Wireless Joint

A quick update.

The b2b.tmobile.com APN was stable for 4 days with no drops or other funny stuff but still no testing for video throttling.

I decided to test for video throttling. Changed APN to fast.t-mobile.com, connection was IPV4V6. Connection was stable for a day. Tried changing to IPV4 only ...

I used the Sprint SIM card provided by Calyx for 18 months on our local one and only T-Mobile tower with good results. The connection was stable for literally months at a time. The tower connection was always shown as T-Mobile while data connection was shown as Sprint in GoldenOrb on a WE826-T2 ...

This is a question for over on the OpenMPTCProuter GIT issues or on a Ubuntu forum.

I am using a VPS (Vultr) running Debian 10 and the scripts have just worked for both the stable release and the snapshot I am now using. If the scripts had not worked I would have been SOL. Sorry Ubuntu isn't my ...

My next challenge is to get IPV6 working with OpenMPTCProuter. Starlink is only IPV4 behind CGNAT but my LTE connection gives both IPV4 and IPV6 addresses out. This is getting really pressing because my LTE connection will go to IPV6 only next month if you want to avoid throttling. This is the whole ...

I am glad the UE306 is working for you. I found that the longest the interface would stay up was about 2 days when using one. It required a full reboot of the router (RPi4) to reconnect. The UE300s have been running for four weeks now without a problem.

We don't have good internet service outside ...

I am using a V3 (rectangular) Starlink dish. I have always been behind the Starlink CGNAT wall, no public IP, IPV4 only.
I am using the the Starlink Ethernet Adapter.
I am running in bypass mode.
The Starlink is connected to the RPi using an USB3 to Ethernet dongle, TP-Link UE300, do not use the ...

The instructions for repairing a MC7455 can be found on this site using the tools created by B.Kerler on his EDL git page. I had to place my MC7455 in a USB sled that was connected to my PC to make it work. It would not work for me with the modem in the router. This probably easier if you are using ...

I am dreading the arrival of a new T-mobile SIM card from Calyx. My present setup using the Sprint/Calyx SIM card has worked flawlessly up and down the West coast and across the Northern tier states. I only put the SIM card in the Calyx provided device (Linkzone2) for about 10 min. when I first got ...

I have now managed to get OpenMPTCProuter working with Starlink and my LTE connection AND maintain domestic peace. At this time all of our current streaming and social media needs are being met.

To do this I had to use the latest snapshot builds of OpenMPTCProuter and the latest matching VPS script ...

Thanks for all the tips. I have disabled the wifi on the RPi 4 because of the known issues. I am using an old High Power 1G router/switch/access point for my wifi with all the routing disabled, covers the whole house easily. On a side note before I received the Ethernet dongle to use with my V3 ...

Thank you for the tip. I used the IP of my workstation and put it into the Source lan IP address field to use the Starlink interface (eth2) and saved it. I then opened a new tab on my browser and started a speed test. Sure enough it was showing the Starlink server and not my VPS as the outlet to the ...

Well it was a good try with OpenMPTCProuter. We have lost all streaming services because they block VPN/VPS connections. The wife has demanded that the OMR experiment end. I have tried to use the OMR Bypass function using domain names, ASN numbers, source MAC address, source IP address all with no ...

Well I got OpenMPTCProuter up and running with minimal drama. The main problem was I couldn't get the Rpi 4 OMR box to open secure coms with the VPS. At some point I managed to set a port correctly and everything started working.
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So far no problems, web surfing, email ...

Thank you.
Sorry I had a brain fart over the VLAN for the modems. I have a second USB3 dongle that I will install in a few days when life calms down again. I am going to have a go at MWAN3 fail over before setting up a VPS just to be sure the RPI 4 will handle two modems sources ok.

John

I am back from the SW and ready to start migrating to an OpenMPTCProuter install. Sorry I know my questions are silly to a network engineer but I have read most of the documentation for using vlans and Mwan3 on line and they are clear as mud to me.

Presently my network is connected to Starlink ...

We live in a place with the only tower slightly obstructed by the terrain. We have our WE 826-T router and MC7411 modem in our well house up the hill from the main house. The antennas are mounted on a 27' pole and connected to the router with 30' long LMR-400 cables. I want to extend the antenna ...

Thank you.

My first task is to get the Starlink cable run into the house. Presently the router is by a window on a covered porch. So far it is passing the most critical test, providing the wife's social media connections, with ease.

I was considering trying to use either a bridged router or Rpi4 ...

OK, this is my third try to reply.
Thank you for the info.

The new V2 rectangular dish that is shipping to all U.S. customers now does not have a wired ethernet port. You must buy a wired ethernet dongle that installs between the dish and the router to get a wired port. The problem is that they ...

Hello

I am looking for a little advise and help. We have an LTE connection for internet right now. WE-826-T, MC7411, Calyx sim, connected to the house through 100Mbs PtP link. Tower is 3km away and my antennas are in the Fresnel zone just at LOS with lots of trees in the way. The tower has bands 2 ...

No, I am not using a Nighthawk. I am using a MC7411 modem because it supports band 71. You should get good results on band 4 CAed with band 12. On my tower band 12 is only 3Mhz wide so it is slow. What you use is really dependent on what bands are used for the cells covering your location.

John

Hi

I use Calyx and have had no problems connecting through a T-Mobile tower. I have locked out the Sprint bands 25,26,41 on my modem to keep it from trying to connect to the weak low band Sprint tower that is 6 miles away. My local (1.6 miles) T-Mobile tower has bands 2,4,12,66,71. Now my modem is ...

I had one disconnect Saturday night that required resetting the modem (MC7411). I am band locked to 66/71 and the weekend tourist traffic was really high so the tower was heavily loaded. Connect through a T-Mobile tower about 2 miles away. So still working for now on the West coast.

John

Update

I installed newer firmware in the router today.
openwrt-we826-T-GO2021-05-31 downloaded from the aturnofthenut Rooter repository.

On reboot from the install I have had both IPV4 and IPV6 connections!

John

OK, here is my Network -> Interfaces page from GO.

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John

Ok this is what I get;

at+cgdcont?
+CGDCONT: 1,"IPV4V6","r.ispsn","0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0",0,0,0,0

OK
at!custom?
!CUSTOM:
GPSENABLE 0x01
GPSLPM 0x01
IPV6ENABLE 0x01
UIM2ENABLE 0x01
SIMLPM 0x01
USBSERIALENABLE 0x01
SINGLEAPNSWITCH 0x01
QXDMLOGENABLE 0x01

OK

I really don't ...

Hello

I just traded out a MC7455 modem card for a MC7411 modem card in a WE826-T2 router. I didn't change any router or modem settings. Previously with the MC7455 modem I always had both a IPV4 and IPV6 connection. Now I only get a IPV4 connection when using the MC7411 modem. I have reset both the ...

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I also have a similar problem. MC7455 with original firmware, WE-826-T2 running GO from 3/6/21. Using Calyx SIM to connect through T-Mobile tower. Always had just left modem in QMI mode that it came in, everything works fine for 14 hours then connection between modem and router dies. The ...

I have been using my Calyx SIM card in a WE826 with a MC7455 and didn't need to do anything besides setting the APN to r.ispsn. I connect to Sprint through a T-Mobile tower.

John

Thanks, I thought the T-Mobile hotspot didn't have external antenna connections?

A 5G modem is not required. Any place we are likely to be will only ever have low band anyway.

I am looking for a modem that will do CA on bands B2, B66(B4), B12 and B71. Prefer one with a miniPCI interface to work ...

Thanks, we have looked into the T-Mobile home internet. While they will send us a modem there is no cell service at the house. My current install is up the hill from the house with external antennas on a 30' tower (they are still in the Fresnel zone) and a PtP wireless link to the house. We are at ...

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I am currently using a WE826-T2 with a MC7455 modem card. I only have one tower (T-Mobile) within view from my location (about 2 miles). I have been using a Calyx SIM card with good results. The tower I can see just added a B71 cell pointed near me. My phone now picks this up over the other ...

Thanks for the replies. The last day had disconnects and reconnects at 9:18 and 13:26 hours of connection time.

Typically my SINR runs between 9dB and 15dB depending on weather. I hop between Band 2 and Band 4 seemingly randomly. The CA on this tower is Band 12 with low bandwidth of 1.4 MHz when it ...

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Did it again last night right on schedule, 14:12 elapsed time from last connection.

John

Hi

After a few days of mostly staying connected I have noticed that the modem/router seems to loose the connection every 14 hours. Right now I am on a run with everything automatically reconnecting as it should with about 1.1 minutes of lost connect time. Back in the day when I worked on automated ...

I am using the The Wireless Haven supplied 2A power supply for the router. AC power is supplied through a UPS/filter. The line voltage here tends to run at the high side of typical tolerance. The cable supplying the well house is 5X cross sectional area required by code for the length and current ...

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I have a MC7455 purchased from The Wireless Haven about 18 months ago installed in a WE 826-T2 router. I am getting what appear to be random failures of the connection between the router and the modem. Sometimes (once or twice a day) this happens and it fixes it's self. When it doesn't fix it ...

This must be another piece to the puzzle. It looks like the modem in my we826-T2 lost it's connection and the reconnected.

Tue Mar 16 09:45:01 2021 daemon.notice netifd: wan1 (6551): udhcpc: sending renew to 48.36.139.54
Tue Mar 16 09:45:01 2021 daemon.notice netifd: wan1 (6551): udhcpc: lease of ...

Hi

Update on what is happening.

The modem is loosing the connection sometimes when two things happen but may actually be the same underlying thing in both cases.

1. A full ferry comes into the dock and discharges 100-160 cars near (200 yards) the cell tower that I am connected to. Not much I can ...

Thanks for the replies. A quick update.

I re-flashed router with this package:
http://www.aturnofthenut.com/upload/ZBT-WE826-19076-GO2021-03-06.zip

This is working well, UI is full speed. No disconnects from internet in last day, good speeds for my location. I think that band locking to the bands ...

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I want to share some connection issue observations in case it helps those with much deeper knowledge of LTE devises in the future. I am using a WE826-T2 and MC7455 from The Wireless Haven which when used as a hotspot for our travel trailer worked fine. Fast forward a year and we are losing ...

Thanks for the replies. I tried to get Starlink but they gave a probable install date of 4th quarter 2021 even though we are in the beta zone. The DSL is getting shut off on 30/3/2021 so I can't wait until then. The worst speeds I am getting now are better than the best DSL service here. I guess it ...

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I am using a WE826-T2 with MC7455 modem bought from The Wireless Haven a little over a year ago for RV usage when on the road. I must say that following the tuts it was a no drama install. Now DSL is leaving my house so I need another internet connection. My house is in a rural area at low ...

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