I have an Asus Z71A laptop running FC5 and WinXP. I don't have any problems with networking when I use Ethernet or 802.11g in either OS. I am having problems with name resolution when I use my cell phone as a networking device, but only when I boot into FC6. Using the cell phone as a modem works well in Windows, and even with the SLAX live CD distro. But in my Fedora environment, name resolution is so slow that I can only ping/ssh/web browse to numerical addresses, for all practical purposes. I am using software called USB Modem, from Mobile Stream, on my phone. I have followed their suggestions (see below), except I couldn't find a /etc/ppp/resolve.conf, so I do this instead: # cat /etc/ppp/resolve.conf > /etc/resolve.conf Can anyone suggest how I can trouble shoot this situation? Thanks, Mark --- USB Modem readme --- This is a quick USB Modem for Linux usage guide. See the USBModem_UG.pdf for the full documentation. [Requirements] Linux distribution with CDC ACM class driver (either compiled in the kernel or as a module named cdc-acm.ko) and a reasonably recent pppd version. These instructions were tested on a SLAX Live CD distribution and should work on any modern distribution as well. [Installation and Configuration] Obtain the following connection parameters from the mobile operator: user name, password. For GSM networks the APN is also required. Copy either ppp-script-edge-template (for GSM GPRS/EDGE networks) or ppp-script-evdo-template (for CDMA 1xRTT or EVDO networks) file from the USB Modem distribution to /etc/ppp/peers/ppp-script-treo (you may need to create the path by hand), replacing the USERNAME and APN (for GSM only) words with the correct values. Also add the user name and password line from the pap-secrets-template to the /etc/ppp/pap-secrets file, replacing the USERNAME and PASSWORD words with the correct values. See the mts folder for the complete example scripts tuned for the MTS GSM operator. [Connecting the Treo to Linux PC] Connect Treo with Linux PC using a USB cable and enable the USB Modem mode. Linux will recognize the USB device and load the CDC ACM class driver. Type as root: bash-2.05# pppd /dev/ttyACM0 call ppp-script-treo It will print how the connection setup is performed. If it was successful a new network interface will be created (usually ppp0). The only thing left is to copy the content of /etc/ppp/resolv.conf to system-wide /etc/resolv.conf for proper name resolution. E.g.: bash-2.05# cat /etc/ppp/resolve.conf > /etc/resolve.conf The connection setup is done. To disconnect, kill the pppd process: bash-2.05# kill <pppd_process_pid> --- USB Modem PPP script --- 921600 connect '/usr/sbin/chat -s -v "" "AT&F0E0V1S0=0" OK ATD#777 CONNECT' debug updetach crtscts noipdefault novj lcp-echo-failure 0 nobsdcomp novjccomp nopcomp noaccomp user USERNAME modem usepeerdns defaultroute connect-delay 5000 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Mark A. Miller ____________________________________________________________________________________ Want to start your own business? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-index
