PFsense 2.0-beta1: 3G modem failed to connect

jozef00

Hi,

After the recommondations by my first post (http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,24560.0.html) about this topic, I ugraded to PFsense 2.0-beta1 and gave it another try.
What I want is that pfsense secure internet provides in the field over a 3G modem from XS4ALL. Now I came a little bit further, but I still need help.

When I look at a serial terminal, I see a lot of AT commands passing over the termial. But at the frontpage of my PFsense box there is a red cross by the status of the device. And I cannot connect over the (ppp) dongle to the internet. Here is the part of the system log about the dongle:

opt1: [opt1] Bundle: Interface ng0 created
opt1: [lnkopt1] Link: OPEN event
opt1: [lnkopt1] LCP: Open event
opt1: [lnkopt1] LCP: state change Initial --> Starting 
opt1: [lnkopt1] LCP: LayerStart 
php: /interfaces_assign.php: Creating rrd update script 
check_reload_status: reloading filter 
opt1: [lnkopt1] chat: The modem is not responding. 
opt1: [lnkopt1] MODEM: chat script failed 
opt1: [lnkopt1] Link: DOWN event 
opt1: [lnkopt1] LCP: Down event 
opt1: [lnkopt1] Link: reconnection attempt 1 in 3 seconds 
opt1: [lnkopt1] Link: reconnection attempt 1 
check_reload_status: syncing firewall 
opt1: [lnkopt1] chat: The modem is not responding. 
opt1: [lnkopt1] MODEM: chat script failed 
opt1: [lnkopt1] Link: DOWN event 
opt1: [lnkopt1] LCP: Down event 
opt1: [lnkopt1] Link: reconnection attempt 2 in 2 seconds 
opt1: [lnkopt1] Link: reconnection attempt 2 
opt1: [lnkopt1] chat: The modem is not responding. 
opt1: [lnkopt1] MODEM: chat script failed 
opt1: [lnkopt1] Link: DOWN event 
opt1: [lnkopt1] LCP: Down event 
opt1: [lnkopt1] Link: reconnection attempt 3 in 1 seconds 
opt1: [lnkopt1] Link: reconnection attempt 3 
opt1: [lnkopt1] chat: The modem is not responding. 
opt1: [lnkopt1] MODEM: chat script failed 
opt1: [lnkopt1] Link: DOWN event 
opt1: [lnkopt1] LCP: Down event 
opt1: [lnkopt1] Link: reconnection attempt 4 in 2 seconds 
opt1: [lnkopt1] Link: reconnection attempt 4 
opt1: [lnkopt1] chat: The modem is not responding. 
opt1: [lnkopt1] MODEM: chat script failed 
opt1: [lnkopt1] Link: DOWN event 
opt1: [lnkopt1] LCP: Down event 
opt1: [lnkopt1] Link: reconnection attempt 5 in 1 seconds 
opt1: [lnkopt1] Link: reconnection attempt 5 
opt1: [lnkopt1] chat: The modem is not responding. 
opt1: [lnkopt1] MODEM: chat script failed 
opt1: [lnkopt1] Link: DOWN event 
opt1: [lnkopt1] LCP: Down event 
opt1: [lnkopt1] Link: reconnection attempt 6 in 4 seconds 
opt1: [lnkopt1] Link: reconnection attempt 6 
opt1: [lnkopt1] chat: The modem is not responding. 
opt1: [lnkopt1] MODEM: chat script failed 
opt1: [lnkopt1] Link: DOWN event 
opt1: [lnkopt1] LCP: Down event 
opt1: [lnkopt1] Link: reconnection attempt 7 in 2 seconds 
opt1: [lnkopt1] Link: reconnection attempt 7

The kernel sees the dongle as following:

HUAWEI Technology HUAWEI Mobile, class 0/0, rev 2.00/0.00, addr 2> on uhub4"

Here are the AT commands displayed on the serial terminal:

+++AT
ATZ
AT
 AT
AT
ATZ
AT

I will give more information if that is necessary for someone to help me.
Could someone help me?

Kind regards,

Jozef00

edit: Some information added.

Eugene

What is the device name assigned to this modem by pfSense?

jozef00

Hi Eugene,

The device name is:```
cuau0


And ifconfig says the following about the modem:

ppp1: flags=8890 <pointopoint,noarp,simplex,multicast>metric 0 mtu 1500</pointopoint,noarp,simplex,multicast>


Kind regards,

Jozef00

Eugene

Then why don't you put

set device /dev/cuau0

in your ppp.conf?

jozef00

Hi Eugene,

I configured the dongle via the webinterface of PFsense 2.0. There I got all my information from. After your reply I looked in my ppp.conf and I saw there complete different information pertaining to the webinterface. So I don't know where PFsense listen to, the webinterface or my ppp.conf.

Kind regards,

Jozef00

Eugene

I am not sure about 2.0. Have you tried this with 1.2.3?
In any case settings from your gui usually get to configuration files when you click apply/save.

jozef00

Hi Eugene,

Yes, I tried it with PFsense 1.2.3. But that doesn't work and when I posted a forum thread about it, I got the advice to try it with PFsense 2.0beta1. So I did that.

Kind reagards,

Jozef00