USB mobile broadband modem

USB data cards, surf sticks, etc. are USB modems to connect to UMTS (or EDGE or GSM) mobile cellular networks.

Prerequisites
Set USB and PPP first.

Kernel
Most device are supported by the option driver. You need to activate the following kernel options:

USB_ModeSwitch
Most USB WiMAX dongles have a double mode. See the USB_ModeSwitch article for more information and instructions.

Configuration

 * Network management