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Configuring Cellular Connections

To establish a cellular connection:

$ sudo mmcli -m 0 --simple-connect="apn=my.carrier.apn"
successfully connected the modem

NOTE: This makes the modem establish a cellular connection but does not create a network interface, so the connection is not directly usable. To be able to use data, pppd or {mbim,qmi}-proxy need to be run with the right parameters. It is highly recommended to use NetworkManager instead, as explained in the ‘About’ section.

To find out the bearer path:

$ sudo mmcli -m 0 --list-bearers
Found 1 bearers:
    /org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Bearer/0

To retrieve information about the bearer (as usual, we specify the bearer with the number at the end of the bearer’s DBus path):

$ sudo mmcli -b 0
Bearer '/org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Bearer/0'
  -------------------------
  Status             |   connected: 'yes'
                     |   suspended: 'no'
                     |   interface: 'ttyUSB3'
                     |  IP timeout: '20'
  -------------------------
  Properties         |         apn: 'my.carrier.apn'
                     |     roaming: 'allowed'
                     |     IP type: 'none'
                     |        user: 'none'
                     |    password: 'none'
                     |      number: 'none'
                     | Rm protocol: 'unknown'
  -------------------------
  IPv4 configuration |   method: 'ppp'
                     |  address: 'unknown'
                     |   prefix: '0'
                     |  gateway: 'unknown'
                     |      DNS: none
  -------------------------
  IPv6 configuration |   method: 'unknown'
  -------------------------
  Stats              |          Duration: '419'
                     |    Bytes received: 'N/A'
                     | Bytes transmitted: 'N/A'

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