This article will describe in detail how to connect reliance netconnect broadband usb modem on linux.This has been tested for modems AC 2726 and AC 2736,but is also applicable to all Reliance Netconnect Modems.
Re-insert the USB Modem on the computer.
Give the following command at the shell prompt
lsusb
You will get results like
Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0461:4db6 Primax Electronics, Ltd
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 006 Device 017: ID 19d2:fff5 ONDA Communication S.p.A.
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
The device with vendor and product ID 19d2 and fff5 corrosponds to the reliance netconnect usb modem.
Now install the USB modeswitch package from http://packages.ubuntu.com/karmic/usb-modeswitch
save the deb package to your computer using command ‘wget fullpackageurl’ and install using the ‘dpkg -i packagename’
for example
wget http://mirror.pnl.gov/ubuntu//pool/universe/u/usb-modeswitch/usb-modeswitch_1.0.2-1_i386.deb
dpkg -i usb-modeswitch_1.0.2-1_i386.deb
remove the usb modem and restart the computer.
insert the usb modem and re-run the lsusb command
the result will now be
Bus 006 Device 017: ID 19d2:fff1 ONDA Communication S.p.A.
i.e the product ID is now fff1 instead of fff5
if this is not the case give the command
sudo modprobe usbserial vendor=0x19d2 product=0xfff1
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