Wireless Joint

PSA/FYI, for anyone looking into the SimCom 8200ea-m2, there's a 4-antenna version and a 6-antenna version available, and many/most sellers don't make clear the distinction. The 4-antenna version only supports a subset of the LTE and 5g/NR bands supported by the 6-antenna version, and thus is not ...

I Picked up a 4-antenna version of the SimCom8200ea only to find it won't connect to AT&T here in the US. compare supported bands listed in https://www.simcom.com/service-1320.html and https://www.simcom.com/service-1394.html Seems the 6-antenna version (at least by default) supports more LTE bands ...

sorry about that. removed external link and adding (more recent) images directly here.

Using Ubuntu on Linode for VPS, not (currently) blocked by Netflix...

islander261 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 07, 2022 9:24 am I am running GoldenOrb_2021-05-31 ( OpenWrt 19.07.6 ) on the router right now.

try a newer build? http://aturnofthenut.com/autobuilds/
there have been many bug fixes & improvements since the last 'official' release...

if you have now have AT-command access to the modem, what does it show for "AT^customer=?" and "AT^customer?"

while have one of these, i don't have any hardware that can talk to it. beginning to wonder why I bothered...

Got it working, with some input from the dev (YSurac). Needed to update all the Ubuntu packages BEFORE running the VPS installer script, was all. For some reason, i thought 'update during install' (of the OS) would take care of that, but apparently not... Anyways, Multipath Goodness is almost a ...

per instructions at: https://github.com/Ysurac/openmptcprouter/wiki/Install-or-update-the-VPS trying to install OpenMTCPRouter VPS on my (local, not cloud) x86 with totally stock Ubuntu 20.0.4, i get this: wget -O - https://www.openmptcprouter.com/server/ ... -x86_64.sh | sh ... Hit:5 http://us ...

ok, that makes sense, as these modems are PCIe ONLY and only work in an m.2 slot with Pcie support, like those in your Dell latitude (5430, 7220, 7330, 7430 9430, 9420, 9520) per Dell's driver info for the dw5930e here: https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/drivers/driversdetails?driverid=3tv4v ...

"On windows it acts as a USB hub and exposes the network adapter and GNSS interfaces as USB ports. "

that's intriguing. so it shows up as usb in device manager, but no serial/COM ports? how is the modem connected to the PC? m.2 slot, m.2-to-pci/e adapter, or external USB sled?

apparently supported in ModemManager as of 1.18, linux kernel 4.13+ or 5.7+ (?), with the MHI kmod. That has yet to filter down to OpenWRT and Rooter would require a LOT of work to support PCIe modems, as it's been built around the USB interfaces.. There is no known USB interface on these, but if ...

"Now i want to switch back to factory firmware as i want to use a Quectel RM500Q-AE 5G Modem." why? rbm33g with Rooter can handle that modem as well or better than RouterOS... the hardware won't run that modem any faster on RouterOS than on Rooter/OpenWRT, whether you're using the pcie slot or the ...

this modem is used in the Linksys FGW3000 5G WiFi : https://www.hkepc.com/20518/%E7%84%A1%E5%85%89%E7%BA%96%E8%A6%86%E8%93%8B%E9%83%BD%E5%86%87%E6%9C%89%E6%80%95_Linksys_FGW3000_5G_WiFi_6_%E8%B7%AF%E7%94%B1%E5%99%A8%E5%AF%A6%E6%B8%AC must be running recent linux kernel with MHI support for PCIe ...

these are a good value for ~$50 used from that big auction site. pretty well understood how to make 'em work in ROOter now...

see https://whrl.pl/RgqCtR https://whrl.pl/RgqCL9 https://whrl.pl/RgqC5x

some good info here, including some AT commands and examples for bandlocking: https://radenku-com.translate.goog/setting-modem-dell-dw5821e-openwrt/?_x_tr_sl=id&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc eg: AT^SLBAND=LTE, 1 , < band1 > , < band2 > Lock band OTHER than <band1> & <band2> AT^SLBAND=LTE, 2 ...

shame on me.

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@Didneywhorl, i thought I had emailed you the details and link to download the tool. Did I not? given the source, i wasn't sure it would be appropriate/safe to make public, but maybe it is, for edumacational purposes, of course...

My current plans have all SIM's registered to the various service providers for the same device, so I don't need to change 'identity' when swapping SIMS. As for constantly re-writing NVRAM to change the IMEI, not sure the storage is designed for more than a few re-writes now & then. Maybe it's fine ...

then it must not exist...

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003666940434.html

I gave up on the OutDoorRouter EZR30 (mostly since it only had a 100mb ethernet...) But I have re-purposed the nice outdoor case and bulkhead N-female to SMA antenna connections. I pulled the board and replaced it with a Mikrotik RB11G running ROOter. so now it's an 'OutDoorROOter' https://flic.kr/p ...

I did notice the Thales/Cinterion MV31 USB variant, and wondered if inspection could determine how the USB interface is enabled so as to possibly do the same for the (more readily available and cheaper) T99w175...

Anyone have any experience with these? RXM-G1 5G Module Cat20 LTE 4G M.2

https://fccid.io/GKRRXMG1/User-Manual/M ... 802600.pdf

Available on Ali Ex around half the cost of other SDX55-based 5G modem modules...

btw, just a followup on the L860-gl. there is 'magic' available, if needed to work with your ISP plan. not for the faint of heart, involves running an executable downloaded from a Russian forum site, but seems to work. I ran it on an air-gapped machine and haven't noticed any untoward effects or ...

bump. I'm also interested in finding out more about if/how an eSim could be used with an OpenWRT router and modem to avoid needing to physically access the device to switch carriers... (other than sw-switchable dual-sim devices, of course)... Does the modem need to support eSIM, or just the router ...

Hi Rich, any tips/pointers on how one might go about enabling USB mode on one of these suckers? there seems to be a plethora of the HP variants available on AliEx ~$75US, so if they could be made to work with USB (2 or 3,) might make for an economic hi-speed solution for use with Rooter... Thanx ...

https://github.com/freedesktop/ModemMan ... aster/NEWS (search 't99')

It seems MM supports this modem, but it's not clear to me if that means there's a way to make it work with USB, or if the Linux drivers now support mPCIe modems including this one...

yet the hardware specs call out support for usb?...

http://219.143.15.28:3088/esurfing/tim/pim/20201105162420_100320126.pdf

hardware specs indicate USB: Connectivity: - PCI expresses (Supports Endpoint and Root Complex, Gen 3, 2 lanes) - USB 2.0 or USB 3.1 Gen2 but many sellers go out of their way to indicate supports PCIe only... Wazzup with that? Is it a firmware version thing? Engineering sample vs production issue ...

Picked up a used 'Outdoorrouter' (EZR30) with an EM7455 installed and working with my T-Mobile SIM. As I couldn't find any way to send AT-commands to the modem thru the (OpenWRT-based) OutdoorRooter web UI, I placed it into a USB adapter to connect it my Windows PC to update firmware and other ...

I think you would be okay with single mast if you can keep at least a few feet between each providers antennas. thats' the sort of input i was looking for. Thanx. Someone needs to invent a 'tuneable' antenna. Where you can change/dial-in (either mechanically or electronically) both the frequencies ...

maybe i just need one of these! arg! https://www.amazon.com/-/dp/B0851Y4CLV

I have 3 working routers (Mikrotik RBM33g + 2 RBM11G's, all running R00ter) with 3 providers. At my current location, towers are in various directions, with Verizon to the East, AT&T to the East-SE and T-Mobile to the West. My ultimate goal is to bond all the available LTE connections together (with ...

If you remember why you plugged via USB instead of mPCIE let us know. I would like to have this same board with at least two EM20-G connected. possibly because the pcie slots only carry pins for USB2.0, while only the USB port supports USB3.0, per https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/display/UM/RBM33G ...

thanx for the reply. "And of course, all of this is only applicable for those wanting to have multiple gateways on the same physical Ethernet network, dedicated to WAN devices." yes, thinking of 2-3 rooter setups in external enclosures (near the antennas!) and only running one ethernet down/in to ...

oh, @bnh2, I've been pondering the 'network of gateways' thing you do with each modem/router on it's own subnet using VLANs. if all the WAN r00ters are on the same physical ethernet, couldn't one also just give each r00ter a separate ip all on the same subnet? eg, 192.168.1.2, 1.3 and 1.4. instead ...

Is the SIM/plan tied to a specific IMEI, perhaps?

As a followup to my own post, I'm now pretty sure my EM160 is dead. I have an older Lenovo laptop that usually fails to boot with an error message indicating 'un-whitelisted modem' when anything but a small list of modems is installed. I have an Fibocom L8650-gl and L860-gl that both behave this way ...

In the same boat here. picked up a (new) Lenovo-branded EM160R-GL. No response from the modem in any of my m.2 to usb adapters or routers (tplink archer C7v5 and mikrotik RBM33g, both on GO/Rooter.) This is supposedly a NEW unit, so I'm thinking it can't just be dead. If these are somehow locked to ...

what sort of antenna(s) connected to your modem, and did they get moved or re-oriented (maybe by strong wind, etc...) how far from tower are you? did someone park a truck in your line of sight in that direction? etc... If nothing changed at your end, could be something changed at the tower to cause ...

oh, any pointers on 'repairing' the IMEI on these (fibocom L850/860-GL) modems, if it's been 'corrupted'?...

edit: a helpful soul pointed me at this, but doesn't work (at least on my L850-gl)...
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... 169&type=3

It's possible. the carriers seems to keep changing what we can make work or not. I was just explaining what works for me today on such a VZW plan. It may or may not work the same for you at your location, or maybe work now and get detected & throttled next week or 6 mos from now, or never. but if ...

That's thing of beauty! I totally get the benefit of keeping those antenna leads as short as possible, especially in a low-signal area. I'm getting over 200mbps with an RBM33g and on-board EM7565 with AT&T 'tablet' plan SIM and similar antennas (a pair of LPDA's @ 90 degrees from each other). I'm ...

cool, thanx for that input! Any benefits/preference for modems in their own router boards (eg: mikrotik rbm33g or 11g connected to the OMR via ethernet) Vs. USB modems only connected directly to the OMR (using the OMR's USB port/s ala Rooter)? I read you've used the ethernet/vlan route, but ...

sorry to revive an old-ish thread, but anyone know (or where to find ) band lock AT commands for Fibocom L850-GL (and/or L860-GL)? I picked up a cheap L850-GL and put into a USB adapter connected to my Rooter-ized TPlink Archer C7 with my Verizon SIM. It just worked, which was nice! network status ...

Now that I have several working Rooter/modem/SIM setups (on VZW & AT&T,) I'm looking to try bonding with OpenMTCPRouter. I'd run the VPS on my own hardware behind our home gigabit fiber from Sonic (tested over 800mbps in both directions), and looking to aggregate up to 300mbps from 2-3 cell ...

FWIW, i added a ~$20/mo 'tablet' plan to my Verizon account recently, using the IMEI of an IPad I own. The SIM has been working fine in a Rooter-ized Mikrotik RBM33G w/ EM7565 modem. I was just running a speedtest (typically get 60-100mbps at home) and saw the throughput drop to ~600kbps and a few ...

if not already, try setting to IPV4 only in the modem/connection profile/protocl type pick list (assuming that choice is available for that modem...) once applied, reboot them modem for good measure... i understand you can disable IPV6 on the LAN side by editing the interface to disable 'IPV6 ...

OK, I'm a noob here, so take my input with grain of salt. Not sure 2 minutes is long enough for a modem to settle on the best possible combination of bands at each location. You might think about giving it 10-15 minutes before doing any testing, then run a few tests before moving on. Yes, CA is only ...

OK, all seems well now. I have a working unlimited AT&T tablet plan SIM and I'm getting similar speeds on 3 different devices, a TP-link Archer C7v5, a MikrotikRBM33g, and an RBM11G, all on latest Rooter pre-release build (from 9/17). I don't know if it was equalizing the builds on the units, or ...

Just noticed a difference in the default custom firewall rules on the Rooter/OpenWRT versions for each device. The Rooter version installed on the TP-link has the TTL=65 iptables rules DISabled, while the Mikrotik version has it ENABLED. Odd, as I would expect 'fixing' the TTL on the WAN side might ...

- yes, I connect to both the TPlink and the RBM33G via Ethernet - in the RBM33G, i place the modem in the left-most slot, furthest from the USB port. I'm aware of the jumper to disable USB2.0 in favor of the middle pcie slot, but i'm not using either of those. - I would think USB2's max speed of ...

Hi, first post here, so please be kind and/or point me at a better forum for this discussion. :-) TIA. I have an MC7455 modem card (with generic FW, I believe) connected to a pair of antennas using a Three UK SIM card (for now, connects roaming to local AT&T tower, typically bands 2 & 12). When I ...

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