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

[Kalixo]

Thanks again. It worked. I had wrong firmware type (gp2 not gp)

[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

[DaSnake]

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

[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

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

[P Still]

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.

[Copter]

Have you tried the Backup-Connection Tab?

You have to enter two IPs into the webif, and klick your modem as primary and backup.

[tjsquire]

Hi all.
I have been using Oleg's 'latest' firmware for the WL500gPv2 (WL500gpV2-1.9.2.7-10-USB-1.71.trx) with a Huawei E1762 USB modem (and USB printers, HDD). I have been happy EXCEPT that the router consistently 'loses' the modem - several times every day.

A power cycle is the only way to fix the problem - temporarily.
The modem light stays on indicating there is still a wireless broadband connection maintained - and there is no problem when connecting modem directly to a computer. I have upgraded the antenna pregressively - now a yagi - so GPRS reception is not the problem.

I tried a recent non-oleg firmware upgrade (WL500gpv2-1.9.2.7-d-r1222.trx) but found it had no USB modem (GPRS) functionality.
I found this was the case initially with the first oleg firmware I loaded (WL500gpv2-1.9.2.7-10.trx). Then I loaded this one (WL500gpV2-1.9.2.7-10-USB-1.71.trx) which has USB GPRS functionality.
So I reloaded the latest oleg one (same as before) - still have the same 'dropout' problems.

I have the Zero CD Configuration setting for the modem type set to "Not set" as my model E1762 is not in the list. I have tried setting it to E169 - no improvement in stability.

Does anyone have a better/updated firmware which includes USB GPRS modem functionality? Or can you help with how to set up the user config option in the modem type setting in Zero CD Configuration? I need your help :-)

Tim

[rghelase2001]

Hello,

I have the same issues (random disconnects of a Huawei E270 connected to a WL500GP). Can anyone tell me what shall I do in order to find the source of all those disconnects?

Here are some extracts from the logs (the disconnect looks the same everytime in the logs) (*I erased the real IP's):
Feb 25 03:18:01 pppd[431]: No response to 5 echo-requests
Feb 25 03:18:01 pppd[431]: Serial link appears to be disconnected.
Feb 25 03:18:01 USB Connection: Disconnected
Feb 25 03:18:07 pppd[431]: Connection terminated.
Feb 25 03:18:07 pppd[431]: Connect time 64.1 minutes.
Feb 25 03:18:07 pppd[431]: Sent 160696021 bytes, received 1662116828 bytes.
Feb 25 03:43:51 pppd[431]: Connect time 64.1 minutes.
Feb 25 03:43:51 pppd[431]: Sent 160696021 bytes, received 1662116828 bytes.
Feb 25 03:43:51 pppd[431]: Exit.
Feb 25 03:44:22 pppd[488]: pppd 2.4.2 started by admin, uid 0
Feb 25 03:44:24 pppd[488]: Serial connection established.
Feb 25 03:44:24 pppd[488]: Using interface ppp0
Feb 25 03:44:24 pppd[488]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/usb/tts/0
Feb 25 03:44:28 pppd[488]: Could not determine remote IP address: defaulting to 10.64.64.64
Feb 25 03:44:28 pppd[488]: local IP address <<modified_IP>>
Feb 25 03:44:28 pppd[488]: remote IP address 10.64.64.64
Feb 25 03:44:28 pppd[488]: primary DNS address <<modified_IP>>
Feb 25 03:44:28 pppd[488]: secondary DNS address <<modified_IP>>
Feb 25 03:44:31 USB Connection: connected to ISP



Please tell me if this is odd or not:
[admin@ASUS root]$ cat /tmp/syslog.log | grep "Connect ti"
Feb 25 03:18:07 pppd[431]: Connect time 64.1 minutes.
Feb 25 03:43:51 pppd[431]: Connect time 64.1 minutes.
Feb 25 04:26:35 pppd[488]: Connect time 42.1 minutes.
Feb 25 06:02:44 pppd[488]: Connect time 42.1 minutes.
Feb 25 07:05:24 pppd[549]: Connect time 62.1 minutes.
Feb 25 07:52:33 pppd[549]: Connect time 62.1 minutes.
Feb 25 08:46:14 pppd[608]: Connect time 53.1 minutes.
Feb 25 09:07:10 pppd[608]: Connect time 53.1 minutes.
Feb 25 09:21:50 pppd[683]: Connect time 14.1 minutes.
Feb 25 09:33:03 pppd[683]: Connect time 14.1 minutes.
Feb 25 09:47:44 pppd[749]: Connect time 14.1 minutes.
Feb 25 10:01:18 pppd[749]: Connect time 14.1 minutes.


It takes couple of minutes until the connection is restarted. During this time, the led indicating a pdp context is lighting, indicating a pdp context..

Thank you!

[tjsquire]

Hi.

Can anyone help me set my WL500gPv2 Zero CD configuration for the Huawei E1762 modem? I am using latest (as far as I can tell) Koppel firmware (WL500gpV2-1.9.2.7-10-USB-1.71.trx).

I currently have the modem type as "Not Set" as mine is not on the list. Will using the user config function help the router keep in contact with the modem? Currently it 'loses' the modem often, requiring a power cycle to reboot, re-connect.

Can you please help?

Tim

[ecser99]

I have the same problem. How shall I upload the /usr/local/etc/usb_modeswitch.conf file into the router? I tried with tftp but it did not work (timeout error).
Could you give a step by step instruction?

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

[P Still]

Have you tried the Backup-Connection Tab?

You have to enter two IPs into the webif, and klick your modem as primary and backup.

When doing that, router say modem is connected, but I don't have any IP-adresses or access to internet.

Router/modem just going "in cirkels" and switching between the two (modem) connections with "connecting" a.s.f.

[tjsquire]

Hey - that sounds very much like my own experience with a WL500gPv2 and Huawei e1762 - the router just loses contact with the modem (which still appears to be connected - but there is no internet connectivity, LAN or wireless).

I have not been able to get a reply so far to my posts - hopefully we will hear soon from someone with a solution.

I wonder whether this is the answer:
http://sakis.tel4u.gr/blog/sakis3g/#fastinstall
but I don't have enough (any) programming knowledge to implement it! Perhaps you do - and can help me as well?

Tim

[P Still]

That is for different full implementations of Linux.
The routers just have a special limited version, so it is not possible to work.

[rghelase2001]

Problem fixed for me!

It is a problem with the Linux drivers for the specific modem model (Huawei E270). A got a trace from the Operator, and I had normal release connection.

I implemented in crontab a ping, at every 2 minutes, and now I am in the 5'th day without disconnection.

Good luck!

[P Still]

As I wrote in first post:

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).

So, do you have an instruction for this or your cronjob (as I'm not that good with Linux)?
If it really works and make all disconnects disappear.