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      theHubi
      last edited by

      OK. Now this is weird.

      I have a second one. Exact same thing.

      Same modem, same settings. Only it's not connecting.
      Same error.

      What I've noticed though: This time I get a response from cuaU0.2 instead of 0.0
      I've changed to that, tried, same error.
      It's literally the exact same hardware.

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        AndrewZ
        last edited by

        Try to configure the modem part from scratch, i.e. delete everything, reboot, then check and configure.
        Changing name means re-connect for me. I'm not FreeBSD expert, but in Linux the fixed name assignment could be achieved by udev rules, here you will need something similar. Worth to try devd.conf ?

        it has no speaker

        was related to a modem itself, not the box it is plugged in
        Here are the basics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayes_command_set

        M0 or M		Speaker off, completely silent during dialing	M3 is also common, but different on many brands
M1		Speaker on until remote carrier detected (i.e. until the other modem is heard)
M2		Speaker always on (data sounds are heard after CONNECT)

        BTW, E352 is not an "LTE-Modem".

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        • stephenw10S
          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
          last edited by

          @theHubi:

          What I've noticed though: This time I get a response from cuaU0.2 instead of 0.0
          I've changed to that, tried, same error.
          It's literally the exact same hardware.

          Could be a different firmware version but it's probably configured with a different composition, the modem port listed in a different order. Try running at the responding prompt:

          at^setport?

          Some useful info on that in Andrewz's post he linked earlier.

          Steve

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            AndrewZ
            last edited by

            @stephenw10:

            Could be a different firmware version

            Good point, worth to check. As I recall it was 2 different hw mods of E352, each with it's own fw.

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              theHubi
              last edited by

              @stephenw10:

              @theHubi:

              What I've noticed though: This time I get a response from cuaU0.2 instead of 0.0
              I've changed to that, tried, same error.
              It's literally the exact same hardware.

              Could be a different firmware version but it's probably configured with a different composition, the modem port listed in a different order. Try running at the responding prompt:

              at^setport?

              Some useful info on that in Andrewz's post he linked earlier.

              Steve

              Sadly "AT^SETPORT?" gives me bad English. "COMMAND NOT SUPPORT"

              CuaU0.2 leaves the following messages from time to time:

              ^RSSI: 2
              ^RSSI: 3
              ^RSSI: 6
              ^RSSI: 2
              ^RSSI: 5

              I take it that's normal? So it does do something. Sadly, I don't understand what.
              Seems like it changed the channel a few times, but I'm not getting anything else.

              EDIT01:
              Ok it does not seem to be the string. If I copy the Init String, i get an "OK" as response. Nothing after that, but I'd consider "OK" an acceptable response.

              EDIT02:
              Just checked /boot/loader.conf, because it kept telling me an error to accept some Intel license agreement (in dmesg).
              There I found something that seemed off to me..

              hw.usb.no_pf="1"

              Might that have anything to do with it? (The second pfsense has the same entry though)

              EDIT03:
              I just realized something. I figured both sticks are the same. They are not. I'll admit I've never looked that closely, but since there is no sticker on it, it took me until now to realize:
              I ran an ATI - Modem: Huawei E122
              Revision: 11.009.02.00.55
              So it is a different model altogether. Does that change anything?
              EDIT04:
              I've checked the second computer again. Here's what I noticed/what struck me as odd:

              ugen0.2: <hua wei="" huawei="" mobile=""> at usbus0
u3g0 on uhub0
u3g0: <3G Modem> on usbus0
u3g0: Found 3 ports.
umass0 on uhub0
umass0: <usb mass="" storage=""> on usbus0
umass1 on uhub0
umass1: <usb mass="" storage=""> on usbus0
ugen0.3: <vendor 0x1a40="" usb="" 2.0="" hub=""> at usbus0
uhub1 on uhub0
cd0 at umass-sim0 bus 0 scbus2 target 0 lun 0
cd0: <huawei mass="" storage="" 2.31=""> Removable CD-ROM SCSI-2 device
cd0: 40.000MB/s transfers
cd0: 29MB (15222 2048 byte sectors)
cd0: quirks=0x10<10_BYTE_ONLY>

da0 at umass-sim1 bus 1 scbus3 target 0 lun 0
da0: <huawei sd="" storage="" 2.31=""> Removable Direct Access SCSI-2 device
da0: 40.000MB/s transfers
da0: Attempt to query device size failed: NOT READY, Medium not present
da0: quirks=0x2 <no_6_byte>ugen0.5: <vendor 0x8087="" product="" 0x07dc=""> at usbus0
ugen0.5: <vendor 0x8087="" product="" 0x07dc=""> at usbus0 (disconnected)
ugen0.5: <vendor 0x8087="" product="" 0x07dc=""> at usbus0
ugen0.5: <vendor 0x8087="" product="" 0x07dc=""> at usbus0 (disconnected)
ugen0.5: <vendor 0x8087="" product="" 0x07dc=""> at usbus0
ugen0.5: <vendor 0x8087="" product="" 0x07dc=""> at usbus0 (disconnected)
ugen0.5: <vendor 0x8087="" product="" 0x07dc=""> at usbus0
ugen0.5: <vendor 0x8087="" product="" 0x07dc=""> at usbus0 (disconnected)
ugen0.5: <vendor 0x8087="" product="" 0x07dc=""> at usbus0
ugen0.5: <vendor 0x8087="" product="" 0x07dc=""> at usbus0 (disconnected)
ugen0.5: <vendor 0x8087="" product="" 0x07dc=""> at usbus0
ugen0.5: <vendor 0x8087="" product="" 0x07dc=""> at usbus0 (disconnected)
ng0: changing name to 'ppp0'
ng0: changing name to 'ppp0'
ng0: changing name to 'ppp0'
ng0: changing name to 'ppp0'</vendor></vendor></vendor></vendor></vendor></vendor></vendor></vendor></vendor></vendor></vendor></vendor></no_6_byte></huawei></huawei></vendor></usb></usb></hua>
              1. It would seem that stick is recognized as modem, mass storage and disk drive.
              2. ugen0.5 looks like it keeps connecting and then disconnecting again
              3. Whatever ng0 is, apparently it keeps changing the name to ppp0 about 15 times in the output.
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                AndrewZ
                last edited by

                OK, let me answer some of your questions.
                E122 should generally work. ^SETPORT is not available in the older models, so try AT^U2DIAG? and AT^U2DIAG=?
                Otherwise you can try installing usb_modeswitch.
                ^RSSI: 2, etc  is absolutely normal, this is how signal level is reported, it should be a command to switch this off.
                ng0: changing name to 'ppp0' is normal as well, but this should occur only once.
                Frequent disconnects are usually related to power issues and/or bad cables. Try to use relatively short USB extension cable, 15-20 cm if you have one; plugging the modem into the USB port directly is not always the best choice.

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                  theHubi
                  last edited by

                  Both give me an error, sadly.

                  The setup is basically this:

                  PC - NIC01 - WAN
                      - NIC02 - LAN - SWITCH
                      - USB01 - Huawei E122 - so, yes it is connected directly.
                  besides Power and a KVM switch (USB), nothing else is connected.

                  What would you recommend otherwise? Trying a different USB port?

                  EDIT01:
                  Wait.. hang on.. if I copy it instead of typing it, "AT^U2DIAG?" works.
                  ^U2DIAG: 268

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                    AndrewZ
                    last edited by

                    @theHubi:

                    ^U2DIAG: 268

                    This means M+CD+SD+UI

                    modem (M)
                    NAND-flashmemory drive (CD)
                    microSD-drive (SD)
                    PC UI interface (UI)

                    Try AT^U2DIAG=0  to keep modem and PC UI only. Re-insert modem afterwards and see how the ports will be recognized by the OS. Then check which port responds to AT-commands.

                    If you have a choice - try another USB port.

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                      theHubi
                      last edited by

                      Ok now this is weird.

                      I've had it working on both machines for a while (changed USB port on the other one and that seemed to work).

                      Now after a single reboot, it stopped working again.
                      It went full circle. What is going on?

                      Edit01:

                      The first one that was working:
                      cuaU0.0

                      Apr 4 08:32:23	ppp		[opt1_link0] LCP: Down event
Apr 4 08:32:23	ppp		[opt1_link0] Link: DOWN event
Apr 4 08:32:23	ppp		[opt1_link0] MODEM: chat script failed
Apr 4 08:32:23	ppp		[opt1_link0] CHAT: The modem is not responding to "AT" at ModemCmd: label.
Apr 4 08:32:10	ppp		[opt1_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 1

                      cuaU0.1

                      Apr 4 08:35:53	ppp		[opt1_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 1 in 3 seconds
Apr 4 08:35:53	ppp		[opt1_link0] LCP: Down event
Apr 4 08:35:53	ppp		[opt1_link0] Link: DOWN event
Apr 4 08:35:53	ppp		[opt1_link0] MODEM: chat script failed
Apr 4 08:35:53	ppp		[opt1_link0] CHAT: The modem is not responding to "AT" at ModemCmd: label.
Apr 4 08:35:50	php-fpm		/interfaces.php: Starting 3gstats.php on device 'cuaU0.2' for interface 'opt1'
                      • but why cuaU0.2? I just set it to 0.1 ???

                      cuaU0.2

                      Apr 4 08:38:17	ppp		[opt1_link0] LCP: Down event
Apr 4 08:38:17	ppp		[opt1_link0] Link: DOWN event
Apr 4 08:38:17	ppp		[opt1_link0] MODEM: chat script failed
Apr 4 08:38:17	ppp		[opt1_link0] CHAT: The modem is not responding to "AT" at ModemCmd: label.
Apr 4 08:38:16	check_reload_status		updating dyndns opt1
Apr 4 08:38:14	check_reload_status		Restarting ipsec tunnels
Apr 4 08:38:14	php-fpm		/interfaces.php: Starting 3gstats.php on device 'cuaU0.2' for interface 'opt1'

                      It's like the modem just said: "No. I don't want to any more." and quit.

                      I'm going to try removing and reconfiguring the PPP settings, but I fear that might not solve the issue.

                      Edit02:
                      I don't quite understand why the log says "0.2" on all three of them. Fact is, I've tried all three and none of them want to connect anymore.
                      I'll try again via SSH if I can get any response from AT, but I'd really appreciate some help understanding this weird behaviour.

                      Edit03:

                      cu -s 115200 -l cuaU0.0 - Connected, then does not react to anything, not even ~.
cu -s 115200 -l cuaU0.1 - Connected, does not react to AT, but reacts to ~.
cu -s 115200 -l cuaU0.2 - not Connected, I can type just about anything, but it's going nowhere.

                      Edit04:
                      After 8-10 minutes I got a response on cuaU0.2: "unsupported speed 115200"
                      What on earth broke to cause this?

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                        theHubi
                        last edited by

                        Ok so a second reboot and reconfiguration fixed it for #1.

                        The second one spits out this:

                        Apr 4 23:45:15	ppp		process 87668 terminated
Apr 4 23:45:15	ppp		[opt2_link0] Link: Shutdown
Apr 4 23:45:15	ppp		[opt2] Bundle: Shutdown
Apr 4 23:45:14	ppp		waiting for process 87668 to die...
Apr 4 23:45:13	ppp		[opt2] IPV6CP: Close event
Apr 4 23:45:13	ppp		[opt2] IPCP: Close event
Apr 4 23:45:13	ppp		[opt2] IFACE: Close event
Apr 4 23:45:13	ppp		caught fatal signal TERM
Apr 4 23:45:13	ppp		waiting for process 87668 to die...
Apr 4 23:45:12	ppp		[opt2_link0] CHAT: Detected Custom modem.
Apr 4 23:45:12	ppp		[opt2_link0] LCP: LayerStart
Apr 4 23:45:12	ppp		[opt2_link0] LCP: state change Initial --> Starting
Apr 4 23:45:12	ppp		[opt2_link0] LCP: Open event
Apr 4 23:45:12	ppp		[opt2_link0] Link: OPEN event
Apr 4 23:45:12	ppp		[opt2] Bundle: Interface ng0 created
Apr 4 23:45:12	ppp		web: web is not running
Apr 4 23:45:12	ppp		process 77865 terminated
Apr 4 23:45:12	ppp		[opt2_link0] Link: Shutdown
Apr 4 23:45:12	ppp		waiting for process 77865 to die...
Apr 4 23:45:12	ppp		[opt2] Bundle: Shutdown
Apr 4 23:45:11	ppp		[opt2_link0] LCP: Down event
Apr 4 23:45:11	ppp		[opt2_link0] LCP: LayerFinish
Apr 4 23:45:11	ppp		[opt2_link0] LCP: state change Starting --> Initial
Apr 4 23:45:11	ppp		[opt2_link0] LCP: Close event
Apr 4 23:45:11	ppp		[opt2_link0] Link: giving up after 10 reconnection attempts
Apr 4 23:45:11	ppp		[opt2_link0] Link: DOWN event
Apr 4 23:45:11	ppp		[opt2_link0] MODEM: chat script failed
Apr 4 23:45:11	ppp		[opt2_link0] CHAT: The modem is not responding to "AT" at ModemCmd: label.
Apr 4 23:45:11	ppp		waiting for process 77865 to die...
Apr 4 23:45:11	ppp		process 87668 started, version 5.8 (nobody@pfSense_v2_4_1_amd64-pfSense_v2_4_1-job-01 16:32 21-Oct-2017)
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                          nx.vijay
                          last edited by

                          Hi All,

                          I am using  Pfsense 2.4.3 on protectli volte FW 10001. It has one SIM slot. I inserted the sim to it.. but it is not recognizing it.  following are the dmsg logs.

                          ng0: changing name to 'ppp0'
                          em0: link state changed to UP
                          em1: 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'
                          ng0: changing name to 'ppp0'
                          ng0: changing name to 'ppp0'
                          ng0: changing name to 'ppp0'
                          ng0: changing name to 'ppp0'
                          ng0: changing name to 'ppp0'
                          ng0: changing name to 'ppp0'

                          and PPP logs are below

                          pr 9 17:36:02 ppp waiting for process 41396 to die…
                          Apr 9 17:36:02 ppp [opt1] Bundle: Shutdown
                          Apr 9 17:36:02 ppp [opt1_link0] Link: Shutdown
                          Apr 9 17:36:02 ppp process 41396 terminated
                          Apr 9 17:36:03 ppp web: web is not running
                          Apr 9 17:36:03 ppp [opt1] Bundle: Interface ng0 created
                          Apr 9 17:36:03 ppp [opt1_link0] Link: OPEN event
                          Apr 9 17:36:03 ppp [opt1_link0] LCP: Open event
                          Apr 9 17:36:03 ppp [opt1_link0] LCP: state change Initial –> Starting
                          Apr 9 17:36:03 ppp [opt1_link0] LCP: LayerStart
                          Apr 9 17:36:16 ppp [opt1_link0] CHAT: The modem is not responding to "AT" at ModemCmd: label.
                          Apr 9 17:36:16 ppp [opt1_link0] MODEM: chat script failed
                          Apr 9 17:36:17 ppp [opt1_link0] Link: DOWN event
                          Apr 9 17:36:17 ppp [opt1_link0] LCP: Down event
                          Apr 9 17:36:17 ppp [opt1_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 1 in 3 seconds
                          Apr 9 17:36:21 ppp [opt1_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 1
                          Apr 9 17:36:34 ppp [opt1_link0] CHAT: The modem is not responding to "AT" at ModemCmd: label.
                          Apr 9 17:36:34 ppp [opt1_link0] MODEM: chat script failed
                          Apr 9 17:36:35 ppp [opt1_link0] Link: DOWN event
                          Apr 9 17:36:35 ppp [opt1_link0] LCP: Down event
                          Apr 9 17:36:35 ppp [opt1_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 2 in 1 seconds
                          Apr 9 17:36:37 ppp [opt1_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 2
                          Apr 9 17:36:52 ppp [opt1_link0] CHAT: The modem is not responding to "AT" at ModemCmd: label.
                          Apr 9 17:36:52 ppp [opt1_link0] MODEM: chat script failed
                          Apr 9 17:36:53 ppp [opt1_link0] Link: DOWN event
                          Apr 9 17:36:53 ppp [opt1_link0] LCP: Down event
                          Apr 9 17:36:53 ppp [opt1_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 3 in 4 seconds
                          Apr 9 17:36:58 ppp [opt1_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 3
                          Apr 9 17:37:00 ppp Multi-link PPP daemon for FreeBSD
                          Apr 9 17:37:00 ppp process 81036 started, version 5.8 (nobody@pfSense_v2_4_2_amd64-pfSense_v2_4_2-job-14 18:47 16-Nov-2017)
                          Apr 9 17:37:00 ppp waiting for process 9503 to die…
                          Apr 9 17:37:00 ppp caught fatal signal TERM
                          Apr 9 17:37:00 ppp [opt1] IFACE: Close event
                          Apr 9 17:37:00 ppp [opt1] IPCP: Close event
                          Apr 9 17:37:00 ppp [opt1] IPV6CP: Close event
                          Apr 9 17:37:01 ppp waiting for process 9503 to die…
                          Apr 9 17:37:02 ppp [opt1] Bundle: Shutdown
                          Apr 9 17:37:02 ppp [opt1_link0] Link: Shutdown
                          Apr 9 17:37:02 ppp process 9503 terminated
                          Apr 9 17:37:02 ppp web: web is not running
                          Apr 9 17:37:02 ppp [opt1] Bundle: Interface ng0 created
                          Apr 9 17:37:02 ppp [opt1_link0] Link: OPEN event
                          Apr 9 17:37:02 ppp [opt1_link0] LCP: Open event
                          Apr 9 17:37:02 ppp [opt1_link0] LCP: state change Initial –> Starting
                          Apr 9 17:37:02 ppp [opt1_link0] LCP: LayerStart
                          Apr 9 17:37:02 ppp [opt1_link0] uu_lock(cuau0): device in use
                          Apr 9 17:37:02 ppp [opt1_link0] MODEM: Fail to open serial port /dev/cuau0 on speed 115200
                          Apr 9 17:37:02 ppp [opt1_link0] Link: DOWN event
                          Apr 9 17:37:02 ppp [opt1_link0] LCP: Down event
                          Apr 9 17:37:02 ppp [opt1_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 1 in 4 seconds

                          Any help please.

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                          • stephenw10S
                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                            last edited by

                            Are you also using a Huawei E352? Otherwise this should be in a new thread.

                            It seems likely you are not using that since that has it's own SIM slot. In which case what modem hardware are you using?

                            Also we are not Protectli support. If you are having a hardware issue with something they supplied you should ask them directly.

                            Steve

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                              theHubi
                              last edited by

                              Out of curiosity, what does your Init-String look like?

                              Something along these lines?

                              AT&F&C1&D2E0S0=0M1

                              Because according to the information given to me:

                              M0 or M		Speaker off, completely silent during dialing	M3 is also common, but different on many brands
M1		Speaker on until remote carrier detected (i.e. until the other modem is heard)
M2		Speaker always on (data sounds are heard after CONNECT)

                              Removing the M1 at the end fixed it for me.

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