The Channel locking guide is re written with additional channel information:

http://ofmodemsandmen.com/locking.html

There will be another Huntsman release shortly which provides a feature to use only PPP to connect to the modem.

This will enable a number of 3G Huawei modems to connect properly. It limits the max throughput to 25Mbps, but all the other ROOter features are available.

So a nice little fall-back for some modems. It will primarily benefit Huawei modems

Try it.

MR3420 V1 - http://www.ofmodemsandmen.com/test/openwrt...M2013-06-02.bin

MR3420 V2 - http://www.ofmodemsandmen.com/test/openwrt...M2013-06-02.bin

In the Modem->Connection page there is a new entry that says Force Modem to PPP Protocol



Note: This will solve the problem with the E3131 and E173 not working with NCM and should make the E353 work properly as well.

This post has been edited by Wahroonga Farm: Jun 1 2013, 09:48 AM

Forcing PPP is counter intuitive and is everything that the the ROOter is not.

Enormous effort has gone into the development of the ROOter fast protocols to support the newer E392, E398 etc 4G modems so that they work at their full Cat3 or Cat4 speeds (100 - 150Mbps).

This is probably the ROOters No. 1 claim to fame.

The PPP function will only prove useful for the odd older Huawei modem that we have had difficulty getting to work with the faster protocols and should only be used as a last resort, should the modem not connect and other avenues are exhausted.

Clearly, if your providers service does not offer more than 25Mbps, then you will not experience any difference when connecting via PPP, or one of the faster USB protocols.

If you are happy with a slow PPP router, and don't need the other ROOter features, then stay with standard TP-Link or OpenWRT firmware.


I hope that answers the question.

When the connection is idling (no internet activity) it will throttle back, but when you are actually using the internet and downloading etc, it will ramp up to DC-HSPA. This is normal.

Huntsman 2013-06-03 Force PPP mode added. This feature provides support for the E3131 and E173 if it is turned on.
- The Modem Configuration tutorial has been updated to reflect this new feature.

Download from:

http://ofmodemsandmen.com/downloads.html

Note: This will enable a number of 3G Huawei modems to connect properly. It limits the max throughput to 25Mbps, but all the other ROOter features are available.

It is a nice little fix for the odd Huawei modems that won't connect.

There is a network factor as well.

e.g. your relative signal strength, number of customers using the cell and telephony and data throughput.

A ping is not enough to maintain the higher connection rate.

It's on the 'to do' list and we now have a way ...

http://whirlpool.net.au/wiki/router_openwrt#wiki_rooter_pg4

It was discovered by Coltect that removing IPv6 compatibility and including OpenVPN, that considerable flash RAM space was freed.

Some words of wisdom from Diaryman.



So we now have a development path that should suit everyone.

Interesting thought.

What about if SMS access was password protected?

There is a basic list and details of CPU speed and flash RAM of the basic ROOtable routers on the website.

http://ofmodemsandmen.com/supported.html

The other very important factor is the USB power available to power the modem.

Cheers

Hi,

I and other Whirlpool participants have done many tests with an MF821 4G modem (and other fast modems) with TP-Link routers with TP-Link firmware. I've not topped 25Mpbs.

Once the router has ROOter firmware, speeds greater than 25Mbps are readily obtained.

Details here in a long thread, of my investigations into a MR3420 V2 with a number of modems. It is pretty conclusive that the standard TP-Link will not go faster than 25Mbps. I have not received any response from TP-link to indicate that they support fast modem protocols.

What does your system log show about the modem connection?

The Qualcom based MF821 would require QMI protocol, rather than PPP to work at greater than 25Mbps.

Note: Speedtest.net is not terribly reliable and any test is best done on a lightly loaded tower at very low traffic times.

Cheers

John k

What bugs?

Re 25Mbps please see my earlier response.


That is true


... and that is true, but ROOter has many features that the standard software does not have ...

But not very good at the latest model modems and not at fast speeds.

There are very few modems that the ROOter does not support.

Anyway they are my opinions.

The ROOter itself is password protected so that should be sufficient?

As long as you don't share the ROOter access password, you're in business.

Hi,

Who makes the Yes Go 4G dongle?

Need some good soul to investigate and capture connection data with a ROOter to see if it is possible?

Cheers

John k

Thanks for the details.

Asus make very sweet kit IMO.

Since there already is a good working router for the Yes GO 4G dongle, is there a pressing need for ROOter support?

Cheers

John k

Hi can you point me to the post please.

Cheers

Try a USB extension cable to move the modem away from the router and test speeds again.

Huntsman 2013-06-03 appears to have two known issues:

Luci locks up "problem loading page", but internet connection is fine ... cause unknown but appears to be a recent event

Keep alive function has stopped working

Not sure if these problems existed in the immediate earlier version?

The WIKI change log provides further information:

http://whirlpool.net.au/wiki/router_openwrt#wiki_rooter_pg4

I'll update again when these problems are addressed.

Cheers

John k

Hi chuahcs,

What sort of LTE speeds are you seeing with that set up?

We are currently working on what may be a ROOter instability problem.

Thanks for the feed-back.

Cheers

John k

This post has been edited by Wahroonga Farm: Jun 12 2013, 02:46 PM

Hi,

Is the speed the same when direct connected to the laptop?

Cheers

Interesting.

As far as I know Dairyman has removed anything that writes to flash ram to eliminate stressing the RAM.

It should be storing most things in the router memory (32Mb).

This may be normal operation. I''l bring it up in the Whirlpool thread for comment.

Cheers

John k