Comments on: AT&T GT Ultra Express device driver wanted http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/08/29/att-gt-ultra-express-device-driver-wanted/ Same old blog, brand new place Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:29:45 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5.2 hourly 1 By: Rob http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/08/29/att-gt-ultra-express-device-driver-wanted/comment-page-1/#comment-81446 Rob Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:27:24 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/08/29/att-gt-ultra-express-device-driver-wanted/#comment-81446 I'd be interested to hear if the different connection sw helps.. the GlobeTrotter Connect sw is just... well, it is hard to say anything about it without a stream of 4-letter words coming out ;-) I’d be interested to hear if the different connection sw helps.. the GlobeTrotter Connect sw is just… well, it is hard to say anything about it without a stream of 4-letter words coming out ;-)

]]> By: Doc Searls http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/08/29/att-gt-ultra-express-device-driver-wanted/comment-page-1/#comment-81372 Doc Searls Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:36:26 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/08/29/att-gt-ultra-express-device-driver-wanted/#comment-81372 Rob, you nailed it. If you look <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/docsearls/sets/72057594089807007/" rel="nofollow">here</a> you'll <a>see</a> results such as <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/docsearls/2841617020/in/set-72057594089807007/" rel="nofollow">this one</a> for the AT&T GT Ultra Express card. Looks fine. Problem is, as you point out, Option's Globetrotter Connect application is beyond awful. It doesn't just crash. Yesterday, after it just plain failed to work, I quit and ejected the card properly -- and AirPort wireless wouldn't come back on. The AirPort pop-down from the menu bar only said "Open Network Preferences..." -- which indicated that AirPort was on, while it was not. The icon showed AirPort as off. Worse, when i got back to my hotel room, Ethernet didn't work either. It wasn't until I went into the Network Prefs and got rid of everything associated with Globetrotter Connect that I got networking functionality back for the machine. When I get back to Boston I'll take Kiran up on his offer to help with different connection software. If that fails, I'm going to return the thing to AT&T, and pay the extra bucks to obtain a working card from some other carrier. The Sprint card I'm borrowing rocks, mostly because there's a real device driver for it. Rob, you nailed it.

If you look here you’ll see results such as this one for the AT&T GT Ultra Express card. Looks fine. Problem is, as you point out, Option’s Globetrotter Connect application is beyond awful. It doesn’t just crash. Yesterday, after it just plain failed to work, I quit and ejected the card properly — and AirPort wireless wouldn’t come back on. The AirPort pop-down from the menu bar only said “Open Network Preferences…” — which indicated that AirPort was on, while it was not. The icon showed AirPort as off. Worse, when i got back to my hotel room, Ethernet didn’t work either.

It wasn’t until I went into the Network Prefs and got rid of everything associated with Globetrotter Connect that I got networking functionality back for the machine.

When I get back to Boston I’ll take Kiran up on his offer to help with different connection software. If that fails, I’m going to return the thing to AT&T, and pay the extra bucks to obtain a working card from some other carrier. The Sprint card I’m borrowing rocks, mostly because there’s a real device driver for it.

]]> By: Rob http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/08/29/att-gt-ultra-express-device-driver-wanted/comment-page-1/#comment-81364 Rob Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:09:02 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/08/29/att-gt-ultra-express-device-driver-wanted/#comment-81364 yeah, you can get the driver at the link Kris mentions... but I have to warn you it is the worst piece of **** ever. Crashes left and right. Don't forget to unplug the card before closing your laptop (unless you want to reboot) Apple, please provide a driver, because those hacks at Option don't seem to know what they are doing! yeah, you can get the driver at the link Kris mentions… but I have to warn you it is the worst piece of **** ever. Crashes left and right. Don’t forget to unplug the card before closing your laptop (unless you want to reboot)

Apple, please provide a driver, because those hacks at Option don’t seem to know what they are doing!

]]> By: Kris http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/08/29/att-gt-ultra-express-device-driver-wanted/comment-page-1/#comment-80609 Kris Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:33:06 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/08/29/att-gt-ultra-express-device-driver-wanted/#comment-80609 Doc, Simply goto http://support.option.com/att/ and download the globetrotter connect software. Once installed in options you need to set the apn to isp.cingular and you should be good to go. Doc,
Simply goto http://support.option.com/att/ and download the globetrotter connect software. Once installed in options you need to set the apn to isp.cingular and you should be good to go.

]]> By: Kiran http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/08/29/att-gt-ultra-express-device-driver-wanted/comment-page-1/#comment-79555 Kiran Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:21:47 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/08/29/att-gt-ultra-express-device-driver-wanted/#comment-79555 Hi Doc: This worked for me: http://www.novamedia.de/e_pages/e_produkte_mac_l2n.html I am no longer using it and will give you my license. Kiran Hi Doc:

This worked for me:

http://www.novamedia.de/e_pages/e_produkte_mac_l2n.html

I am no longer using it and will give you my license.

Kiran

]]> By: Doc Searls http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/08/29/att-gt-ultra-express-device-driver-wanted/comment-page-1/#comment-79507 Doc Searls Sat, 30 Aug 2008 05:13:01 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/08/29/att-gt-ultra-express-device-driver-wanted/#comment-79507 This one has 10.5.4. Not supported yet, apparently. This one has 10.5.4. Not supported yet, apparently.

]]> By: Kris Coppieters http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/08/29/att-gt-ultra-express-device-driver-wanted/comment-page-1/#comment-79498 Kris Coppieters Sat, 30 Aug 2008 04:28:45 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/08/29/att-gt-ultra-express-device-driver-wanted/#comment-79498 Hi Doc, Are you running 10.5.x or 10.4.x? In 10.5.x there are more embedded drivers than in 10.4.x. I have a Sierra USB wireless modem which was not supported by Apple in 10.4.x but now with Leopard it is supported. Hi Doc,

Are you running 10.5.x or 10.4.x? In 10.5.x there are more embedded drivers than in 10.4.x. I have a Sierra USB wireless modem which was not supported by Apple in 10.4.x but now with Leopard it is supported.

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