
If you are [following me][1] in this blog, you might be aware of that I [switched to Ubuntu][2] 10.04 last week. On changing, I had to give some effort to make sure my Reliance Netconnect broadband connection working in Ubuntu. Here's how I did it, based on referring several sources and forums in the internet.

[1]: http://feeds2.feedburner.com/veerasundar/dreamz "Subscribe to this blog"
[2]: https://veerasundar.com/blog/changed-to-ubuntu-10-04 "Changed to Ubuntu 10.04"

## Method 1: The Out-Of-The-Box method

Getting internet connection working in this method is really a child's play. Just follow these steps:

1.  The MUST thing first - Buy a Reliance Netconnect broadband USB device! ![:)][3] Most probably it would be a huawei device and I assume it is.
2.  Plug-it in any available USB port.
3.  Ubuntu 10.04 should detect your device now. Now go to **System -> Preferences -> Network connections **and select the **Mobile Broadband **tab. You'll see something like this:![Screenshot-New Reliance Mobile Broadband Connection on Ubuntu 10.04][4]
4.  From the above step, just follow whatever the wizard says (don't worry! the wizard won't ask you to jump from the building). Select **India** in *Providers Country *page and select **Reliance **in *Provider *page respectively.
5.  In the last window, give a name to the connection (*Reliance *for example) and then enter your USB device number which is nothing but the mobile number in the _user name_ and _password_ fields (yes, both are same). In the *Number *field, type **#777 **if it is not already there.![Screenshot-Editing Reliance connection on Ubuntu 10.04][5]
6.  If you want, you can check the _Connect automatically_ check box.
7.  Now, click apply and you're done. The connection should work now. If you didn't select _connect automatically_ then you can click on the network icon on the Ubuntu top bar and select your connection which you created just now.

[3]: https://veerasundar.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif
[4]: https://veerasundar.com/img/2010/06/Screenshot-New-Mobile-Broadband-Connection.png "Screenshot-New Reliance Mobile Broadband Connection on Ubuntu 10.04"
[5]: https://veerasundar.com/img/2010/06/Screenshot-Editing-Reliance.png "Screenshot-Editing Reliance connection on Ubuntu 10.04"

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Unfortunately, the above method **did not work \*\*for me. So, I researched (googled, to be accurate) a bit more and found another way.

## Method 2: The Do-It-Yourself way:

Since Ubuntu couldn't come to my rescue, I have to make my hands dirty to get the connection working. Followed these steps:

1.  In order to manually connect with Reliance netconnect broadband we need two packages: **wvdial **(tool to make connections from a modem)\*\* **and **gnome-ppp \*\*(front end to the wvdial).
2.  These two packages have few dependencies too. Means you need to install all of them. Since you do not have an active internet connection yet on your machine, you cant apt-get anything. So,  get a help from your friend who \*might\* be having an internet connection system and download the below packages.
    - [libwvstreams4.6-base_4.6.1-1_i386.deb][6]
    - [libwvstreams4.6-extras_4.6.1-1_i386.deb][7]
    - [libuniconf4.6_4.6.1-1_i386.deb][8]
    - [wvdial_1.60.3_i386.deb][9]
    - [gnome-ppp_0.3.23-1ubuntu2_i386.deb][10]
3.  Now bring the above downloaded files to your machine and install them (right click and select _Open with GDebi package installer_) in the **above given order**.
4.  Now open *terminal *window and give the command* lsusb *which will list all USB devices attached to the laptop,. You must see the Hauwei device listed there. And then give the command *dmesg *to see which port our model actually using. It would be something like TTYUSB0, TTYUSB1, etc.
5.  Now give the command _sudo gnome-ppp _ to start the wvdial front end utility.![Screenshot-GNOME PPP][11]
6.  Now go to setup and in that window select the modem port (/dev/ttyUSB0 for example, which you must have seen in the 4th step using dmesg command) in the *Device *field and click _detect_. Your modem must be detected now. Then select *Type *as _USB Modem_ and select the maximum available speed for the *speed *field.![Screenshot-gnome-ppp-Setup][12]
7.  Click *close *and come back to the *gnome-ppp *front window. Enter the username and password (which is your device number), **#777 **for the number and click connect. Now you should be connected.
8.  Here after, whenever you want to connect to internet, just open gnone-ppp and click connect. The settings must have been saved already.

[6]: http://packages.ubuntu.com/uk/lucid/i386/libwvstreams4.6-base/download "Download Page for libwvstreams4.6-base_4.6.1-1_i386.deb on Intel x86 machines"
[7]: http://packages.ubuntu.com/us/lucid/i386/libwvstreams4.6-extras/download "Download Page for libwvstreams4.6-extras_4.6.1-1_i386.deb on Intel x86 machines"
[8]: http://packages.ubuntu.com/lucid/i386/libuniconf4.6/download "Download Page for libuniconf4.6_4.6.1-1_i386.deb on Intel x86 machines"
[9]: http://packages.ubuntu.com/lucid/i386/wvdial/download "Download Page for wvdial_1.60.3_i386.deb on Intel x86 machines"
[10]: http://packages.ubuntu.com/hardy/i386/gnome-ppp/download "Download Page for gnome-ppp_0.3.23-1_i386.deb on Intel x86 machines"
[11]: https://veerasundar.com/img/2010/06/Screenshot-GNOME-PPP.png "Screenshot-GNOME PPP"
[12]: https://veerasundar.com/img/2010/06/Screenshot-Setup.png "Screenshot-gnome-ppp-Setup"

Fortunately, the above methid **did work **for me, because of which you are now seeing this post! ![:)][3]


How to make Reliance Netconnect broadband to work on Ubuntu 10.04


This post is a tutorial on how to start your web site/blog. I am explaining it from the basics, so that it helps everyone.

This tutorial has two tracks - one is for the people who are willing to spend money for their web space and the other track is for the people who wants it FREE (Yes! for Free. ![:D][1] ) So, here it goes.

[1]: https://veerasundar.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif

### I can spend money for my web identity!

1.  As you are ready to spend some bucks, you have hundreds of options out there. First thing you need to decide is what you are going to start - is it a **blog or web site**. Nowadays most of the people have both blog and web sites in a single domain. So, its good to go with both.
2.  Now **choose a domain name** for your web site. Its very important that choosing a good name for your domain. If you are planning for a personal web site, you could name it as your name (eg, veerasundar.com). If you are planning to make money from your web site, then the domain should match your web content! This step is very important in getting traffic (I mean the people!) for your web site. Once you decided on the domain name, you could use web service like to check the availability of the name. This service also tells you who owns a domain name if it has already taken.
3.  Now **buy the domain. **There are numerous providers out there, selling domain names. For example, [Godaddy][2] is a very famous one. A .com domain usually costs about 250 RS and a .in domain costs around 500 RS. (.in was one of the dead [cheap domains][3] three months back, but now its costlier than .com domain. Economy kills the web business also! ![:(][4] ) I am using [eWebGuru][5] for my domain names. ( I own three domains! ![:D][1] )
4.  Next step is to **buy the web hosting service**. Again, numerous providers and multiple plans out there. Choosing a hosting plan is depends on what you want to put on your web site. All the hosting companies must have their plans listed on their web site. Go through it and choose accordingly. Below are the specifications for my web site. (its from [eWebGuru][5])
    - Web space : 20 MB
    - Monthly Transfer bandwidth : 1 GB
    - Number of Database allowed : 2
    - Price : 1000 RS/Year
5.  While buying the web hosting, you can either buy a Domain name at that time or you can use your own domain name, if you have already bought one. In my experience its **good to buy both the domain name and web space from the same provider**, so that you will get good support for any problem.
6.  Once you bought the hosting service, you will be receiving the web site address (ie. the domain name) and IP address, FTP user name and password. Most of the providers using [CPanel][6] for managing the web sites. You will be given access to CPanel through which you can manage your web space. (Adding databases, creating sub domains, viewing logs are done through CPanel)
7.  Now you got web site name and space for your web site. Its time to put some thing on your web site. You can check out this site [Open Source Web Design][7] to get templates for your web site. Or just google for the word Web templates and you will be flooded with results. ![:D][1]
8.  Now you need to FTP the design to your web space. There are commercial FTP clients are available, but I use [WinSCP][8] which is free, open source and reliable. Use the FTP address given by your provider to connect to your web space and transfer your design/data.
9.  That's it about creating your own web site/blog.

[2]: http://www.godaddy.com
[3]: http://www.hostingobserver.com/cheapest-domain-host.php
[4]: https://veerasundar.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif
[5]: http://client.ewebguru.com/aff.php?aff=1352
[6]: http://www.cpanel.net
[7]: http://oswd.org
[8]: http://winscp.net

### I want it free! (I am a poor guy, you know! ![:-(][4] )

1.  As you are not willing to spend money for your web identity, below steps will explain you how to use free hosting services for your blog. This post mainly focused on Blogs rather than web sites.
2.  The popular Free blogging services are **[Blogger][9], [WordPress][10] and [Livejournal][11].** You need to open a account in the blogging service you want.
3.  Once you opened your account, then creating a blog is a child's play. Just follow the instructions, then you are done.
4.  One point here is, your domain name will include the blogging service provider name. For example, my blogger blog is [www.veerasundar.blogspot.com][12] and my wordpress blog is [www.veerasusndar.wordpress.com][13]. This is not the case if you buy the domain. ![:D][1]
5.  In my personal opinion, Blogger is a very good service for starters. It allows lots of customization to be added in your blog. And it is from the Google GOD, so it rocks! ![:P][14]
6.  Consider [WordPress.org][15] for running your blog on your own web space.

[9]: http://blogger.com
[10]: http://wordpress.com
[11]: http://livejournal.com
[12]: http://www.veerasundar.blogspot.com
[13]: http://www.veerasusndar.wordpress.com
[14]: https://veerasundar.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif
[15]: http://wordpress.org


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