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I left out plenty of details, so sorry if the transition wasn't clear and seamless. VerizonWireless, whether via a "smart" phone or a dongle (i.e. 3G EVDO or 4
by jcr 11y ago
I left out plenty of details, so sorry if the transition wasn't clear
and seamless.
VerizonWireless, whether via a "smart" phone or a dongle (i.e. 3G EVDO
or 4G LTE via USB usually, or PCMCIA historically) operates as a plain
old modem connected to a serial port. To connect with a UNIX system, you
need ppp, either in kernel or in userland. You also need a "chat script"
which is the AT Commands needed to set up the connection.
Once the connection is up, create a SOCKS proxy bound to localhost with
ssh(1) by using the '-D host:port' flag. You could use another type of
secured connection like OpenVPN or IPSec tunnels, but ssh(1) is by far
the easiest.
The one thing I've never figured out is the exact AT Commands necessary
to update the PRL (Preferred Roaming List), but that only needs to be
done every few years if you don't move around the globe too much. The
cell tower leases are usually 20 to 30 years, so they stick around for a
long time. Unfortunately, if your PRL gets too far out of date,
VerizonWireless can prevent connections, so occasionally you need the
verizon software to update it.
- snuxoll 11y agoTo update the PRL you just need to dial 22898, that's all the VZW software does (228 is interactive and requires you actually answer a voice prompt, while *22898 forcibly pushes a new PRL to your device).
- jerf 11y agoIf you edit to replace your asterisks with [STAR], your post will make more sense. To the best of my knowledge the only reliably way to get an asterisk to display in an HN post is to use only one. (Maybe sometimes stick it in the middle of the word.) Backslash does nothing useful.
- maxerickson 11y agoIt's not pretty, but just put a space after the stars: * * *.
- snuxoll 11y agoToo late to edit it now, didn't realize HN even did any formatting (don't think I've ever used it at least). But yes, [STAR]2289.
- jcr 11y agoThanks a ton for the PRL tip. I'll try it out. As for formatting on HN, the link blow covers the details. https://news.ycombinator.com/formatdoc https://news.ycombinator.com/formatdoc You can write a single asterisk in "code" format with two leading spaces on a line. *22898 That should work.