A late night and a few hours of tinkering has me 99-yards downfield in getting a 3G USB modem working with the Asus Eee PC. The integrated WiFi has worked flawlessly so far, but when you’re not near a hotspot, what’s a mobile device user to do? You can see by the Console window shown that I’ve got the Sierra Wireless 875U calling out, but somewhere in the authentication process something is amiss. While I don’t have a complete solution yet, I wanted to point others in the right direction in hopes that someone smarter than me can get us across the 3G goal-line. ;)The best resource so far has been the Sierra Wireless 875U Linux driver and installation info; note that several other AirCard models are “supported” as well. I’ve followed all the steps and definitely have the driver installed as verified by the modinfo sierra results. I’ll keep plugging away of course, but I’m open to suggestions in the comments. Bear in mind I’m a relative n00b when it comes to Linux, but I’m trying! Adding 3G access to the Eee would go a long way in considering this the device of choice when hitting the road.
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