EV-DO connect script

pd_it_guy · EVDO Newbie Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 7

Could someone please tell me what the appropriate command line wording would be to make a Sprint EV-DO usb card go to connect mode. It would basically be the same as a right-click CONNECT on the device if you saw it in your network connections window, or, pushing the "GO" button on the connection manager. This is for a batch file where we need to turn the card off and on for a special purpose.

Thanks so much!

im_electronic · Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 4:05 pm Post subject:

I would suggest looking through the linux information, it has the connect commands and other CLI requirements for the modem. good luck, post your results here, as I'm sure others are interested as I in knowing how this works.

pd_it_guy · EVDO Newbie Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 7

Thanks so much for the reply. I will check in with that forum for any ideas.

It may be more a Windows thing than Linux, as we are are trying to emulate a right click, connect (of the Sprint Data Link device) in the Windows Settings/Network Connections area. And whatever we do has to run in a Command Line DOS window. I searched through the card's folder in Program Files and don't see any executables that seem to perform that function as a single action- it's all run by the Data Link Manager.

I will post back any progress.

Michael · Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 11:10 am Post subject:

You might find some useful info in this document:

http://www6.sprint.com/downloads/linux/pdfs/Sprint_Mobile_broadband_Setup_Guide_for_Linux_1.4.1.pdf
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im_electronic · Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 12:23 pm Post subject:

what modem do you have and what version of the OS?

EDIT

look at dial up networking batch files
also, in the advanced preferences of the sprint utility there are a few checkboxes to hit that will make the USB modem appear to the system more like a old modem than a 3G device, I'm not on a windows box ATM, so I don't remember what it's called.

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pd_it_guy · EVDO Newbie Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 7

Thanks all for your time and responses.

The EV-DO device is a Novatel U760 used within the Sprint Data Link System. As such, it has slightly different drivers to sent it to a private encrypted data network (realm) as opposed to the public Internet.

The OS is Windows XP Pro SP3

The command is not sent out the COM port to the modem device per se; rather, it is one that can be issued at the command line in a DOS window. Like net stop and net start do for Windows services. Thus:

C:\(some command that makes the data link card connect and disconnect)

im_electronic · Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 6:15 pm Post subject:

pd_it_guy · EVDO Newbie Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 7

To your questions:

Already been to Sprint. They have no answers. It is true, that there is an option to force a connection automatically on start, but that is not the issue. We need to connect/ disconnect at specific times.

The Sprint Data Link Network is used for secure and encrypted broadband mobile applications like police and fire data terminals. It is very similar to the public option, except the data traffic is routed to a specific IP under control of the agency/ entity and then to their own networks. And usually uses an IP connection manager. The card connects and disconnects the same.

pd_it_guy · EVDO Newbie Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 7

SUCCESS AT LAST!!!!!!!

Thank you, im_electronic. You had it right.

The command is: rasdial [name of service], thus:

C:\rasdial "Sprint Data Link"

Thank you all who helped on this.

pd_it_guy.

ed · 3Gstore Employee Joined: 21 Jan 2009 Posts: 34

And for those of you wondering how to disconnect the same connection I present youy with this information:

The rasdial command disconnects a network connection by using the following syntax:

rasdial [connectionname] /disconnect
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