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    • J
      jamesc last edited by

      The modem is recognised, i.e the console tells me its a ZTE but its not usable in pfSense.

      Yes, the data package contains all the vendor id's and device id's.

      Usb modeswitch then knows what to do with the device, i.e switch it to modem mode.

      Im using pfSense 2.0.1 full.

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      • stephenw10
        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator last edited by

        Presumably the data packets are cross platform and one already exists for your modem?

        You can upload files to pfSense easily enough. Either via the webGUI Diagnostics: Command Prompt: Upload
        or using sftp/scp. I use WinSCP from Windows. If you use the web upload it will end up in /tmp which will be lost on reboot so you'll have to move the file afterwards. Also I have found that very small files sometimes refuse to upload via the webGUI.

        For testing you can tell usb_modeswitch where to find the file:

        
        /usr/share/usb_modeswitch -c /tmp/your_modem.txt
        
        

        Assuming  usb_modeswitch installs there in FreeBSD since the instructions are all for Linux.

        Steve

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        • J
          jamesc last edited by

          Ah, i probably didnt explain it well. I dont have a problem downloading the package onto pfSense (i use fetch to download it directly before extracting it). The problem is there are a number of components in the package and I dont know where in FreeBSD/pfSense these files need to reside.

          As you said, the data package is intended for Linux.

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          • stephenw10
            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator last edited by

            You have a link to the package?

            Steve

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            • J
              jamesc last edited by

              http://www.draisberghof.de/usb_modeswitch/usb-modeswitch-data-20120120.tar.bz2

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              • stephenw10
                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator last edited by

                Ah OK, that is a collection of data for all supported modems rather than something specific to yours.
                Does that not get installed with the port anyway?
                I'm going to have to do some reading/testing…..

                Steve

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                • stephenw10
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator last edited by

                  Hmm OK so it looks like under Linux usb_modeswitch ties into the usb subsystem and will automatically recognise devices as they are plugged in and switch them. FreeBSD has a completely different system so none of the automatic part is included in the port.

                  In FreeBSD you will have to call it manually either with the required parameters in the command line or pointing at a file that contains them.
                  That's not a problem we can easily make the script run at boot time.

                  So what is your modem? Specifically what are the VID and PID?

                  Steve

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                  • J
                    jamesc last edited by

                    That doesnt sound too painful, the script would need to be called at startup before pfSense did its ppp dial.

                    My modem is a ZTE 636, i also have a Huawei E220 and vodafone K3565 for further testing. Im away til Sunday so dont have access to my test environment but im still checking the forum via my iPhone :-)

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                    • stephenw10
                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator last edited by

                      Ok, to confirm we really need the VID and PID but according to the device_reference.txt:

                      ZTE MF622 (aka "Onda MDC502HS")

                      ZTE MF626

                      ZTE MF628+ (tested version from Telia / Sweden)

                      ZTE MF633

                      ZTE MF636 (aka "Telstra / BigPond 7.2 Mobile Card")

                      ZTE MF637

                      and probably others not listed here

                      Contributor: Joakim Wennergren and others

                      DefaultVendor=  0x19d2
                      DefaultProduct= 0x2000

                      TargetVendor=  0x19d2
                      TargetProduct=  0x0031

                      MessageContent="5553424312345678000000000000061e000000000000000000000000000000"
                      MessageContent2="5553424312345679000000000000061b000000020000000000000000000000"

                      NeedResponse=1

                      It says to not use the reference file directly, perhaps because it's quite large, so create a new file with the above lines in. Hope!  ;)

                      Steve

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                      • J
                        jamesc last edited by

                        Cheers Steve, it kinda makes sense now!  Were you able to find more documentation on the port, i.e you mentioned that a manual approach is required for FreeBSD, did you read this somewhere or is this from your own knowledge?

                        I'll do some testing on Sunday and report back here :-)

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                        • stephenw10
                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator last edited by

                          I just looked at what files are installed from the port and it's very few. Only the usb_modeswitch binary and a conf file for disabling it entirely.
                          Unless I'm missing something.

                          I too have a Huawei K3565. It's not listed but I bet someone has the data for it. Anyway here's an example of how to find the VIP and PID:

                          
                          [2.0.1-RELEASE][root@pfsense.fire.box]/dev(21): usbconfig 
                          ugen0.1: <uhci root="" hub="" intel="">at usbus0, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=FULL (12Mbps) pwr=ON
                          ugen1.1: <uhci root="" hub="" intel="">at usbus1, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=FULL (12Mbps) pwr=ON
                          ugen2.1: <ehci root="" hub="" intel="">at usbus2, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=HIGH (480Mbps) pwr=ON
                          ugen2.2: <huawei mobile="" huawei="" technology="">at usbus2, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=HIGH (480Mbps) pwr=ON
                          [2.0.1-RELEASE][root@pfsense.fire.box]/dev(22): usbconfig -d 2.2 dump_device_desc
                          ugen2.2: <huawei mobile="" huawei="" technology="">at usbus2, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=HIGH (480Mbps) pwr=ON
                          
                            bLength = 0x0012 
                            bDescriptorType = 0x0001 
                            bcdUSB = 0x0200 
                            bDeviceClass = 0x0000 
                            bDeviceSubClass = 0x0000 
                            bDeviceProtocol = 0x0000 
                            bMaxPacketSize0 = 0x0040 
                            idVendor = 0x12d1 
                            idProduct = 0x1001 
                            bcdDevice = 0x0000 
                            iManufacturer = 0x0002   <huawei technology="">iProduct = 0x0001   <huawei mobile="">iSerialNumber = 0x0000   <no string="">bNumConfigurations = 0x0001</no></huawei></huawei></huawei></huawei></ehci></uhci></uhci> 
                          

                          Steve

                          Edit: It is listed just as the E169.

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                          • J
                            jamesc last edited by

                            Yes, i think K3565 is just the Vodafone model number, its actually an E169 underneath. Have you managed to get it to switch?

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                            • stephenw10
                              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator last edited by

                              Nope!  ::)

                              
                              [2.0.1-RELEASE][root@pfsense.fire.box]/dev(24): usb_modeswitch -c /tmp/e169.txt
                              
                              Looking for target devices ...
                               No devices in target mode or class found
                              Looking for default devices ...
                                 found matching product ID
                               No devices in default mode found. Nothing to do. Bye.
                              
                              [2.0.1-RELEASE][root@pfsense.fire.box]/dev(25): cat /tmp/e169.txt
                              # Huawei E169 and others
                              #
                              # Contributor: Dale Lane
                              
                              DefaultVendor=  0x12d1
                              DefaultProduct= 0x1001
                              
                              TargetClass=    0xff
                              
                              # choose one of these:
                              HuaweiMode=1
                              
                              

                              Steve

                              Edit: Seems to be because it's already in the target class (0xff):

                              
                              Looking for target devices ...
                               No devices in target mode or class found
                              Looking for default devices ...
                                searching devices, found USB ID 12d1:1001
                                 found matching vendor ID
                                 found matching product ID
                                 target class ff matching
                                 not adding device
                                searching devices, found USB ID 0000:0000
                                searching devices, found USB ID 0000:0000
                                searching devices, found USB ID 0000:0000
                               No devices in default mode found. Nothing to do. Bye.
                              
                              

                              Possibly already switched?  :-\

                              Doh! looks like E169 is already a supported modem.  ::)

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                              • J
                                jamesc last edited by

                                Looks that way, your console output when you plug the device in doesnt say that its a SCSI device so its already switched!

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                                • stephenw10
                                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator last edited by

                                  Yep, already works fine.

                                  
                                  [2.0.1-RELEASE][root@pfsense.fire.box]/root(1): cu -l cuaU0.0 -s 115200
                                  Connected
                                  at
                                  OK
                                  at I0
                                  Manufacturer: huawei
                                  Model: K3565
                                  Revision: 11.608.10.51.00
                                  IMEI: 359574032708530
                                  +GCAP: +CGSM,+DS,+ES
                                  
                                  OK
                                  
                                  

                                  Steve

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                                  • J
                                    jamesc last edited by

                                    I'll give the ZTE a try on Sunday, ive tried this modem previously with pfSense and failed because it is definately seen as a storage device. Will report back with my results.

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                                    • stephenw10
                                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator last edited by

                                      You might think that but here is the system log from when I plugged it in:

                                      
                                      Feb 17 18:16:17 pfsense kernel: ugen2.2: <huawei technology="">at usbus2
                                      Feb 17 18:16:17 pfsense kernel: ugen2.2: <huawei technology="">at usbus2 (disconnected)
                                      Feb 17 18:16:24 pfsense kernel: ugen2.2: <huawei technology="">at usbus2
                                      Feb 17 18:16:24 pfsense kernel: u3g0: <huawei 0="" 2="" technology="" huawei="" mobile,="" class="" 0,="" rev="" 2.00="" 0.00,="" addr="">on usbus2
                                      Feb 17 18:16:24 pfsense kernel: u3g0: Found 3 ports.
                                      Feb 17 18:16:24 pfsense kernel: umass0: <huawei 0="" 2="" technology="" huawei="" mobile,="" class="" 0,="" rev="" 2.00="" 0.00,="" addr="">on usbus2
                                      Feb 17 18:16:26 pfsense kernel: umass1: <huawei 0="" 2="" technology="" huawei="" mobile,="" class="" 0,="" rev="" 2.00="" 0.00,="" addr="">on usbus2
                                      Feb 17 18:16:26 pfsense kernel: (probe0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): TEST UNIT READY. CDB: 0 0 0 0 0 0
                                      Feb 17 18:16:26 pfsense kernel: (probe0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): CAM status: SCSI Status Error
                                      Feb 17 18:16:26 pfsense kernel: (probe0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): SCSI status: Check Condition
                                      Feb 17 18:16:26 pfsense kernel: (probe0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): SCSI sense: NOT READY asc:3a,0 (Medium not present)
                                      Feb 17 18:16:26 pfsense kernel: cd0 at umass-sim0 bus 0 scbus0 target 0 lun 0
                                      Feb 17 18:16:26 pfsense kernel: cd0: <huawei mass="" storage="" 2.31="">Removable CD-ROM SCSI-2 device
                                      Feb 17 18:16:26 pfsense kernel: cd0: 40.000MB/s transfers
                                      Feb 17 18:16:26 pfsense kernel: cd0: Attempt to query device size failed: NOT READY, Medium not present
                                      Feb 17 18:16:27 pfsense kernel: (probe0:umass-sim1:1:0:0): TEST UNIT READY. CDB: 0 0 0 0 0 0
                                      Feb 17 18:16:27 pfsense kernel: (probe0:umass-sim1:1:0:0): CAM status: SCSI Status Error
                                      Feb 17 18:16:27 pfsense kernel: (probe0:umass-sim1:1:0:0): SCSI status: Check Condition
                                      Feb 17 18:16:27 pfsense kernel: (probe0:umass-sim1:1:0:0): SCSI sense: NOT READY asc:3a,0 (Medium not present)
                                      Feb 17 18:16:27 pfsense kernel: da0 at umass-sim1 bus 1 scbus1 target 0 lun 0
                                      Feb 17 18:16:27 pfsense kernel: da0: <huawei mmc="" storage="" 2.31="">Removable Direct Access SCSI-2 device
                                      Feb 17 18:16:27 pfsense kernel: da0: 40.000MB/s transfers
                                      Feb 17 18:16:27 pfsense kernel: da0: Attempt to query device size failed: NOT READY, Medium not present</huawei></huawei></huawei></huawei></huawei></huawei></huawei></huawei> 
                                      

                                      It clearly comes up as a CD-ROM drive (cd0) and the micro SD reader (da0).
                                      But u3g also shows 'found 3 ports' and looking in /dev there are cuaU0.0 1.1 and 2.2.
                                      I haven't actually tried using this as a modem though, I'm not sure I have a simcard that can do it.

                                      Steve

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                                      • J
                                        jamesc last edited by

                                        We have some progress….

                                        Fresh install of 2.0.1 full on an old Celeron box to avoid mapping USB devices through to a VMWare VM.
                                        Modem is a ZTE MF112

                                        Here's what happens initially when plugging the modem in (not using modeswitch)

                                        Feb 19 15:55:56 pfSense kernel: umass0: <zte,incorporated 0="" 2="" zte="" wcdma="" technologies="" msm,="" class="" 0,="" rev="" 2.00="" 0.00,="" addr="">on usbus3
                                        Feb 19 15:55:56 pfSense kernel: umass0:  SCSI over Bulk-Only; quirks = 0x0000
                                        Feb 19 15:55:57 pfSense kernel: umass0:0:0:-1: Attached to scbus0
                                        Feb 19 15:55:57 pfSense kernel: (probe0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): TEST UNIT READY. CDB: 0 0 0 0 0 0
                                        Feb 19 15:55:57 pfSense kernel: (probe0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): CAM status: SCSI Status Error
                                        Feb 19 15:55:57 pfSense kernel: (probe0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): SCSI status: Check Condition
                                        Feb 19 15:55:57 pfSense kernel: (probe0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): SCSI sense: NOT READY asc:3a,0 (Medium not present)
                                        Feb 19 15:55:57 pfSense kernel: cd0 at umass-sim0 bus 0 scbus0 target 0 lun 0
                                        Feb 19 15:55:57 pfSense kernel: cd0: <hspa usb="" scsi="" cd-rom="" 2.31="">Removable CD-ROM SCSI-2 device
                                        Feb 19 15:55:57 pfSense kernel: cd0: 40.000MB/s transfers
                                        Feb 19 15:55:57 pfSense kernel: cd0: Attempt to query device size failed: NOT READY, Medium not present</hspa></zte,incorporated> 
                                        

                                        No interfaces are available to assign under PPP.

                                        I then install the port and create a config file for the MF112 and run modeswitch

                                        Looking for target devices ...
                                         No devices in target mode or class found
                                        Looking for default devices ...
                                           found matching product ID
                                           adding device
                                         Found device in default mode, class or configuration (1)
                                        Accessing device 005 on bus 000 ...
                                        Getting the current device configuration ...
                                         OK, got current device configuration (1)
                                        Using first interface: 0x00
                                        Using endpoints 0x01 (out) and 0x81 (in)
                                        Inquiring device details; driver will be detached ...
                                         Cant't do driver detection and detaching on this platform.
                                        
                                        SCSI inquiry data (for identification)
                                        -------------------------
                                          Vendor String: HSPA
                                           Model String: USB SCSI CD-ROM
                                        Revision String: 2.31
                                        -------------------------
                                        
                                        USB description data (for identification)
                                        -------------------------
                                        Manufacturer: ZTE,Incorporated
                                             Product: ZTE WCDMA Technologies MSM
                                          Serial No.: P673A3H3GD010000
                                        -------------------------
                                        Setting up communication with interface 0
                                        Using endpoint 0x01 for message sending ...
                                        Trying to send message 1 to endpoint 0x01 ...
                                         OK, message successfully sent
                                        Reading the response to message 1 (CSW) ...
                                         OK, response successfully read (13 bytes).
                                        Trying to send message 2 to endpoint 0x01 ...
                                         OK, message successfully sent
                                        Reading the response to message 2 (CSW) ...
                                         Response reading got error -6
                                         Device is gone, skipping any further commands
                                        -> Run lsusb to note any changes. Bye.
                                        
                                        

                                        I then have two new PPP interfaces /dev/cuaU0.1 and /dev/cuaU0.2

                                        Unfortunately, I have no simcard to test any further :(

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                                        • stephenw10
                                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator last edited by

                                          Ah, looks promising.  :)
                                          You can try talking to the modem with cu or tip like I did. If it responds to AT commands I would expect it to work.

                                          Steve

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                                          • J
                                            jamesc last edited by

                                            The next thing to try is adding the below line to the firewall config to test whether pfSense will switch the modem before it does the PPP dial:

                                            <shellcmd>usb_modeswitch -c /usr/local/etc/modem.txt</shellcmd>

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                                            • stephenw10
                                              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator last edited by

                                              If not then try <earlyshellcmd>instead.

                                              Steve</earlyshellcmd>

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                                              • J
                                                jamesc last edited by

                                                It does respond to AT commands on cuaU0.2  :)

                                                My question is, what is cuaU0.1 which is also available to assign under PPP

                                                Also, when I assign the PPP to an interface, I also see cuaU0.0 and cuau0 in the 'Modem Port' dropdown list so i'm a little confused  ???

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                                                • stephenw10
                                                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator last edited by

                                                  Probably due to the way pfSense finds the serial ports to display:

                                                  $serialports = pfSense_get_modem_devices();
                                                  
                                                  

                                                  I can't find that function but if it relies on, for example, sysctl dev.u3g then they won't appear there.

                                                  The reason that the modem provides several serial ports is not obvious to me but it seems it's possible to get stats from the modem on one interface whilst connected via another, signal strength, baud rate etc.

                                                  Steve

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                                                  • J
                                                    jamesc last edited by

                                                    Thanks Steve.

                                                    I found a simcard, there's no credit on it but it still connects and gets an IP address.

                                                    I've tried both the shellcmd and earlyshellcmd options but sometimes there is a delay until the actual switch occurs.  The boot sequence continues regardless, the PPP interface is brought up but the modem is not yet ready so a WAN connection isn't established.  If I go into the GUI and manually hit connect, PPP is dialled and the WAN comes online.

                                                    Any idea of how we can delay bringing up PPP until we know the modem has successfully switched?

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                                                    • stephenw10
                                                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator last edited by

                                                      What happens when it tries to dial out before the interface is switched?
                                                      I'm surprised that it doesn't just keep trying.
                                                      Maybe using dial-on demand or idle time out.

                                                      You could write a script that ran usb_modeswitch, waited and then called the appropriate interface connect function.

                                                      Steve

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                                                      • J
                                                        jamesc last edited by

                                                        It doesnt do anything, the box continues its boot process as if no modem was plugged in. I see the modem details flash up on the console towards the end of the boot process but PPP has already initialised at this point (without seeing the modem) so i suspect it wont keep on attempting a dial out because as far it's concerned, no modem was detected at the time of initialisation, I hope that makes sense!

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                                                        • stephenw10
                                                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator last edited by

                                                          Yes I see exactly what you mean.
                                                          Would probably be best to use an rc script then.
                                                          This is just a guess but perhaps:

                                                          
                                                          #!/bin/sh
                                                          /usr/local/sbin/usb_modeswitch -c yourmodem.txt
                                                          sleep 5
                                                          /etc/rc.reload_interfaces
                                                          
                                                          

                                                          Try issuing a /etc/rc.reload_interfaces and see if it finds the modem and connects.

                                                          Steve

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                                                          • J
                                                            jamesc last edited by

                                                            I had just finished creating a similar script and was looking for a command that would restart PPP, the reload_interfaces seems to do the trick nicely, thank you.

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                                                            • J
                                                              jly2680 last edited by

                                                              how can i put my usbmode_switch script in startup??i have bandluxe 21 mbps 3g modem and successfully flip it to modem mode using usb_modeswitch..I want to connect my modem's ppp  in start up..thanks

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                                                              • stephenw10
                                                                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator last edited by

                                                                If it's an RC script, as I detailed above, put it in /usr/local/etc/rc.d and it will run at boot.

                                                                Steve

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                                                                • J
                                                                  jly2680 last edited by

                                                                  i already put my script in /usr/local/etc/rc.d/ but when i reboot pfsense,,ppp dials in fiirst before flipping my usb modem,thus i need to dial my ppp manually..i want to flip my modem first then ppp dials in..TIA

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                                                                  • stephenw10
                                                                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator last edited by

                                                                    Yes Jamesc experienced that problem above.
                                                                    Doesn't it redial when you reload the interfaces in the script?

                                                                    Steve

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                                                                    • J
                                                                      jly2680 last edited by

                                                                      thanks..reload interfaces did the trick..now i will add 1 more different usb modem.. :)

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                                                                      • J
                                                                        jly2680 last edited by

                                                                        problem occurs: persistent disconnections..i cant make my modem to hold for an hour or so..my ppp connection disconnects  every 10 seconds..i try to use my 3g modem directly with my laptop but never had a connection hangup..

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                                                                        • stephenw10
                                                                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator last edited by

                                                                          Is it exactly 10 seconds every time? This might indicate some sort of ppp error. Or more random?
                                                                          What do you see in the logs? Does it do this if you setup the connection manually instead of using the script?
                                                                          Have you set the PPP session to be 'always on' (idle timeout = 0, which is the default setting)

                                                                          using rc.reload_interfaces seemed a bit crude when I suggested it earlier and it still does. It maybe that it is causing some other undesired consequence. It would be much better to simply reload WAN or indeed just have it redial. Sadly I'm not sufficiently familiar with the code to suggest anything better.  :(

                                                                          Steve

                                                                          Edit: rc.linkup WAN up (or should that be 'up WAN') perhaps?  :-\ Complete guesswork!

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                                                                          • J
                                                                            jly2680 last edited by

                                                                            i think ppp error side?

                                                                            Mar 5 23:07:52	ppp: [opt2] IPCP: SendConfigReq #3
                                                                            Mar 5 23:07:52	ppp: [opt2] IPADDR 176.225.134.77
                                                                            Mar 5 23:07:52	ppp: [opt2] IPCP: rec'd Configure Ack #3 (Ack-Sent)
                                                                            Mar 5 23:07:52	ppp: [opt2] IPADDR 176.225.134.77
                                                                            Mar 5 23:07:52	ppp: [opt2] IPCP: state change Ack-Sent --> Opened
                                                                            Mar 5 23:07:52	ppp: [opt2] IPCP: LayerUp
                                                                            Mar 5 23:07:52	ppp: [opt2] 176.225.134.77 -> 10.0.0.1
                                                                            Mar 5 23:07:52	ppp: [opt2] IFACE: Up event
                                                                            Mar 5 23:08:36	ppp: Multi-link PPP daemon for FreeBSD
                                                                            Mar 5 23:08:36	ppp:
                                                                            Mar 5 23:08:36	ppp: process 28199 started, version 5.5 (root@FreeBSD_8.0_pfSense_2.0-snaps.pfsense.org 10:25 12-Oct-2011)
                                                                            Mar 5 23:08:36	ppp: caught fatal signal term
                                                                            Mar 5 23:08:36	ppp: [opt2] IFACE: Close event
                                                                            Mar 5 23:08:36	ppp: [opt2] IPCP: Close event
                                                                            Mar 5 23:08:36	ppp: [opt2] IPCP: state change Opened --> Closing
                                                                            Mar 5 23:08:36	ppp: [opt2] IPCP: SendTerminateReq #4
                                                                            Mar 5 23:08:36	ppp: [opt2] IPCP: LayerDown
                                                                            Mar 5 23:08:36	ppp: waiting for process 16679 to die...
                                                                            Mar 5 23:08:36	ppp: [opt2] IFACE: Down event
                                                                            Mar 5 23:08:36	ppp: [opt2] IPCP: rec'd Terminate Ack #4 (Closing)
                                                                            Mar 5 23:08:36	ppp: [opt2] IPCP: state change Closing --> Closed
                                                                            Mar 5 23:08:36	ppp: [opt2] IPCP: LayerFinish
                                                                            Mar 5 23:08:36	ppp: [opt2] Bundle: No NCPs left. Closing links...
                                                                            Mar 5 23:08:36	ppp: [opt2] Bundle: closing link "opt2_link0"...
                                                                            Mar 5 23:08:36	ppp: [opt2_link0] Link: CLOSE event
                                                                            Mar 5 23:08:36	ppp: [opt2_link0] LCP: Close event
                                                                            Mar 5 23:08:36	ppp: [opt2_link0] LCP: state change Opened --> Closing
                                                                            Mar 5 23:08:36	ppp: [opt2_link0] Link: Leave bundle "opt2"
                                                                            Mar 5 23:08:36	ppp: [opt2] Bundle: Status update: up 0 links, total bandwidth 9600 bps
                                                                            Mar 5 23:08:36	ppp: [opt2] IPCP: Close event
                                                                            Mar 5 23:08:36	ppp: [opt2] IPCP: Down event
                                                                            Mar 5 23:08:36	ppp: [opt2] IPCP: state change Closed --> Initial
                                                                            Mar 5 23:08:36	ppp: [opt2_link0] LCP: SendTerminateReq #3
                                                                            Mar 5 23:08:36	ppp: [opt2_link0] LCP: LayerDown
                                                                            Mar 5 23:08:36	ppp: [opt2_link0] LCP: rec'd Terminate Ack #3 (Closing)
                                                                            Mar 5 23:08:36	ppp: [opt2_link0] LCP: state change Closing --> Closed
                                                                            Mar 5 23:08:36	ppp: [opt2_link0] LCP: LayerFinish
                                                                            Mar 5 23:08:36	ppp: [opt2_link0] Link: DOWN event
                                                                            Mar 5 23:08:36	ppp: [opt2_link0] LCP: Down event
                                                                            Mar 5 23:08:36	ppp: [opt2_link0] LCP: state change Closed --> Initial
                                                                            
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                                                                              jly2680 last edited by

                                                                              /etc/rc.reload_interfaces in my script causes my 3g ppp connection to restart every 10-20 secs..

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                                                                              • stephenw10
                                                                                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator last edited by

                                                                                Can you show us your script?
                                                                                It should only be run once at boot, I can't see how it could possibly effect the ppp cycling time.  :-\

                                                                                Steve

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                                                                                  jly2680 last edited by

                                                                                  #!/bin/sh
                                                                                  /usr/local/sbin/usb_modeswitch usb_modeswitch -v 1a8d -p 2000 -M "5553424312345678000000000000061e000000000000000000000000000000" -2 "5553424312345679000000000000061b000000020000000000000000000000" -n 1 -W
                                                                                  sleep 5
                                                                                  /etc/rc.reload_interfaces
                                                                                  

                                                                                  removing reload interfaces makes my 3g ppp connection stable..is there a place where my script will run first then ppp dials in?or to restart ppp connection after my script run?
                                                                                  i can easily do this with openwrt/ddwrt but i want to try pfsense..

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                                                                                  • stephenw10
                                                                                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator last edited by

                                                                                    The code in /usr/local/etc.rc.d should only be run once as far as I know.
                                                                                    You could try calling the script using shellcmd or earlyshellcmd instead:
                                                                                    http://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Executing_commands_at_boot_time

                                                                                    Steve

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