Re: IPCop suggestions to make 3G/4G USB Modems easier to setup

On 2013-03-07 09:37, Arion Blishen wrote:
> Under the dialup page.
>
> Can an option in the Interface: drop down box be 3G/4G USB Modem ?
>
> Which would put in the number to dial as *99#
> default the interface to ttyUSB0 in the drop down list
> Computer to modem rate: to highest rate
>
> instead of having to enter the Modem INIT for this Profile:
> AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","internet"
> just have a box that asks for the APN and a box for the PIN which can 
> be
> blank
>
> most 3G connections do not need a username or password so allow it to 
> be
> left blank
>

I've experienced that as well in the past. I used nebulous nonsensical 
characters to put something in there. The reason the blanks exist at all 
is because of all the dialup connections that have been used on IPCop in 
the past and present. I've had my equipment with me in hotels that I had 
to use dialup until I got cellular data. In 2003 I was lucky to get 
130kbs with Sprint PCS (CDMA). Things have gotten much better.

If the developers have time and/or interest in doing so, it certainly 
would be possible to put the APN and pin blank into the gui if 3g is 
chosen in the cl setup as red. Trouble is, how far would one want to 
take this? Single purpose cellular routers have all the auto bells and 
whistles since that is their sole market to be as zero config as 
possible.

The interface rate usually is ignored as you cannot control it in 
cellular data outside of the driver. Only in rare cases where a high 
speed non usb serial is used would the data rate matter. In the 3G 
drivers that are usbserial based, the speed is limited by the endpoint 
buffer size as well as number of urbs. A serial rate means nothing to 
those drivers as far as I can tell.

Dave

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