Uganda Linux User Group

These are the steps to follow if you are to use the modem on Ubuntu 9.04.
1.       Switch on your machine and let it start up
2.       Connect the WARID modem to the machine
3.       Go to system on the menu bar
4.       Then select preferences and go to network connections and select it.
5.       You will be given various options, please select mobile broadband tab.
6.       Then select the ADD tab. And follow the new connection guide.
7.       Select Uganda from the country list and the operator as MTN(don’t worry this can change quickly).
8.       In the summary window, under name type in WARID and select apply
9.       You should now be back at the Network Connections Window and have MTN as a connection name.
10.   Highlight it and click the edit tab, here change the connection name to WARID and the APN to web.waridtel.co.ug
11.   There after select the IPv4 settings tab and under DNS servers please input 41.221.81.132, 41.221.87.2
12.   Finally click on apply and you will be able to connect to the internet freely!

(this might also apply to other distros running a gnome desktop)