Hello there, I have the modem in question. It presents itself as CDC, but there's no MBIM mode. After setting up WAN as USB0, the router gets an IP in 192.168.0.0/24, with the dongle always being 192.168.0.1. The network connection is fine for ~2 minutes, then no traffic goes over USB0. DHCP is still there, so the gateway 192.168.0.1 is working and pings fine. However, there is no external network, not from the ISP either, as I have tried a different ISP card with the same result. According to the modem GUI, there is still a connection with the ISP network.
Have you looked at this post? It seems related to your issue, although it's not clear if the issue was resolved, it might give some pointers.
Yeah but his some how exposes mbim interface so it coud talk with the modem
Mine does not, it aways says its a cdc_ether (network interface) and i cant interface with it the same way he does idk why, if i coud talk over mbim i can make it establisheda connection without the 192.168.0.0/24 nat
Try using AT+USBMODE
How do i try when the device dosent expose the serial connection?
Please show the output of cat /sys/kernel/debug/usb/devices
Okay.
root@OpenWrt:~# cat /sys/kernel/debug/usb/devices
T: Bus=01 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=480 MxCh= 5
B: Alloc= 0/800 us ( 0%), #Int= 0, #Iso= 0
D: Ver= 2.00 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=1d6b ProdID=0002 Rev= 5.15
S: Manufacturer=Linux 5.15.137 ehci_hcd
S: Product=EHCI Host Controller
S: SerialNumber=0000:00:12.2
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr= 0mA
I:* If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 4 Ivl=256ms
T: Bus=01 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=00 Cnt=01 Dev#= 3 Spd=480 MxCh= 0
D: Ver= 2.00 Cls=02(comm.) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=1bbb ProdID=0908 Rev= 2.42
S: Manufacturer=Alcatel
S: Product=Mobilebroadband
S: SerialNumber=1234567890ABCDEF
C:* #Ifs= 3 Cfg#= 1 Atr=80 MxPwr=500mA
A: FirstIf#= 0 IfCount= 2 Cls=02(comm.) Sub=06 Prot=00
I:* If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=02(comm.) Sub=06 Prot=00 Driver=cdc_ether
E: Ad=82(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 16 Ivl=32ms
I: If#= 1 Alt= 0 #EPs= 0 Cls=0a(data ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=cdc_ether
I:* If#= 1 Alt= 1 #EPs= 2 Cls=0a(data ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=cdc_ether
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=0ms
E: Ad=01(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=0ms
I:* If#= 2 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=08(stor.) Sub=06 Prot=50 Driver=usb-storage
E: Ad=02(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=125us
E: Ad=83(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=0ms
T: Bus=02 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=480 MxCh= 5
B: Alloc= 0/800 us ( 0%), #Int= 0, #Iso= 0
D: Ver= 2.00 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=1d6b ProdID=0002 Rev= 5.15
S: Manufacturer=Linux 5.15.137 ehci_hcd
S: Product=EHCI Host Controller
S: SerialNumber=0000:00:13.2
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr= 0mA
I:* If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 4 Ivl=256ms
T: Bus=03 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=480 MxCh= 4
B: Alloc= 0/800 us ( 0%), #Int= 0, #Iso= 0
D: Ver= 2.00 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=1d6b ProdID=0002 Rev= 5.15
S: Manufacturer=Linux 5.15.137 ehci_hcd
S: Product=EHCI Host Controller
S: SerialNumber=0000:00:16.2
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr= 0mA
I:* If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 4 Ivl=256ms
T: Bus=04 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=12 MxCh= 5
B: Alloc= 0/900 us ( 0%), #Int= 0, #Iso= 0
D: Ver= 1.10 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=1d6b ProdID=0001 Rev= 5.15
S: Manufacturer=Linux 5.15.137 ohci_hcd
S: Product=OHCI PCI host controller
S: SerialNumber=0000:00:12.0
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr= 0mA
I:* If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 2 Ivl=255ms
T: Bus=05 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=12 MxCh= 5
B: Alloc= 0/900 us ( 0%), #Int= 0, #Iso= 0
D: Ver= 1.10 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=1d6b ProdID=0001 Rev= 5.15
S: Manufacturer=Linux 5.15.137 ohci_hcd
S: Product=OHCI PCI host controller
S: SerialNumber=0000:00:13.0
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr= 0mA
I:* If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 2 Ivl=255ms
T: Bus=06 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=12 MxCh= 2
B: Alloc= 0/900 us ( 0%), #Int= 0, #Iso= 0
D: Ver= 1.10 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=1d6b ProdID=0001 Rev= 5.15
S: Manufacturer=Linux 5.15.137 ohci_hcd
S: Product=OHCI PCI host controller
S: SerialNumber=0000:00:14.5
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr= 0mA
I:* If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 2 Ivl=255ms
T: Bus=07 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=12 MxCh= 4
B: Alloc= 0/900 us ( 0%), #Int= 0, #Iso= 0
D: Ver= 1.10 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=1d6b ProdID=0001 Rev= 5.15
S: Manufacturer=Linux 5.15.137 ohci_hcd
S: Product=OHCI PCI host controller
S: SerialNumber=0000:00:16.0
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr= 0mA
I:* If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 2 Ivl=255ms
This modification cannot be switched due to firmware limitation, AFAIK.
Note that in the other topic mentioned above the id is different - 1bbb:01aa
Okay then any ideas why the connection just drops afther a while, and i coud not replicate the issue in my win10 box? Something driver related i think
No idea, sorry. I suggest to get a better modem.
Any recomendations for a 4G modem cat4 rated 150down 50up?
I would not recommend buying any CAT4 modem.
I've put together a few key questions that need to be answered before getting a new modem: 4G modem purchase suggestion - #6 by AndrewZ
See also Please recommend a USB modem / dongle - #8 by AndrewZ