and instead of isp.mymeteor.ie just type broadband.mymeteor.ie

happy surfing!

]]> By: Donald Ade http://jasonroe.me/meteor-broadband-working-on-ubuntu/#comment-11225 Donald Ade Sun, 21 Jun 2009 01:41:08 +0000 http://jasonroe.me/blog/?p=709#comment-11225 Thought the eepc's came with either XP, or Linux Xandros....Not sure bout Ubuntu etc Anyways got mine to work on white Xandros OS 512mb/4gb SSD. I skipped the USB_ModeSwitch/modprobe as device was picked up anyway.At the APN selection stage, my APN was prefilled as "isp.mymeteor" after I picked Ireland Meteor as ISP, and was crucial mistake. User/psswd were also prefilled. Device did search for network but crapped out at last minute, so I decided to enter "broadband.mymeteor.ie" as APN and blank out usrname/psswd, and it worked as you stated....Cheers mate Thought the eepc’s came with either XP, or Linux Xandros….Not sure bout Ubuntu etc Anyways got mine to work on white Xandros OS 512mb/4gb SSD. I skipped the USB_ModeSwitch/modprobe as device was picked up anyway.At the APN selection stage, my APN was prefilled as “isp.mymeteor” after I picked Ireland Meteor as ISP, and was crucial mistake. User/psswd were also prefilled. Device did search for network but crapped out at last minute, so I decided to enter “broadband.mymeteor.ie” as APN and blank out usrname/psswd, and it worked as you stated….Cheers mate

]]> By: Matt Finucane http://jasonroe.me/meteor-broadband-working-on-ubuntu/#comment-10869 Matt Finucane Fri, 01 May 2009 17:23:50 +0000 http://jasonroe.me/blog/?p=709#comment-10869 You have had broadband for a while now so is it actually any good ? Thinking of something like this myself but I have heard a lot of people are quite disappointed with the quality of their connections. You have had broadband for a while now so is it actually any good ? Thinking of something like this myself but I have heard a lot of people are quite disappointed with the quality of their connections.

]]> By: Jason Roe http://jasonroe.me/meteor-broadband-working-on-ubuntu/#comment-10579 Jason Roe Mon, 13 Apr 2009 10:48:41 +0000 http://jasonroe.me/blog/?p=709#comment-10579 I forgot to mention this was on ubuntu 8.10. I forgot to mention this was on ubuntu 8.10.

]]> By: Shane Fagan http://jasonroe.me/meteor-broadband-working-on-ubuntu/#comment-10486 Shane Fagan Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:02:09 +0000 http://jasonroe.me/blog/?p=709#comment-10486 Meteor broadband works by default in ubuntu. Its on the list of networks in ubuntu 9.04 and takes about 2 seconds to set up. Meteor broadband works by default in ubuntu. Its on the list of networks in ubuntu 9.04 and takes about 2 seconds to set up.

]]> By: Jason Roe http://jasonroe.me/meteor-broadband-working-on-ubuntu/#comment-10481 Jason Roe Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:51:51 +0000 http://jasonroe.me/blog/?p=709#comment-10481 That could be it .. I was thinking that the SIM had to be activated via the windows software before it could be used .. hard to tell! .. It was driving me nuts. That could be it .. I was thinking that the SIM had to be activated via the windows software before it could be used .. hard to tell! .. It was driving me nuts.

]]> By: Justin Mason http://jasonroe.me/meteor-broadband-working-on-ubuntu/#comment-10476 Justin Mason Tue, 07 Apr 2009 10:16:00 +0000 http://jasonroe.me/blog/?p=709#comment-10476 'the modem would not work until I topped up the phone and ran the installer on a windows PC' -- that sounds like the Windows installer uploaded the firmware to the device. pretty common model nowadays (it makes the hardware cheaper to build) ‘the modem would not work until I topped up the phone and ran the installer on a windows PC’ — that sounds like the Windows installer uploaded the firmware to the device. pretty common model nowadays (it makes the hardware cheaper to build)

]]> By: Jacobo de Vera http://jasonroe.me/meteor-broadband-working-on-ubuntu/#comment-10474 Jacobo de Vera Tue, 07 Apr 2009 09:21:05 +0000 http://jasonroe.me/blog/?p=709#comment-10474 Great news, I can't wait to get back home and try it. Thanks. Great news, I can’t wait to get back home and try it.
Thanks.

]]> By: Jason Roe http://jasonroe.me/meteor-broadband-working-on-ubuntu/#comment-10465 Jason Roe Tue, 07 Apr 2009 02:05:32 +0000 http://jasonroe.me/blog/?p=709#comment-10465 I didn't have a mobile broadband option on the network-manager applet :/ the main issue seemed to be the mode switching and the modem not being recognised until I did a modprobe .. note to self, green light = bad .. blue light = good :) I didn’t have a mobile broadband option on the network-manager applet :/ the main issue seemed to be the mode switching and the modem not being recognised until I did a modprobe .. note to self, green light = bad .. blue light = good :)

]]> By: Shane Fagan http://jasonroe.me/meteor-broadband-working-on-ubuntu/#comment-10464 Shane Fagan Tue, 07 Apr 2009 01:54:41 +0000 http://jasonroe.me/blog/?p=709#comment-10464 Did my way work with meteor? It works with all the other networks. Did my way work with meteor? It works with all the other networks.

]]> By: Jason Roe http://jasonroe.me/meteor-broadband-working-on-ubuntu/#comment-10462 Jason Roe Tue, 07 Apr 2009 01:25:43 +0000 http://jasonroe.me/blog/?p=709#comment-10462 I got it working .. it only started working after I booted up on a windows pc and topped up!! Some weird quirks being that i needed USB_ModeSwitch and to do a modprobe before it works! I got it working .. it only started working after I booted up on a windows pc and topped up!! Some weird quirks being that i needed USB_ModeSwitch and to do a modprobe before it works!

]]> By: Shane Fagan http://jasonroe.me/meteor-broadband-working-on-ubuntu/#comment-10461 Shane Fagan Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:32:33 +0000 http://jasonroe.me/blog/?p=709#comment-10461 Yep plug and play, its integrated into the network-manager applet since 8.10 intrepid. Just plug it in click on the network icon and select mobile broadband then a wizard will appear with a list of networks. Just select the network from the list and it works. Easy. I know it works vodafone 3 and o2 but i havent seen meteor myself but it wouldnt take much to get it working. Yep plug and play, its integrated into the network-manager applet since 8.10 intrepid. Just plug it in click on the network icon and select mobile broadband then a wizard will appear with a list of networks. Just select the network from the list and it works. Easy. I know it works vodafone 3 and o2 but i havent seen meteor myself but it wouldnt take much to get it working.

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