Using a USB modem
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Did you check /dev for new ports as u3g is reporting?
Steve
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Actually I was certain I had included that with my last post, but since it isn't there…
Here's the output from ls -ls /dev
total 6
0 crw-r–r-- 1 root wheel 0x26 May 16 11:27 acpi
0 crw-r----- 1 root operator 0x5f May 16 11:27 ada0
0 crw-r----- 1 root operator 0x65 May 16 11:27 ada0s1
0 crw-r----- 1 root operator 0x66 May 16 11:27 ada0s2
0 crw-rw-r-- 1 root operator 0x28 May 16 11:27 apm
0 crw-rw---- 1 root operator 0x27 May 16 11:27 apmctl
0 crw------- 1 root wheel 0x38 May 16 11:27 atkbd0
0 crw------- 1 root kmem 0x17 May 16 11:27 audit
0 crw------- 1 root wheel 0x16 May 16 11:27 auditpipe
0 crw------- 1 root wheel 0xc May 16 11:27 bpf
0 lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 3 May 16 11:27 bpf0 -> bpf
0 crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 0x3b May 16 11:27 bpsm0
0 crw-r----- 1 root operator 0xaf May 16 11:31 cd0
0 crw------- 1 root wheel 0x8 May 16 11:28 console
0 crw------- 1 root wheel 0xe May 16 11:27 consolectl
0 crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 0xb May 16 11:27 ctty
0 crw-rw---- 1 uucp dialer 0x2d May 16 11:27 cuau2
0 crw-rw---- 1 uucp dialer 0x2e May 16 11:27 cuau2.init
0 crw-rw---- 1 uucp dialer 0x2f May 16 11:27 cuau2.lock
0 crw-r----- 1 root operator 0x85 May 16 11:27 da0
0 crw-r----- 1 root operator 0x86 May 16 11:27 da0p1
0 crw-r----- 1 root operator 0x87 May 16 12:28 da0p2
0 crw-r----- 1 root operator 0x88 May 16 11:27 da0p3
0 crw-r----- 1 root operator 0x89 May 16 11:27 da0p4
0 crw-r----- 1 root operator 0x8a May 16 11:27 da0p5
0 crw-r----- 1 root operator 0x8b May 16 11:27 da0p6
0 crw-r----- 1 root operator 0x64 May 16 12:27 da0p7
0 crw-r----- 1 root operator 0x8c May 16 12:27 da0p8
0 crw-r----- 1 root operator 0x8d May 16 12:27 da0p9
0 crw-r----- 1 root operator 0xb1 May 16 11:31 da2
0 crw-r----- 1 root operator 0xb3 May 16 11:31 da2p1
0 crw-r----- 1 root operator 0xb4 May 16 11:31 da2p2
0 crw-r----- 1 root operator 0xb5 May 16 11:31 da2p3
0 crw------- 1 root wheel 0x9 May 16 11:27 devctl
0 crw------- 1 root wheel 0xa May 16 11:27 devctl2
0 cr--r--r-- 1 root wheel 0x4f May 16 11:27 devstat
1 dr-xr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 May 16 11:27 diskid
1 dr-xr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 May 16 11:27 fd
0 crw------- 1 root wheel 0x10 May 16 11:27 fido
0 crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 0x19 May 16 11:27 full
0 crw-r----- 1 root operator 0x4 May 16 11:27 geom.ctl
1 dr-xr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 May 16 12:27 gpt
1 dr-xr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 May 16 12:27 gptid
0 crw------- 1 root wheel 0x29 May 16 11:27 hpet0
0 crw------- 1 root wheel 0x23 May 16 11:27 io
1 dr-xr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 May 16 11:31 iso9660
0 crw------- 1 root wheel 0x31 May 16 11:27 iwn0
0 lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 6 May 16 11:27 kbd0 -> atkbd0
0 lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 7 May 16 11:27 kbd1 -> kbdmux0
0 crw------- 1 root wheel 0x11 May 16 11:27 kbdmux0
0 crw------- 1 root wheel 0x24 May 16 11:27 klog
0 crw-r----- 1 root kmem 0x14 May 16 11:27 kmem
1 dr-xr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 May 16 11:27 led
0 lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 12 May 16 11:28 log -> /var/run/log
0 crw------- 1 root wheel 0x45 May 16 11:27 mdctl
0 crw-r----- 1 root kmem 0x13 May 16 11:27 mem
0 crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 0x25 May 16 11:27 midistat
0 crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 0x41 May 16 11:27 mixer0
0 crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 0x42 May 16 11:27 mixer1
0 crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 0x43 May 16 11:27 mixer2
0 crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 0x44 May 16 11:27 mixer3
1 dr-xr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 May 16 12:27 msdosfs
0 crw------- 1 root wheel 0x18 May 16 11:27 netmap
0 crw------- 1 root kmem 0x15 May 16 11:27 nfslock
0 crw------- 1 root operator 0x8e May 16 11:28 nsmb
1 dr-xr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 May 16 11:27 ntfs
0 crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 0x1a May 16 11:33 null
0 crw------- 1 root operator 0x50 May 16 11:27 pass0
0 crw------- 1 root operator 0x51 May 16 11:27 pass1
0 crw------- 1 root operator 0x84 May 16 11:27 pass2
0 crw------- 1 root operator 0xae May 16 11:31 pass4
0 crw------- 1 root operator 0xb0 May 16 11:31 pass5
0 crw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 0x22 May 16 11:27 pci
0 crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 0x3a May 16 11:27 psm0
1 dr-xr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 May 16 11:30 pts
0 crw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 0x6 May 16 11:28 random
1 dr-xr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 May 16 11:27 reroot
0 crw------- 1 root operator 0x52 May 16 11:27 ses0
0 crw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 0x5 May 16 11:27 sndstat
0 lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 4 May 16 11:27 stderr -> fd/2
0 lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 4 May 16 11:27 stdin -> fd/0
0 lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 4 May 16 11:27 stdout -> fd/1
0 crw------- 1 root wheel 0xf May 16 11:27 sysmouse
0 crw------- 1 root wheel 0x2a May 16 11:27 ttyu2
0 crw------- 1 root wheel 0x2b May 16 11:27 ttyu2.init
0 crw------- 1 root wheel 0x2c May 16 11:27 ttyu2.lock
0 crw------- 1 root tty 0x53 May 16 11:33 ttyv0
0 crw------- 1 root wheel 0x54 May 16 11:28 ttyv1
0 crw------- 1 root wheel 0x55 May 16 11:28 ttyv2
0 crw------- 1 root wheel 0x56 May 16 11:28 ttyv3
0 crw------- 1 root wheel 0x57 May 16 11:28 ttyv4
0 crw------- 1 root wheel 0x58 May 16 11:28 ttyv5
0 crw------- 1 root wheel 0x59 May 16 11:28 ttyv6
0 crw------- 1 root wheel 0x5a May 16 11:28 ttyv7
0 crw------- 1 root wheel 0x5b May 16 11:27 ttyv8
0 crw------- 1 root wheel 0x5c May 16 11:27 ttyv9
0 crw------- 1 root wheel 0x5d May 16 11:27 ttyva
0 crw------- 1 root wheel 0x5e May 16 11:27 ttyvb
1 dr-xr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 May 16 12:27 ufsid
0 crw------- 1 root wheel 0x3c May 16 11:27 ufssuspend
0 lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 9 May 16 11:27 ugen0.1 -> usb/0.1.0
0 lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 9 May 16 11:27 ugen0.2 -> usb/0.2.0
0 lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 9 May 16 11:27 ugen0.3 -> usb/0.3.0
0 lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 9 May 16 11:27 ugen0.4 -> usb/0.4.0
0 lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 9 May 16 11:27 ugen1.1 -> usb/1.1.0
0 lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 9 May 16 11:27 ugen1.2 -> usb/1.2.0
0 lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 9 May 16 11:27 ugen2.1 -> usb/2.1.0
0 lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 9 May 16 11:27 ugen2.2 -> usb/2.2.0
0 lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 9 May 16 11:31 ugen2.3 -> usb/2.3.0
0 lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 6 May 16 11:27 urandom -> random
1 dr-xr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 May 16 11:27 usb
0 crw-r--r-- 1 root operator 0x3f May 16 11:27 usbctl
0 crw------- 1 root operator 0x40 May 16 11:27 xpt0
0 crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 0x1b May 16 11:27 zero -
From what I can make out, I think I need to install the USB_ModeSwitch pkg to get the modem to act as an NDIS device, but am unclear as to how to do this. There seem to be a number of posts about how to get to a USB modem working with pfSense but none of them seem definitive.
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Hmmm, that was with the modem connected?
I'm surprised to see u3g log it's found ports but not actually see any in /dev.
Steve
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Using my original pfSense box, the following entry gets added to 'ls -ls /dev' when I insert the Huawei modem:-
0 lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 9 May 17 20:16 ugen0.4 -> usb/0.4.0
Still not sure what I'm looking for…
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Reading the following post:-
https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-wireless/2016-April/006660.html
I believe I should have my modem configured as ue0, although I don't not yet know how to do this…
The question I have is, do I need to 'Switch the E3372 to cdce using usb_modeswitch'? Still not sure about which 'modes' I can switch between...
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usb_modeswitch is nothing more than a software hack. You really should change the 'composition' of your devices firmware.
What does AT^DATALOCK? show? Perhaps it is vendor locked.
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usb_modeswitch is nothing more than a software hack. You really should change the 'composition' of your devices firmware.
What does AT^DATALOCK? show? Perhaps it is vendor locked.
Can you illuminate how I change the 'composition' and what I should change it too. I'm pretty much in the dark when it comes to dealing with such devices.
AT^DATALOCK? shows
^DATALOCK: 1
Not sure what this means, but I've used a number of different SIMS with this modem without any problem on Windows using the supplied app - Mobile Partner.
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Andrew talks about the composition in the last post in this thread:
https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=105842.0I would put the newest firmware on it first.
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Thanks for the link you provided. I don't really understand the requirements. I don't have a userid/password and it's odd that I can simply put the SIM in my Lenovo tablet and it simply connects…
As for the latest firmware, I don't see a link on Huawei's website http://consumer.huawei.com/en/mobile-broadband/dongles/tech-specs/e3372.htm
And the number of versions of the firmware here is very confusing
http://www.huaweiflashfiles.com/p/download-original-official-huawei.html#
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it's probably just the usbmodeswitch is not updated yet to work on your usb modem.
you can try sending a AT command on the huawei modem to set it as a modem mode only instead of hybrid mode (eg CD+Memstick >> Drivers and dashboard detected to be installed >> CD+Memstick+Data).
