Re: Setting up 4G in D-Link DWM-222 (was Re: 4G USB dongles known to work on Linux)

2018-03-30 Thread Henrique Ferreiro 
El vie., 9 mar. 2018 a las 13:09, Henrique Ferreiro (<
henrique.ferre...@gmail.com>) escribió:

> 2018-03-09 12:44 GMT+01:00 Aleksander Morgado :
>
>> >> >> >|  state: 'connected'
>> >> >> >|power state: 'on'
>> >> >> >|access tech: 'lte'
>> >> >> >| signal quality: '62' (recent)
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Well, that means you're connected in LTE :)
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > That makes sense :-) I got confused by very slow connection rates.
>> >> > Anyway,
>> >> > is it expected not to connect when changing the current capabilities
>> to
>> >> > lte
>> >> > only?
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> If you change the capabilities to lte-only, it should also connect
>> >> correctly. Is it not the case?
>> >
>> >
>> > It doesn't connect. The journal has these messages repeated several
>> times:
>> >
>> >   Simple connect started...
>> >   Simple connect state (4/8): Wait to get fully enabled
>> >   Simple connect state (5/8): Register
>> > [/dev/cdc-wdm0] No transaction matched in received message
>> >
>>
>> Oh! Could you setup ModemManager in debug mode and get us some logs?
>> https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/ModemManager/Debugging/
>
>
> Should I open a bug report or continue here in the mailing list?
>

I'm sorry for the long delay. I've opened a bug report here:
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=105828


> >> > I have an additional problem. I have two SIM cards from different
>> >> > network
>> >> > providers but the modem is connected to any of those without matching
>> >> > the
>> >> > correct provider. May this be due to a limitation of the modem driver
>> >> > which
>> >> > cannot read the relevant data from the SIM card? I noticed this info
>> in
>> >> > the
>> >> > journal:
>> >> >
>> >> > ModemManager[1880]:   couldn't load Operator identifier:
>> 'Couldn't
>> >> > get
>> >> > home network: QMI protocol error (16): 'NotProvisioned''
>> >> > ModemManager[1880]:   couldn't load Operator name: 'Couldn't
>> get
>> >> > home
>> >> > network: QMI protocol error (16): 'NotProvisioned''
>> >> > ModemManager[1880]:   couldn't load list of Own Numbers:
>> 'Couldn't
>> >> > get
>> >> > MSISDN: QMI protocol error (16): 'NotProvisioned''
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> That looks like the info is missing in the SIM card? Which operators
>> >> are these again?
>> >
>> >
>> > I tried both with a data-only SIM from R and a standard mobile phone SIM
>> > from Movistar. I don't think it's related to the SIM card. Could it be a
>> > problem with the driver? I also noticed these lines earlier in the
>> journal:
>> >
>> >   couldn't load IMSI: 'Couldn't get UIM IMSI: QMI protocol error
>> (37):
>> > 'UimUninitialized''
>> >   couldn't load Operator identifier: 'Couldn't get home network:
>> QMI
>> > protocol error (37): 'UimUninitialized''
>> >   couldn't load Operator name: 'Couldn't get home network: QMI
>> > protocol error (37): 'UimUninitialized''
>> >   couldn't load list of Own Numbers: 'Couldn't get MSISDN: QMI
>> > protocol error (37): 'UimUninitialized''
>> >
>>
>> Are you only getting these when in lte-only mode?
>
>
> No, this happens in both cases.
>

Should I open a separate bug report regarding this issue?


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Re: Setting up 4G in D-Link DWM-222 (was Re: 4G USB dongles known to work on Linux)

2018-03-09 Thread Henrique Ferreiro 
2018-03-09 12:44 GMT+01:00 Aleksander Morgado :

> >> >> >|  state: 'connected'
> >> >> >|power state: 'on'
> >> >> >|access tech: 'lte'
> >> >> >| signal quality: '62' (recent)
> >> >>
> >> >> Well, that means you're connected in LTE :)
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > That makes sense :-) I got confused by very slow connection rates.
> >> > Anyway,
> >> > is it expected not to connect when changing the current capabilities
> to
> >> > lte
> >> > only?
> >> >
> >>
> >> If you change the capabilities to lte-only, it should also connect
> >> correctly. Is it not the case?
> >
> >
> > It doesn't connect. The journal has these messages repeated several
> times:
> >
> >   Simple connect started...
> >   Simple connect state (4/8): Wait to get fully enabled
> >   Simple connect state (5/8): Register
> > [/dev/cdc-wdm0] No transaction matched in received message
> >
>
> Oh! Could you setup ModemManager in debug mode and get us some logs?
> https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/ModemManager/Debugging/


Should I open a bug report or continue here in the mailing list?


> >> > I have an additional problem. I have two SIM cards from different
> >> > network
> >> > providers but the modem is connected to any of those without matching
> >> > the
> >> > correct provider. May this be due to a limitation of the modem driver
> >> > which
> >> > cannot read the relevant data from the SIM card? I noticed this info
> in
> >> > the
> >> > journal:
> >> >
> >> > ModemManager[1880]:   couldn't load Operator identifier:
> 'Couldn't
> >> > get
> >> > home network: QMI protocol error (16): 'NotProvisioned''
> >> > ModemManager[1880]:   couldn't load Operator name: 'Couldn't get
> >> > home
> >> > network: QMI protocol error (16): 'NotProvisioned''
> >> > ModemManager[1880]:   couldn't load list of Own Numbers:
> 'Couldn't
> >> > get
> >> > MSISDN: QMI protocol error (16): 'NotProvisioned''
> >> >
> >>
> >> That looks like the info is missing in the SIM card? Which operators
> >> are these again?
> >
> >
> > I tried both with a data-only SIM from R and a standard mobile phone SIM
> > from Movistar. I don't think it's related to the SIM card. Could it be a
> > problem with the driver? I also noticed these lines earlier in the
> journal:
> >
> >   couldn't load IMSI: 'Couldn't get UIM IMSI: QMI protocol error
> (37):
> > 'UimUninitialized''
> >   couldn't load Operator identifier: 'Couldn't get home network:
> QMI
> > protocol error (37): 'UimUninitialized''
> >   couldn't load Operator name: 'Couldn't get home network: QMI
> > protocol error (37): 'UimUninitialized''
> >   couldn't load list of Own Numbers: 'Couldn't get MSISDN: QMI
> > protocol error (37): 'UimUninitialized''
> >
>
> Are you only getting these when in lte-only mode?


No, this happens in both cases.

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Re: Setting up 4G in D-Link DWM-222 (was Re: 4G USB dongles known to work on Linux)

2018-03-09 Thread Aleksander Morgado 
>> >> >|  state: 'connected'
>> >> >|power state: 'on'
>> >> >|access tech: 'lte'
>> >> >| signal quality: '62' (recent)
>> >>
>> >> Well, that means you're connected in LTE :)
>> >
>> >
>> > That makes sense :-) I got confused by very slow connection rates.
>> > Anyway,
>> > is it expected not to connect when changing the current capabilities to
>> > lte
>> > only?
>> >
>>
>> If you change the capabilities to lte-only, it should also connect
>> correctly. Is it not the case?
>
>
> It doesn't connect. The journal has these messages repeated several times:
>
>   Simple connect started...
>   Simple connect state (4/8): Wait to get fully enabled
>   Simple connect state (5/8): Register
> [/dev/cdc-wdm0] No transaction matched in received message
>

Oh! Could you setup ModemManager in debug mode and get us some logs?
https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/ModemManager/Debugging/

>> > I have an additional problem. I have two SIM cards from different
>> > network
>> > providers but the modem is connected to any of those without matching
>> > the
>> > correct provider. May this be due to a limitation of the modem driver
>> > which
>> > cannot read the relevant data from the SIM card? I noticed this info in
>> > the
>> > journal:
>> >
>> > ModemManager[1880]:   couldn't load Operator identifier: 'Couldn't
>> > get
>> > home network: QMI protocol error (16): 'NotProvisioned''
>> > ModemManager[1880]:   couldn't load Operator name: 'Couldn't get
>> > home
>> > network: QMI protocol error (16): 'NotProvisioned''
>> > ModemManager[1880]:   couldn't load list of Own Numbers: 'Couldn't
>> > get
>> > MSISDN: QMI protocol error (16): 'NotProvisioned''
>> >
>>
>> That looks like the info is missing in the SIM card? Which operators
>> are these again?
>
>
> I tried both with a data-only SIM from R and a standard mobile phone SIM
> from Movistar. I don't think it's related to the SIM card. Could it be a
> problem with the driver? I also noticed these lines earlier in the journal:
>
>   couldn't load IMSI: 'Couldn't get UIM IMSI: QMI protocol error (37):
> 'UimUninitialized''
>   couldn't load Operator identifier: 'Couldn't get home network: QMI
> protocol error (37): 'UimUninitialized''
>   couldn't load Operator name: 'Couldn't get home network: QMI
> protocol error (37): 'UimUninitialized''
>   couldn't load list of Own Numbers: 'Couldn't get MSISDN: QMI
> protocol error (37): 'UimUninitialized''
>

Are you only getting these when in lte-only mode?

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Re: Setting up 4G in D-Link DWM-222 (was Re: 4G USB dongles known to work on Linux)

2018-03-08 Thread Henrique Ferreiro 
El jue., 8 mar. 2018 a las 10:15, Aleksander Morgado (<
aleksan...@aleksander.es>) escribió:

> On Thu, Mar 8, 2018 at 12:19 AM, Henrique Ferreiro
>  wrote:
> >> >|  state: 'connected'
> >> >|power state: 'on'
> >> >|access tech: 'lte'
> >> >| signal quality: '62' (recent)
> >>
> >> Well, that means you're connected in LTE :)
> >
> >
> > That makes sense :-) I got confused by very slow connection rates.
> Anyway,
> > is it expected not to connect when changing the current capabilities to
> lte
> > only?
> >
>
> If you change the capabilities to lte-only, it should also connect
> correctly. Is it not the case?
>

It doesn't connect. The journal has these messages repeated several times:

  Simple connect started...
  Simple connect state (4/8): Wait to get fully enabled
  Simple connect state (5/8): Register
[/dev/cdc-wdm0] No transaction matched in received message

> I have an additional problem. I have two SIM cards from different network
> > providers but the modem is connected to any of those without matching the
> > correct provider. May this be due to a limitation of the modem driver
> which
> > cannot read the relevant data from the SIM card? I noticed this info in
> the
> > journal:
> >
> > ModemManager[1880]:   couldn't load Operator identifier: 'Couldn't
> get
> > home network: QMI protocol error (16): 'NotProvisioned''
> > ModemManager[1880]:   couldn't load Operator name: 'Couldn't get
> home
> > network: QMI protocol error (16): 'NotProvisioned''
> > ModemManager[1880]:   couldn't load list of Own Numbers: 'Couldn't
> get
> > MSISDN: QMI protocol error (16): 'NotProvisioned''
> >
>
> That looks like the info is missing in the SIM card? Which operators
> are these again?
>

I tried both with a data-only SIM from R and a standard mobile phone SIM
from Movistar. I don't think it's related to the SIM card. Could it be a
problem with the driver? I also noticed these lines earlier in the journal:

  couldn't load IMSI: 'Couldn't get UIM IMSI: QMI protocol error
(37): 'UimUninitialized''
  couldn't load Operator identifier: 'Couldn't get home network: QMI
protocol error (37): 'UimUninitialized''
  couldn't load Operator name: 'Couldn't get home network: QMI
protocol error (37): 'UimUninitialized''
  couldn't load list of Own Numbers: 'Couldn't get MSISDN: QMI
protocol error (37): 'UimUninitialized''


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Re: Setting up 4G in D-Link DWM-222 (was Re: 4G USB dongles known to work on Linux)

2018-03-08 Thread Aleksander Morgado 
On Thu, Mar 8, 2018 at 12:19 AM, Henrique Ferreiro
 wrote:
>> >|  state: 'connected'
>> >|power state: 'on'
>> >|access tech: 'lte'
>> >| signal quality: '62' (recent)
>>
>> Well, that means you're connected in LTE :)
>
>
> That makes sense :-) I got confused by very slow connection rates. Anyway,
> is it expected not to connect when changing the current capabilities to lte
> only?
>

If you change the capabilities to lte-only, it should also connect
correctly. Is it not the case?

> I have an additional problem. I have two SIM cards from different network
> providers but the modem is connected to any of those without matching the
> correct provider. May this be due to a limitation of the modem driver which
> cannot read the relevant data from the SIM card? I noticed this info in the
> journal:
>
> ModemManager[1880]:   couldn't load Operator identifier: 'Couldn't get
> home network: QMI protocol error (16): 'NotProvisioned''
> ModemManager[1880]:   couldn't load Operator name: 'Couldn't get home
> network: QMI protocol error (16): 'NotProvisioned''
> ModemManager[1880]:   couldn't load list of Own Numbers: 'Couldn't get
> MSISDN: QMI protocol error (16): 'NotProvisioned''
>

That looks like the info is missing in the SIM card? Which operators
are these again?

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Re: Setting up 4G in D-Link DWM-222 (was Re: 4G USB dongles known to work on Linux)

2018-03-07 Thread Henrique Ferreiro 
>
> >|  state: 'connected'
> >|power state: 'on'
> >|access tech: 'lte'
> >| signal quality: '62' (recent)
>
> Well, that means you're connected in LTE :)
>

That makes sense :-) I got confused by very slow connection rates. Anyway,
is it expected not to connect when changing the current capabilities to lte
only?

I have an additional problem. I have two SIM cards from different network
providers but the modem is connected to any of those without matching the
correct provider. May this be due to a limitation of the modem driver which
cannot read the relevant data from the SIM card? I noticed this info in the
journal:

ModemManager[1880]:   couldn't load Operator identifier: 'Couldn't
get home network: QMI protocol error (16): 'NotProvisioned''
ModemManager[1880]:   couldn't load Operator name: 'Couldn't get home
network: QMI protocol error (16): 'NotProvisioned''
ModemManager[1880]:   couldn't load list of Own Numbers: 'Couldn't
get MSISDN: QMI protocol error (16): 'NotProvisioned''

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Re: Setting up 4G in D-Link DWM-222 (was Re: 4G USB dongles known to work on Linux)

2018-03-07 Thread Aleksander Morgado 
>|  state: 'connected'
>|power state: 'on'
>|access tech: 'lte'
>| signal quality: '62' (recent)

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Re: Setting up 4G in D-Link DWM-222 (was Re: 4G USB dongles known to work on Linux)

2018-03-06 Thread Henrique Ferreiro 
>
> The "gsm" connection type name in NetworkManager is misleading. We use
> "gsm" to refer to all 3GPP connection types (e.g. GSM, GPRS, EDGE,
> UMTS, HSPA, LTE...).
> What is the output of "mmcli -m 0" when you have the modem connected?
> You shouldn't have needed to --set-current-capabilities.
>

$ mmcli -m 0
/org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Modem/0 (device id
'd88e97a646c033b40153416339d4cfd351a7832b')
  -
  Hardware |   manufacturer: 'QUALCOMM INCORPORATED'
   |  model: '0'
   |   revision: '1.7.3  1  [Sep 15 2016 02:00:00]'
   |  supported: 'gsm-umts
   |  lte
   |  gsm-umts, lte'
   |current: 'gsm-umts, lte'
   |   equipment id: '353880063373417'
  -
  System   | device: '/sys/devices/pci:00/:00:14.0/usb1/1-1'
   |drivers: 'qmi_wwan, option1'
   | plugin: 'Generic'
   |   primary port: 'cdc-wdm0'
   |  ports: 'wwp0s20f0u1i4 (net), ttyUSB2 (at), cdc-wdm0
(qmi), ttyUSB1 (at)'
  -
  Numbers  |   own : 'unknown'
  -
  Status   |   lock: 'sim-pin2'
   | unlock retries: 'sim-pin (3), sim-pin2 (3), sim-puk (10),
sim-puk2 (10)'
   |  state: 'connected'
   |power state: 'on'
   |access tech: 'lte'
   | signal quality: '62' (recent)
  -
  Modes|  supported: 'allowed: 2g, 3g, 4g; preferred: none'
   |current: 'allowed: 2g, 3g, 4g; preferred: none'
  -
  Bands|  supported: 'dcs, egsm, pcs, g850, u2100, u900, eutran-i,
eutran-iii, eutran-vii, eutran-xx'
   |current: 'dcs, egsm, pcs, g850, u2100, u900, eutran-i,
eutran-iii, eutran-vii, eutran-xx'
  -
  IP   |  supported: 'ipv4, ipv6, ipv4v6'
  -
  3GPP |   imei: 'XXX'
   |  enabled locks: 'sim'
   |operator id: '21407'
   |  operator name: 'unknown'
   |   subscription: 'unknown'
   |   registration: 'home'
  -
  SIM  |   path: '/org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/SIM/0'

  -
  Bearers  |  paths: '/org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Bearer/0'


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Re: 4G USB dongles known to work on Linux

2018-03-06 Thread Garreau, Alexandre 
I would be, too, especially interested in any usb dongle or pci device
that could use 4G, but *without* a web ui, rather with mmcli. Telephony
would be a bonus.
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Re: Setting up 4G in D-Link DWM-222 (was Re: 4G USB dongles known to work on Linux)

2018-03-05 Thread Aleksander Morgado 
Hey,

On Mon, Mar 5, 2018 at 12:03 AM, Henrique Ferreiro
 wrote:
> Thanks everybody for all answers. I checked the dd-wrt wiki page and finally
> went for the D-Link DWM-222 (there weren't much more options to buy from
> local retailers).
>
> I have a few questions regarding ModemManager after testing this modem for a
> while. I managed to connect almost with no manual intervention but 4G
> doesn't seem to work.
>
> First thing, to test 4G I had to use "mmcli -m 0
> --set-current-capabilities=lte" and realise it wouldn't connect. Is there
> any other way to check 4G status? "nmcli c" displayed the connection type as
> "gsm", but I would expect connection errors in ModemManager's journal or
> some way to do this using "mmcli".
>
> Second, can you help debug why I cannot setup 4G in this particular modem?
>

The "gsm" connection type name in NetworkManager is misleading. We use
"gsm" to refer to all 3GPP connection types (e.g. GSM, GPRS, EDGE,
UMTS, HSPA, LTE...).
What is the output of "mmcli -m 0" when you have the modem connected?
You shouldn't have needed to --set-current-capabilities.

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Setting up 4G in D-Link DWM-222 (was Re: 4G USB dongles known to work on Linux)

2018-03-04 Thread Henrique Ferreiro 
Thanks everybody for all answers. I checked the dd-wrt wiki page and
finally went for the D-Link DWM-222 (there weren't much more options to buy
from local retailers).

I have a few questions regarding ModemManager after testing this modem for
a while. I managed to connect almost with no manual intervention but 4G
doesn't seem to work.

First thing, to test 4G I had to use "mmcli -m 0
--set-current-capabilities=lte" and realise it wouldn't connect. Is there
any other way to check 4G status? "nmcli c" displayed the connection type
as "gsm", but I would expect connection errors in ModemManager's journal or
some way to do this using "mmcli".

Second, can you help debug why I cannot setup 4G in this particular modem?

Thanks again.

El jue., 22 feb. 2018 a las 18:08, Bjørn Mork () escribió:

> Henrique Ferreiro  writes:
>
> > Hi!
> https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/ModemManager/SupportedDevices/
> > looks
> > quite outdated. Can anyone here recommend any 4G USB dongle which works
> > reasonably well on Linux?
>
> I guess this page became irrelevant because "all" 4G and 3G USB dongles
> suddenly worked reasonably well on Linux. It should probably be replaced
> by a page stating that fact(?)
>
> I am sure there are exceptions which do not work at all, but for some
> years now these exceptions have been hard to find.  So maintaining a
> list of supported devices doesn't make any sense.  They all work, more
> or less.
>
> *How* they work still differ though. As Aleksander and others have
> mentioned, the trend seems go towards modems acting as mini-routers with
> web based management.  The advantage is that it works the same
> regardless of host OS.  The disadvantage is that you are limited by the
> management web application built into the modem firmware.
>
> The DDWRT guys have an extensive list of modems, which might give some
> clue wrt which modems support QMI or MBIM based management:
> https://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/3G_/_3.5G
>
> But the number of device and firmware combinations is so large that I
> don't think it is possible to tell for sure without trying.
>
> > In particular, does the Huawei E3372 or E8372 work? A quick google search
> > returns mixed results.
>
> They should work as well as any, as Thomas said.  Exactly how is
> difficult to say without known the precise firmware configuration.  But
> I am pretty sure you should be able to get an IPv4 Internet connection
> going without much trouble.
>
>
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Re: 4G USB dongles known to work on Linux

2018-02-22 Thread Bjørn Mork 
Henrique Ferreiro  writes:

> Hi! https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/ModemManager/SupportedDevices/
> looks
> quite outdated. Can anyone here recommend any 4G USB dongle which works
> reasonably well on Linux?

I guess this page became irrelevant because "all" 4G and 3G USB dongles
suddenly worked reasonably well on Linux. It should probably be replaced
by a page stating that fact(?)

I am sure there are exceptions which do not work at all, but for some
years now these exceptions have been hard to find.  So maintaining a
list of supported devices doesn't make any sense.  They all work, more
or less.

*How* they work still differ though. As Aleksander and others have
mentioned, the trend seems go towards modems acting as mini-routers with
web based management.  The advantage is that it works the same
regardless of host OS.  The disadvantage is that you are limited by the
management web application built into the modem firmware.

The DDWRT guys have an extensive list of modems, which might give some
clue wrt which modems support QMI or MBIM based management:
https://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/3G_/_3.5G

But the number of device and firmware combinations is so large that I
don't think it is possible to tell for sure without trying.

> In particular, does the Huawei E3372 or E8372 work? A quick google search
> returns mixed results.

They should work as well as any, as Thomas said.  Exactly how is
difficult to say without known the precise firmware configuration.  But
I am pretty sure you should be able to get an IPv4 Internet connection
going without much trouble.


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Re: 4G USB dongles known to work on Linux

2018-02-21 Thread Aleksander Morgado 
Hey!

On Wed, Feb 21, 2018 at 5:52 PM, Henrique Ferreiro
 wrote:
> Thanks for the info. Actually, that manual is from my carrier's web page :-)
>
> I guess if no one can recommend a qmi/mbim modem I'll go for the ones with a
> Web UI.
>

I feel like I should really be suggesting you one, as I do all my
tests in Spain using several operators... but the truth is that all
LTE modules I have aren't USB dongles, they're all miniPCI/M.2
modules, so I truly don't have any idea about a good LTE USB dongle
with QMI/MBIM capabilities to be used here :/

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Re: 4G USB dongles known to work on Linux

2018-02-21 Thread Henrique Ferreiro 
I will be using it in Spain. My current carrier offers the following
dongle: alcatel IK40V, which apparently is a rndis modem. Any idea about
this particular model/protocol?

El mar., 20 feb. 2018 a las 15:47, Nate Pleasant (<
nate.pleas...@accelerated.com>) escribió:

> Henrique,
>
>
> What carrier and country are you looking to work in?  I've been using the
> Huawei E8372 here in the US, and it works great on Linux with both AT and
> T-Mobile SIMs.  It gets recognized as a Ethernet interface, and provides a
> web UI that you can use to manage and configure the E8372.  The downside is
> this USB modem acts like a router (i.e. it provides a NAT-ed 192.168.8.x
> address to your PC), so you'll never get to directly use the IP address the
> E8372 received from the cellular network.  Here's a link I found for the
> user manual for the E8372 if you want to read more:
>
>
> https://images.wirelessdealer.ca/images/phones/userguide3967.pdf
>
>
> As for other USB modems that work well on Linux, I can recommend the
> following additional modems, based on carrier.  However, some of these USB
> modems are a bit old at this point, and may have to be purchased used or
> from a third party:
>
>
> - AT/T-Mobile - Sierra Wireless 313U (unlocked if not using on AT) -
> does not act like an Ethernet interface, instead provides standard tty/wwan
> interfaces
>
> - Verizon - Novatel 551L - acts like a Etherenet interface, but doesn't
> have a web UI for management (uses a tty port for AT commands).  Benefit is
> you can use the cellular IP address on your Linux machine
>
> - Verizon - Novatel 620L
>
> - Sprint - Netgear 341U - similar to Sierra 313U mentioned above, but it
> has a LCD screen
>
> - Sprint - Franklin 770 - similar to E8372 in usage (Ethernet + web UI)
>
>
> Nate Pleasant
>
>
>
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4G USB dongles known to work on Linux

2018-02-20 Thread Nate Pleasant 
Henrique,


What carrier and country are you looking to work in?  I've been using the 
Huawei E8372 here in the US, and it works great on Linux with both AT and 
T-Mobile SIMs.  It gets recognized as a Ethernet interface, and provides a web 
UI that you can use to manage and configure the E8372.  The downside is this 
USB modem acts like a router (i.e. it provides a NAT-ed 192.168.8.x address to 
your PC), so you'll never get to directly use the IP address the E8372 received 
from the cellular network.  Here's a link I found for the user manual for the 
E8372 if you want to read more:


https://images.wirelessdealer.ca/images/phones/userguide3967.pdf


As for other USB modems that work well on Linux, I can recommend the following 
additional modems, based on carrier.  However, some of these USB modems are a 
bit old at this point, and may have to be purchased used or from a third party:


- AT/T-Mobile - Sierra Wireless 313U (unlocked if not using on AT) - does 
not act like an Ethernet interface, instead provides standard tty/wwan 
interfaces

- Verizon - Novatel 551L - acts like a Etherenet interface, but doesn't have a 
web UI for management (uses a tty port for AT commands).  Benefit is you can 
use the cellular IP address on your Linux machine

- Verizon - Novatel 620L

- Sprint - Netgear 341U - similar to Sierra 313U mentioned above, but it has a 
LCD screen

- Sprint - Franklin 770 - similar to E8372 in usage (Ethernet + web UI)


Nate Pleasant


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Re: 4G USB dongles known to work on Linux

2018-02-19 Thread Henrique Ferreiro 
Hi, thanks for the info.

I just need network connectivity, so I guess the Huawei dongles would work
ok.In any case,  if I understood correctly, the benefit of a QMI/MBIM
dongle is that they would just work on Linux, is that right? In that case,
I would definitely prefer to get one of those but I have no idea on how to
check that. Again, any suggestions are appreciated.

Thanks,
Henrique.

El vie., 16 feb. 2018 a las 11:31, Aleksander Morgado (<
aleksan...@aleksander.es>) escribió:

> Hey,
>
> >
> > Hi!
> https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/ModemManager/SupportedDevices/
> looks quite outdated. Can anyone here recommend any 4G USB dongle which
> works reasonably well on Linux?
> >
>
> Oh yea, that list was built for MM 1.0, quite a long time ago...
>
> > In particular, does the Huawei E3372 or E8372 work? A quick google
> search returns mixed results.
> >
>
> A lot of the new Huawei modules (HiLink firmwares) aren't managed by
> ModemManager any more, instead they provide a network interface and
> expose a built-in web to configure the modem. If you just need
> connectivity, this may be perfectly enough for your use case.
>
> If you do need control over the modem, though, something managed by
> ModemManager would be better. Huawei also has non-HiLink firmware
> variants that e.g. work in MBIM mode and that allows easy integration
> with ModemManager. E.g. I've seen E3372 devices managed in both ways.
>
> I'm personally not going to recommend any USB dongle myself, because I
> really don't use them much (mostly playing with minipci/m2 modules
> lately), so not sure which ones are better than others really... Any
> module that works either in QMI or MBIM mode should be good enough I
> guess. Maybe someone else has suggestions here?
>
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Re: 4G USB dongles known to work on Linux

2018-02-16 Thread Aleksander Morgado 
Hey,

>
> Hi! https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/ModemManager/SupportedDevices/ 
> looks quite outdated. Can anyone here recommend any 4G USB dongle which works 
> reasonably well on Linux?
>

Oh yea, that list was built for MM 1.0, quite a long time ago...

> In particular, does the Huawei E3372 or E8372 work? A quick google search 
> returns mixed results.
>

A lot of the new Huawei modules (HiLink firmwares) aren't managed by
ModemManager any more, instead they provide a network interface and
expose a built-in web to configure the modem. If you just need
connectivity, this may be perfectly enough for your use case.

If you do need control over the modem, though, something managed by
ModemManager would be better. Huawei also has non-HiLink firmware
variants that e.g. work in MBIM mode and that allows easy integration
with ModemManager. E.g. I've seen E3372 devices managed in both ways.

I'm personally not going to recommend any USB dongle myself, because I
really don't use them much (mostly playing with minipci/m2 modules
lately), so not sure which ones are better than others really... Any
module that works either in QMI or MBIM mode should be good enough I
guess. Maybe someone else has suggestions here?

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2018-02-16 Thread Henrique Ferreiro 
Hi! https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/ModemManager/SupportedDevices/
looks
quite outdated. Can anyone here recommend any 4G USB dongle which works
reasonably well on Linux?

In particular, does the Huawei E3372 or E8372 work? A quick google search
returns mixed results.

Thanks in advance,
Henrique.
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