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Tech: Nokia N810

I picked up a Nokia N810 this week on sale plus a discount. I was a bit wary at first but after playing with it yesterday and today I am pretty happy with it. I just need to figure out (1) the vpn client so that I can connect to work and (2) figure out how to tether it to my treo 700p without having to pay Verizon more $$$ (I already have their unlimited data plan).

Updates:

- VPN client is working great.  I had to mess around with resolv.conf since I am using the Cisco VPN client and it does split-routing, however.

- I had to sign up for the tethering option with Verizon in order to get my N810 to use my treo 700p.  However, I can also use the tether to work with my Macbook now.

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8 Responses to “Tech: Nokia N810”

  1. Andy Says:
    February 2, 2008 at 4:07 pm

    Hello, I’ve just ordered an n810 and I have a Treo 700p with Verizon. How much was the tethering option? Was it easy to setup? Thanks! Andy

  2. rantsofatwinkie Says:
    February 15, 2008 at 10:16 pm

    Hi, it was $15 for the tether option but that is in addition to a data plan. Verizon is definitely not the cheapest option for internet access. I have their unlimited data plan.

    To set it up it with the N810 it was very easy. I just had the N810 find my 700p and then answered the prompts. The basic settings are:

    * Username: 1231231234@vzw3.com (Put in your phone number)
    * Password: vzw

  3. beth Says:
    April 10, 2008 at 10:28 pm

    i am relatively adept with the computer…just got the nokia n810 and need to get running with cisco vpn can you help would be most appreciative

  4. rantsofatwinkie Says:
    April 10, 2008 at 10:37 pm

    Hi, what you want to install is (1) vpnc and (2) vpnc-gui. You can download them from the maemo.org website (do a search of “vpnc” once you are on the website).

    The vpnc-gui is a front-end for vpnc and makes configuration a breeze. You’ll have to get your VPN parameters from whoever you need the VPN to connect to.

    Hope that helps! :-)

  5. Mickey Blue Eyes Says:
    April 25, 2008 at 9:57 pm

    I installed vpnc-gui and vpnc on my N810. I ran vpnc-gui, configured a profile to connect to my company’s Cisco VPN server. However, when I try to connect, I get:

    Connecting…
    Launching vpnc, please be patient…

    And that’s where it sits.

    Any suggestions on how to make it work?

    Thanks

  6. rantsofatwinkie Says:
    April 27, 2008 at 10:04 pm

    Actually, that is all you get once it connects. :-)

    Were you not able to connect to your office network once you connected?

  7. Don Says:
    November 6, 2008 at 11:52 pm

    I love my N810 — using it now to type this out, as a matter of fact. I’m hoping to also connect to my company’s vpn. I downloaded vpnc off the maemo site and then tried to download vpnc-gui, but I got a message saying it couldn’t install. Did anything like this happen when you installed the gui? Any idea what I’m doing wrong?

  8. rantsofatwinkie Says:
    November 7, 2008 at 12:31 am

    Hmm.. I have not had that problem with that app, but I have with others. Typically it boils down to the system thinking the source file is corrupt. Try and see if you can download the source from another repository.

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