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    Huawei k3765 3G HSPA USB Stick

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      Guest
      last edited by

      I see umass0 and umass1 in your boot log. You may need to do an eject on them or similar.  Modeswitcher may be needed. I use internal Sierra MC7700 and it just works.

      Generally data ports use the next to last interface. cuaU0.2 in your case.

      PPP log is under system log. It has its own tab at top of page.

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        Guest
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        I use WAN as my 3G interface and set to DHCP for an IP. Get it working then you can rearrange interfaces. That may not work with usb devices though… I just wonder on your current setup with the dhcp settings on your WAN. You could try to swap maxis 3G interface to WAN until you get it working right. That way your not dealing with dual wan stuff.

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          Guest
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          With mpd5 using that much cpu usage -I assume somethings is amiss. Perhaps the modem script is not working correctly. A ppp log snip will help… Your u3g0 looks good so hardware is recognized. I am unsure about the umass stuff....

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            Guest
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            pfSense uses Freebsd underpinnings so much of this is valid

            https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/ppp-troubleshoot.html

            You can manually connect and even probe the modem with AT commands from PPP console.

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              edanny101
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              ppp log:

              May 10 10:31:55	ppp: [opt1_link0] CHAT: The modem is not responding to "AT" at ModemCmd: label.
              May 10 10:31:55	ppp: [opt1_link0] MODEM: chat script failed
              May 10 10:31:55	ppp: [opt1_link0] Link: DOWN event
              May 10 10:31:55	ppp: [opt1_link0] LCP: Down event
              May 10 10:31:55	ppp: [opt1_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 3 in 4 seconds
              May 10 10:31:59	ppp: [opt1_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 3
              

              No idea how to fix that!

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                Guest
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                OK so chat script failed.

                If you try this setting it bypasses some of the modem script.

                PPPconfig>>show advanced>>modem init string:
                +CFUN=1

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                  Guest
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                  You sound like you have a parallel FreeBSD installation. |Check your FreeBSB bootlog there to see if it is showing umass0/1. I'm pretty sure that needs fixing up to work. I don't have much experience with usb fobs.

                  When your checking in Freebsd take note of the cuaU0.x port being used. PfSense will use the same.

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                    edanny101
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                    +CFUN=1 doesn't help.

                    CHAT: The modem is not responding to "AT+CFUN=1" at ModemCmd: label.
                    

                    Boot log

                    ugen4.2: <huawei technology="">at usbus4
                    u3g0: <huawei 0="" 2="" technology="" huawei="" mobile,="" class="" 0,="" rev="" 2.00="" 0.00,="" addr="">on usbus4
                    u3g0: Found 4 ports.
                    umass0: <huawei 0="" 2="" technology="" huawei="" mobile,="" class="" 0,="" rev="" 2.00="" 0.00,="" addr="">on usbus4
                    umass1: <huawei 0="" 2="" technology="" huawei="" mobile,="" class="" 0,="" rev="" 2.00="" 0.00,="" addr="">on usbus4</huawei></huawei></huawei></huawei> 
                    

                    I think the modem is in storage mode instead of modem mode.

                    what i did without luck :

                    # pkg install usb-modeswitch
                    # rehash
                    # usb_modeswitch -v 0x12d1 -p 0x1520 -M "55534243123456780000000000000011060000000000000000000000000000" -W
                    
                    # cat << EOF > /usr/local/etc/usb_modeswitch.conf
                    # Huawei K3765
                    
                    DefaultVendor= 0x12d1
                    DefaultProduct= 0x1520
                    
                    TargetVendor= 0x12d1
                    TargetProduct= 0x1465
                    
                    MessageContent="55534243123456780000000000000011060000000000000000000000000000"
                    EOF
                    
                    # cat << EOF > /etc/devd.conf
                    attach 10 {
                    device-name "ugen[0-9]+";
                    match "vendor" "0x12d1";
                    match "product" "0x1520";
                    action "/usr/local/sbin/3G.sh";
                    };
                    EOF
                    
                    # cat < <eof>/usr/local/sbin/3G.sh
                    #!/bin/sh
                    sleep 3
                    /usr/local/sbin/usb_modeswitch -H -c /usr/local/etc/usb_modeswitch.conf
                    sleep 12
                    /usr/local/sbin/usb_modeswitch -H -c /usr/local/etc/usb_modeswitch.conf
                    EOF</eof> 
                    

                    The above didn't work,I think.
                    So, how can I switch mode in pfsense?

                    However,

                    pkg install mpd5
                    

                    solved the high CPU consumption for mpd job.

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                      Guest
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                      I also noticed on that Freebsd setup blog referenced in your first post -that he was showing the device to have an UE0 interface. I don't see that in your boot log, does it appear? Might require some more modeswitcher work. I do see the umass on Freebsd so maybe thats no the problem. Modem might need a cdc mode kick

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                        Guest
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                        +CFUN=1 doesn't help.

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                        CHAT: The modem is not responding to "AT+CFUN=1" at ModemCmd: label.

                        This is a problem. The only command we sent to modem was -Modem On-
                        If its not responding to that then there is a hardware issue.

                        Did you try going to console and use #8 Command Shell and type ppp just to see the output? It will give you some clues without diving into "Term" mode under ppp console… Probably need to address your hardware issue first though.

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