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20.Dd October 7, 2008
21.Dt U3G 4
22.Os
23.Sh NAME
24.Nm u3g
25.Nd USB support for 3G datacards
26.Sh SYNOPSIS
27To compile this driver into the kernel,
28place the following lines in your
29kernel configuration file:
30.Bd -ragged -offset indent
31.Cd "device u3g"
32.Cd "device ucom"
33.Ed
34.\".Pp
35.\"Alternatively, to load the driver as a
36.\"module at boot time, place the following line in
37.\".Xr loader.conf 5 :
38.\".Bd -literal -offset indent
39.\"u3g_load="YES"
40.\".Ed
41.Sh DESCRIPTION
42The
43.Nm
44driver provides support for the multiple USB-to-serial interfaces exposed by
45many 3G USB/PC Card modems.
46.Pp
47The device is accessed through the
48.Xr ucom 4
49driver which makes it behave like a
50.Xr tty 4 .
51.Sh HARDWARE
52The
53.Nm
54driver supports the following adapters:
55.Pp
56.Bl -bullet -compact
57.It
58Huawei E220 (E270?)
59.It
60Huawei Mobile
61.It
62Novatel MC950D
63.It
64Option Globetrotter 3G
65.It
66Option Globetrotter 3G Fusion (only 3G part, not WLAN)
67.It
68Option Globetrotter 3G Fusion Quad (only 3G part, not WLAN)
69.It
70Option Globetrotter 3G Quad
71.It
72Vodafone Mobile Connect Card 3G
73.El
74.Pp
75The supported 3G cards provide the necessary modem port for ppp,
76pppd, or mpd connections as well as extra ports (depending on the specific
77device) to provide other functions (diagnostic port, SIM toolkit port).
78.Sh SEE ALSO
79.Xr tty 4 ,
80.Xr ubsa 4 ,
81.Xr ucom 4 ,
82.Xr usb 4
83.Sh HISTORY
84The
85.Nm
86driver
87appeared in
88.Nx 5.0 .
89The
90.Xr ubsa 4
91manual page was modified for
92.Nm
93by
94.An Andrea Guzzo Aq aguzzo@anywi.com
95in September 2008.
96.Sh AUTHORS
97The
98.Nm
99driver was written by
100.An Andrea Guzzo Aq aguzzo@anywi.com .
101Hardware for testing provided by AnyWi Technologies, Leiden, NL.
102