Problem with Huawei E3372 and RouterBOARD 951Ui 2HnD

RouterOS General
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Hello,

Recently i’ve bought Huawei E3372 modem in order to connect it to my RouterBOARD 951Ui 2HnD. On my computer modem works fine and I disabled PIN code on sim card. Router detects modem as needed but I cannot establish a Connection, ppp interface freezing on ppp-out1: waiting for packets…. I even receive IP address and default route for ppp-client. I called to Telekom support and got correct APN setting but it didn’t solve this issue. I can connect to modem with serial-terminal and execute AT commands. I’m stuck what does he need for the establishing connection. I please you help me find out. Bellow all configuration info:

MikroTik RouterOS 6.21.1

[admin@MikroTik] > system resource usb print
 # DEVICE VENDOR                                            NAME                                            SPEED
 0 1:1    Linux 3.3.5 ehci_hcd                              RB400 EHCI                                      480 Mbps
 1 1:7    HUAWEI_MOBILE                                     HUAWEI_MOBILE                                   480 Mbps




[admin@MikroTik] > port print
Flags: I - inactive
 #   DEVICE NAME                                                           CHANNELS USED-BY                                                        BAUD-RATE
 0   1:7    usb1                                                                  2                                                                9600




[admin@MikroTik] > /system serial-terminal port=usb1 channel=0
[Ctrl-A is the prefix key]

ATI
Manufacturer: huawei
Model: E3372
Revision: 21.286.03.00.55
IMEI: ****************
+GCAP: +CGSM,+DS,+ES

OK




[admin@MikroTik] > ip address p
Flags: X - disabled, I - invalid, D - dynamic
 #   ADDRESS            NETWORK         INTERFACE
 0   ;;; default configuration
     192.168.88.1/24    192.168.88.0    bridge-local
 1 D 10.64.64.63/32     10.112.112.111  ppp-out1




[admin@MikroTik] > ip route print
Flags: X - disabled, A - active, D - dynamic, C - connect, S - static, r - rip, b - bgp, o - ospf, m - mme, B - blackhole, U - unreachable, P - prohibit
 #      DST-ADDRESS        PREF-SRC        GATEWAY            DISTANCE
 0 ADS  0.0.0.0/0                          10.112.112.111            1
 1 ADC  10.112.112.111/32  10.64.64.63     ppp-out1                  0
 2 ADC  192.168.88.0/24    192.168.88.1    bridge-local              0




[admin@MikroTik] > interface ppp-client print detail
Flags: X - disabled, R - running
 0  R name="ppp-out1" max-mtu=1500 max-mru=1500 mrru=disabled port=usb1 data-channel=0 info-channel=1 apn="internet.t-mobile" pin="" user="t-mobile"
      password="tm" profile=default phone="*99#" dial-command="ATDT" modem-init="" null-modem=no dial-on-demand=yes add-default-route=yes
      default-route-distance=1 use-peer-dns=yes keepalive-timeout=30 allow=pap,chap,mschap1,mschap2




[admin@MikroTik] > interface ppp-client info 0
       modem-status: ready
         pin-status: no password required
      functionality: full
       manufacturer: huawei
              model: E3372
           revision: 21.286.03.00.55
      serial-number: 866133021308350
   current-operator: Telekom.de (cellid 1b3da00)
  access-technology: Evolved 3G (LTE)
     signal-strengh: -63 dBm
   frame-error-rate: n/a




[admin@MikroTik] > /log print
16:50:48 async,ppp,info ppp-out1: initializing...
16:50:48 async,ppp,info ppp-out1: waiting for packets...

Thank you.

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Have you set it to modem mode? http://askubuntu.com/questions/381970/huawei-e173s-3g-usb-dongle-wont-switch-into-modem-mode

On my E3131 I have both data-channel and info-channel set to 0.

3

Thank you for reply, but how I can switch it to modem mode on Mikrotik?

4

I don’t think you can do the initial change under RouterOS - you need to do it on a Windows/Linux box. Once its changed, it can be used on Mikrotik.

5

Have you ever figured out anything more?

I have the same issue and it I am really stuck.

My stick is definitely in modem mode. I use usb_modeswitch on host PC (12d1:1506, which provides the serial ports) and then pass through to CHR via proxmox.

One additional interesting thing: Im not sure where the IP comes from (it’s a /32 private whereas my ISP would give me a public) but it only shows up when I DISABLE to add default route.