Connect to mobile broadband via terminal

mbb

#!/bin/bash

# Source: http://aithinking.wordpress.com/2012/06/13/startingstopping-mobile-broadband-services-in-linux/

# To get the connection name (id) and connection uuid, execute the following command
# nmcli -p con
# Replace defaultConnection and defaultConnectionsUUID with your own settings


defaultConnection="Dialog GSM Postpaid"
defaultConnectionsUUID=bb06d9f7-772c-4b4b-851a-4564503c3798

interval=2

case "$1" in
start)
	echo "Starting the mobile broadband connection: " $defaultConnection " (UUID - " $defaultConnectionsUUID ")"
	while true; do
		LC_ALL=C nmcli -t -f TYPE,STATE dev | grep -q "^gsm:disconnected$"

		if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
			echo "Device found: " $defaultConnection
			break
			else
			echo "Device not found. Retrying in " $interval " seconds."
			sleep $interval
		fi
	done
	echo "Starting Wireless WAN"
	nmcli -t nm wwan on
	echo "Connecting " $defaultConnection
	nmcli -t con up uuid $defaultConnectionsUUID
	echo "Successfully connected"

;;

stop)
	echo "Stopping the mobile broadband connection: " $defaultConnection " (UUID - " $defaultConnectionsUUID ")"
	nmcli -t con down uuid $defaultConnectionsUUID
	echo "Stopping Wireless WAN"
	nmcli -t nm wwan off
	echo "Successfully disconnected"

;;

status)
	LC_ALL=C nmcli -t -f TYPE,STATE dev | grep -q "^gsm:disconnected$"
	if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
		echo "Device not found or GSM disconnected"
		else
		echo "GSM connected"
	fi

;;

*)
	echo "Mobile Broadband startup service"
	echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|status"
	echo ""

esac
exit 0