Usb 3g modem
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Hi,
I read a few threads on here about usb cdma modems. I managed to compile usb_modeswitch on another fbsd machine and copy it over. The modem switches to the mode but it is not showing up on the ppp interfaces.
ugen3.2: <pantech usb="" modem="" pantech="">at usbus3, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=FULL (12Mbps) pwr=ON
bLength = 0x0012
bDescriptorType = 0x0001
bcdUSB = 0x0110
bDeviceClass = 0x0002
bDeviceSubClass = 0x0000
bDeviceProtocol = 0x0000
bMaxPacketSize0 = 0x0040
idVendor = 0x106c
idProduct = 0x3717
bcdDevice = 0x0100
iManufacturer = 0x0001 <pantech>iProduct = 0x0002 <pantech usb="" modem="">iSerialNumber = 0x0000 <no string="">bNumConfigurations = 0x0001umodem0: <pantech 2="" pantech="" usb="" modem,="" class="" 0,="" rev="" 1.10="" 1.00,="" addr="">on usbus3
umodem0: data interface 1, has CM over data, has break</pantech></no></pantech></pantech></pantech> -
Do you get any devices that look like /dev/cuaUX.X (/dev/cuaU0.0) or any new devices in /dev/ when the modeswitch completes?
GB -
Yes, /dev/umodem0 appears. I guess I need to patch the u3g driver and add support for the pantech.
On another unrelated note..
I also have a verizon mifi device. I did the modeswitch for it and /dev/cua0.xx appears and I'm able to make a connection with that. -
Please give me a few details on how you compiled usb_modeswitch and transferred it to pfSense.
What version of FreeBSD did you use?
I read that one has to have libusb installed…is it installed in pfSense 2.0 RC1?Alternatively is there not an equilvalent to usb_modeswitch built into pfSense 2.0 RC1?
I tested another similar USB 3G modem (from a friend) on pfSense 2.0 RC1 and it just worked?
Now the actual one I purchased and want to use, ZTE MF 668, requires modeswitch - I know this as I tested it on Ubuntu and all I had to do is a modeswitch and it was recognized as a modem.