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    PfSense does not support more than 10 3G modems connected

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      Supermule Banned
      last edited by

      But why??

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        doktornotor Banned
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        Only 10 USB modems? Oh noes, unusable!!! We are all doomed!!!

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          cmb
          last edited by

          What does the 11th one do? System log, PPP log, anything else relevant you're seeing.

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            last edited by

            I am interested in this topic.

            Where is this failing? On creating the 11th PPP interface or when adding the 11th PPP interface to OPT interfaces?

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              rowell
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              3G modems used: Huawei E1550

              I don't see any errors on General/PPP log. The modem is detected normally just like the rest of the 10 3G modems. The only problem is on PPPs Configuration>Link Interfaces. The 11th link interface does not appear. Attached is a photo of PPPs configuration.

              General log upon inserting the 11th modem

              Jul 14 17:45:59 	kernel: ugen8.6: <vendor 0x1a40=""> at usbus8
Jul 14 17:45:59 	kernel: uhub20: <vendor 6="" 9="" 0x1a40="" usb="" 2.0="" hub,="" class="" 0,="" rev="" 2.00="" 1.11,="" addr=""> on usbus8
Jul 14 17:46:00 	kernel: uhub20: 4 ports with 4 removable, self powered
Jul 14 17:46:05 	kernel: ugen8.7: <huawei technology=""> at usbus8
Jul 14 17:46:05 	kernel: ugen8.7: <huawei technology=""> at usbus8 (disconnected)
Jul 14 17:46:08 	check_reload_status: updating dyndns WAN9_PPP
Jul 14 17:46:08 	check_reload_status: Restarting ipsec tunnels
Jul 14 17:46:08 	check_reload_status: Restarting OpenVPN tunnels/interfaces
Jul 14 17:46:08 	check_reload_status: Reloading filter
Jul 14 17:46:11 	php: rc.dyndns.update: MONITOR: WAN7_PPP is down, removing from routing group ADDEDWAN
Jul 14 17:46:11 	php: rc.filter_configure_sync: MONITOR: WAN7_PPP is down, removing from routing group ADDEDWAN
Jul 14 17:46:13 	kernel: ugen8.7: <huawei technology=""> at usbus8
Jul 14 17:46:13 	kernel: u3g10: <huawei 0="" 7="" technology="" huawei="" mobile,="" class="" 0,="" rev="" 2.00="" 0.00,="" addr=""> on usbus8
Jul 14 17:46:13 	kernel: u3g10: Found 3 ports.
Jul 14 17:46:13 	kernel: umass20: <huawei 0="" 7="" technology="" huawei="" mobile,="" class="" 0,="" rev="" 2.00="" 0.00,="" addr=""> on usbus8
Jul 14 17:46:13 	kernel: umass20: SCSI over Bulk-Only; quirks = 0x0000
Jul 14 17:46:13 	kernel: umass20:20:20:-1: Attached to scbus20
Jul 14 17:46:13 	kernel: umass21: <huawei 0="" 7="" technology="" huawei="" mobile,="" class="" 0,="" rev="" 2.00="" 0.00,="" addr=""> on usbus8
Jul 14 17:46:13 	kernel: umass21: SCSI over Bulk-Only; quirks = 0x0000
Jul 14 17:46:13 	kernel: umass21:21:21:-1: Attached to scbus21
Jul 14 17:46:13 	kernel: (probe0:umass-sim20:20:0:0): TEST UNIT READY. CDB: 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jul 14 17:46:13 	kernel: (probe0:umass-sim20:20:0:0): CAM status: SCSI Status Error
Jul 14 17:46:13 	kernel: (probe0:umass-sim20:20:0:0): SCSI status: Check Condition
Jul 14 17:46:13 	kernel: (probe0:umass-sim20:20:0:0): SCSI sense: NOT READY asc:3a,0 (Medium not present)
Jul 14 17:46:13 	kernel: (probe1:umass-sim21:21:0:0): TEST UNIT READY. CDB: 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jul 14 17:46:13 	kernel: (probe1:umass-sim21:21:0:0): CAM status: SCSI Status Error
Jul 14 17:46:13 	kernel: (probe1:umass-sim21:21:0:0): SCSI status: Check Condition
Jul 14 17:46:13 	kernel: (probe1:umass-sim21:21:0:0): SCSI sense: NOT READY asc:3a,0 (Medium not present)
Jul 14 17:46:13 	kernel: cd10 at umass-sim20 bus 20 scbus20 target 0 lun 0
Jul 14 17:46:13 	kernel: cd10: <huawei mass="" storage="" 2.31=""> Removable CD-ROM SCSI-2 device
Jul 14 17:46:13 	kernel: cd10: 40.000MB/s transfers
Jul 14 17:46:13 	kernel: cd10: Attempt to query device size failed: NOT READY, Medium not present
Jul 14 17:46:13 	kernel: da10 at umass-sim21 bus 21 scbus21 target 0 lun 0
Jul 14 17:46:13 	kernel: da10: <huawei mmc="" storage="" 2.31=""> Removable Direct Access SCSI-2 device
Jul 14 17:46:13 	kernel: da10: 40.000MB/s transfers
Jul 14 17:46:13 	kernel: da10: Attempt to query device size failed: NOT READY, Medium not present</huawei></huawei></huawei></huawei></huawei></huawei></huawei></huawei></vendor></vendor>

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                heper
                last edited by

                could you post the result of this:

                
ls -alh /dev/cua*

                try this with and without the 10th dongle in place…. this would atleast show if the "dailer-device' gets added to the system

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                  phil.davis
                  last edited by

                  I expect the problem is in /usr/local/www/interfaces_ppps_edit.php
                  https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/pull/1752
                  That pull request is against master, but you can try to see if it fixes it by:
                  Diagnostics->Edit file
                  /usr/local/www/interfaces_ppps_edit.php and Load
                  Search for "glob"
                  The glob expresion "/dev/cua?[0-9]{,.[0-9]}" - remove the dot so it is just "/dev/cua?[0-9]{,[0-9]}"
                  Save

                  That should allow cuau0 cuau1 cuau2 … cuau10 cuau11 ... cuau99 devices to be matched. Then you can have 100 3G modems :)

                  Edit add: RedMine bug created for tracking purposes: https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/4836

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                    cmb
                    last edited by

                    Thanks Phil. Merged that to master and RELENG_2_2.

                    rowell: next 2.2.4 snapshot @ https://snapshots.pfsense.org past the date of this post (probably the first with a July 15th date) will have that fix, please test and report back.

                    Now how long until someone comes and posts they can't use more than 100 3G modems? :) I'd say 100 is more than enough.

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                      last edited by

                      PfSense Swat Team in Action!!! Good job all. Fixed and commited in one day. That is some kind of awesome.

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                        phil.davis
                        last edited by

                        @Phishfry:

                        PfSense Swat Team in Action!!! Good job all. Fixed and commited in one day. That is some kind of awesome.

                        We will see - it just occurred to me that the change I made will now not match device names like /dev/cuau1.1 - which it would have matched before. I made a comment on the commit and @cmb and @jimp will know if device names in that format actually exist and need matching.

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                          phil.davis
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                          The finalised version of this was committed a few days ago.
                          @rowell - can you try https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/blob/RELENG_2_2/usr/local/www/interfaces_ppps_edit.php (that is the version to be released in 2.2.4)
                          Does that fix the issue?

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