NetworkManager 0.7.1 Success with CDC ACM Modem

[Dan Williams]

On Mon, 2009-03-09 at 15:18 -0700, Daniel Qarras wrote:
> Dan, World,
> 
> I'm thrilled to report that after just upgrading to 0.7.0.99-1 on Fedora 10, NetworkManager is now able to establish connections by using my Nokia 6021 connected to a laptop with Nokia CA-42 cable - with zero configuration! "Woo!" :-)
> 
> FWIW, background information: Nokia CA-42 shows up as a CDC ACM modem. The tricky part was that these kind of cables can support both GSM and CDMA models. HAL become aware of CDC ACM modems on 2008-05-05:
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> http://cgit.freedesktop.org/hal-info/commit/?id=739f2cc5cf151c7454b8573d80a0173787527808
> 
> And now when NetworkManager implements needed autodetection bits, everything Just Works(tm)!
> 
> I'm attaching parts of syslog after booting the system while my home wireless access point was turned off and creating a connection via Nokia CA-42/Nokia 6021.

Excellent!  Probably due to the modem prober.  What exactly do you mean
by "the needed autodetection bits"?

Dan

> Thanks!
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