Problem GL-MT300N with LTE Modem Huawei E3372

I have a problem with GL-MT300N and LTE Modem Huawei E3372 HILINK firmware (МТС 827F/829F, МегаФон M150-2, Билайн E3372/E3370, TELE2 E3372h-153) I tried different packages but when I connect the modem I do not see a new network interface.
In STICK mode, the modem works but it’s very slow, like for a 3G modem.

Most likely, you know about this, are there any work to solve this problem and are there any deadlines?

If it is Hilink, you can find the device in Tethering tab.

I seem to have a similar problem (separate thread), my E3276 probably is not a hilink version.

Would a ZTE MF823 be supported?

@zaxxon,

According to Overview - GL.iNet Docs

ZTE MF823 is supported.

Hi,

I got the MF823, but it won’t connect. Tested the SIM in another stick in a Fritzbox. Works. Tested the MF823 with this SIM in a Fritzbox. Works.

Settings are identical.

What can I do to troubleshoot this? The user interface seems to lack a Network Selection where I also could see signal strength, right?

These are my log files:

Sun Apr 30 14:09:07 2017 kern.info kernel: [ 2428.290000] usb 1-1: USB disconnect, device number 16

Sun Apr 30 14:09:07 2017 kern.info kernel: [ 2428.290000] option1 ttyUSB0: GSM modem (1-port) converter now disconnected from ttyUSB0

Sun Apr 30 14:09:07 2017 kern.info kernel: [ 2428.300000] option 1-1:1.0: device disconnected

Sun Apr 30 14:09:07 2017 kern.info kernel: [ 2428.310000] qmi_wwan 1-1:1.3 wwan0: unregister ‘qmi_wwan’ usb-ehci-platform-1, WWAN/QMI device

Sun Apr 30 14:09:19 2017 daemon.info hostapd: wlan0: STA a4:5e:60:b8:2c:89 WPA: group key handshake completed (RSN)

Sun Apr 30 14:09:29 2017 kern.info kernel: [ 2449.660000] usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 17 using ehci-platform

Sun Apr 30 14:09:29 2017 kern.info kernel: [ 2449.860000] usb-storage 1-1:1.0: USB Mass Storage device detected

Sun Apr 30 14:09:29 2017 kern.info kernel: [ 2449.880000] scsi host28: usb-storage 1-1:1.0

Sun Apr 30 14:09:30 2017 kern.notice kernel: [ 2450.890000] scsi 28:0:0:0: CD-ROM ZTE USB SCSI CD-ROM 2.31 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2

Sun Apr 30 14:09:30 2017 kern.notice kernel: [ 2450.910000] scsi 28:0:0:1: Direct-Access ZTE MMC Storage 2.31 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2

Sun Apr 30 14:09:30 2017 kern.notice kernel: [ 2450.990000] sd 28:0:0:1: [sda] Attached SCSI removable disk

Sun Apr 30 14:09:31 2017 daemon.err miniupnpd[10074]: Failed to get IP for interface wwan0

Sun Apr 30 14:09:35 2017 kern.info kernel: [ 2455.920000] usb 1-1: USB disconnect, device number 17

Sun Apr 30 14:09:35 2017 kern.info kernel: [ 2456.370000] usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 18 using ehci-platform

Sun Apr 30 14:09:36 2017 kern.info kernel: [ 2456.590000] option 1-1:1.0: GSM modem (1-port) converter detected

Sun Apr 30 14:09:36 2017 kern.info kernel: [ 2456.590000] usb 1-1: GSM modem (1-port) converter now attached to ttyUSB0

Sun Apr 30 14:09:36 2017 kern.info kernel: [ 2456.620000] qmi_wwan 1-1:1.3: cdc-wdm0: USB WDM device

Sun Apr 30 14:09:36 2017 kern.info kernel: [ 2456.630000] qmi_wwan 1-1:1.3 wwan0: register ‘qmi_wwan’ at usb-ehci-platform-1, WWAN/QMI device, ce:30:13:61:0e:2a

Sun Apr 30 14:09:36 2017 kern.info kernel: [ 2456.650000] usb-storage 1-1:1.4: USB Mass Storage device detected

Sun Apr 30 14:09:36 2017 kern.info kernel: [ 2456.660000] scsi host29: usb-storage 1-1:1.4

Sun Apr 30 14:09:37 2017 kern.notice kernel: [ 2457.660000] scsi 29:0:0:0: CD-ROM ZTE USB SCSI CD-ROM 2.31 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2

Sun Apr 30 14:09:37 2017 kern.notice kernel: [ 2457.680000] scsi 29:0:0:1: Direct-Access ZTE MMC Storage 2.31 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2

Sun Apr 30 14:09:37 2017 kern.notice kernel: [ 2457.690000] sd 29:0:0:1: [sda] Attached SCSI removable disk

Sun Apr 30 14:10:10 2017 daemon.notice netifd: Interface ‘modem’ is setting up now

Sun Apr 30 14:10:10 2017 daemon.notice netifd: modem (28980): wwan[28980] Using proto:wwan device:/dev/cdc-wdm0 iface:wwan0 desc:ONDA MT505UP/ZTE

Sun Apr 30 14:10:10 2017 daemon.info dnsmasq[17113]: exiting on receipt of SIGTERM

Sun Apr 30 14:10:11 2017 daemon.notice netifd: modem (28980): Waiting for network registration

Sun Apr 30 14:10:11 2017 daemon.notice netifd: modem (28980): Starting network internet

Sun Apr 30 14:10:11 2017 daemon.notice netifd: modem (28980): Starting DHCP

Sun Apr 30 14:10:11 2017 daemon.notice netifd: Interface ‘modem_4’ is enabled

Sun Apr 30 14:10:11 2017 daemon.notice netifd: Interface ‘modem_6’ is enabled

Sun Apr 30 14:10:11 2017 daemon.notice netifd: Interface ‘modem’ is now up

Sun Apr 30 14:10:11 2017 daemon.notice netifd: Network device ‘wwan0’ link is up

Sun Apr 30 14:10:11 2017 daemon.notice netifd: Network alias ‘wwan0’ link is up

Sun Apr 30 14:10:11 2017 daemon.notice netifd: Interface ‘modem_4’ has link connectivity

Sun Apr 30 14:10:11 2017 daemon.notice netifd: Interface ‘modem_4’ is setting up now

Sun Apr 30 14:10:11 2017 daemon.notice netifd: Interface ‘modem_6’ has link connectivity

Sun Apr 30 14:10:11 2017 daemon.notice netifd: Interface ‘modem_6’ is setting up now

Sun Apr 30 14:10:11 2017 daemon.notice netifd: modem (28980): Command failed: Unknown error

Sun Apr 30 14:10:11 2017 daemon.notice netifd: modem (28980): Command failed: Unknown error

Sun Apr 30 14:10:11 2017 user.notice root: qmi bringup failed, retry in 15s

Sun Apr 30 14:10:11 2017 daemon.notice netifd: modem_4 (29072): udhcpc (v1.24.1) started

Sun Apr 30 14:10:11 2017 daemon.notice netifd: modem_4 (29072): Sending discover…

Sun Apr 30 14:10:13 2017 daemon.info dnsmasq[29149]: started, version 2.73 cachesize 150

Sun Apr 30 14:10:13 2017 daemon.info dnsmasq[29149]: compile time options: IPv6 GNU-getopt no-DBus no-i18n no-IDN DHCP no-DHCPv6 no-Lua TFTP no-conntrack no-ipset no-auth no-DNSSEC loop-detect inotify

Sun Apr 30 14:10:13 2017 daemon.info dnsmasq[29149]: DNS service limited to local subnets

Sun Apr 30 14:10:13 2017 daemon.info dnsmasq-dhcp[29149]: DHCP, IP range 10.254.254.100 – 10.254.254.249, lease time 12h

Sun Apr 30 14:10:13 2017 daemon.info dnsmasq[29149]: using local addresses only for domain lan

Sun Apr 30 14:10:13 2017 daemon.warn dnsmasq[29149]: no servers found in /tmp/resolv.conf.auto, will retry

Sun Apr 30 14:10:13 2017 daemon.info dnsmasq[29149]: read /etc/hosts - 1 addresses

Sun Apr 30 14:10:13 2017 daemon.info dnsmasq[29149]: read /tmp/hosts/dhcp - 1 addresses

Sun Apr 30 14:10:13 2017 daemon.info dnsmasq-dhcp[29149]: read /etc/ethers - 0 addresses

Sun Apr 30 14:10:14 2017 daemon.notice netifd: modem_4 (29072): Sending discover…

Sun Apr 30 14:10:17 2017 daemon.notice netifd: modem_4 (29072): Sending discover…

Sun Apr 30 14:10:22 2017 user.warn mwan3: Could not find gateway for interface modem (wwan0)

Sun Apr 30 14:10:22 2017 user.notice firewall: Reloading firewall due to ifup of modem (wwan0)

Sun Apr 30 14:10:35 2017 daemon.err miniupnpd[10074]: ioctl(s, SIOCGIFADDR, …): Cannot assign requested address

Sun Apr 30 14:10:35 2017 daemon.err miniupnpd[10074]: Failed to get IP for interface wwan0

Maybe it is a problem in qmi and ipv6.

Can you try v2.255 from the following link?

http://www.gl-inet.com/firmware/testing/

If not working please let me know.

Gladly. As I’m not in a hurry to brick my device, could you tell me the exact file to use?

thanks

>>Gladly. As I’m not in a hurry to brick my device, could you tell me the exact file to use?

What device do you have? If it’s like the OP and a MT300N, I don’t know why you are strugling - I had a look and unless my eye-sight is worse than I imagined, I can only see one with that label on it!

Ah, shoot, it’s not your eye-sight, but my bird-brain… I have a AR300M.

AR300M firmware v2.26 has been released. Please upgrade and try again.

Sorry to say, but I habe the same issue: GL-MT300A with newest firmware 2.264 and my Huawei E3372 is not detected by the device (IP address is different between router and stick). The stick is working directly connected to my notebook or to another mini openwrt router (TP-Link, but with poor performance).

The GL-MT300A router is detecting the Huawei stick (according the kernel log):

Tue Jun 5 22:45:19 2018 kern.debug kernel: [ 102.010000] cdc_ether 1-1:1.0: no of_node; not parsing pinctrl DT
Tue Jun 5 22:45:19 2018 kern.info kernel: [ 102.030000] cdc_ether 1-1:1.0 eth1: register ‘cdc_ether’ at usb-101c0000.ehci-1, CDC Ethernet Device, 0c:5b:8f:27:9a:64
Tue Jun 5 22:45:19 2018 kern.debug kernel: [ 102.040000] usb-storage 1-1:1.2: no of_node; not parsing pinctrl DT
Tue Jun 5 22:45:19 2018 kern.info kernel: [ 102.050000] usb-storage 1-1:1.2: USB Mass Storage device detected
Tue Jun 5 22:45:19 2018 kern.info kernel: [ 102.050000] scsi host1: usb-storage 1-1:1.2
Tue Jun 5 22:45:19 2018 kern.err kernel: [ 102.070000] cdc_ether 1-1:1.0 eth1: kevent 12 may have been dropped
Tue Jun 5 22:45:19 2018 daemon.notice netifd: Interface ‘tethering’ is enabled
Tue Jun 5 22:45:19 2018 kern.err kernel: [ 102.080000] cdc_ether 1-1:1.0 eth1: kevent 12 may have been dropped
Tue Jun 5 22:45:19 2018 kern.err kernel: [ 102.080000] cdc_ether 1-1:1.0 eth1: kevent 11 may have been dropped
Tue Jun 5 22:45:19 2018 kern.info kernel: [ 102.090000] device eth1 entered promiscuous mode
Tue Jun 5 22:45:19 2018 kern.err kernel: [ 102.090000] cdc_ether 1-1:1.0 eth1: kevent 12 may have been dropped
Tue Jun 5 22:45:19 2018 kern.info kernel: [ 102.100000] br-lan: port 3(eth1) entered forwarding state
Tue Jun 5 22:45:19 2018 kern.info kernel: [ 102.110000] br-lan: port 3(eth1) entered forwarding state
Tue Jun 5 22:45:19 2018 kern.err kernel: [ 102.110000] cdc_ether 1-1:1.0 eth1: kevent 11 may have been dropped
Tue Jun 5 22:45:19 2018 kern.info kernel: [ 102.120000] br-lan: port 3(eth1) entered disabled state
Tue Jun 5 22:45:20 2018 kern.notice kernel: [ 103.060000] scsi 1:0:0:0: Direct-Access HUAWEI TF CARD Storage 2.31 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
Tue Jun 5 22:45:20 2018 kern.debug kernel: [ 103.060000] sd 1:0:0:0: no of_node; not parsing pinctrl DT
Tue Jun 5 22:45:20 2018 kern.notice kernel: [ 103.090000] sd 1:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI removable disk
Tue Jun 5 22:45:25 2018 daemon.notice netifd: Network device ‘eth1’ link is up
Tue Jun 5 22:45:25 2018 daemon.notice netifd: Interface ‘tethering’ has link connectivity
Tue Jun 5 22:45:25 2018 daemon.notice netifd: Interface ‘tethering’ is setting up now
Tue Jun 5 22:45:25 2018 kern.info kernel: [ 108.110000] br-lan: port 3(eth1) entered forwarding state
Tue Jun 5 22:45:25 2018 kern.info kernel: [ 108.120000] br-lan: port 3(eth1) entered forwarding state
Tue Jun 5 22:45:25 2018 daemon.notice netifd: tethering (3045): udhcpc (v1.24.1) started
Tue Jun 5 22:45:25 2018 daemon.notice netifd: tethering (3045): Sending discover…
Tue Jun 5 22:45:27 2018 kern.info kernel: [ 110.120000] br-lan: port 3(eth1) entered forwarding state
Tue Jun 5 22:45:28 2018 daemon.notice netifd: tethering (3045): Sending discover…
Tue Jun 5 22:45:31 2018 daemon.notice netifd: tethering (3045): Sending discover…

The stick is detected with an ethernet device (MAC 0c:5b:8f:27:9a:64) and this is also the MAC address of interface eth1 on the router, but the interface is down.

So, I think this is an issue of the router or driver issues of the OpenWRT distribution.

Any useful hints at least from GL.iNet?

Regards,
McNail

The modems is recognized but cannot get an IP address. Don’t know why.

I have to ask you to upgrade but there is a firmware v2.27 now.

I tried to upgrade to v2.27 but now I can’t access the router anymore :frowning: Wether with its old IP address nor the last I had configured. And a reset with the button also doesn’t help to access it again.

I’ve managed it now to flash again the router with v2.27 and can access it again. But with no success to detect the Huawei stick :frowning:

On the “Modem connection” view I see the following:
Model|ME909s-821
|IMEI:|undefined
|Carrier|Detecting…
Please make sure the SIM card is inserted in correct direction and do a modem reset

SIM card is inserted in the Huawei stick, but the router doesn’t brings up the eth1 interface. According the kernel logs, the device is detected correct. But it seems to me, that the 3G modem detecting of the Huawei stick is a little bit better then the firmware before, but at least it doesn’t work at all.

Here are my log messages:
Fri Jun 8 19:17:29 2018 kern.info kernel: [ 1233.199301] usb 1-1: USB disconnect, device number 5
Fri Jun 8 19:17:29 2018 kern.info kernel: [ 1233.204538] cdc_ether 1-1:1.0 eth1: unregister ‘cdc_ether’ usb-101c0000.ehci-1, CDC Ethernet Device
Fri Jun 8 19:17:39 2018 daemon.info gl-health>>: AP Ok=1
Fri Jun 8 19:17:39 2018 daemon.info gl-health>>: network(caIfnames) = wan6
Fri Jun 8 19:17:39 2018 daemon.info gl-health>>: STA Ok=1
Fri Jun 8 19:17:39 2018 daemon.info gl-health>>: Everthing is OK!!!
Fri Jun 8 19:17:39 2018 daemon.info gl-health>>: check wpa runing =
Fri Jun 8 19:17:55 2018 kern.info kernel: [ 1247.101988] usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 6 using ehci-platform
Fri Jun 8 19:17:55 2018 kern.info kernel: [ 1247.179688] usb-storage 1-1:1.0: USB Mass Storage device detected
Fri Jun 8 19:17:55 2018 kern.info kernel: [ 1247.196208] scsi host4: usb-storage 1-1:1.0
Fri Jun 8 19:17:56 2018 kern.info kernel: [ 1248.086148] usb 1-1: USB disconnect, device number 6
Fri Jun 8 19:17:56 2018 kern.info kernel: [ 1248.555639] usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 7 using ehci-platform
Fri Jun 8 19:17:56 2018 kern.info kernel: [ 1248.733051] cdc_ether 1-1:1.0 eth1: register ‘cdc_ether’ at usb-101c0000.ehci-1, CDC Ethernet Device, 0c:5b:8f:27:9a:64
Fri Jun 8 19:17:56 2018 kern.info kernel: [ 1248.776148] usb-storage 1-1:1.2: USB Mass Storage device detected
Fri Jun 8 19:17:56 2018 kern.info kernel: [ 1248.785909] scsi host5: usb-storage 1-1:1.2
Fri Jun 8 19:17:57 2018 kern.notice kernel: [ 1249.794350] scsi 5:0:0:0: Direct-Access HUAWEI TF CARD Storage 2.31 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
Fri Jun 8 19:17:57 2018 kern.notice kernel: [ 1249.809847] sd 5:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI removable disk

Regards,
McNail

From the Log the modem is not recognized correctly. Maybe a new model again.

I bought the HUAWEI E3372 last year in summer, so it is nearly a year old. So it shouldn’t be too new?

It seem that Huawei has different versions of this a stick: E3372 H-153 , E3372 S-154, E3372h-607 (maybe more?) And only one version is working with the GL-MT300N (and with OpenWRT). Unfortunately I don’t know which variante is my stick

  1. Presumably you looked under the tethering tab and not 3/4G.
  2. I believe the model number can be found if you remove the SIM and look there.

ok, thanks for the hint. It is a E3372h-153 Huawei LTE stick. Maybe it could be interesting if somebody with another E3372 version could check if the stick is working

I believe it works, just you need to change the GL Lan to something else from 192.168.8.1