Dial-up in Israel through Orange 3G

I have set up a small script to allow me to dial-up using my cell to the internet. The speed of the 3G connection is quite amazing, and this information would assist, I’m sure, others as well. I am using Bluetooth to communicate between my cell and my portable computer.

Steps:

1. Create an /etc/wvdial.conf with the following contents:

[Dialer Defaults]
Phone = *99***1#
Username = orange
Password = mobile54
New PPPD = yes
Modem = /dev/rfcomm1
Baud = 460800
Init2 = atz
ISDN = off
Modem Type = Analog Modem
Dial Attempts = 1
Abort on No Dialtone = off
Stupid Mode = on

2. Pair your mobile and your laptop (check it on the net). Get the hardware ID

3. Get the channel for DUN (or Dial-Up Networking)

4. Add this script in /usr/local/sbin/ (I called it “gprs”). Replace the zeros with your own hardware ID, and the number 4 (Nokia N95) with the channel you use:

#!/bin/bash
rfcomm connect 1 00:00:00:00:00:00 4 &
PID_BT=$!
echo $PID_BT
sleep 5
wvdial &
PID_WV=$!
echo $PID_WV
sleep 7
ifconfig
echo “Press on Ctrl+C to disconnect”

trap “{ kill $PID_WV; sleep 1; kill $PID_BT; exit; }” SIGINT

while true; do sleep 10; done

5. You need to run the script under “sudo”. Ctrl+C will exit and disconnect.

Good luck.