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    • A
      AndrewZ
      last edited by

      @SimonBu:

      how can i check it now and how can i impliment it?

      Run ifconfig to check if you have an interface for the modem with the IP address obtained from your ISP.
      Then you will probably need to put AT^NDISDUP into some auto-run script.

      Alternatively you can try to activate another configuration profile in your modem and run it in RAS/PPP mode. Check the discussion here.

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      • S
        SimonBu
        last edited by

        in my mode i don´t have an ethernet IF

        when i switch it to the other mode i will have an ethernet IF but no IP/connection. and i don´t have a serial port to comunicate with.

        the mysteryious thing is that beeloo has it running. he only has compiled the usbID into the kernel.

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          AndrewZ
          last edited by

          Unfortunately I do not have the similar module to experiment with.
          Just an idea - you may need to switch the mode at some earlier stage, before the interfaces detected by the OS.
          We had a similar discussion here some time ago, try searching for usbmodeswitch and earlyshellcmd.

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            smejdil
            last edited by

            Hi i have also problem with connection to T-Mobile CZ

            I use PC Engines APU.1D and LTE Huawei ME909u-521 with actual pfSense 2.3.1_5

            Modem is present in the system. SIM card dont use PIN in mobile works. Modem is in slot (J16).

            dmesg | grep -i 'HUAWEI'
ugen3.2: <huawei technology="">at usbus3
u3g0: <huawei mobile="" connect="" -="" modem="">on usbus3

usbconfig -d 3.2
ugen3.2: <huawei mobile="" huawei="" technology="">at usbus3, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=HIGH (480Mbps) pwr=ON (500mA)</huawei></huawei></huawei>

            and detail

            usbconfig -d 3.2 dump_device_desc
ugen3.2: <huawei mobile="" huawei="" technology=""> at usbus3, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=HIGH (480Mbps) pwr=ON (500mA)

  bLength = 0x0012 
  bDescriptorType = 0x0001 
  bcdUSB = 0x0200 
  bDeviceClass = 0x0000  <probed by="" interface="" class="">
  bDeviceSubClass = 0x0000 
  bDeviceProtocol = 0x0000 
  bMaxPacketSize0 = 0x0040 
  idVendor = 0x12d1 
  idProduct = 0x1573 
  bcdDevice = 0x0228 
  iManufacturer = 0x0001  <huawei technology="">
  iProduct = 0x0002  <huawei mobile="">
  iSerialNumber = 0x0003  <0123456712ABCA17>
  bNumConfigurations = 0x0003</huawei></huawei></probed></huawei>

            On pfSense PPP are seting

            IPv4 Configuration Type  PPP
            Country       Czech Republic
            Provider               T-Mobile
            Plan       T-Mobile - internet.t-mobile.cz
            Phone number                  *99#
            Access Point Name          internet.t-mobile.cz
            Init string     Z
            Modem port     /dev/cuaU0.2

            Log - Init string with Z (ATZ)

            Jun 22 10:37:15 	ppp 		[wan] Bundle: Interface ng0 created
Jun 22 10:37:15 	ppp 		[wan_link0] Link: OPEN event
Jun 22 10:37:15 	ppp 		[wan_link0] LCP: Open event
Jun 22 10:37:15 	ppp 		[wan_link0] LCP: state change Initial --> Starting
Jun 22 10:37:15 	ppp 		[wan_link0] LCP: LayerStart
Jun 22 10:37:15 	ppp 		[wan_link0] CHAT: Detected Custom modem.
Jun 22 10:37:15 	ppp 		[wan_link0] CHAT: Dialing server at *99#...
Jun 22 10:37:15 	ppp 		[wan_link0] CHAT: ATDT*99#
Jun 22 10:37:15 	ppp 		[wan_link0] CHAT: Invalid dial init string.
Jun 22 10:37:15 	ppp 		[wan_link0] MODEM: chat script failed
Jun 22 10:37:15 	ppp 		[wan_link0] Link: DOWN event
Jun 22 10:37:15 	ppp 		[wan_link0] LCP: Down event

            Log - Init string without Z (AT)

            Jun 17 23:06:45 	ppp 		[wan] Bundle: Interface ng0 created
Jun 17 23:06:45 	ppp 		[wan_link0] Link: OPEN event
Jun 17 23:06:45 	ppp 		[wan_link0] LCP: Open event
Jun 17 23:06:45 	ppp 		[wan_link0] LCP: state change Initial --> Starting
Jun 17 23:06:45 	ppp 		[wan_link0] LCP: LayerStart
Jun 17 23:06:45 	ppp 		[wan_link0] CHAT: +CGDCONT=1,"IP","internet.t-mobile.cz"
Jun 17 23:06:45 	ppp 		[wan_link0] CHAT: Detected Hayes compatible modem.
Jun 17 23:06:45 	ppp 		[wan_link0] CHAT: The modem responded with "ERROR" to the command "AT&F&C1&D2E0S0=0M1" at ModemCmd: label.
Jun 17 23:06:45 	ppp 		[wan_link0] MODEM: chat script failed
Jun 17 23:06:45 	ppp 		[wan_link0] Link: DOWN event
Jun 17 23:06:45 	ppp 		[wan_link0] LCP: Down event

            I tested AT command manualy

            cu -l /dev/cuaU0.2

Connected
AT^HCSQ?

^HCSQ: "WCDMA",50,51,60,0

OK
AT^SYSCFGEX=?

^SYSCFGEX: ("00","03","02","01","99"),((2000004e80380,"GSM850/GSM900/GSM1800/GSM1900/WCDMA BCI/WCDMA BCII/WCDMA BCV/WCDMA BCVIII"),(3fffffff,"All Bands")),(0-2),(0-4),((800d7,"LTE BC1/LTE BC2/LTE BC3/LTE BC5/LTE BC7/LTE BC8/LTE BC20"),(7fffffffffffffff,"All Bands"))

OK

ATI

Manufacturer: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Model: ME909u-521
Revision: 12.636.11.01.00
IMEI: 860461025220081
+GCAP: +CGSM

OK

            cat /var/etc/mpd_wan.conf 
startup:
	# configure the console
	set console close
	# configure the web server
	set web close

default:
pppclient:
	create bundle static wan
	set bundle enable ipv6cp
	set iface name ppp1
	set iface disable on-demand
	set iface idle 0
	set iface enable tcpmssfix
	set iface up-script /usr/local/sbin/ppp-linkup
	set iface down-script /usr/local/sbin/ppp-linkdown
	set ipcp ranges 0.0.0.0/0 10.64.64.0/0
	set ipcp enable req-pri-dns
	set ipcp enable req-sec-dns
	#log -bund -ccp -chat -iface -ipcp -lcp -link

	create link static wan_link0 modem
	set link action bundle wan
	set link disable multilink
	set link keep-alive 10 60
	set link max-redial 0
	set link disable chap pap
	set link accept chap pap eap
	set link disable incoming
	set link mtu 1492
	set auth authname "user"
	set auth password ��
	set modem device /dev/cuaU0.2
	set modem script DialPeer
	set modem idle-script Ringback
	set modem watch -cd
	set modem var $DialPrefix "DT"
	set modem var $Telephone "*99#"
	set modem var $InitString "Z"
	set modem var $PinWait "0"
	set modem var $APN "internet.t-mobile.cz"
	set modem var $APNum "1"
	open

            On my place is signal only WCDMA no LTE :-(

            Where do I find fault? Thank you for the advice.

            Here is photo - https://www.flickr.com/photos/smejdil/27783164666/

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              AndrewZ
              last edited by

              try the dirty trick - remove Z from your custom init string, then edit the configuration file and remove M1 from the factory init string

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              • S
                smejdil
                last edited by

                How and where M1 remove it?

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                • S
                  smejdil
                  last edited by

                  This configuration is OK

                  
IPv4 Configuration Type     PPP
Country                     Czech Republic
Provider                    T-Mobile
Plan                        T-Mobile - internet.t-mobile.cz
Phone number                *99#
Access Point Name           internet.t-mobile.cz
Init string                 &F0E1Q0 +CMEE=2
Modem port                  /dev/cuaU0.0

                  My post on my blog in Czech
                  http://blog.smejdil.cz/2016/06/pfsense-2315-lte-modem-huawei-me909u-521.html

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                    celevra
                    last edited by

                    i can confirm the init string "&F0E1Q0 +CMEE=2" works for me also with german o2
                    but only until i reboot, after that i only get 2 devices cuau0 and cuau1 and cellular shows me that the adapter is unsupported.
                    I have to unplug the power cable, after that everything connects as normal
                    Is there a solution for that problem?

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                    • Z
                      z3n0
                      last edited by

                      Hi all,
                      before upgrading pfsense, I was using properly Huawei ME909u-521.
                      pFsense was create for modem port (/dev/cuaU0.1, cuaU0.2, cuaU0.3, cuaU0.4) and it connect properly in 4G/LTE).
                      This is /var/log/system.log:

                      
ppp: [opt2_link0] can't open /dev/cuau0: Device busy
Mar  2 16:09:51 pfSense ppp: [opt2_link0] MODEM: Fail to open serial port /dev/cuau0 on speed 115200
Mar  2 16:09:51 pfSense ppp: [opt2_link0] Link: DOWN event
Mar  2 16:09:51 pfSense ppp: [opt2_link0] LCP: Down event
Mar  2 16:09:51 pfSense ppp: [opt2_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 24801 in 4 seconds

                      I've tried to reboot but nothing.

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                      • stephenw10S
                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                        last edited by

                        Looks like it's trying to open the wrong port:

                        /dev/cuau0

                        The lower-case u there indicates an on board serial port. /dev/cuaU0 would be a USB connected com port.

                        Steve

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                          z3n0
                          last edited by

                          @stephenw10:

                          Looks like it's trying to open the wrong port:

                          /dev/cuau0

                          The lower-case u there indicates an on board serial port. /dev/cuaU0 would be a USB connected com port.

                          Steve

                          Before upgrading i was 4 serials port (/dev/cuaU1.1 ecc) but now device seem not recognize…
                          I have only cuaU0 and cuaU1.
                          Is kernel cause?

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                          • stephenw10S
                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                            last edited by

                            What did you upgrade from? It's hard to believe that an upgrade would have caused that unless it was a major version perhaps.

                            Check the boot log in /var/log/dmesg.boot (or just the system log if it hasn't been up long) for messages from the ports.

                            Steve

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                              z3n0
                              last edited by

                              @stephenw10:

                              What did you upgrade from? It's hard to believe that an upgrade would have caused that unless it was a major version perhaps.

                              Check the boot log in /var/log/dmesg.boot (or just the system log if it hasn't been up long) for messages from the ports.

                              Steve

                              I upgrade my APU2 to 2.3.3 version from 2.2.x.
                              This is dmsg:

                              0
usbus1: EHCI version 1.0
usbus1 on ehci0
isab0: <pci-isa bridge=""> at device 20.3 on pci0
isa0: <isa bus=""> on isab0
sdhci_pci0: <generic sd="" hci=""> mem 0xfeb25500-0xfeb255ff at device 20.7 on pci0
sdhci_pci0: 1 slot(s) allocated
uart0: <16550 or compatible> port 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 flags 0x10 on acpi0
uart0: console (115200,n,8,1)
orm0: <isa option="" roms=""> at iomem 0xc0000-0xc0fff,0xef000-0xeffff on isa0
ppc0: cannot reserve I/O port range
uart1: <16550 or compatible> at port 0x2f8-0x2ff irq 3 on isa0
hwpstate0: <cool`n'quiet 2.0=""> on cpu0
Timecounters tick every 1.000 msec
random: unblocking device.
usbus0: 5.0Gbps Super Speed USB v3.0
usbus1: 480Mbps High Speed USB v2.0
ugen0.1: <0x1022> at usbus0
uhub0: <0x1022 XHCI root HUB, class 9/0, rev 3.00/1.00, addr 1> on usbus0
ugen1.1: <amd> at usbus1
uhub1: <amd 1="" 9="" ehci="" root="" hub,="" class="" 0,="" rev="" 2.00="" 1.00,="" addr=""> on usbus1
uhub0: 4 ports with 4 removable, self powered
uhub1: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered
ugen1.2: <vendor 0x0438=""> at usbus1
uhub2: <vendor 2="" 9="" 0x0438="" product="" 0x7900,="" class="" 0,="" rev="" 2.00="" 0.18,="" addr=""> on usbus1
uhub2: 4 ports with 4 removable, self powered
ugen1.3: <unknown> at usbus1 (disconnected)
ada0 at ahcich0 bus 0 scbus0 target 0 lun 0
ada0: <sata ssd="" s9fm02.9=""> ACS-3 ATA SATA 3.x device
ada0: Serial Number xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
ada0: 600.000MB/s transfers (SATA 3.x, UDMA6, PIO 8192bytes)
ada0: Command Queueing enabled
ada0: 15272MB (31277232 512 byte sectors)
ada0: Previously was known as ad4
SMP: AP CPU #1 Launched!
SMP: AP CPU #3 Launched!
SMP: AP CPU #2 Launched!
Timecounter "TSC" frequency 998150474 Hz quality 1000
Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/ufsid/56dcd2d752377281 [rw]...
ng0: changing name to 'ppp0'
igb0: link state changed to UP
igb2: link state changed to UP
pflog0: promiscuous mode enabled
ng0: changing name to 'ppp0'
ng0: changing name to 'ppp0'
ng0: changing name to 'ppp0'
ng0: changing name to 'ppp0'
uhub2: at uhub1, port 1, addr 2 (disconnected)
uhub0: at usbus0, port 1, addr 1 (disconnected)
Copyright (c) 1992-2016 The FreeBSD Project.
Copyright (c) 1979, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
        The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
FreeBSD is a registered trademark of The FreeBSD Foundation.
FreeBSD 10.3-RELEASE-p16 #9 d88504507(RELENG_2_3_3): Wed Feb 15 11:30:33 CST 2017
    root@ce23-amd64-builder:/builder/pfsense-233/tmp/obj/builder/pfsense-233/tmp/FreeBSD-src/sys/pfSense amd64
FreeBSD clang version 3.4.1 (tags/RELEASE_34/dot1-final 208032) 20140512
CPU: AMD GX-412TC SOC                                (998.15-MHz K8-class CPU)
  Origin="AuthenticAMD"  Id=0x730f01  Family=0x16  Model=0x30  Stepping=1
  Features=0x178bfbff <fpu,vme,de,pse,tsc,msr,pae,mce,cx8,apic,sep,mtrr,pge,mca,cmov,pat,pse36,clflush,mmx,fxsr,sse,sse2,htt>Features2=0x3ed8220b <sse3,pclmulqdq,mon,ssse3,cx16,sse4.1,sse4.2,movbe,popcnt,aesni,xsave,osxsave,avx,f16c>AMD Features=0x2e500800 <syscall,nx,mmx+,ffxsr,page1gb,rdtscp,lm>AMD Features2=0x1d4037ff <lahf,cmp,svm,extapic,cr8,abm,sse4a,mas,prefetch,osvw,ibs,skinit,wdt,topology,pnxc,dbe,ptsc,pl2i>Structured Extended Features=0x8 <bmi1>XSAVE Features=0x1 <xsaveopt>SVM: NP,NRIP,AFlush,DAssist,NAsids=8
  TSC: P-state invariant, performance statistics
real memory  = 4815060992 (4592 MB)
avail memory = 4088705024 (3899 MB)
Event timer "LAPIC" quality 400
ACPI APIC Table: <core  coreboot="">
FreeBSD/SMP: Multiprocessor System Detected: 4 CPUs
FreeBSD/SMP: 1 package(s) x 4 core(s)
 cpu0 (BSP): APIC ID:  0
 cpu1 (AP): APIC ID:  1
 cpu2 (AP): APIC ID:  2
 cpu3 (AP): APIC ID:  3
random: <software, yarrow=""> initialized
ioapic1: Changing APIC ID to 5
ioapic0 <version 2.1=""> irqs 0-23 on motherboard
ioapic1 <version 2.1=""> irqs 24-55 on motherboard
wlan: mac acl policy registered
ipw_bss: You need to read the LICENSE file in /usr/share/doc/legal/intel_ipw/.
ipw_bss: If you agree with the license, set legal.intel_ipw.license_ack=1 in /boot/loader.conf.
module_register_init: MOD_LOAD (ipw_bss_fw, 0xffffffff80620930, 0) error 1
ipw_ibss: You need to read the LICENSE file in /usr/share/doc/legal/intel_ipw/.
ipw_ibss: If you agree with the license, set legal.intel_ipw.license_ack=1 in /boot/loader.conf.
module_register_init: MOD_LOAD (ipw_ibss_fw, 0xffffffff806209e0, 0) error 1
ipw_monitor: You need to read the LICENSE file in /usr/share/doc/legal/intel_ipw/.
ipw_monitor: If you agree with the license, set legal.intel_ipw.license_ack=1 in /boot/loader.conf.
module_register_init: MOD_LOAD (ipw_monitor_fw, 0xffffffff80620a90, 0) error 1
iwi_bss: You need to read the LICENSE file in /usr/share/doc/legal/intel_iwi/.
iwi_bss: If you agree with the license, set legal.intel_iwi.license_ack=1 in /boot/loader.conf.
module_register_init: MOD_LOAD (iwi_bss_fw, 0xffffffff80647c30, 0) error 1
iwi_ibss: You need to read the LICENSE file in /usr/share/doc/legal/intel_iwi/.
iwi_ibss: If you agree with the license, set legal.intel_iwi.license_ack=1 in /boot/loader.conf.
module_register_init: MOD_LOAD (iwi_ibss_fw, 0xffffffff80647ce0, 0) error 1
iwi_monitor: You need to read the LICENSE file in /usr/share/doc/legal/intel_iwi/.
iwi_monitor: If you agree with the license, set legal.intel_iwi.license_ack=1 in /boot/loader.conf.
module_register_init: MOD_LOAD (iwi_monitor_fw, 0xffffffff80647d90, 0) error 1
netmap: loaded module
kbd0 at kbdmux0
module_register_init: MOD_LOAD (vesa, 0xffffffff81016c60, 0) error 19
cryptosoft0: <software crypto=""> on motherboard
padlock0: No ACE support.
acpi0: <core coreboot=""> on motherboard
acpi0: Power Button (fixed)
cpu0: <acpi cpu=""> on acpi0
cpu1: <acpi cpu=""> on acpi0
cpu2: <acpi cpu=""> on acpi0
cpu3: <acpi cpu=""> on acpi0
atrtc0: <at realtime="" clock=""> port 0x70-0x71 irq 8 on acpi0
Event timer "RTC" frequency 32768 Hz quality 0
attimer0: <at timer=""> port 0x40-0x43 irq 0 on acpi0
Timecounter "i8254" frequency 1193182 Hz quality 0
Event timer "i8254" frequency 1193182 Hz quality 100
Timecounter "ACPI-safe" frequency 3579545 Hz quality 850
acpi_timer0: <32-bit timer at 3.579545MHz> port 0x818-0x81b on acpi0
hpet0: <high precision="" event="" timer=""> iomem 0xfed00000-0xfed003ff on acpi0
Timecounter "HPET" frequency 14318180 Hz quality 950
acpi_button0: <power button=""> on acpi0
pcib0: <acpi host-pci="" bridge=""> port 0xcf8-0xcff on acpi0
pci0: <acpi pci="" bus=""> on pcib0
pcib1: <acpi pci-pci="" bridge=""> at device 2.2 on pci0
pcib1: failed to allocate initial I/O port window: 0x1000-0x1fff
pci1: <acpi pci="" bus=""> on pcib1
igb0: <intel(r) 1000="" pro="" network="" connection,="" version="" -="" 2.5.3-k=""> mem 0xfe600000-0xfe61ffff,0xfe620000-0xfe623fff at device 0.0 on pci1
igb0: Using MSIX interrupts with 5 vectors
igb0: Ethernet address: 00:0d:b9:43:4a:3c
igb0: Bound queue 0 to cpu 0
igb0: Bound queue 1 to cpu 1
igb0: Bound queue 2 to cpu 2
igb0: Bound queue 3 to cpu 3
igb0: netmap queues/slots: TX 4/1024, RX 4/1024
pcib2: <acpi pci-pci="" bridge=""> at device 2.3 on pci0
pci2: <acpi pci="" bus=""> on pcib2
igb1: <intel(r) 1000="" pro="" network="" connection,="" version="" -="" 2.5.3-k=""> port 0x2000-0x201f mem 0xfe700000-0xfe71ffff,0xfe720000-0xfe723fff at device 0.0 on pci2
igb1: Using MSIX interrupts with 5 vectors
igb1: Ethernet address: 00:0d:b9:43:4a:3d
igb1: Bound queue 0 to cpu 0
igb1: Bound queue 1 to cpu 1
igb1: Bound queue 2 to cpu 2
igb1: Bound queue 3 to cpu 3
igb1: netmap queues/slots: TX 4/1024, RX 4/1024
pcib3: <acpi pci-pci="" bridge=""> at device 2.4 on pci0
pci3: <acpi pci="" bus=""> on pcib3
igb2: <intel(r) 1000="" pro="" network="" connection,="" version="" -="" 2.5.3-k=""> port 0x3000-0x301f mem 0xfe800000-0xfe81ffff,0xfe820000-0xfe823fff at device 0.0 on pci3
igb2: Using MSIX interrupts with 5 vectors
igb2: Ethernet address: 00:0d:b9:43:4a:3e
igb2: Bound queue 0 to cpu 0
igb2: Bound queue 1 to cpu 1
igb2: Bound queue 2 to cpu 2
igb2: Bound queue 3 to cpu 3
igb2: netmap queues/slots: TX 4/1024, RX 4/1024
pci0: <encrypt decrypt=""> at device 8.0 (no driver attached)
xhci0: <xhci (generic)="" usb="" 3.0="" controller=""> mem 0xfeb22000-0xfeb23fff at device 16.0 on pci0
xhci0: 32 bytes context size, 64-bit DMA
usbus0 on xhci0
ahci0: <amd hudson-2="" ahci="" sata="" controller=""> port 0x4010-0x4017,0x4020-0x4023,0x4018-0x401f,0x4024-0x4027,0x4000-0x400f mem 0xfeb25000-0xfeb253ff at device 17.0 on pci0
ahci0: AHCI v1.30 with 2 6Gbps ports, Port Multiplier supported with FBS
ahcich0: <ahci channel=""> at channel 0 on ahci0
ahcich1: <ahci channel=""> at channel 1 on ahci0
ehci0: <ehci (generic)="" usb="" 2.0="" controller=""> mem 0xfeb25400-0xfeb254ff at device 19.0 on pci0
usbus1: EHCI version 1.0
usbus1 on ehci0
isab0: <pci-isa bridge=""> at device 20.3 on pci0
isa0: <isa bus=""> on isab0
sdhci_pci0: <generic sd="" hci=""> mem 0xfeb25500-0xfeb255ff at device 20.7 on pci0
sdhci_pci0: 1 slot(s) allocated
uart0: <16550 or compatible> port 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 flags 0x10 on acpi0
uart0: console (115200,n,8,1)
orm0: <isa option="" roms=""> at iomem 0xc0000-0xc0fff,0xef000-0xeffff on isa0
ppc0: cannot reserve I/O port range
uart1: <16550 or compatible> at port 0x2f8-0x2ff irq 3 on isa0
hwpstate0: <cool`n'quiet 2.0=""> on cpu0
Timecounters tick every 1.000 msec
random: unblocking device.
usbus0: 5.0Gbps Super Speed USB v3.0
usbus1: 480Mbps High Speed USB v2.0
ugen0.1: <0x1022> at usbus0
uhub0: <0x1022 XHCI root HUB, class 9/0, rev 3.00/1.00, addr 1> on usbus0
ugen1.1: <amd> at usbus1
uhub1: <amd 1="" 9="" ehci="" root="" hub,="" class="" 0,="" rev="" 2.00="" 1.00,="" addr=""> on usbus1
uhub0: 4 ports with 4 removable, self powered
uhub1: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered
ugen1.2: <vendor 0x0438=""> at usbus1
uhub2: <vendor 2="" 9="" 0x0438="" product="" 0x7900,="" class="" 0,="" rev="" 2.00="" 0.18,="" addr=""> on usbus1
uhub2: 4 ports with 4 removable, self powered
ugen1.3: <unknown> at usbus1 (disconnected)
ada0 at ahcich0 bus 0 scbus0 target 0 lun 0
ada0: <sata ssd="" s9fm02.9=""> ACS-3 ATA SATA 3.x device
ada0: Serial Number Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
ada0: 600.000MB/s transfers (SATA 3.x, UDMA6, PIO 8192bytes)
ada0: Command Queueing enabled
ada0: 15272MB (31277232 512 byte sectors)
ada0: Previously was known as ad4
SMP: AP CPU #1 Launched!
SMP: AP CPU #3 Launched!
SMP: AP CPU #2 Launched!
Timecounter "TSC" frequency 998150474 Hz quality 1000
Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/ufsid/56dcd2d752377281 [rw]...
ng0: changing name to 'ppp0'
igb0: link state changed to UP
igb2: link state changed to UP
pflog0: promiscuous mode enabled
ng0: changing name to 'ppp0'
ng0: changing name to 'ppp0'
ng0: changing name to 'ppp0'
ng0: changing name to 'ppp0'
uhub2: at uhub1, port 1, addr 2 (disconnected)
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                                smejdil
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                                I have also problem after reboot. I see no modem port :-( But after upgrade pfSense CE 2.3.3 and install new package.

                                pfSense-pkg-cellular-1.1.4    Voleatech Cellular Module Interface

                                LTE modem is ready. I Rebooted and Halted several times. FreeBSD kernel have some time problem with USB Device. Perhaps future problems will be solved new package pfSense-pkg-cellular.

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                                  z3n0
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                                  @smejdil:

                                  I have also problem after reboot. I see no modem port :-( But after upgrade pfSense CE 2.3.3 and install new package.

                                  pfSense-pkg-cellular-1.1.4    Voleatech Cellular Module Interface

                                  LTE modem is ready. I Rebooted and Halted several times. FreeBSD kernel have some time problem with USB Device. Perhaps future problems will be solved new package pfSense-pkg-cellular.

                                  Same behavior!
                                  Whats happen?

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                                    conor
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                                    I'd had quite a bit of experience with the 521 and 523 modules here are my experiences with it:

                                    First off the device will appear cuaUX in the /dev/ directory. (where X is any number between 0-9)

                                    The ports that you want are as follows:
                                    /dev/cuaUX.0  –--- this is the port you use to create the ppp tunnel over. Once ppp is UP you can't connect to this port.
                                    /dev/cuaUX.2  ----- this is a serial port to allow you to use AT commands to check the connection while the ppp is up. You can access this port with tip and /etc/remotes

                                    1. Buried in the documentation for the modules is a note that you must provide 14 seconds of power to the module before you attempt to load drivers for it. So I added a 20 second delay to loader.conf.

                                    2. If you pull the power to the device while the module is still registered to the network when you reboot the device won't come up with the driver. The only to fix this is to perform a usb bus reset. WARNING if you do this on a Netgate 2200 or 2400 you will crash the system if you are running pfSense from the onboard memory, I used a separate SSD on those devices to avoid that issue.

                                    3. If you are connected with a PPP session and you disable the radio in the GUI and then try to re-enable it you will see lots of errors in the logs looking like this:
                                    Mar 20 17:52:44 100300020 ppp: [opt2_link0] CHAT: The modem is not responding to "AT" at ModemCmd: label.
                                    Mar 20 17:52:44 100300020 ppp: [opt2_link0] MODEM: chat script failed
                                    This is because the modem is unresponsive on the cuaUX.0 port, you can still chat to it via the cuaUX.2 port. In this circumstance I use the following commands on the cuaUX.2 port:
                                    AT+FUN=4  (this tells the device to go offline)
                                    AT+FUN=6  ( this tells the device to restart)

                                    This gets it back HOWEVER it gets recognized as a new cuaUX port not the old one. I got around this by hacking devd.

                                    4. Init strings aren't globally compatible, I have these modules deployed in USA, Ireland and the UK and have had to modify the mpd.script files for each country.

                                    In my humble opinion, if you're not experienced with AT commands and how cellular works and aren't confident with messing around with pfsense source files then stay away from these modules and buy a cradle-point instead and plug the ethernet interface of that into one of the ethernet ports on your device.

                                    200+ pfSense installs - best firewall ever.

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                                      z3n0
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                                      @conor:

                                      1. Buried in the documentation for the modules is a note that you must provide 14 seconds of power to the module before you attempt to load drivers for it. So I added a 20 second delay to loader.conf.

                                      how did you do?

                                      now i have create this script:```
                                      #!/bin/sh
                                      usbconfig -u 1 reset

                                      that reset the card but the pppoe is going up for 3-4 seconds and turn down..  :o
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                                        conor
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                                        Change to loader.conf:

                                        loader_delay="20"

                                        If your ppp goes up and down you need to look at the log , check what stage its stopping at

                                        
clog -f /var/log/ppp.log

                                        200+ pfSense installs - best firewall ever.

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                                          z3n0
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                                          @conor:

                                          Change to loader.conf:

                                          loader_delay="20"

                                          If your ppp goes up and down you need to look at the log , check what stage its stopping at

                                          
clog -f /var/log/ppp.log

                                          I try with 40 sec and now work properly!!!
                                          Thank you

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                                            Slam
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                                            ME909u-521 works for me out the box on pfSense 2.3.4 with an Alix 6f, I didnt assign the ue0 to anything, I just created a ppp0 entry for /dev/cuaU0.2 and I assigned ppp0 to OPT1, however like others I suffer the warm boot symptoms

                                            Slam.

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