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Linux Configure Tata Indicom Photon+ Mobile Broadband

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To configure Tata Indicom Photon+ mobile broadband on Linux, you can use the following steps:

  1. Insert the Photon+ USB modem into your computer's USB port.
  2. Open a terminal window and run the following command to install the wvdial package, which is a utility for setting up dial-up connections on Linux:
sudo apt-get install wvdial
  1. Once the installation is complete, run the following command to edit the wvdial.conf file:
sudo nano /etc/wvdial.conf
  1. In the wvdial.conf file, add the following lines to configure the connection:
Stupid Mode = 1 
Inherits = Modem0 
Password = internet 
Username = internet 
Phone = #777 
New PPPD = yes 
Modem Type = USB Modem 
Init1 = ATZ 
Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
  1. Save and close the wvdial.conf file.
  2. Run the following command to start the Photon+ connection:
sudo wvdial photon+
  1. If the connection is successful, you should see output similar to the following:
--> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60
--> Initializing modem.
--> Sending: ATZ
ATZrnOKrn--> Modem initialized.
--> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
OKrn--> Modem initialized.
--> Sending: ATDT#777
--> Waiting for carrier.
ATDT#777
CONNECT
--> Carrier detected. Starting PPP immediately.
--> Starting pppd at Sun Jul 5 11:23:37 2020
--> Pid of pppd: 1240
--> Using interface ppp0
--> local IP address 27.123.123.123
--> remote IP address 10.45.60.1
--> primary DNS address 202.144.66.6
--> secondary DNS address 202.144.66.4
  1. Press Ctrl+C to stop the connection.
rnOnce you have configured the connection, you can use the sudo wvdial photon+ command to start the Photon+ connection whenever you need it.