3g internet broaband /ubuntu

Is your dongle actually also a memory stick? Have you tried the Network Connections Mobile Broadband wizard? (System > Preferences > Network Connections; click Mobile Broadband tab, then Add)

Hi Mark
 Thanks for the offer of help,Im new to all this so any help or advice would be helpfull
Q1 yes by changing the sim card to a memory card the dongle serves as a memory stick
Q2 tried network connections, no joy at all
i also found a bit of code someone put up on the vodafone r/d website. every time i tried to enter a line of code in the cli window it said the command required super user authority? that one really baffled me (is it a programme or a person?)
sorry if my e-mail sounds a bit stroppy but id spent 5 hours trying to get it to work and by 3am i was a bit stressed to say the least! Thanx kev?

Hi Kevin,

I was just wondering what location you are in and what brand and model of dongle you have (there can be several different brands and models offered by each telecommunication company). The Ubuntu-AU team has compiled a bit of a list of broadband devices, if they work and if there is anything special required to make them work at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AustralianTeam/Projects/WirelessBroadbandInformation and I notice there are a few Vodafone dongles on that list. If it's not on that list if you can please provide us with the brand and model of the device we can try to help further.

If you need to run something as a superuser, type sudo at the beginning of the line in the terminal. You'll be prompted for your password, then it'll run with the necessary privileges.
For example, to start the text editor as a normal user, type:
gedit
But to start as a superuser, type:
sudo gedit

If you need to enter several commands, it might be better to first type the command:
sudo su
That'll make you a superuser until you type:
exit
so you won't have to type sudo at the beginning of each line then.

If the wizard didn't work then I doubt I can be of any more use—it's always worked for me. Hopefully either sudo or Jared and that wiki will see you right.

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