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    • B
      babelfish
      last edited by

      I am trying to setup a pfsense box to share my 3G connection (Huawei E3131 dongle) with the rest of my network. I'm using pfsense 2.1.3 and I'm following the guides and forum posts to the best of my knowledge but can not get it to work any way. Now I'm all out of ideas and hope that someone here have seen the same issue and can help me in the right direction.

      My first guess at the problem after some googling was that I needed to use usb_modeswitch since the modem has a memory card slot and build in driver area that shows up as a CD-ROM. But from what I can see the latest PFsense version already does this for me since it recognizes 3 modem devices and gives me cuaU0 - cuaU2 when the modem is plugged in.

      dmesg:

      re0: link state changed to UP
ugen1.2: <huawei>at usbus1
ugen1.2: <huawei>at usbus1 (disconnected)
ugen1.2: <huawei>at usbus1
umodem0: <huawei 0="" 2="" huawei="" mobile,="" class="" 0,="" rev="" 2.00="" 1.02,="" addr="">on usbus1
umodem0: data interface 0, has no CM over data, has no break
umodem1: <huawei 0="" 2="" huawei="" mobile,="" class="" 0,="" rev="" 2.00="" 1.02,="" addr="">on usbus1
umodem1: data interface 1, has no CM over data, has no break
umodem2: <huawei 0="" 2="" huawei="" mobile,="" class="" 0,="" rev="" 2.00="" 1.02,="" addr="">on usbus1
umodem2: data interface 2, has no CM over data, has no break
umass0: <huawei 0="" 2="" huawei="" mobile,="" class="" 0,="" rev="" 2.00="" 1.02,="" addr="">on usbus1
umass0:  SCSI over Bulk-Only; quirks = 0x0000
umass0:0:0:-1: Attached to scbus0
umass1: <huawei 0="" 2="" huawei="" mobile,="" class="" 0,="" rev="" 2.00="" 1.02,="" addr="">on usbus1
umass1:  SCSI over Bulk-Only; quirks = 0x0000
umass1:1:1:-1: Attached to scbus1
cd0 at umass-sim0 bus 0 scbus0 target 0 lun 0
cd0: <huawei mass="" storage="" 2.31="">Removable CD-ROM SCSI-2 device 
cd0: 40.000MB/s transfers
cd0: cd present [65536 x 2048 byte records]
(probe1:umass-sim1:1:0:0): TEST UNIT READY. CDB: 0 0 0 0 0 0 
(probe1:umass-sim1:1:0:0): CAM status: SCSI Status Error
(probe1:umass-sim1:1:0:0): SCSI status: Check Condition
(probe1:umass-sim1:1:0:0): SCSI sense: NOT READY asc:3a,0 (Medium not present)
da0 at umass-sim1 bus 1 scbus1 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</huawei></huawei></huawei></huawei></huawei></huawei></huawei></huawei></huawei></huawei> 

      
[2.1.3-RELEASE][admin@pfsense.lan]/root(8): ls -l /dev/cua*
crw-rw----  1 uucp  dialer    0, 121 Jun 16 14:03 /dev/cuaU0
crw-rw----  1 uucp  dialer    0, 122 Jun 16 14:03 /dev/cuaU0.init
crw-rw----  1 uucp  dialer    0, 123 Jun 16 14:03 /dev/cuaU0.lock
crw-rw----  1 uucp  dialer    0, 127 Jun 16 14:03 /dev/cuaU1
crw-rw----  1 uucp  dialer    0, 128 Jun 16 14:03 /dev/cuaU1.init
crw-rw----  1 uucp  dialer    0, 129 Jun 16 14:03 /dev/cuaU1.lock
crw-rw----  1 uucp  dialer    0, 133 Jun 16 14:03 /dev/cuaU2
crw-rw----  1 uucp  dialer    0, 134 Jun 16 14:03 /dev/cuaU2.init
crw-rw----  1 uucp  dialer    0, 135 Jun 16 14:03 /dev/cuaU2.lock


      
[2.1.3-RELEASE][admin@pfsense.lan]/root(11): usbconfig -d ugen1.2 dump_device_desc
ugen1.2: <huawei mobile="" huawei="">at usbus1, 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 = 0x1c05 
  bcdDevice = 0x0102 
  iManufacturer = 0x0002  <huawei>iProduct = 0x0001  <huawei mobile="">iSerialNumber = 0x0000  <no string="">bNumConfigurations = 0x0001</no></huawei></huawei></huawei>

      In the web GUI I get the WAN interface to be configured as ppp0 connected to /dev/cuaU0 and the little green arrow shows up but the ip does not change from 0.0.0.0.

      In the PPP log I see this ERROR when PFsense tries to connect the modem. From googling and reading several bug-reports on PFsense I saw that many users had problems with letting PFsense unlock the SIM. This should not be my problem since I deactivated the PIN and still have the same ERROR.

      ppp-log

      
Jun 16 14:36:18	ppp: [wan_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 62
Jun 16 14:36:18	ppp: [wan_link0] CHAT: +CPIN?
Jun 16 14:36:18	ppp: [wan_link0] CHAT: +CPIN: READY
Jun 16 14:36:18	ppp: [wan_link0] CHAT: +CGDCONT=1,"IP","online.telia.se"
Jun 16 14:36:18	ppp: [wan_link0] CHAT: Detected Hayes compatible modem.
Jun 16 14:36:18	ppp: [wan_link0] CHAT: The modem responded with "ERROR" to the command "AT&F&C1&D2E0S0=0M1" at ModemCmd: label.
Jun 16 14:36:18	ppp: [wan_link0] MODEM: chat script failed
Jun 16 14:36:18	ppp: [wan_link0] Link: DOWN event
Jun 16 14:36:18	ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: Down event

      I'm really stuck here and hope that somebody might have some pointers to what could solve this for me.

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      • stephenw10S
        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
        last edited by

        Have you tried the other USB serial ports?
        You may need a custom init string of some sort since that one is showing an error.
        If it is correctly switching I expect it to be recognised by u3g and appear as a u3g device in the logs. A quick Google seems to suggest this modem may appear as an ethernet device, some modem can be either ethernet or serial depending how they are switched though.

        Steve

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        • stephenw10S
          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
          last edited by

          The USB IDs you have appear to correspond to a correctly switched E173s:
          https://usb-ids.gowdy.us/read/UD/12d1/1c05

          Or maybe an E303:
          http://www.draisberghof.de/usb_modeswitch/bb/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1897

          1c05 appears to be a mode with everything exposed. Check that cdc0 or ue0 are not present as NICs.

          This thread appears relevant:
          http://www.draisberghof.de/usb_modeswitch/bb/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1465

          Steve

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          • B
            babelfish
            last edited by

            Thank you Steve for the help. It got me a little bit further. The key problem was the modem init-string. It was the default provided by pfsense and I just assumed it was the correct one, since I'm no master of modem AT commands. When I set the modem init string in the GUI to "I" (to get rid of the default) it connected as expected.

            Any ideas of better init-string choices?

            The next issue that showed up in the ppp log is this (full log below):
            ppp: [wan] IFACE: Add route 0.0.0.0/0 10.64.64.0 failed: No such process

            I get an IP address for a short while and then the connection is terminated. What does this mean? When googling it appears that "No such process" is a problem showing up when deleting routes for PPPoE connections but I assume that is not related to this problem?

            Jun 17 15:26:16 pfSense ppp: [wan] Bundle: Interface ng0 created
Jun 17 15:26:16 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0] Link: OPEN event
Jun 17 15:26:16 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: Open event
Jun 17 15:26:16 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: state change Initial --> Starting
Jun 17 15:26:16 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: LayerStart
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0] CHAT: Detected Custom modem.
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0] CHAT: Dialing server at *99#...
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0] CHAT: ATDT*99#
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0] CHAT: Connected at an unknown speed.
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0] MODEM: chat script succeeded
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0] Link: UP event
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: Up event
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: state change Starting --> Req-Sent
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: SendConfigReq #1
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0]   ACFCOMP
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0]   PROTOCOMP
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0]   ACCMAP 0x000a0000
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0]   MRU 1500
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0]   MAGICNUM 48ef76cf
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: rec'd Configure Request #1 (Req-Sent)
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0]   ACFCOMP
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0]   PROTOCOMP
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0]   ACCMAP 0x00000000
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0]   MRU 1500
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0]   MAGICNUM 00000547
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0]   AUTHPROTO CHAP MD5
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: SendConfigAck #1
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0]   ACFCOMP
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0]   PROTOCOMP
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0]   ACCMAP 0x00000000
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0]   MRU 1500
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0]   MAGICNUM 00000547
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0]   AUTHPROTO CHAP MD5
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: state change Req-Sent --> Ack-Sent
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: rec'd Configure Ack #1 (Ack-Sent)
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0]   ACFCOMP
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0]   PROTOCOMP
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0]   ACCMAP 0x000a0000
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0]   MRU 1500
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0]   MAGICNUM 48ef76cf
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: state change Ack-Sent --> Opened
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: auth: peer wants CHAP, I want nothing
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: LayerUp
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0] CHAP: rec'd CHALLENGE #1 len: 37
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0]   Name: "HUAWEI_CHAP_SRVR"
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0] CHAP: Using authname "user"
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0] CHAP: sending RESPONSE #1 len: 25
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0] CHAP: rec'd SUCCESS #1 len: 13
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0]   MESG: Welcome!!
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: authorization successful
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0] Link: Matched action 'bundle "wan" ""'
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0] Link: Join bundle "wan"
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan] Bundle: Status update: up 1 link, total bandwidth 28800 bps
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan] IPCP: Open event
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan] IPCP: state change Initial --> Starting
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan] IPCP: LayerStart
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan] IPV6CP: Open event
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan] IPV6CP: state change Initial --> Starting
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan] IPV6CP: LayerStart
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan] IPCP: Up event
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan] IPCP: state change Starting --> Req-Sent
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan] IPCP: SendConfigReq #1
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan]   IPADDR 0.0.0.0
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan]   COMPPROTO VJCOMP, 16 comp. channels, no comp-cid
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan]   PRIDNS 0.0.0.0
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan]   SECDNS 0.0.0.0
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan] IPV6CP: Up event
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan] IPV6CP: state change Starting --> Req-Sent
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan] IPV6CP: SendConfigReq #1
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan] IPCP: rec'd Configure Request #1 (Req-Sent)
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan] IPCP: SendConfigAck #1
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan] IPCP: state change Req-Sent --> Ack-Sent
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan] IPCP: rec'd Configure Ack #1 (Ack-Sent)
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan] IPCP: state change Ack-Sent --> Opened
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan] IPCP: LayerUp
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan]   0.0.0.0 -> 10.64.64.0
Jun 17 15:26:17 pfSense ppp: [wan] IFACE: Add route 0.0.0.0/0 10.64.64.0 failed: No such process
Jun 17 15:26:18 pfSense ppp: [wan] IFACE: Up event
Jun 17 15:26:18 pfSense ppp: [wan] IFACE: Rename interface ng0 to ppp0
Jun 17 15:26:19 pfSense ppp: [wan] IPV6CP: SendConfigReq #2
Jun 17 15:26:21 pfSense ppp: [wan] IPV6CP: SendConfigReq #3
Jun 17 15:26:23 pfSense ppp: [wan] IPV6CP: SendConfigReq #4
Jun 17 15:26:25 pfSense ppp: [wan] IPV6CP: SendConfigReq #5
Jun 17 15:26:27 pfSense ppp: [wan] IPV6CP: SendConfigReq #6
Jun 17 15:26:29 pfSense ppp: [wan] IPV6CP: SendConfigReq #7
Jun 17 15:26:31 pfSense ppp: [wan] IPV6CP: SendConfigReq #8
Jun 17 15:26:33 pfSense ppp: [wan] IPV6CP: SendConfigReq #9
Jun 17 15:26:35 pfSense ppp: [wan] IPV6CP: SendConfigReq #10
Jun 17 15:26:37 pfSense ppp: [wan] IPV6CP: parameter negotiation failed
Jun 17 15:26:37 pfSense ppp: [wan] IPV6CP: state change Req-Sent --> Stopped
Jun 17 15:26:37 pfSense ppp: [wan] IPV6CP: LayerFinish
Jun 17 15:26:47 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: no reply to 1 echo request(s)
Jun 17 15:26:57 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: no reply to 2 echo request(s)
Jun 17 15:27:07 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: no reply to 3 echo request(s)
Jun 17 15:27:17 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0] NEW FRAME ERRS: FCS 1 RUNT 0 OVFL 0
Jun 17 15:27:17 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: no reply to 4 echo request(s)
Jun 17 15:27:27 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: no reply to 5 echo request(s)
Jun 17 15:27:27 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: peer not responding to echo requests
Jun 17 15:27:27 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: state change Opened --> Stopping
Jun 17 15:27:27 pfSense ppp: [wan_link0] Link: Leave bundle "wan"
Jun 17 15:27:27 pfSense ppp: [wan] Bundle: Status update: up 0 links, total bandwidth 9600 bps
Jun 17 15:27:27 pfSense ppp: [wan] IPCP: Close event

            Conny

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            • stephenw10S
              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
              last edited by

              Hmm, not really sure here.
              If you look in the main system logs do you see any apinger entries at the same time? It could be the gateway doesn't respond to pings causing apinger to mark it as down.

              Steve

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