Z-Connect is one of the fastest wireless modem in Tanzania. Connecting it in Linux was a challenge. Here is the configuration file to connect to the Internet in Linux. I am using Ubuntu.

• In your terminal give the command

#wvdialconf

• Edit the file /etc/wvdial.conf with your favorite text editor and overwrite the entire contents with the following

Init2 = AT+CRM=1
Dial Command = ATM1L3DT
Modem Type = Analog Modem
Phone = #777
ISDN = 0
Username = “@zantel.com”
Init1 = ATZ
Password = ” ”
Modem = /dev/ttyUSB0
Baud = 519600

• Now come to the terminal and type the command

#wvdial

Enjoy Browsing.

Bash, Internet, Linux, Ubuntu Ubuntu, wvdial

Firebug is a firefox plugin, which converts a simple browsers into a powerful debugging tool. When I was learning how to develop a Drupal module i came across the term Firebug. Now it has become part of my life. The day i found firebug, I was just thinking why it didn’t come to my sight all these days when i was surfing the net.

Firebug, gives so many reasons for a web developer to use it. May be let me list in what all ways Firebug helped me

1. It was very hard to find the bugs in Java Script. Most of the time if there is a syntax error, the code would not respond, Firebug often helps me in tracking the bug in the Java script.
2. Tracing through the HTML code. When you keep your mouse on each HTML, tag below Firebug will highlight the content at the top of the screen. It would be so helpful to trace, which part of the HTML creates a particular segment.
3. Then it can also trace CSS. Most commonly when you are trying to edit a template to create you website. Firebug when play a greater role in it.
4. I don’t think its over, but I am using Firebug for all these, still very often it gets updated with new features added.

Firefox is the Browser that i really love and the two plugins Delicious and Firebug have become my intimate these days, helping me every moment.

Internet, Web Firefox, Internet, Web

Hi folks if you are not able to check your account usage or not able to goto the admin page using the path http://www.dataone.in-> Check Account Usage, use one of the following urls to go to your admin page.

http://10.240.64.195

http://10.240.89.199

http://10.240.128.195

http://10.240.16.195

http://10.240.144.195

One of this links will take you to the user login page of DataOne.

BSNL BroadBand, Internet DataOne, Internet

Folks somebody want to know about OpenDNS, as my previous entry fo about it. So let me share what i learned with you all.

OpenDNS is a Domain name system with great free features. Its a DNS, working fast when compared to the other DNS. OpenDNS runs a really big, smart cache, this benifits every DNS users attracted to use OpenDNS. Also thanks to some clever traffic routing and load-balancing technology, OpenDNS can also deliver Web pages faster. Open DNS works same as all other DNS systems, with many features that comes for free. The main features are

DNS to block Phishing Web sites

Auto-correct common misspelled URLs.

Web Forgery (also known as “Phishing”) is a form of identity theft that occurs when a malicious Web site impersonates a legitimate one in order to trick you into giving up sensitive information such as passwords, account details, or credit card numbers. Phishing attacks usually come from email messages that attempt to lure the recipient into updating their personal information on fake, but very real looking, Web sites. OpenDNS uses PhishTank, which is an online collaborative anti-phishing database. The PhishTank data, when tied to OpenDNS, protects users by blocking DNS lookup queries that match an entry in the database.
Also if you missspell any URL, OpenDNS matches with the database with the more relavent correct URLs and displays you the list. Making you easy to choose or correct yourself.

208.67.222.222

208.67.220.220

Thest Ips are nothing but the, Ip addresses of the DNS server of Open DNS. So you can request this IP addresses for DNS service. To setup in a BSNL broad band router, check my previous entry. And to setup in other connection in your pc use the steps in the below link.

https://www.opendns.com/smb/start/computer/

You can use OpenDNS for any sort of internet connections.

Internet DNS, Internet, OpenDNS

Open DNS is most accepted DNS and its performance is more good when compared to others. Also is any spelling mistakes in the domain names or urls, Open dns will display similar possibilities. If you feel that the broadband connection you are using is often getting disconnected and it takes time to reconfigure, or if you feel that the dns service is slow switch to Open DNS. You can do this by changing the Primary and Secodary DNS in your network settings in your Operating system. But, you will have to do this changes in the network setting, when ever you reconnect the internet. If you feel to permanently change it, login to the adsl router and change it. How to do this,

Check whether your ADSL modem is connected to your computer, and check whether the lan is established. Now open a new browser, enter the ip, 192.168.1.1 (router ip) in the address bar. Enter the user name and password (default username and password is admin, admin). The ADSL router setup page will appear, in that click Interface Setup-> LAN and then in the DHCP section change Primary and Secondary DNS to the following Open DNS IPs

• 208.67.222.222
• 208.67.220.220

And feel the difference…

Connecting Internet, Internet DataOne, Internet

While using Empathy if you feel some problem, start empathy using the terminal and find the errors. Goto terminal, use

rosarioarun@ros-lap:~$ sudo empathy

Now you can find the errors displayed, try to fix the errors… If you dont get the call option in the context menu, try to solve the errors. Me getting the Call option in the context menu. or Mail me the errors we will try to find the solution.

Applications, Internet, Ubuntu Internet, Ubuntu

The most used IM client in Linux is Pidgin. But the problem with Pidgin is that doesnt support voice chat. Also the gtalk software is not available for linux. Its only available as exe that is supported only by Windows.

When i was chatting with my friend using pidgin and he was in gtalk, he called me for voice chat. But i couldnt. Googling this problem i found a solution. the solution is Empathy. Use Synaptic package manager, go to Settings->Repositories->Third Party Software and then click Add and add the following line

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/telepathy/ubuntu hardy main

Then, Install the following packages using Synaptic Pagakage manager.

1. Empathy
2. telepathy-gabble
3. telepathy-mission-control
4. telepathy-stream-engine

After successful installation, open the Empathy application and use the menu, Edit->Accouts to add your gtalk account. Enjoy using voice chat with your favorite gtalk account using Empathy in Linux.

Empathy With my Gtalk account

Applications, Internet, Ubuntu Internet, Ubuntu

D4X is a very cute Webdownloader or Download manager for Linux. Its More equivalent to Free Download Manager that is used for Window. The feature of D4x is quite interesting than many other Download manager that is ever used.

D4X means Downloader for X. X may denote Linux. It was developed in gtk+ programming. D4X is quite simple that any new users can use the software with no knowledge. You can install D4X using Synapic Package manager in you Debian or Ubuntu, as there repositories have D4X. To download it the softpedia link is

http://www.softpedia.com/get/UNIX/Networking/Client-Applications/Downloader-for-X.shtml

Using the D4X is very simple, copy the url to the file to be downloaded, Click the + icon in the software and paste the URL and click OK. Quite interesting features in D4X are sound effets on completion, ftp access, simple usage, logs, setting limits on download size etc… Use D4X for your downloads and Enjoy…

Applications, Internet Internet

Yes the answer is Dynamic DNS. Dynamic DNS is nothing but a service, (probably free service many a times) provided my many domain holders. (Eg. www.dyndns.com, www.no-ip.net…).

Dynamic DNS is one of the services provided by them for free. Also the provide few more services in which few are free and few are of cost. Like email forwarding, url forwarding etc.

Dynamic DNS is nothing but a service, that lets you register your Dynamic IP to a url in the form http://user.provider-domain.com… They give many choices of theses domain names…. You will have to change the IP address as and when it changes. You can register with those providers and create mapping between you dynamic Ip and urls. You can edit the IP any time you wish, as the ip wont be constant. You can also mention the time limit for which the IP will exist.

Internet DNS, dynamicip, IP

I wanted to allow all those who use internet to access the webpage hosted in my local webserver, when i am in a adsl dhcp broadband line. That is, by giving the IP address that is temporarily assigned to me, the user in the other end in internet should access my webpage . I wanted to know whether this works atleast for the few mins the IP address assigned to me.

I made a try, using ifconfig i found the system IP address. It said 192.168.1.33. And for editting the router setting, I used 192.168.1.1. so i found these Ip addresses are dummy, used just to establish a lan between the system and the router or modem.

Using www.whatsmyipaddress.com i found the real temporary dhcp ip assigned to me in the internet was something else. like ww.xxx.yy.zz. I gave the Ip address to my friend who was online and enabled my webserver service and i expected that my friend should get the page that was hosted with in my webserver. But my expectation went wrong. He got my router settings page requesting for username and password. I confirmed that it was my router settings page that i eddited sitting in my home. . .

Somebody could edit my router settings knowing my dhcp ip and my username and password. The same came when i gave the ww.xxx.yy.zz ip address in a browser of mine…. Still trying whether i could farward the request from my router to my system. Whether it is possible????

If some body could help comment me. . . .

May be my assemtion may be wrong in between correct me if i was wrong…..

During this try i Came across the word Dynamic DNS. Will tell you in details in my next post.

Internet bsnl, dhcp, webserver