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== Requirements == | == Requirements == | ||
This doc is tested on alpine-2.1.3. | |||
You will need a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-Speed_Downlink_Packet_Access HSDPA] USB-modem.<BR> | |||
Use 'dmesg | less' to figure out which /dev/ttyUSB? it uses ''(you will need to edit below config to reflect this)''. | |||
== Install packages == | == Install packages == | ||
Install required packages | Install required packages | ||
{{cmd|apk add ppp}} | |||
== Load modules == | |||
''' | Now let's load the driver ''(using the values you just found out)'' and prepare it to get automatically loaded at next reboot. | ||
{{cmd|modprobe ppp | |||
echo "ppp" >> /etc/modules}} | |||
== | == Configfiles == | ||
=== /etc/ppp/peers/E220 === | |||
''(The filename 'E220' can be changed to whatever is appropreate for you, but you will need to remember it when running pon/poff command)'' | |||
<pre>debug | |||
/dev/ttyUSB0 | |||
460800 | |||
crtscts | |||
modem | |||
noauth | |||
usepeerdns | |||
defaultroute | |||
noipdefault | |||
noccp | |||
nobsdcomp | |||
novj | |||
connect '/usr/sbin/chat -v -f /etc/ppp/chat-E220-pin || /usr/sbin/chat -f /etc/ppp/chat-E220-nopin' | |||
</pre> | |||
== | === /etc/ppp/chat-E220-pin === | ||
''(The filename 'chat-E220-pin' can be changed to whatever is appropreate for you, but you will need modify above configfile to reflect your decition)'' | |||
<pre>ABORT "BUSY" | |||
ABORT "ERROR" | |||
ABORT "NO CARRIER" | |||
REPORT "CONNECT" | |||
TIMEOUT "10" | |||
"" "ATZ" | |||
OK "AT+CPIN={PIN}" | |||
OK AT+CGDCONT=1,"ip","{APN}" | |||
OK "ATE1V1&D2&C1S0=0+IFC=2,2" | |||
OK "AT+IPR=115200" | |||
OK "ATE1" | |||
TIMEOUT "60" | |||
"" "ATD*99***1#" | |||
CONNECT \c | |||
</pre> | |||
=== | === /etc/ppp/chat-E220-nopin === | ||
''' | ''(The filename 'chat-E220-nopin' can be changed to whatever is appropreate for you, but you will need modify above configfile to reflect your decition)'' | ||
<pre>ABORT "BUSY" | |||
ABORT "ERROR" | |||
ABORT "NO CARRIER" | |||
REPORT "CONNECT" | |||
TIMEOUT "10" | |||
"" "ATZ" | |||
OK AT+CGDCONT=1,"ip","{APN}" | |||
OK "ATE1V1&D2&C1S0=0+IFC=2,2" | |||
OK "AT+IPR=115200" | |||
OK "ATE1" | |||
TIMEOUT "60" | |||
"" "ATD*99***1#" | |||
CONNECT \c | |||
</pre> | |||
{{Note|Replace above word '''{PIN}''' with the "PIN" of your card ''(typically a 4 digit code)''}} | |||
{{Note|Replace above word '''{APN}''' with the "Access Point Name" of the service you use ''(for instance mine is "web.omnitel.it")''. If you don't know the Internet APN, ask your service provider}} | |||
== Routes == | |||
Create a default gw route to your 'ppp0' device. | |||
{{cmd|ip route add default dev ppp0}} | |||
== DNS == | |||
Figure out what DNS-servers your provider has. | |||
{{cmd|egrep -i 'pppd.*dns' /var/log/messages}} | |||
This might give you some useful information.<BR> | |||
Search for a IP-address that might be your providers DNS-server and add this IP-address into '/etc/resolv.conf'. | |||
{{cmd|echo "nameserver {DNS-server-IP-address}" > /etc/resolv.conf}} | |||
'' | |||
= Start/Stop= | = Start/Stop= | ||
== Start connection == | == Start connection == | ||
{{cmd|pon E220}} | |||
== Stop connection == | == Stop connection == | ||
{{cmd|poff E220}} | |||
= | |||
= If something goes wrong... = | |||
Check if process is running | Check if process is running | ||
{{cmd|pidof pppd}} | |||
Logfile | Logfile might give you a clue on what went wrong | ||
{{cmd|egrep "pppd{{!}}chat" /var/log/messages}} | |||
Check nic information | Check nic information | ||
{{cmd|ifconfig ppp0}} | |||
pppd has a statusinformation function that could come in handy | |||
{{cmd|pppstats}} | |||
= Huawei E378 = | |||
Tested on Alpine 2.3.3. | |||
Add usb-modeswitch (currently only in testing repo): | |||
{{cmd|apk add usb-modeswitch}} | |||
/etc/modules: | |||
<pre> | |||
usbserial vendor=0x12d1 product=0x1446 | |||
</pre> | |||
/etc/usb_modeswitch.conf: | |||
<pre> | |||
# Configuration for the usb_modeswitch package, a mode switching tool for | |||
# USB devices providing multiple states or modes | |||
# | |||
# This file is evaluated by the wrapper script "usb_modeswitch_dispatcher" | |||
# in /usr/sbin | |||
# To enable an option, set it to "1", "yes" or "true" (case doesn't matter) | |||
# Everything else counts as "disable" | |||
# Disable automatic mode switching globally (e.g. to access the original | |||
# install storage) | |||
DisableSwitching=0 | |||
# Enable logging (results in a extensive report file in /var/log, named | |||
# "usb_modeswitch_<interface-name>" (and probably others) | |||
EnableLogging=1 | |||
DefaultVendor=0x12d1 | |||
DefaultProduct=0x1446 | |||
TargetVendor=0x12d1 | |||
TargetProduct=0x14ac | |||
MessageContent="55534243000000000000000000000011060000000000000000000000000000" | |||
CheckSuccess=5 | |||
</pre> | |||
/etc/network/interfaces | |||
<pre> | |||
auto ppp0 | |||
iface ppp0 inet ppp | |||
provider E378 | |||
pre-up usb_modeswitch -c /etc/usb_modeswitch.conf | |||
</pre> | |||
/etc/ppp/peers/E378: | |||
<pre> | |||
debug | |||
/dev/ttyUSB0 | |||
460800 | |||
crtscts | |||
modem | |||
noauth | |||
usepeerdns | |||
defaultroute | |||
noipdefault | |||
noccp | |||
nobsdcomp | |||
novj | |||
connect '/usr/sbin/chat -v -f /etc/ppp/peers/chat-E378-nopin' | |||
</pre> | |||
/etc/ppp/peers/chat-E378-nopin: | |||
<pre> | |||
ABORT "BUSY" | |||
ABORT "ERROR" | |||
ABORT "NO CARRIER" | |||
REPORT "CONNECT" | |||
TIMEOUT "10" | |||
"" "ATZ" | |||
OK AT+CGDCONT=1,"ip","isp.telus.com" | |||
OK AT+CGQREQ=1,2,4,3,6,31 | |||
OK AT+CGQMIN=1,2,4,3,6,31 | |||
OK AT+CGATT=1 | |||
OK ATD*99# | |||
CONNECT \c | |||
</pre> | |||
= Novatel MC679 = | |||
Tested on Alpine 2.4.5. | |||
Add usb-modeswitch (currently only in testing repo): | |||
{{cmd|apk add usb-modeswitch}} | |||
/etc/modules: | |||
<pre> | |||
usbserial vendor=0x1410 product=0x7042 | |||
</pre> | |||
/etc/usb_modeswitch.conf: | |||
<pre> | |||
# Configuration for the usb_modeswitch package, a mode switching tool for | |||
# USB devices providing multiple states or modes | |||
# | |||
# This file is evaluated by the wrapper script "usb_modeswitch_dispatcher" | |||
# in /usr/sbin | |||
# To enable an option, set it to "1", "yes" or "true" (case doesn't matter) | |||
# Everything else counts as "disable" | |||
# Disable automatic mode switching globally (e.g. to access the original | |||
# install storage) | |||
DisableSwitching=0 | |||
# Enable logging (results in a extensive report file in /var/log, named | |||
# "usb_modeswitch_<interface-name>" (and probably others) | |||
EnableLogging=1 | |||
DefaultVendor= 0x1410 | |||
DefaultProduct=0x5059 | |||
TargetVendor= 0x1410 | |||
TargetProduct= 0x7042 | |||
MessageContent="5553424312345678000000000000061b000000020000000000000000000000" | |||
NeedResponse=1 | |||
</pre> | |||
/etc/network/interfaces | |||
<pre> | |||
auto ppp0 | |||
iface ppp0 inet ppp | |||
provider MC679 | |||
pre-up usb_modeswitch -c /etc/usb_modeswitch.conf || true | |||
</pre> | |||
/etc/ppp/peers/MC679: | |||
<pre> | |||
debug | |||
/dev/ttyUSB0 | |||
460800 | |||
crtscts | |||
modem | |||
noauth | |||
usepeerdns | |||
defaultroute | |||
noipdefault | |||
noccp | |||
nobsdcomp | |||
novj | |||
connect '/usr/sbin/chat -v -f /etc/ppp/peers/chat-MC679-nopin' | |||
</pre> | |||
/etc/ppp/peers/chat-MC679-nopin: | |||
<pre> | |||
ABORT "BUSY" | |||
ABORT "ERROR" | |||
ABORT "NO CARRIER" | |||
REPORT "CONNECT" | |||
TIMEOUT "10" | |||
"" "ATZ" | |||
OK ATD*99# | |||
CONNECT \c | |||
</pre> |
Revision as of 16:56, 22 September 2012
Requirements
This doc is tested on alpine-2.1.3.
You will need a HSDPA USB-modem.
Use 'dmesg | less' to figure out which /dev/ttyUSB? it uses (you will need to edit below config to reflect this).
Install packages
Install required packages
apk add ppp
Load modules
Now let's load the driver (using the values you just found out) and prepare it to get automatically loaded at next reboot.
modprobe ppp echo "ppp" >> /etc/modules
Configfiles
/etc/ppp/peers/E220
(The filename 'E220' can be changed to whatever is appropreate for you, but you will need to remember it when running pon/poff command)
debug /dev/ttyUSB0 460800 crtscts modem noauth usepeerdns defaultroute noipdefault noccp nobsdcomp novj connect '/usr/sbin/chat -v -f /etc/ppp/chat-E220-pin || /usr/sbin/chat -f /etc/ppp/chat-E220-nopin'
/etc/ppp/chat-E220-pin
(The filename 'chat-E220-pin' can be changed to whatever is appropreate for you, but you will need modify above configfile to reflect your decition)
ABORT "BUSY" ABORT "ERROR" ABORT "NO CARRIER" REPORT "CONNECT" TIMEOUT "10" "" "ATZ" OK "AT+CPIN={PIN}" OK AT+CGDCONT=1,"ip","{APN}" OK "ATE1V1&D2&C1S0=0+IFC=2,2" OK "AT+IPR=115200" OK "ATE1" TIMEOUT "60" "" "ATD*99***1#" CONNECT \c
/etc/ppp/chat-E220-nopin
(The filename 'chat-E220-nopin' can be changed to whatever is appropreate for you, but you will need modify above configfile to reflect your decition)
ABORT "BUSY" ABORT "ERROR" ABORT "NO CARRIER" REPORT "CONNECT" TIMEOUT "10" "" "ATZ" OK AT+CGDCONT=1,"ip","{APN}" OK "ATE1V1&D2&C1S0=0+IFC=2,2" OK "AT+IPR=115200" OK "ATE1" TIMEOUT "60" "" "ATD*99***1#" CONNECT \c
Routes
Create a default gw route to your 'ppp0' device.
ip route add default dev ppp0
DNS
Figure out what DNS-servers your provider has.
egrep -i 'pppd.*dns' /var/log/messages
This might give you some useful information.
Search for a IP-address that might be your providers DNS-server and add this IP-address into '/etc/resolv.conf'.
echo "nameserver {DNS-server-IP-address}" > /etc/resolv.conf
Start/Stop
Start connection
pon E220
Stop connection
poff E220
If something goes wrong...
Check if process is running
pidof pppd
Logfile might give you a clue on what went wrong
egrep "pppd|chat" /var/log/messages
Check nic information
ifconfig ppp0
pppd has a statusinformation function that could come in handy
pppstats
Huawei E378
Tested on Alpine 2.3.3.
Add usb-modeswitch (currently only in testing repo):
apk add usb-modeswitch
/etc/modules:
usbserial vendor=0x12d1 product=0x1446
/etc/usb_modeswitch.conf:
# Configuration for the usb_modeswitch package, a mode switching tool for # USB devices providing multiple states or modes # # This file is evaluated by the wrapper script "usb_modeswitch_dispatcher" # in /usr/sbin # To enable an option, set it to "1", "yes" or "true" (case doesn't matter) # Everything else counts as "disable" # Disable automatic mode switching globally (e.g. to access the original # install storage) DisableSwitching=0 # Enable logging (results in a extensive report file in /var/log, named # "usb_modeswitch_<interface-name>" (and probably others) EnableLogging=1 DefaultVendor=0x12d1 DefaultProduct=0x1446 TargetVendor=0x12d1 TargetProduct=0x14ac MessageContent="55534243000000000000000000000011060000000000000000000000000000" CheckSuccess=5
/etc/network/interfaces
auto ppp0 iface ppp0 inet ppp provider E378 pre-up usb_modeswitch -c /etc/usb_modeswitch.conf
/etc/ppp/peers/E378:
debug /dev/ttyUSB0 460800 crtscts modem noauth usepeerdns defaultroute noipdefault noccp nobsdcomp novj connect '/usr/sbin/chat -v -f /etc/ppp/peers/chat-E378-nopin'
/etc/ppp/peers/chat-E378-nopin:
ABORT "BUSY" ABORT "ERROR" ABORT "NO CARRIER" REPORT "CONNECT" TIMEOUT "10" "" "ATZ" OK AT+CGDCONT=1,"ip","isp.telus.com" OK AT+CGQREQ=1,2,4,3,6,31 OK AT+CGQMIN=1,2,4,3,6,31 OK AT+CGATT=1 OK ATD*99# CONNECT \c
Novatel MC679
Tested on Alpine 2.4.5.
Add usb-modeswitch (currently only in testing repo):
apk add usb-modeswitch
/etc/modules:
usbserial vendor=0x1410 product=0x7042
/etc/usb_modeswitch.conf:
# Configuration for the usb_modeswitch package, a mode switching tool for # USB devices providing multiple states or modes # # This file is evaluated by the wrapper script "usb_modeswitch_dispatcher" # in /usr/sbin # To enable an option, set it to "1", "yes" or "true" (case doesn't matter) # Everything else counts as "disable" # Disable automatic mode switching globally (e.g. to access the original # install storage) DisableSwitching=0 # Enable logging (results in a extensive report file in /var/log, named # "usb_modeswitch_<interface-name>" (and probably others) EnableLogging=1 DefaultVendor= 0x1410 DefaultProduct=0x5059 TargetVendor= 0x1410 TargetProduct= 0x7042 MessageContent="5553424312345678000000000000061b000000020000000000000000000000" NeedResponse=1
/etc/network/interfaces
auto ppp0 iface ppp0 inet ppp provider MC679 pre-up usb_modeswitch -c /etc/usb_modeswitch.conf || true
/etc/ppp/peers/MC679:
debug /dev/ttyUSB0 460800 crtscts modem noauth usepeerdns defaultroute noipdefault noccp nobsdcomp novj connect '/usr/sbin/chat -v -f /etc/ppp/peers/chat-MC679-nopin'
/etc/ppp/peers/chat-MC679-nopin:
ABORT "BUSY" ABORT "ERROR" ABORT "NO CARRIER" REPORT "CONNECT" TIMEOUT "10" "" "ATZ" OK ATD*99# CONNECT \c