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      hAh0L13
      last edited by

      Hello.

      I'm trying to use USB 4G modem Huawei e3372h in HiLink as simple 4G modem on my pfsense 2.3.2. Succesfully create PPP interface on cuau0.0, but can't connect. System Logs > PPP shows error:

      ppp: [wan_link0] CHAT: ATDT*99#
ppp: [wan_link0] CHAT: Invalid dial init string.

      I know about replace ATDT to ATD in /etc/inc/interfaces.inc, but my question is where I can change whole chat-script permanently? From support of Huawei e3372h, I should use this script:

      ABORT BUSY
ABORT 'NO CARRIER'
ABORT ERROR
REPORT CONNECT
TIMEOUT 10
"" "ATE1"
OK 'AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","home.beeline.ru"'
SAY "Calling UMTS/GPRS"
TIMEOUT 30
OK "ATD*99#"
CONNECT ' '

      OpenWRT use /etc/chatscripts/3g.chat for this, but i can't find this file, /etc/ppp/ppp.conf didn't change script too.

      Sorry for my bad-bad english and if question already answered, but i can't find anything.

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        AndrewZ
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        https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=105842.msg590398#msg590398

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          hAh0L13
          last edited by

          @AndrewZ:

          https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=105842.msg590398#msg590398

          I already know about correct init strings like ATZ or AT&F (without M1), but my question isn't about it. I'm try to locate where i can change chat script, which config files system using.

          I can connect with my modem - dialing ok, receive ip address. but i haven't internet. I think it's because default route is absent - maybe command 'add default HISADDR' didn't apply in dialing.

          Logs:

          
Dec  8 18:23:18 infinite ppp: Multi-link PPP daemon for FreeBSD
Dec  8 18:23:18 infinite ppp:
Dec  8 18:23:18 infinite ppp: process 40646 started, version 5.8 (root@pfSense_v2_3_2_amd64-pfSense_v2_3_2-job-04 16:03 19-Jul-2016)
Dec  8 18:23:18 infinite ppp: web: web is not running
Dec  8 18:23:18 infinite ppp: [wan] Bundle: Interface ng0 created
Dec  8 18:23:18 infinite ppp: [wan_link0] Link: OPEN event
Dec  8 18:23:18 infinite ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: Open event
Dec  8 18:23:18 infinite ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: state change Initial --> Starting
Dec  8 18:23:18 infinite ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: LayerStart
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan_link0] CHAT: Detected Custom modem.
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan_link0] CHAT: Dialing server at *99#...
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan_link0] CHAT: ATD*99#
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan_link0] CHAT: Connected at an unknown speed.
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan_link0] MODEM: chat script succeeded
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan_link0] Link: UP event
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: Up event
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: state change Starting --> Req-Sent
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: SendConfigReq #1
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan_link0]   ACFCOMP
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan_link0]   PROTOCOMP
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan_link0]   ACCMAP 0x000a0000
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan_link0]   MRU 1500
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan_link0]   MAGICNUM 0xcb343ccc
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: rec'd Configure Request #1 (Req-Sent)
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan_link0]   ACFCOMP
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan_link0]   PROTOCOMP
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan_link0]   ACCMAP 0x00000000
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan_link0]   MRU 1500
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan_link0]   MAGICNUM 0x00000543
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan_link0]   AUTHPROTO CHAP MD5
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: SendConfigAck #1
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan_link0]   ACFCOMP
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan_link0]   PROTOCOMP
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan_link0]   ACCMAP 0x00000000
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan_link0]   MRU 1500
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan_link0]   MAGICNUM 0x00000543
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan_link0]   AUTHPROTO CHAP MD5
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: state change Req-Sent --> Ack-Sent
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: rec'd Configure Ack #1 (Ack-Sent)
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan_link0]   ACFCOMP
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan_link0]   PROTOCOMP
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan_link0]   ACCMAP 0x000a0000
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan_link0]   MRU 1500
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan_link0]   MAGICNUM 0xcb343ccc
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: state change Ack-Sent --> Opened
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: auth: peer wants CHAP, I want nothing
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: LayerUp
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan_link0] CHAP: rec'd CHALLENGE #1 len: 37
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan_link0]   Name: "HUAWEI_CHAP_SRVR"
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan_link0] CHAP: Using authname "beeline"
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan_link0] CHAP: sending RESPONSE #1 len: 28
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan_link0] CHAP: rec'd SUCCESS #1 len: 13
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan_link0]   MESG: Welcome!!
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: authorization successful
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan_link0] Link: Matched action 'bundle "wan" ""'
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan_link0] Link: Join bundle "wan"
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan] Bundle: Status update: up 1 link, total bandwidth 28800 bps
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan] IPCP: Open event
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan] IPCP: state change Initial --> Starting
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan] IPCP: LayerStart
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan] IPV6CP: Open event
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan] IPV6CP: state change Initial --> Starting
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan] IPV6CP: LayerStart
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan] IPCP: Up event
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan] IPCP: state change Starting --> Req-Sent
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan] IPCP: SendConfigReq #1
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan]   IPADDR 0.0.0.0
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan]   COMPPROTO VJCOMP, 16 comp. channels, no comp-cid
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan] IPV6CP: Up event
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan] IPV6CP: state change Starting --> Req-Sent
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan] IPV6CP: SendConfigReq #1
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan] IPCP: rec'd Configure Request #1 (Req-Sent)
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan] IPCP: SendConfigAck #1
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan] IPCP: state change Req-Sent --> Ack-Sent
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan] IPCP: rec'd Configure Nak #1 (Ack-Sent)
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan] IPCP: Up event
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan] IPCP: state change Starting --> Req-Sent
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan] IPCP: SendConfigReq #1
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan]   IPADDR 0.0.0.0
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan]   COMPPROTO VJCOMP, 16 comp. channels, no comp-cid
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan] IPV6CP: Up event
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan] IPV6CP: state change Starting --> Req-Sent
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan] IPV6CP: SendConfigReq #1
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan] IPCP: rec'd Configure Request #1 (Req-Sent)
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan] IPCP: SendConfigAck #1
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan] IPCP: state change Req-Sent --> Ack-Sent
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan] IPCP: rec'd Configure Nak #1 (Ack-Sent)
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan] IPCP: SendConfigReq #2
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan]   IPADDR 0.0.0.0
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan]   COMPPROTO VJCOMP, 16 comp. channels, no comp-cid
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: rec'd Protocol Reject #2 (Opened)
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: protocol IPV6CP was rejected
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan] IPV6CP: protocol was rejected by peer
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan] IPV6CP: state change Req-Sent --> Stopped
Dec  8 18:23:19 infinite ppp: [wan] IPV6CP: LayerFinish
Dec  8 18:23:20 infinite ppp: [wan] IPCP: rec'd Configure Reject #2 (Ack-Sent)
Dec  8 18:23:20 infinite ppp: [wan]   COMPPROTO VJCOMP, 16 comp. channels, no comp-cid
Dec  8 18:23:20 infinite ppp: [wan] IPCP: SendConfigReq #3
Dec  8 18:23:20 infinite ppp: [wan]   IPADDR 0.0.0.0
Dec  8 18:23:20 infinite ppp: [wan] IPCP: rec'd Configure Nak #3 (Ack-Sent)
Dec  8 18:23:20 infinite ppp: [wan]   IPADDR 10.50.105.175
Dec  8 18:23:20 infinite ppp: [wan]     10.50.105.175 is OK
Dec  8 18:23:20 infinite ppp: [wan] IPCP: SendConfigReq #4
Dec  8 18:23:20 infinite ppp: [wan]   IPADDR 10.50.105.175
Dec  8 18:23:20 infinite ppp: [wan] IPCP: rec'd Configure Ack #4 (Ack-Sent)
Dec  8 18:23:20 infinite ppp: [wan]   IPADDR 10.50.105.175
Dec  8 18:23:20 infinite ppp: [wan] IPCP: state change Ack-Sent --> Opened
Dec  8 18:23:20 infinite ppp: [wan] IPCP: LayerUp
Dec  8 18:23:20 infinite ppp: [wan]   10.50.105.175 -> 10.64.64.0
Dec  8 18:23:20 infinite ppp: [wan] IFACE: Up event
Dec  8 18:23:20 infinite ppp: [wan] IFACE: Rename interface ng0 to ppp0 [wan_link0]

          ifconfig:

          ppp0: flags=88d1 <up,pointopoint,running,noarp,simplex,multicast>metric 0 mtu 1492
        inet 10.50.105.175 --> 10.64.64.0 netmask 0xffffffff
        inet6 fe80::21b:21ff:fe2d:f344%ppp0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x8
        nd6 options=21<performnud,auto_linklocal></performnud,auto_linklocal></up,pointopoint,running,noarp,simplex,multicast>

          GUI status:

          Status	up
PPP	up 
Uptime	00:04:08
Cell Signal (RSSI)	rssi:24 level:-65dBm percent:77%
Cell Mode	None, No Service Mode
Cell SIM State	Invalid SIM/locked State
Cell Service	No Service
MAC Address	00:00:00:00:00:00
IPv4 Address	10.50.105.175
Subnet mask IPv4	255.255.255.255
Gateway IPv4	10.64.64.0
IPv6 Link Local	fe80::21b:21ff:fe2d:f344%ppp0
DNS servers	127.0.0.1
			8.8.8.8
			8.8.4.4
MTU	1492
In/out packets	0/16 (0 B/1 KiB)
In/out packets (pass)	0/16 (0 B/1 KiB)
In/out packets (block)	0/0 (0 B/0 B)
In/out errors	0/0
Collisions	0

          routes when ppp active:

          IPv4 Routes
Destination	Gateway	Flags	Use	Mtu	Netif	Expire
10.52.138.115	link#8	UHS	0	16384	lo0	
10.64.64.0	link#8	UH	103	1492	ppp0	
127.0.0.1	link#7	UH	470	16384	lo0	
192.168.1.0/24	link#1	U	14425741	1500	em0	
192.168.1.1	link#1	UHS	0	16384	lo0
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            AndrewZ
            last edited by

            You don't need to touch any script.
            Think of gateways and NAT.

            @hAh0L13:

            I'm trying to use USB 4G modem Huawei e3372h in HiLink
            Succesfully create PPP interface

            BTW, if you are able to create a PPP interface, your modem may not be in HiLink mode. I suspect it's a regular stick running 21.X firmware.

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              hAh0L13
              last edited by

              @AndrewZ:

              You don't need to touch any script.
              Think of gateways and NAT.

              OK, i understand this. I have another modem, 3G SimTech Sim 5216. With it, i can create PPP and receive IP address too, but can't ping 8.8.8.8 - no route to host. Similarly to e3372.

              NAT in auto outbound mode. BTW, pinging from PPP interface say no route to host too. I can add default route manually (and i think all will work fine), but maybe this should be done automatically?

              @AndrewZ:

              BTW, if you are able to create a PPP interface, your modem may not be in HiLink mode. I suspect it's a regular stick running 21.X firmware.

              HiLink with modded firmware, able to change composition between RNDIS/CDC/Gateway/Gateway(with NIC). In gateway it has 3 u3g ports - modem interface, PC UI interface and another one command interface. Now I use it in CDC composition, but internet works unsatisfactory - opening sites often say "timed out", Steam say "no connection", etc. However, when connection achieved, it may be up to 50-60 Mbps down and 10-11 Mbps up. In gateway mode huawei works fine with Win7 (standard win utility), Fedora 23 and CentOS 7 (ModemManager, part of NetworkManager) - no delay, no timed out.

              UPD Found this bug - https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/6495 and linked thread - https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=113750.30
              will try this evening

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                hAh0L13
                last edited by

                I don't know how, but now all works fine. All what has been changed - removed swap for increasing / - my / is overfilled (free 1% or 9 MB). Now used 73% and PPP connection up and works fine

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