Sagem F@st 800 ADSL Modem (delivered by Maroc Telecom) on Linux : Finally The How-To that works !
Computers, Gadgets, Howtos, Old Blog Add commentsLike many Moroccans, I have an ADSL Internet provided by Maroc Telecom, and like many human beings, I’m not a very big Micro$oft Windoz fan.
Question: So! How can I switch to Linux and keep my self connected?
In this post, I’m going to show you how I hacked my Sagem F@st 800 to get it work with my Linux Mint (an Ubuntu based distribution, thus a Debian based one)
I tried to make it as easy and lazy as I could and this is the step by step How-To that really really works, enjoy !
1- You will need some extra stuff for this hack. So you have to put your Sagem F@st 800 aside and go buy a Wireless ADSL2+ Router from your Hi Tech store.
I’m doing my test on a laptop which has a wireless card. If it’s not your case, you have also to buy a USB wireless adapter for your old laptop or PC.
2- The cheapest wireless ADSL2+ router I found was an EDIMAX AR-7084gA, So I hardly did the sacrifice and bought it taking the risk that It may not work as good as an expensive 3Com or a Linksys.
3- We will try the wireless configuration way, so there’s no need for the installation CD and the RJ45 cable
4- Connect the EDIMAX to the RJ11 phone cable and your PC/laptop to the EDIMAX detected default wireless network. If you have some troubles connecting, press the reset button on the back of the router for more than 5 seconds to restore its default manufacture parameters.
5- After connecting to the local wireless network, go to the best browser in the Internet history (Firefox of course) and ask for the 192.168.2.1 address:
User Name: Admin
Password: 1234
6- You’re now connected to the EDIMAX web administration interface. To make it easy for all student readers (including the teacher that I am), I will use the Wizard in the “Quick Start” section to set Maroc Telecom parameters
7- Before, EDIMAX will ask you to change the default “1234″ Admin password
8- … and the appropriate timezone (like I was making the test from my personal sailing boat somewhere in the pacific, i chose Fiji for my location, but you rather choose the appropriate one, Greenwich if you’re in Morocco)
9- For the connection type, choose PPPoE/PPPoA
10- Enter your menara user name and password. Then 8 for VPI and 35 one for VCI and finally PPPoE LLC in the last combobox (Dont ask me what those things mean; Howa ana 3arif biguibolna al asami di mnine o_O ?!!!)
11- Save your changes (EDIMAX will ask you before that to reopen your session with the new Admin password)
12- Now, we can make a test to check the Internet connection. For that, open a new Firefox tab and ask for the web site: http://agafix.blogspot.com.
If you get something weird and crazy, congratulation, it works !
13- Check you gmail account (It’s been a while that you were off line no ?!)
I let you make a trip to the others web admin sections and play with it as you like. If you made some catastrophic configuration and you were not be able to reach your favorite http://agafix.blogspot.com, just press the reset button again for more than 5 seconds and repeat the steps above.
In my case, the reflex settings I did were:
14- Activating the Firewall and the MAC filter
15- Setting my DynDns account config
etc etc…
The last ultimate and the most important step: Take you Sagem F@st 800… and throw it out the window (^_~)
If not, you can keep it for some contemporary art work (^_^)
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March 1st, 2008 at 4:40 pm
Good job man! could you please provide us with a step by step tutorial to make the modem work in freebsd too
March 1st, 2008 at 4:51 pm
I have found this link: http://www.bsdforums.org/forums/showthread.php?t=37662 ,
but i can’t figure out how to setup a connection using the configurations mentioned caus i’m new the freebsd world, any help?
btw, I’m still using Sagem “Fast” 800 provided by Menara.
March 14th, 2008 at 3:36 pm
this is SagemFast800 official website, and it says linux is supported as well:
http://www.sagem.com/support/site/modele_fax.php?page=produit&numero_type=9&produit=141
and this link may help you install the driver for linux:
http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/linux-newbie/14051-new-linux-looking-modem-drivers-sagem-f-st-800-a.html
Goodluck!
March 14th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
thanks,
i already followed a lot of step by step but no one get my sagem working cause of my kernel version… (you know, the same old dependency conflict…)
March 15th, 2008 at 11:51 pm
From what i have read in linux forums, at least it works in other linux distributions, namely, Debian, Fedora, ubuntu,…, and interestingly there is also a step by step solution for Pc-BSD, a new desktop os based on Freebsd..yet i get an error, but still working to fix it.
This tutorial is very helpfull for Moroccans who want to get red of Win$doz os, and i wish if you can provide another easy-to-follow tutorial using the traditional SagemFast800 modem for other distributions. When i get my PcBsd connecting i’ll let you know ;-)..Thanks
June 1st, 2008 at 12:18 pm
hola
July 6th, 2008 at 2:17 am
u dont need to throw your sagem@800 modem! read my thread here:http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?p=128724&highlight=#128724
July 6th, 2008 at 8:55 am
cool ! i will test it ASAP after installing my new adopted Debian based distribution elyssa
but just a question, what driver have i to use knowing that our Internet provider is using PPPoE LLC and not PPPoA ?
thinks in advance
July 7th, 2008 at 7:58 pm
Hi, I have Ubuntu installed in my pc and I use my sagem@800 modem to connect to the internet. I fowllowed many tutorials and none of them worked for me because i have the latest modem “e4 version”, until I came across Ubudsl application which did the process for me seamlessly.
For anyone who has sagem@800 modems I say don’t throw it! and i suggest you install this handy tool and follow instructions from the official site http://www.ubuntu.com.
Ubudsl works for ubuntu 8.04 and LinuxMint (Elyssa) as well.
Please note that Firefox is configured by default to work offline, so you have to disable that option from the toolbar.
Goodluck.
July 7th, 2008 at 8:00 pm
Sorry, I mistaped the Ubudsl wesite, the right url: http://www.ubudsl.com
July 7th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
peace Kumo !
thanks for your comments, i didn’t know about ubudsl, I will suggest it to all my friends that still use their sagem… cool no ?!
for me, I didn’t throw mine
but I just found it not practical comparing to a wifi modem…
but… heuhh… i think i will test your solution on my new Elyssa for sure !
thanks for your visit
August 9th, 2008 at 6:19 pm
مالك أصاحبي على حالتك كون غير سولتيني نخدمو ليك علاش حتى تلوحو ههههه
هاك شوف
http://freebob.blog.com/2985299/
August 9th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
تفووو ! مشيت قلبت فزبالة اللي مورا الدار ولكن مالقيتش الموديم ديالي
فين كنتي ا صات شحال هادي
August 13th, 2008 at 8:51 am
OH~ it’s like great!