RB2011UAS-2HnD with Huawei e169 3G USB stick

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Hi,

I am having trouble getting my Huawei e169 3G (listed on http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Supported_Hardware#3G_cards) stick working with my RB2011UAS-2HnD.

I tried setting it up using http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Option_Globetrotter_HSDPA_USB_Modem however i have some issues:

[admin@MikroTik] > /system resource usb print
 # DEVICE VENDOR                   NAME                  SPEED
 0 1:1    Linux 3.3.5 ehci_hcd     RB400 EHCI            480 Mbps
 1 1:3    \C3\BF\C3\BF\C3\BF\C3... HUAWEI Mobile         12 Mbps
[admin@MikroTik] > /port print
Flags: I - inactive
 #   NAME                        CHANNELS USED-BY                     BAUD-RATE
 0   serial0                            1 Serial Console              auto
 1   usb2                               3                             9600

According to the wiki i should use the serial-terminal to check if it is working:

[admin@MikroTik] > /system serial-terminal usb2 channel=0

[Ctrl-A is the prefix key]



[serial line not responding]

^C
^A
q

^C

Welcome back!
[admin@MikroTik] > /system serial-terminal usb2 channel=1

[Ctrl-A is the prefix key]



[serial line not responding]

^Aq


^C

Welcome back!
[admin@MikroTik] > /system serial-terminal usb2 channel=2

[Ctrl-A is the prefix key]



[serial line not responding]


^Cqqq


Welcome back!

So it seems not to be working. Also when i create a ppp interface it goes to “dialing” but nothing happens after that.

Please let me know what i’m doing wrong!

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Try using different channel.

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I tried channel 0, 1 and 2 but nothing works.

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Paste PPP config please.

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[admin@MikroTik] > /interface ppp-client print
Flags: X - disabled, R - running 
 0  R name="ppp-out1" max-mtu=1500 max-mru=1500 mrru=disabled port=usb2 
      data-channel=2 info-channel=2 apn="internet.arta" pin="" user="" 
      password="" profile=default phone="*91#" 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

I also tried channel 0 and 1 but nothing happens

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  1. Check if number to dial is really *91#, maybe it’s *99#?
  2. use APN “internet” unless you need to use that specific APN
  3. do you have PIN security activated? If so, enter the PIN
  4. Try this for modem init string: AT+CGDCONT=1,“IP”,“internet”
  5. I would use different channels for info and data

Also check if you get any response and what values do you get with ppp info command.

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  1. You are correct, it is *99# i tried creating a new ppp connection a lot of times so i made a typo once
  2. When i use the Huawei on my computer i need to use APN “internet.arta” so i assume that’s correct
  3. No i do not have a PIN
  4. I assume the ‘internet’ is the APN so i changed this to ‘internet.arta’
  5. I thought they needed to be the same however i tried all combinations (0+0, 0+1, 1+0, 1+1, 2+1, 1+2, 2+0, 0+2)

When I enable the interface I see this in the log file:

19:19:44 async,ppp,info ppp-out2: initializing...
19:19:44 async,ppp,info ppp-out2: waiting for packets...
19:19:44 async,ppp,info ppp-out2: dialing...

After that i can wait for 5 minutes but nothing happens. I also noticed i could not send an sms, it keeps giving me a timeout.

(btw i also restarted (including disconnecting it from the power supply) my router several times)

Unfortunatley i cannot get ppp info at the moment

[admin@MikroTik] /log> /interface ppp-client info ppp-out2

action timed out - try again, if error continues contact MikroTik support and send a supout file (13)

I’m 99% sure the last time i ran this command i got a reply but it was empty. Probaly when i restart the router it will work again but first I will send the support file to the Mikrotik support.

edit this time i get output:

[admin@MikroTik] /log> /interface ppp-client info ppp-out2
       modem-status:
         pin-status:
      functionality:
       manufacturer:
              model:
           revision:
      serial-number:
   current-operator:  (cellid )
  access-technology:
     signal-strengh:
   frame-error-rate:
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Anyone an idea? I did not get any response from the support yet.

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I purchased an other USB modem and now it works great!

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Hi I have the same problem with same router and Huawei E220 USB stick. Which modem did you purchase and is working ?

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Hi,

I’ve got the VODAFONE 3g usb modem HUAWEI K3765 ‘E1762’ and that works perfect!

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hey mattie i would like to know the exact setting u used for k3765 vodafone