WG1608 is kicking my ass
Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2020 7:52 pm
I tried to go my own way, and I'm failing. I purchased a WG1608 and an EP06-a modem from ebay.
On Verizon I get about 50/5Mbps on my cell phone hot spot when I leave it in a window.
The WG1608 showed up with only an M.2 slot and not both m-PCI-e and m.2 I can't get the USB mPCI-e adapter to be recognized in the router either.
I soldered an mPCI-e socket on to the 1608's board but burn off 3 solder pads (because I refused to use a magnifying glass, and I'm an idiot) so now that's not going to work.
I have never been able to get any kind of reliable firmware working on the WG1608 and I'm at my wits end. Tried GO 6-10 / 6-14 and Open WRT I keep getting web GUI time outs and I can't access every config page either.
Those that are running a WG1608, what have you done to get a functional router, and what FW are you runing.
I just want to get a Verizon cell phone plan and run the EP06-a and get about 50/5Mbps like I can with my cell hotspot. I have a robust LAN at the house with Ruckus WAPs so I don't even need WiFi. Just need something that's got SMA antennas for a 2x MIMO array, and a place for my mPCI-e CAT6 modem. My plan is to eventually run the router on the mast with a POE splitter. As a proof of concept I'm going to set the router up in a window location where I leave my phone for hot-spotting, until I get a month or 2 of stable operation I'm not going to invest in the antenna and enclosure.
Should I keep the modem and Router and just try to get the things working? I feel like tossing the entire setup into the Bay.
By the time I get this setup working SpaceX will probably be available.
I appreciate your response/advice, I'm out of my depth in this situation.
On Verizon I get about 50/5Mbps on my cell phone hot spot when I leave it in a window.
The WG1608 showed up with only an M.2 slot and not both m-PCI-e and m.2 I can't get the USB mPCI-e adapter to be recognized in the router either.
I soldered an mPCI-e socket on to the 1608's board but burn off 3 solder pads (because I refused to use a magnifying glass, and I'm an idiot) so now that's not going to work.
I have never been able to get any kind of reliable firmware working on the WG1608 and I'm at my wits end. Tried GO 6-10 / 6-14 and Open WRT I keep getting web GUI time outs and I can't access every config page either.
Those that are running a WG1608, what have you done to get a functional router, and what FW are you runing.
I just want to get a Verizon cell phone plan and run the EP06-a and get about 50/5Mbps like I can with my cell hotspot. I have a robust LAN at the house with Ruckus WAPs so I don't even need WiFi. Just need something that's got SMA antennas for a 2x MIMO array, and a place for my mPCI-e CAT6 modem. My plan is to eventually run the router on the mast with a POE splitter. As a proof of concept I'm going to set the router up in a window location where I leave my phone for hot-spotting, until I get a month or 2 of stable operation I'm not going to invest in the antenna and enclosure.
Should I keep the modem and Router and just try to get the things working? I feel like tossing the entire setup into the Bay.
By the time I get this setup working SpaceX will probably be available.
I appreciate your response/advice, I'm out of my depth in this situation.