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NOW $700 - PCI PCMCI Slot Card for EVDO REV A connectivity

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    cmb
    last edited by May 7, 2007, 3:39 AM

    Bill doesn't realize I have EVDO service. I have a Verizon PC Card that should be supported. But I have a 15 Mb cable modem and 8 Mb DSL line at home, I don't really need EVDO in a firewall. Hence, it's a low priority for me, but I'll probably mess with it eventually.

    Upping this bounty will encourage me to start messing with this.

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      mitcheloc
      last edited by May 7, 2007, 3:41 AM

      I can chip in at least $50 as well. I also have access to a Soekris Net4521 board and a couple of WRAP platforms (though you can't place the card in the WRAP board).

      I also also provide any sort of remote access to the board you would like.

      I've gotten the EVDO card to work on the Soekris before using Pyramid linux. When you plug the card in, it emulates a USB hub with a generic modem plugged into it…. so I think the major trick is to build in USB support into the pfSense image... I have a Pantech PX-500 EVDO Rev. A. modem.

      Thanks guys,
      Mitchel

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        dotdash
        last edited by May 18, 2007, 4:33 PM

        I could get $500 put toward this bounty provided the following conditions:

        1. The EVDO would show up as a regular interface, so would be usable for failover, etc. (Pretty obvious, just re-stating this)
        2. I would need to add this to existing PC hardware without built-in PCMCIA or mini-pcie, so it would have to work with a usb modem or PCMCIA/Express card to USB adapter, or (second choice) a pci card or pci-pcmcia adapter.
          I have access to a Verizon EVDO card. If this goes forward I'll work on getting a usb adapter/modem to test with.
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          mitcheloc
          last edited by May 18, 2007, 6:13 PM

          dotdash, Thanks for adding into the pot.. Seriously, thanks.

          Cmb, How much more motivation would you like? o_O

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            sloan
            last edited by May 18, 2007, 10:35 PM

            I have a new but old for me since I just cancelled the service, Kyocera KPC650 Verizon Wireless Air Card that I would make available if it could be used for this.  This is a PCMCIA card.

            PFS 2.0 ALPHA-ALPHA on x86 :FreeSWITCH

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              cmb
              last edited by May 19, 2007, 2:54 AM May 18, 2007, 11:20 PM

              I ran into some issues with my initial test and didn't have time to really look into it due to other commitments.

              dotdash, if it is to be implemented, it'll definitely meet #1 of your request. As for supported hardware, I'm not sure how many pieces of hardware we could support, or support well. It's something I'll look into more. Now that this is up to about $600 if it can be done meeting dotdash's requirements, it's definitely a higher priority.

              It'll be another week or two before I can really dig into this again, but I'll post back when I get a chance to look into it further.

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                dotdash
                last edited by May 24, 2007, 5:02 PM

                The USB-PCMCIA adapters like the Elan U111 and U132 look pretty sketchy as far as support on non-Windows and only seem to work with certain models of card.
                My thought is that if someone can get a PCMCIA card running, it should work with a PCI-PCMCIA card.
                I'm going to get a Quatech PCD-B/UPCI-E to test with and try plugging the Verizon card into it. If this works it would be a pretty good solution as the card could be turned up on a Windows laptop, then plugged into the firewall once activated.

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                  sullrich
                  last edited by May 24, 2007, 6:38 PM

                  I am interested in this bounty.  Just need to find a EVDO card to work with.

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                    cmb
                    last edited by May 24, 2007, 7:42 PM

                    sullrich and I have agreed to split this as soon as I get a chance to start working on it again (maybe next week).

                    I also have made contact with someone that can provide some additional hardware for testing purposes.

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                      kapara
                      last edited by May 31, 2007, 5:02 PM

                      Wow….I thought this one was going to wither away and die.  I don't have a need for the PCMCI option anymore but I will still honor my request.  About time that I contribute anyway.  Definitely something I will be able to push to my clients in the future!!!

                      Thanks,

                      Mark

                      Skype ID:  Marinhd

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                        sullrich
                        last edited by May 31, 2007, 9:13 PM

                        I have a USB version that might be coming available soon.  I am going to try and get it working there and hopefully it will work in a similar fashion on the pcmcia version, etc.

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                          dotdash
                          last edited by Jun 5, 2007, 7:25 PM

                          I got the elan P311. It does it's job and shows up nicely as a cardbus slot. I can plug a 3Com carbus nic in and it comes right up. This particular card (low profile) has major fitament issues with most motherboards I tested it with, but whatever, I found a test box where I can manage to get it into one of the slots.
                          My test card (Verizon, Sierra Wireless, I think) went out on loan, so I borrowed a Sprint Pantech PX-500 card. No luck. I was thinking it might go something like this: http://www.bsdforums.org/forums/archive/index.php/t-45602.html
                          But it doesn't seem to find a driver for the modem. Perhaps this card is not supported. I see some errors when booting:
                          cardbus0: CIS pointer is 0
                          cardbus0: Resource not specified in CIS: id=10, size=1000
                          It does detect an NEC uPD 9210 USB controller (ohci0, uhub4, usb5) but no ucom or ugen device.
                          It seems that it should show up like a usb modem off of the usb controller off of the cardbus…
                          I will have to get the Verizon card back and try with it...
                          Tested on a 1.2 beta1 install and on a generic FreeBSD 6.2 install.

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                            sullrich
                            last edited by Jun 5, 2007, 9:36 PM

                            Joseph Kohan (razor2000 on irc) is sending me a card to test.  I will be starting on this bounty as soon as I receive the card.

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                              Sifter
                              last edited by Jun 20, 2007, 7:44 AM

                              Any update on testing progress?

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                                sullrich
                                last edited by Jun 20, 2007, 11:41 PM

                                I never received any hardware.

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                                  dotdash
                                  last edited by Jun 21, 2007, 2:52 PM

                                  The Verizon card I want to test is still in use for another month or so, but I did 'borrow' it for a few hours. It is not  a Sierra as I was hoping, but a Novatel V620 (I think, don't have the notes handy). Didn't have time to mess with it, but it does not come up correctly. Behaviour is similar to the Pantech. Some preliminary research seems to indicate that people have been able to get the card working under FreeBSD with some hacking. I won't be able to try until I can get the card again. I'm trying to see if I can get yet another card to test in the meantime…

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                                    cmb
                                    last edited by Jun 22, 2007, 1:08 AM

                                    I have the hardware to do this and someone willing to send more once the card I have works, just haven't had time to make it happen yet.

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                                      kapara
                                      last edited by Jul 18, 2007, 2:12 PM

                                      What is the status of this bounty?  When do pay for the bounty?

                                      Thanks,

                                      Mark

                                      Skype ID:  Marinhd

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                                        tacfit
                                        last edited by Jul 18, 2007, 5:00 PM

                                        If it helps, I've got a spare Kyocera KPC650 (with contract), and a PCI-PCMCIA card… and I can put this into a pfsense box that I could provide access to. I just can't send any of this hardware out to you.

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                                          sullrich
                                          last edited by Jul 18, 2007, 9:59 PM

                                          Sorry but no, that does not help.

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