WL-500gP with 3G USB Modem and Oleg's Firmware

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30-03-2008, 22:29
webwolf

Hi anttu from Finland,
first of all many tks to the reply to this newbie in Linux :-)
i did all you said. In the System log, i have this:
Jan 1 00:02:01 pppd[214]: Serial connection established.
Jan 1 00:02:01 pppd[214]: Using interface ppp0
Jan 1 00:02:01 pppd[214]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/usb/tts/0
Jan 1 00:02:34 pppd[214]: IPCP: timeout sending Config-Requests
Jan 1 00:02:40 pppd[214]: Connection terminated.
Jan 1 00:02:41 pppd[214]: Exit.
and in Telnet:
asus login: admin
Password:
[admin@asus root]$ echo wl antdiv 3 » /usr/local/sbin/post-bootand
wl antdiv 3 » /usr/local/sbin/post-bootand
[admin@asus root]$ cat/usr/local/sbin/post-boot
-sh: cat/usr/local/sbin/post-boot: not found
[admin@asus root]$ "cat /usr/local/sbin/post-boot"
-sh: cat /usr/local/sbin/post-boot: not found
[admin@asus root]$
What a mess, i'm really confused, is it possible any more helps???
With Oleg firmware, it recognises the modem and also have the blue light flashing but she should kept fix, not flashing to have good signal.
Many tks to all,rgds,
José-Portugal
31-03-2008, 00:39
newbiefan

Quote:

Originally Posted by webwolf

Hi anttu from Finland,
first of all many tks to the reply to this newbie in Linux :-)
i did all you said. In the System log, i have this:
Jan 1 00:02:01 pppd[214]: Serial connection established.
Jan 1 00:02:01 pppd[214]: Using interface ppp0
Jan 1 00:02:01 pppd[214]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/usb/tts/0
Jan 1 00:02:34 pppd[214]: IPCP: timeout sending Config-Requests
Jan 1 00:02:40 pppd[214]: Connection terminated.
Jan 1 00:02:41 pppd[214]: Exit.
and in Telnet:
asus login: admin
Password:
[admin@asus root]$ echo wl antdiv 3 » /usr/local/sbin/post-bootand
wl antdiv 3 » /usr/local/sbin/post-bootand
[admin@asus root]$ cat/usr/local/sbin/post-boot
-sh: cat/usr/local/sbin/post-boot: not found
[admin@asus root]$ "cat /usr/local/sbin/post-boot"
-sh: cat /usr/local/sbin/post-boot: not found
[admin@asus root]$
What a mess, i'm really confused, is it possible any more helps???
With Oleg firmware, it recognises the modem and also have the blue light flashing but she should kept fix, not flashing to have good signal.
Many tks to all,rgds,
José-Portugal

Don't worry!
Do it step by step.
Open a console on your router (telnet, att. space before and after >>)

Code:

echo "wl antdiv 3" >> /tmp/local/sbin/post-boot

then (attention there is a space after cat!!!)

Code:

cat /tmp.local/sbin/post-boot

If you see the following (something like this, you are fine):

Code:

#!bin/sh wl antdiv 3

Now store your post-boot with:

Code:

flashfs save && flashfs commit && flashfs enable && reboot

wait until reboot is finished - when your Modem is flashing green or blue, everything should be ok.

Open again a console - if your modem does not connect, do a

Code:

killall pppd

and wait a minute.
If your modem does not connect (and blue light is solid on), then connect it with your notebook (mobile connect) and search for the best place. Sometimes the signal is very low (dependent to distance aso), hence your modem can't connect.

Tomorrow, I'll post a script which connects without reboot and with the use of different web-addresses for connection-checking.
01-04-2008, 10:59
newbiefan

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anttu

As a solution I made a "WAN watchdog" script that pings a known address, and if there is no response, the router is rebooted.

Good job, therefore I've stolen your script :eek: and implemented some adjustments.
Now you can get a new connection without rebooting, or without loosing your wireless connection to your router. :)
http://wl500g.info/showpost.php?p=91200&postcount=4

Quote:

Newbiefan, I kind of disagree with you about the signal level topic. Of course it may not matter in a good coverage area, but definitely it matters in the the marginal areas. I am importing/selling 3G external antennas and there is quite a bunch of people definitely believing in signal level. Especially those a little outside the coverage without an antenna.

Well, nothing to say against a good antenna - I use at my systers alpine cabine an old sat-dish with my Huawei E220 as feeder to get a stable connection and I agree, the signal is sginificantly (unbelieveable) improved. The only thing is that many people do not know anything about cell to cell-connections and for instance, that most of the cells can provide just approx. 2mbit maximum, hence when 10 people using the same cell, the bandwidth is extremly limited - and what I meant - this has nothing to do with a signal level, because it can well be, that you get an excellent signal but a very low speed. :o

Quote:

The third issue was the AT commands from WL-500 to a modem. I discovered a trick to do that, but I think I put it as an instruction to another thread.

Well, it would be good to know all AT-commands which are supported by a huawei modem. Anyhow, I'll do a search for this - if we would find a solution to get signal strength aso, we can write script......or implement it in webif.
If you find a list, please post it.
01-04-2008, 11:58
Anttu

Excellent!

But no cigar yet , since there is one but.. :rolleyes:

Every now and then (read: often) when E220 goes to the "Jan 1 02:02:18 pppd[207]: In file /tmp/ppp/peers/gprs: unrecognized option '/dev/usb/tts/0'- state", pppd disappears and cannot be killed. It is not shown with ps and killall says: no process killed.

We would need to check somehow if the pppd can be killed or not, and if that is not possible then go to stronger action like reboot. E.g. greping the killall response could be the switch.
01-04-2008, 13:46
newbiefan

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anttu

We would need to check somehow if the pppd can be killed or not, and if that is not possible then go to stronger action like reboot. E.g. greping the killall response could be the switch.

Kiillall or rebooting dependent to running pppd is included in the new watch_wan - have done it on the fly - anyway thx for suggestion.
Have not tested yet, will do it in the late afternoon......

But what I've done so far:
Covered several times my modem with my hand until connection is lost -
within some seconds, connection is back again.
What remains:
unplug usb cable and check what happens with the new script

Edit: A check shows, when starting watch_wan in postboot with '/tmp/local/sbin/watch_wan &'
the script detects a not running pppd and is calling for reboot.
A sleep 60 right before 'while [true ]' solves this, because the modem is up and pppd is running within the 2 minutes.
Further, this happens just first time of calling script as it's outside of the endless loop - therefore it has no negative influence.
01-04-2008, 15:06
Anttu

Now cigar. :)
13-10-2008, 15:15
lock76pt

Wl-500Gp + E220 PAP Authentication

Hi.
I have a Wl-500gp + Huawei E220.
The E220 works fine on my pc, i have configured the connection with the APN, user, pass, all ok, and the authentication method is PAP not CHAP.
When i try to use it connected to Wl-500gp it doens't connect. I believe it is because of the authentication method.
I've tried with other Network and a E220 with CHAP auth and it works fine.
How can i change it?
04-11-2008, 22:28
m.klinge

WL-500gP and Huawei E180?

Hiya :)

I was wondering if anybody has gotten the new huawei E180 umts modem to work with the Asus WL-500g Premium? If anybody know how to set up the hardware to work properly please guide me to the correct setup and I will be forever greatfull :)

//M
06-11-2008, 10:32
m.klinge

Nobody has any clue how to set up the WL-500 to work with a E180 broadband modem?

//M
19-11-2008, 13:47
m.klinge

Oh well i gave this How-To and ti works quite well :)

//M
20-03-2009, 17:59
marchino83

I'm getting a e180 on ebay. I'm gonna test it on my wl500 deluxe. I'll report back in the forum.

Regards
20-03-2009, 18:30
marchino83

Btw... It should work http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=63300
I hope...
20-03-2009, 20:02
darius

Quote:

Originally Posted by m.klinge

Oh well i gave this How-To and ti works quite well :)

//M

Hi,

can you send at commands, USSD commands like balance check, recharge ?

Darius
30-05-2009, 03:30
Paulo

WL500GPV2 with TMN Huawei E220

Hi

I have a Vodafone Huawei E220 and a router WL500GPV2 with Koppel 1.71 and i have configured it for vodafone in Portugal with Dial number *99# and APN: internet.vodafone.pt and selected E220 modem, after reboot start working just fine with internet at good speed.

Now i wanted to do the same with TMN E220 modem or KANGURU E220 modem, but i replaced in TMN the APN to "internet" and in Kanguru to "kangurufixo" just like they use when connected directlly to pc and none works, after restart the router they blink green and than blue but if i try to acess the router at 192.168.1.1 the message disconnected appears at RED Colour on the screen.

If i connect Vodafone it connects sucessfully allways at 1st try.
Does anyone has TMN or Kanguru working that can help me?

Best regards

Pauo:)
27-06-2009, 19:22
marcomangiante

Connect and disconnet the huawei e220 connection from Windows

Hello to everyone,

I have the asus wl-500gp v2 and connected an huawei e220 modem with inside an h3g card. Until now, I have a connection plan with data consumed and so when I want to disconnect I simply power off the router or go to webif and click on disconnet.
Now I changed my plan with one that charge time and not data and noticed that simply power off the router doesn't terminate the connection: infact on my carrier connection log, it seems that when I disconnet with ower off they add 1 hour to my connection, while if I click on disconnect button in webif there is no presence in the log of this adde hour.
What I ask you is if there is a possibility to disconnet it in windows without open the webif: I ask this because when my father uses the connection it is not so accustomed to do the disconnect procedure (even if it is very simple).
What I thought is that maybe it is possible to create a batch file that connect to the router, enter username and password, go to the "Usb connection (user) menù, then on "User Dial-up config" and then disconnect: is it possible? Where I can start to do this?

Hope someone can help me.

--
Regards,

Marco Mangiante
29-06-2009, 11:38
marcomangiante

Hello,

I think I find a solution. I copied entirely from internet a vbs script that do the work. I simply created with notepad the file "telnet.vbs" and filled in with this code:

set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WshShell.Run "cmd"
WScript.Sleep 100
WshShell.AppActivate "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"
WScript.Sleep 100
WshShell.SendKeys "telnet 192.168.1.1~"
WScript.Sleep 2000
WshShell.SendKeys "admin~" 'your admin username
WScript.Sleep 3000
WshShell.SendKeys "pwd~" 'your admin password
WScript.Sleep 1000
WshShell.SendKeys "killall dial~" 'command
WScript.Sleep 2000
WshShell.SendKeys "killall pppd~" 'command
WScript.Sleep 2000
WshShell.SendKeys "exit~" 'close telnet
WScript.Sleep 200
WshShell.SendKeys "{ENTER}" 'prompt command line
WshShell.SendKeys "exit~" 'close command line

The only trick is that you must execute it as "Microsoft Windows Based Script Host", so you have to click on the file with the right mouse button, then choose "Open with"->"Microsoft Windows Based Script Host"; you can also set that the vbs file is always opened with that.
Hope this simple script can help other people.

--
Regards,

Marco Mangiante
20-08-2009, 19:43
luisfmoreira

E180v (vodafone k3715) and WL-500GP v2

Hi Guys,

I've installed Oleg frmwr on my router to share my 3g connection, but it detects the modem has a cd Rom (When I insert the modem on a cumputer it installs a cd-rom\mass storage device with the drivers).

Jan 1 00:01:28 kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:03.0-1.1, assigned address 3
Jan 1 00:01:28 kernel: Manufacturer: HUAWEI Technology
Jan 1 00:01:28 kernel: Product: HUAWEI Mobile
Jan 1 00:01:28 kernel: scsi0 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
Jan 1 00:01:28 kernel: Vendor: HUAWEI Model: Mass Storage Rev: 2.31
Jan 1 00:01:49 pppd[268]: In file /tmp/ppp/peers/gprs: unrecognized option '/dev/usb/tts/0'
Jan 1 00:02:20 pppd[304]: In file /tmp/ppp/peers/gprs: unrecognized option '/dev/usb/tts/0'
Jan 1 00:02:51 pppd[342]: In file /tmp/ppp/peers/gprs: unrecognized option '/dev/usb/tts/0'
Jan 1 00:02:55 kernel: usb.c: deregistering driver usb-storage
Jan 1 00:02:55 kernel: scsi : 0 hosts left

after configuring everything i get this error:

Jan 1 00:03:22 pppd[408]: In file /tmp/ppp/peers/gprs: unrecognized option '/dev/usb/tts/0'

Is there anything I can do?
21-08-2009, 10:51
luisfmoreira

Anyone can give me a hint?
21-08-2009, 11:17
lly

Google has hints, as usual. You have exactly same problem, as all Linux users with such modems.

My hint: usb_modeswitch
21-08-2009, 23:48
luisfmoreira

Hi, thanx for the help, I've been messing with usb_modeswitch but no success yet!

where can I find the original and target Product and Vendor? THe modem has a ton of devices (2 USB mass storage and three modems I think)

Thankx in advance for the help
05-09-2009, 18:02
luisfmoreira

Hi guys, I've managed to flip my modem I think but I don't know what to do next!

I've got this from lsusb:

P: Vendor=12d1 ProdID=1001 Rev= 0.00
S: Manufacturer=HUAWEI Technology
S: Product=HUAWEI Mobile
C:* #Ifs= 5 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr=500mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 3 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=ff Prot=ff Driver=(none)
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 64 Ivl=5ms
E: Ad=82(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms
E: Ad=01(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms
I: If#= 1 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=ff Prot=ff Driver=(none)
E: Ad=83(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms
E: Ad=02(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms
I: If#= 2 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=ff Prot=ff Driver=(none)
E: Ad=84(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms
E: Ad=03(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms
I: If#= 3 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=08(stor.) Sub=06 Prot=50 Driver=usb-storage
E: Ad=85(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms
E: Ad=04(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms
I: If#= 4 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=08(stor.) Sub=06 Prot=50 Driver=usb-storage
E: Ad=05(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms
E: Ad=86(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms
T: Bus=01 Lev=02 Prnt=02 Port=01 Cnt=02 Dev#= 3 Spd=12 MxCh= 0
D: Ver= 2.00 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs= 1

And I configured the connection in the router has an GPRS/EDGE/UMTS config, but when I press connect I get this error:

Jan 1 00:14:16 pppd[1261]: no device specified and stdin is not a tty

What should I do next???

Thankx
08-09-2009, 10:16
luisfmoreira

Anyone? Please?
08-09-2009, 15:15
tdani

hi have you solved? i have a vodafone e180v and a asus wl500gp v2 . which firmware? how to? could you send me your??
thnaks
09-09-2009, 00:14
luisfmoreira

Hi, I haven't managed to make it work yet ... that's how far I've gotten. Maybe we can help each other.

What I think I've managed to do is to flip the modem ... but I never made it connect. Are you Portuguese by the way?
09-09-2009, 10:11
tdani

i'm italian.
My problem is that i can't also install the firmware inside..... how to put in recovery mode? how to install the firmware?
i have heard to install kopper firmware and the latest should be WL500gp-1.9.2.7-10-USB-1.71.trx . isn't it?

than what to do?
thanks
09-09-2009, 10:15
tdani

Hi, please how to install your firmware into router? any guide for mac or windows? with some guides on internet i can't do it.
how have you done? how to put in recovery mod?

can i use with this firmware also the huaewi e180?

thanks
09-09-2009, 22:00
tdani

i have an asus wl500gp v2 with a huawei e180. i can't configure to connect to internet . i use koppel. please help me....
i am a nebbie

thanks
04-10-2009, 18:45
ecser99

WL500G Delux with Huawei E1750 GPRS UMTS modem, can't connect

I have followed this guide: http://wl500g.info/showthread.php?t=13480 and installed the frimware WL500gx-1.9.2.7-10-USB-1.71.trx.
I have an USB GPRS modem, Huawei E1750, but this is not selectable in the USB GPRS settings of this firmware. I have tried to select all the Huawei modems but the connection does not work.:confused:
Is there a firmware, which supports this modem?
Is there a specific setting of the firmware I am using, whisch makes the connection work?

Thanks You
05-10-2009, 13:42
Kalixo

WL500g Premium and Huawei E 156G?

Hello!

I have WL500g Premium (WL500gpv2, firmware: 1.9.2.7-10-USB-1.71) and Huawei E 156G modem.

Is it possible to run this modem? I tried many times in many ways but It doesn't work. :mad::mad::mad:

Thank you all in advance for help. Regards from Poland.
09-10-2009, 11:57
BLU BUGATTI

Yes you can.

I have a WL500gP V2 with the last firm Koppel 1.71 and modem Huawei E156G

I set in the configuration web interface the model E169

It works perfectly even if it is not the same model
Have the same VendorID and ModemID
09-10-2009, 12:16
Kalixo

:))))))

Great to hear that!
Thank you very much for replay and solution.

I'll try it in the evening - I'll hope that I didn't change all other options :confused:

Would you be so kind and write me down all necessary options to run this modem?

Best Regards,
Kalixo
10-10-2009, 22:00
BLU BUGATTI

Excuse me if I am wrong in previous post.

The modem that I set in the router is e220.

Here you find the pictures of how I set the router.

http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/4442/50597735.th.jpg http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/3055/69913771.th.jpg

Best Regards
26-10-2009, 22:29
Kalixo

Thanks again

Thaks for screenshots :)

Unfortunatly, it didn;t helped... but i found that somenthing's wrong with my soft, becasue my asus also can't recognise any usb device (FAT).
I'll try tu update firmware and try again. Hope it'll work :confused:

Thanks again.
27-10-2009, 16:55
maucem

Hi,

I have a Dir-320 and I have successfully installed the latest oleg firmware.

I want use a 3g modem (Huawei E1692) as Wan connection.

I try to flash my router with the latest koppel firmware, but after the flashing procedure and 5 minutes, the router seemed dead.

Is possible use koppel with it?
09-12-2009, 22:45
ecser99

Quote:

Originally Posted by ecser99

I have followed this guide: http://wl500g.info/showthread.php?t=13480 and installed the frimware WL500gx-1.9.2.7-10-USB-1.71.trx.
I have an USB GPRS modem, Huawei E1750, but this is not selectable in the USB GPRS settings of this firmware. I have tried to select all the Huawei modems but the connection does not work.:confused:
Is there a firmware, which supports this modem?
Is there a specific setting of the firmware I am using, whisch makes the connection work?

Thanks You

I am still waiting, is there a new firmware? Any solution?
Thanx
05-02-2010, 11:56
Kalixo

It works!

Thanks again. It worked. I had wrong firmware type (gp2 not gp) :)
11-02-2010, 16:22
Wicke

Asus WL500g.Premium and Huawei e1750

At the moment I have a Asus WL500g.Premium router (1.9.2.7-10-USB-1.70a
) and a Huawei E220 and it works fine.
Now I want to change the Huawei E220 to a Huawei E1750.

But it´s not working to change the dongles.

Is there some settings that need to be changed in some way?

//Wicke
11-02-2010, 21:25
DaSnake

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wicke

At the moment I have a Asus WL500g.Premium router (1.9.2.7-10-USB-1.70a
) and a Huawei E220 and it works fine.
Now I want to change the Huawei E220 to a Huawei E1750.

But it´s not working to change the dongles.

Is there some settings that need to be changed in some way?

//Wicke

Hi,

You should use the following setting in usb_modeswitch.conf

################################################## ######
# Huawei E1550
# Huawei E1750
#
# Contributor: Anders Blomdell, Ahmed Soliman

DefaultVendor= 0x12d1
DefaultProduct= 0x1446

TargetVendor= 0x12d1
TargetProduct= 0x1001

# only for reference and 0.x versions
MessageEndpoint=0x01

MessageContent="5553424312345678000000000000001106 0000000000000000000000000000"

more info here:
http://www.draisberghof.de/usb_modeswitch/

bye
12-02-2010, 17:59
Wicke

Hello again

I understand I have to go to
http://192.168.1.1/Advanced_GPRS_Content.asp

and under
Zero CD Configuration -> Modem type:
and then choose User config at /usr/local/etc/usb_modeswitch.conf in the menu.
But some way I have to "upload" och change usb_modeswitch.conf, how do I do that?

//Wicke

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaSnake

Hi,

You should use the following setting in usb_modeswitch.conf

################################################## ######
# Huawei E1550
# Huawei E1750
#
# Contributor: Anders Blomdell, Ahmed Soliman

DefaultVendor= 0x12d1
DefaultProduct= 0x1446

TargetVendor= 0x12d1
TargetProduct= 0x1001

# only for reference and 0.x versions
MessageEndpoint=0x01

MessageContent="5553424312345678000000000000001106 0000000000000000000000000000"

more info here:
http://www.draisberghof.de/usb_modeswitch/

bye
16-02-2010, 01:07
P Still

3G disconnect now and then. Solution ?

WL-500gP, Huawei e180 (using a USB-hub) and WL500gp-1.9.2.7-10-USB-1.71.trx.

Modem disconnecting now and then ( but modem light saying it's OK ). Then need to do a manuell disconnect and connect or wait 5 min for the router to detect and do an automatic reconnect.
Any solution for this ?

An idea:
A cronjob that everey 15-30 s. check if anyone is connected via LAN or VLAN.
If so check if modem is connected ( ping DNS-server ?).
If not connected, do a reconnect.

I don't mind if modem is not connected when no one is connected to/using router, but otherwise I want modem to have an OK connection. Could also be a solution that disconnect modem when no one is connected to router

Since I'm asking these question you understand that my knowledge with Linux, scripting and so on for wl-500gp is not that good ( otherwise I wouldn't ask) so any solutions must be a bit exact and with good instructions (and I don't mind if it's easy).

Thanks in advance.

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