PPP in 2.0 ALPHA

sgray

Hey all,

I am wondering if anyone here has successfully set-up a simple PPP link over a serial port on 2.0 ALPHA? I've been trying this and, even though I am keeping things simple, I cannot get pfsense to interact even with a simple external modem on COM1 (which I assume is /dev/cuau0 in bsd/pfsense because that and cuau1 are my only choices).

My ultimate goal is to get an active PPP link on my Sierra Wireless MP775 EDGE modem. I can do this on windows (yuck!) right now via a simple PPP "dial-up connection" with nothing more than a value in the phone number field. I have an init string for this box, but it is not required.

My thinking is that, as long as the PPP function in pfsense is operational, I should be able to set-up a simple connection just like on windows.

Thanks to all for any suggestions.

gnhb

I have done extensive testing with PPP. I use both a Sierra Wireless Compass 885 USB modem and a Novatel Option MC950D USB modem and they both work great.

Currently there is a problem with the dialing text string that the auto-fill "Sprint" or "AT&T" links give you when you're on the page to set up or edit your ppp connection. For my connection I don't need any username or password so my dial command looks like this:

"TIMEOUT 4 "" AT OK ATDT\T TIMEOUT 20 CONNECT"

This is the default for "AT&T" but it has errors because of php string handling I guess. I found that you don't need most of the "ABORT" commands because my 3G modem responds with "ERROR" when I type "ABORT BUSY" to the serial port manually.
"ABORT BUSY ABORT NO\sCARRIER TIMEOUT 5 "" AT OK-AT-OK ATQ0V1E1S0=0&C1&D2+FCLASS=0 OK AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","ISP.CINGULAR" OK \dATDT\T TIMEOUT 40 CONNECT"

Try this one . . . (cut and paste)

"ABORT BUSY ABORT NO\sCARRIER TIMEOUT 5 "" AT OK-AT-OK ATQ0V1E1S0=0&C1&D2+FCLASS=0 OK AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","ISP.CINGULAR" OK ATDT\T TIMEOUT 20 CONNECT"

If that works, try this one . . . it may speed things up a little

"TIMEOUT 5 "" AT OK AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","ISP.CINGULAR" OK ATDT\T TIMEOUT 20 CONNECT"

I found that you don't need most of the "ABORT" commands because my 3G modem responds with "ERROR" when I type "ABORT BUSY" to the serial port manually.

Good Luck.

GNB

sgray

Thanks for the details! I'll give that a shot.

sgray

Hopefully somebody can help. I have several modems I've tried, some work and create ports, some don't. For now, I have a Sierra Aircard 881 that seems to work with bsd/pfsense. Ports show up. I create a PPP connection and save it as the active "WAN" interface. I've tried every string that people have share and nothing works. T-Mobile USA is the provider. I have issued the following commands on the card's 1st serial port on a windows box and get a "CONNECT" with no problem. PLEASE HELP!

ATZ
OK
ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
OK
at+cgdcont=1,"IP","internet3.voicestream.com"
OK
ATDT*99#
CONNECT

I have tried to work these settings into one of the pre-built strings and have had no success.

Certainly somebody is using the PPP function on the same or similar Sierra card. I think the USB 881 is the same.

eri--

How many ports your driver creates?

sgray

Four ports on bsd/pfsense. /dev/cuaU0.0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 (in addition to the 2 integrated rs232 ports that show up for the host box itself(/dev/cuau0, 1)) More show up when attached to a windows box. It is a Sierra Aircard 881 (cardbus) model.