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Re: [SOLVED] Mifi hardware

loebus — Fri Sep 10, 2010 1:26 pm

Author: loebus

Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2010 1:26 pm

Thanks!
All I have to now is find one on a offer!

Re: [SOLVED] Mifi hardware

nelz — Thu Sep 09, 2010 4:23 pm

Author: nelz

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 4:23 pm

You can use it out of the box, I did with mine, it's just that the default settings are not particularly secure.

Re: [SOLVED] Mifi hardware

loebus — Thu Sep 09, 2010 4:09 pm

Author: loebus

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 4:09 pm

Thanks for the info Nelz
So I have to configure it wth my Windows XP PC, then my laptop and iPod will be able to see it.

BTW: The staff in "Three" were suprised when I told them I was using one of there dongles on a laptop running Ubuntu Linux!

Re: [SOLVED] Mifi hardware

nelz — Thu Sep 09, 2010 10:05 am

Author: nelz

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 10:05 am

loebus wrote:

If it's like a normal wi-fi router, it should be possible to change ESSID and password with a web-interface?

It has no web interface, which makes sense as it has to ethernet port. the only wired connection is via USB and that needs the Windows software. Allowing any wireless router to be configured over a wireless connection is asking for trouble.

Re: [SOLVED] Mifi hardware

loebus — Thu Sep 09, 2010 9:55 am

Author: loebus

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 9:55 am

Thanks for the info Nelz!

If it's like a normal wi-fi router, it should be possible to change ESSID and password with a web-interface?

Re: [SOLVED] Mifi hardware

nelz — Wed Sep 08, 2010 10:23 pm

Author: nelz

Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 10:23 pm

I got mine a while ago, and I still haven't got Froyo. Motorola are supposed to be releasing an update for the Droid around now, but no news of when there'll be a Milestone version.

Re: [SOLVED] Mifi hardware

Rhakios — Wed Sep 08, 2010 8:39 pm

Author: Rhakios

Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 8:39 pm

I had been pondering a Mifi, but since Froyo added much the same functionality to my phone, I've dropped the idea.

Re: [SOLVED] Mifi hardware

nelz — Wed Sep 08, 2010 4:51 pm

Author: nelz

Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 4:51 pm

It works with any flavour of Linux, because you connect to it with your wireless adaptor. As far as the computer is concerned, it is no different from connecting with your broadband wireless router at home.

The supplied software doesn't work in Linux, even with WINE when I tried, and you do need to use it at least once. That's because the standard ESSID and password are not particularly secure and should be changed.

[SOLVED] Mifi hardware

loebus — Wed Sep 08, 2010 4:12 pm

Author: loebus

Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 4:12 pm

Could someone please confirm or deny if the 3 mifi wireless broadband modem works well [easily] with ubuntu linux?

I have used one of there dongles before, but now I'm looking at this:

Seen on three website:
http://threestore.three.co.uk/payg/dealsummary.aspx?offercode=DSLPP510

and seen on the argos site:
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5490653.htm

Looking forward to your replies...