Build pfSense for 3G-4G Sierra modem support
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Well it may have been fixed now I admit my experience was some time ago (like years! ;)) However I was experimenting with a cdce device that appears as a network interface. I connected it, assigned it, all went well until the device went into standby effectively removing the NIC. pfSense became unusable until I forced a reboot at which point it understandably dumped me at the assign interfaces screen.
As you say it's a corner case so you don't see me complaining, just something to be aware of. I guess as more and more 3g/4g modems switch to an 'ethernet' mode it may become more of an issue.Steve
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Yeah just report it if it has not already been done.
That way it can be fixed to work correctly :)
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I figured 'My Sharp Zaurus doesn't work as a NIC' wouldn't get much traction on redmine. ;)
It seems like it would be quite a lot of work to allow for an interface that may disappear completely at any time.Back on topic. nscheffer, did you try copying the usie.ko modeule from a FreeBSD 10 box?
Steve
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Stephenw10,
Yes, I install a fresh FreeBSD on my Mac with VMWare.
I was able to copy the usie.ko module and associated seen with kldstat but it seems that the u3g is already built into the kernel and when i load the usie.ko manually i don't see the interface in the log.
I will try again tonight and this week-end.
Where i need to specify to load at boot the usie.ko (loader.conf or loader.conf.locale) ?
I suppose i need to add usie_load="YES" ?Nicolas
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I figured 'My Sharp Zaurus doesn't work as a NIC' wouldn't get much traction on redmine. ;)
It seems like it would be quite a lot of work to allow for an interface that may disappear completely at any time.Steve
Surely that is teh same as openvpn or other ppp things no?
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You tell me Ermal! ;)
From my uninformed point of view an interface like ppp or vpn has a parent interface which is always present. A USB NIC can be completely removed, and a separately powered USB interface like cdce can behave in other unusual ways.Steve
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Working working working working YES YES YES
With the latest snapshot !Thanks a lot pfSense Team and all…
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Nice. :)
So usie is now included? And is it assigned as an intreface like a NIC?
With reference to my above exchange with Ermal, what happens if you turn it off or unplug whilst it's assigned?Steve
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My huawei E382-u12 re-plug very good but with another modem port.
When pfsense start is cuaU0.x, when i re-plug change to cuaU1.x. Three things can happen, or i change modem port in the interface or i re-plug again and change back to cuaU0.x or i reboot pfsense. If i change modem port on interface, next restart i have to change back to cuaU0.x.
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Steve,
In fact the previous 2.2 ALPHA was crashing when trying to add a ppp interface, the latest not.
I just re-install from scratch the pfSense 2.2 ALPHA (today latest release) and try to add a ppp interface and got the modem connected immediately.I am not using u3g and the usie ethernet interface but the ppp daemon.
The benefit is to have the card recognize as a 3G modem with the dial facility and not an ethernet interface.
I will do some test to see if there is a ppp bottleneck with 3G+ (up to 42Mbs) and 4G-LTE.
In // i also would like to have the Direct IP mode (usie.ko) working with pfSense.Thanks again for your help.
Regards
Nicolas
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To configure my modem (ppp) i don't use the PPPs advanced settings. For any reason each time o go to interfaces_ppps_edit.php my pen is restarted, i see that in console, and was identified with another port, instead of cuaU0.x changed to cuaU1.x like you are re-plug the pen. I ended using the config in Interface name "interfaces.php?if=opt1" only. This is on the initial 2.2 snaps now i don't know i have to test it.
