<html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <style type="text/css" style="display:none;"></style> </head> <body dir="ltr"> <div id="divtagdefaultwrapper" style="font-size:12pt;color:#000000;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;" dir="ltr"> <p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Henrique,</p> <p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><br> </p> <p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">I don't have any personal experience with that alcatel modem, but I have used one of its predecessors, the alcatel w800, which worked well under Linux. Both USB modems are web-UI based modems. Meaning, they offer an Ethernet-like interface, and to control the USB modem, you have to open its web UI. Below are some notes I took on the w800 several years ago, which may be relevant for the IK40V.</p> <p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><br> </p> <p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><a href="https://bitbucket.org/accelecon/modemmanager/wiki/AlcatelW800" class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk699296" previewremoved="true">https://bitbucket.org/accelecon/modemmanager/wiki/AlcatelW800</a></p> <p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><br> </p> <p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">I also found the following manual for the IK40V, which confirms its web UI setup and usage.</p> <p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><br> </p> <p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><a href="https://descargas.mundo-r.com/descargas/sites/descargas/files/imce/mobil/manual-alcatel-IK40V.pdf" class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk63832" previewremoved="true">https://descargas.mundo-r.com/descargas/sites/descargas/files/imce/mobil/manual-alcatel-IK40V.pdf</a><br> </p> <p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><br> </p> <div id="Signature"> <div id="divtagdefaultwrapper" dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, "EmojiFont", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", NotoColorEmoji, "Segoe UI Symbol", "Android Emoji", EmojiSymbols;"> <p><span style="font-size:12pt; background-color:white"></span></p> <div style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33); font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">Nate Pleasant</span></div> <div id="Signature"> <div id="divtagdefaultwrapper"><font face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> <div id="divtagdefaultwrapper" style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, "EmojiFont", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", NotoColorEmoji, "Segoe UI Symbol", "Android Emoji", EmojiSymbols;"> <font face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> <p class="x_MsoNormal" style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols; font-size:16px"> <span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"></span></p> <p class="x_MsoNormal" style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols; font-size:16px"> </p> <p class="x_MsoNormal" style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols; font-size:16px"> <span style="font-size:10pt"><i></i></span></p> </font></div> </font></div> </div> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> <hr style="display:inline-block;width:98%" tabindex="-1"> <div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Henrique Ferreiro <henrique.ferreiro@gmail.com><br> <b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 21, 2018 9:17:01 AM<br> <b>To:</b> Nate Pleasant<br> <b>Cc:</b> modemmanager-devel@lists.freedesktop.org<br> <b>Subject:</b> Re: 4G USB dongles known to work on Linux</font> <div> </div> </div> <div> <div dir="ltr">I will be using it in Spain. My current carrier offers the following dongle: alcatel IK40V, which apparently is a rndis modem. Any idea about this particular model/protocol?</div> <br> <div class="x_gmail_quote"> <div dir="ltr">El mar., 20 feb. 2018 a las 15:47, Nate Pleasant (<<a href="mailto:nate.pleasant@accelerated.com">nate.pleasant@accelerated.com</a>>) escribió:<br> </div> <blockquote class="x_gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex; border-left:1px #ccc solid; padding-left:1ex"> <div dir="ltr"> <div id="x_m_-1118155774272876037divtagdefaultwrapper" dir="ltr" style="font-size:12pt; color:#000000; font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif"> <p style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">Henrique,</p> <p style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><br> </p> <p style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">What carrier and country are you looking to work in? I've been using the Huawei E8372 here in the US, and it works great on Linux with both AT&T and T-Mobile SIMs. It gets recognized as a Ethernet interface, and provides a web UI that you can use to manage and configure the E8372. The downside is this USB modem acts like a router (i.e. it provides a NAT-ed 192.168.8.x address to your PC), so you'll never get to directly use the IP address the E8372 received from the cellular network. Here's a link I found for the user manual for the E8372 if you want to read more:</p> <p style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><br> </p> <p style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><a href="https://images.wirelessdealer.ca/images/phones/userguide3967.pdf" class="x_m_-1118155774272876037OWAAutoLink" id="x_m_-1118155774272876037LPlnk362996" target="_blank">https://images.wirelessdealer.ca/images/phones/userguide3967.pdf</a></p> <p style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><br> </p> <p style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">As for other USB modems that work well on Linux, I can recommend the following additional modems, based on carrier. However, some of these USB modems are a bit old at this point, and may have to be purchased used or from a third party:</p> <p style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><br> </p> <p style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">- AT&T/T-Mobile - Sierra Wireless 313U (unlocked if not using on AT&T) - does not act like an Ethernet interface, instead provides standard tty/wwan interfaces</p> <p style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">- Verizon - Novatel 551L - acts like a Etherenet interface, but doesn't have a web UI for management (uses a tty port for AT commands). Benefit is you can use the cellular IP address on your Linux machine</p> <p style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">- Verizon - Novatel 620L</p> <p style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">- Sprint - Netgear 341U - similar to Sierra 313U mentioned above, but it has a LCD screen</p> <p style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">- Sprint - Franklin 770 - similar to E8372 in usage (Ethernet + web UI)<br> </p> </div> </div> <div dir="ltr"> <div id="x_m_-1118155774272876037divtagdefaultwrapper" dir="ltr" style="font-size:12pt; color:#000000; font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif"> <p style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><br> </p> <div id="x_m_-1118155774272876037Signature"> <div id="x_m_-1118155774272876037divtagdefaultwrapper" dir="ltr" style="font-size:12pt; color:rgb(0,0,0); background-color:rgb(255,255,255); font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif,"EmojiFont","Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols"> <p><span style="font-size:12pt; background-color:white"></span></p> <div style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33); font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">Nate Pleasant <br> </span></div> <div id="x_m_-1118155774272876037Signature"> <div id="x_m_-1118155774272876037divtagdefaultwrapper"><font face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> <div id="x_m_-1118155774272876037divtagdefaultwrapper" style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif,"EmojiFont","Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols"> <font face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> <p class="x_m_-1118155774272876037x_MsoNormal" style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols; font-size:16px"> <span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"></span></p> <p class="x_m_-1118155774272876037x_MsoNormal" style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols; font-size:16px"> </p> <p class="x_m_-1118155774272876037x_MsoNormal" style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols; font-size:16px"> <span style="font-size:10pt"><i></i></span></p> </font></div> </font></div> </div> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </blockquote> </div> -- <br> <div dir="ltr" class="x_gmail_signature"> <p dir="ltr">-- <br> Henrique</p> </div> </div> </body> </html>