Sierra Wireless and Verizon Wireless both "support" various windows platforms for the AirCard 555. Using the serial functionality is rather easy under linux.
Step 1: Activate the Modem
Once activated you can uninstall the windows software and never use windows again.Step 2: Make cardmgr recognize the AirCard 555 as a serial card.
By default cardmgr will guess that the AirCard 555 is a 'network' type device. This isn't correct.To make cardmgr see the AirCard 555 as a serial device you need to add a config file and a cis file under /etc/pcmcia/
/etc/pcmcia/aircard555.conf: card "Sierra Wireless AirCard 555" manfid 0x0192, 0xa555 cis "cis/aircard555.dat" bind "serial_cs" /etc/pcmcia/cis/aircard555.cis: dev_info no_info attr_dev_info EEPROM 250ns, 512b manfid 0x013f, 0x0710 funcid serial_port vers_1 7.0, "Sierra Wireless", "AirCard 555", "A555", "Rev 1" config base 0x0700 mask 0x0073 last_index 0x03 cftable_entry 0x20 [default] io 0x03f8-0x03ff [lines=3] [8bit] [range] irq mask 0x3fbc [level] cftable_entry 0x21 io 0x02f8-0x02ff [lines=3] [8bit] [range] cftable_entry 0x22 io 0x03e8-0x03ef [lines=3] [8bit] [range] cftable_entry 0x23 io 0x02e8-0x02ef [lines=3] [8bit] [range] cftable_entry 0x24 io 0x0000-0x0007 [lines=3] [8bit] /etc/pcmcia/cis/aircard555.dat (Generated): $ cd /etc/pcmcia/cis/ $ pack_cis -o aircard555.dat aircard555.cisOnce these files are added and cardmgr is restarted inserting the AirCard 555 should cause something like this:
cardmgr[260]: socket 0: Sierra Wireless AirCard 555 kernel: ttyS02 at port 0x03e8 (irq = 9) is a 16550A cardmgr[260]: executing: './serial start ttyS2'Once configured you can test the serial port with a terminal program such as minicom. If you can type 'AT' and get a responce you're good to go.
Step 3: Configure PPP and Authentication
If you are using Debian/GNU Linux configuring PPP and Authentication on the AirCard 555 couldn't be simpler:$ pppconfig
Main Menu:
Create Create a connection
Provider Name:
aircard
Configure Nameservers (DNS):
(*) Dynamic Use dynamic DNS
Authentication Method for aircard:
CHAP Crypto Handshake Auth Protocol
User Name:
xxxxxxxxxx (Your 10-Digit AirCard 555 Phone Number)
Password:
vzw
Speed:
115200
Pulse or Tone:
(*) Tone
Phone Number:
#777
Choose Modem Config Method
<No>
Manually Select Modem Port
/dev/ttyS2
+--------------------------- Properties of aircard ----------------------------+
| |
| Number #777 Telephone number |
| User xxxxxxxxxx ISP user name |
| Password vzw ISP password |
| Speed 115200 Port speed |
| Com /dev/ttyS2 Modem com port |
| Method CHAP Authentication method |
| |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Step 4: Connect
To connect/disconnect simply use pon and poff as you would with a POTS modem.$ pon aircard
pppd[9821]: pppd 2.4.1 started by root, uid 0
pppd[9821]: Removed stale lock on ttyS2 (pid 9318)
chat[9822]: abort on (BUSY)
chat[9822]: abort on (NO CARRIER)
chat[9822]: abort on (VOICE)
chat[9822]: abort on (NO DIALTONE)
chat[9822]: abort on (NO DIAL TONE)
chat[9822]: abort on (NO ANSWER)
chat[9822]: abort on (DELAYED)
chat[9822]: send (ATZ^M)
chat[9822]: expect (OK)
chat[9822]: ATZ^M^M
chat[9822]: OK
chat[9822]: -- got it
chat[9822]: send (ATDT#777^M)
chat[9822]: expect (CONNECT)
chat[9822]: ^M
chat[9822]: ATDT#777^M^M
chat[9822]: CONNECT
chat[9822]: -- got it
chat[9822]: send (\d)
pppd[9821]: Serial connection established.
pppd[9821]: using channel 2
pppd[9821]: Using interface ppp0
pppd[9821]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS2
pppd[9821]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0xnnnnnnnn> <pcomp> <accomp>]
pppd[9821]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0xnnnnnnnn> <pcomp> <accomp>]
pppd[9821]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <mru 1514> <asyncmap 0x0> <auth chap MD5>
<magic 0xmmmmmmmm> <pcomp> <accomp> <mrru 1514> <endpoint [null]>]
pppd[9821]: sent [LCP ConfRej id=0x1 <mrru 1514>]
pppd[9821]: rcvd [LCP ConfAck id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0xnnnnnnnn> <pcomp> <accomp>]
pppd[9821]: rcvd [LCP ConfAck id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0xnnnnnnnn> <pcomp> <accomp>]
pppd[9821]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x2 <mru 1514> <asyncmap 0x0> <auth chap MD5>
<magic 0xmmmmmmmm> <pcomp> <accomp>]
pppd[9821]: sent [LCP ConfAck id=0x2 <mru 1514> <asyncmap 0x0> <auth chap MD5>
<magic 0xmmmmmmmm> <pcomp> <accomp>]
pppd[9821]: sent [LCP EchoReq id=0x0 magic=0xnnnnnnnn]
pppd[9821]: rcvd [CHAP Challenge id=0x3 <oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo>, name = "HiPer"]
pppd[9821]: sent [CHAP Response id=0x3 <pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp>, name = "xxxxxxxxxx"]
pppd[9821]: rcvd [LCP EchoRep id=0x0 magic=0xmmmmmmmm]
pppd[9821]: rcvd [CHAP Success id=0x3 "\000"]
pppd[9821]: Remote message: ^@
pppd[9821]: kernel does not support PPP filtering
pppd[9821]: sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x1 <addr 0.0.0.0> <compress VJ 0f 01> <ms-dns1 0.0.0.0>
<ms-dns3 0.0.0.0>]
pppd[9821]: sent [CCP ConfReq id=0x1 <deflate 15> <deflate(old#) 15> <bsd v1 15>]
pppd[9821]: rcvd [IPCP ConfReq id=0x4 <compress VJ 0f 00> <addr 66.174.qq.q>]
pppd[9821]: sent [IPCP ConfAck id=0x4 <compress VJ 0f 00> <addr 66.174.qq.q>]
pppd[9821]: rcvd [IPCP ConfNak id=0x1 <addr 166.180.r.rrr> <compress VJ 0f 00>
<ms-dns1 66.174.t.t> <ms-dns3 66.174.s.s>]
pppd[9821]: sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x2 <addr 166.180.r.rrr> <compress VJ 0f 00>
<ms-dns1 66.174.t.t> <ms-dns3 66.174.s.s>]
pppd[9821]: rcvd [LCP ProtRej id=0x5 tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt]
pppd[9821]: rcvd [IPCP ConfAck id=0x2 <addr 166.180.r.rrr> <compress VJ 0f 00>
<ms-dns1 66.174.t.t> <ms-dns3 66.174.s.s>]
pppd[9821]: Cannot determine ethernet address for proxy ARP
pppd[9821]: local IP address 166.180.r.rrr
pppd[9821]: remote IP address 66.174.qq.q
pppd[9821]: primary DNS address 66.174.t.t
pppd[9821]: secondary DNS address 66.174.s.s
pppd[9821]: Script /etc/ppp/ip-up started (pid 9833)
pppd[9821]: Script /etc/ppp/ip-up finished (pid 9833), status = 0x0
And that's it! root-intrepid:2079:~/ ifconfig ppp0
ppp0 Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
inet addr:166.180.r.rrr P-t-P:66.174.qq.q Mask:255.255.255.255
UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1514 Metric:1
RX packets:4 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:5 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:3
RX bytes:201 (201.0 b) TX bytes:141 (141.0 b)
root-intrepid:2080:~/ ping 66.174.qq.q
PING 66.174.qq.q (66.174.qq.q): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 66.174.qq.q: icmp_seq=0 ttl=255 time=328.8 ms
64 bytes from 66.174.qq.q: icmp_seq=1 ttl=255 time=489.8 ms
64 bytes from 66.174.qq.q: icmp_seq=2 ttl=255 time=329.9 ms
64 bytes from 66.174.qq.q: icmp_seq=3 ttl=255 time=509.9 ms
64 bytes from 66.174.qq.q: icmp_seq=4 ttl=255 time=329.9 ms
--- 66.174.qq.q ping statistics ---
5 packets transmitted, 5 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max = 328.8/397.6/509.9 ms
root-intrepid:2081:~/
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