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(Telstra) Wireless Broadband USB Modem under Linux?
[Crossposted to aus.comms.mobile and rec.travel.australia+nz. Somewhat
off-topic for the latter, but this is for travel in Oz. I hope that aus.comms.mobile is the right group for this kind of question.] Has anyone any idea whether or not the Telstra Wireless Broadband USB Modem will work on a Linux system? See: http://www.telstra.com.au/telstraprepaidplus/broadband/prepaidwireless.html The site and Getting Started Guide mention only "PC" (which actually means (MS-)*Windows*) and Mac. I asked Telstra, but they only said Telstra Pre-Paid Wireless Broadband USB modem works on a Mac and a PC only. Linux is currently not included. which is kind of unspecific. I.e. does it really not *work* or is it 'just' *unsupported*? I realize that the *Connection Manager* will not work, because it's a Windows/MAC executable, but I am wondering wether the USB Modem *itself*, i.e. the hardware, will work with Linux' standard network or/and USB drivers. You're probably wondering why the heck anyone would want to travel with a mobile *Linux* system, but nowadays many 'netbooks'/ mini-notebooks are equipped with Linux, because Linux requires less resources and can run from a rugged Solid State Disk (SSD) instead of from a fragile normal hard-disk. (The latter was my main consideration, because we're going to rattle on many thousands of kms of unsealed roads in the outback.) I have such a mini-notebook, an Acer Aspire One with 8GB SSD, a fine machine. If you're interested, see the links below [1]. Thanks in advance for any and all responses. BTW, I also have a question on public WiFi Wireless Hotspots in Oz. What would be the best aus.* group to ask such a question? [1] http://www.acer.com.au/acer/akc/netbook.nsf/Page/Home_Netbook?open¤t=8.6&ms=expand& http://global.acer.com/products/netbook/asone.htm http://www.acer.com/aspireone |
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