View 4G modem signal strength & connection type

charmander21 · 2018-08-18T13:24:50.110Z

I have a Huawei e3372 modem connected to AR-300m router. I recently followed a guide to put it into “stick” mode, DATAPUISTOKEMISTI: Convert Huawei E3372h-153 from HiLink/router-mode to Stick/modem-mode [ UPDATED 2016-09-02 ]. It appears to work better, but no longer has its own interface which did display some useful info.

Is there a way to view signal strench of the e3372, and also the connection mode (4G, 3G, HSDPA etc)? Ideally through Openwrt interface.

cezary · 2018-08-18T14:04:26.609Z

opkg install http://dl.eko.one.pl/openwrt-18.06/packages/mips_24kc/base/3ginfo-text_20171227_all.ipk http://dl.eko.one.pl/openwrt-18.06/packages/mips_24kc/base/3ginfo_20171227_all.ipk
uci set 3ginfo.@3ginfo[0].language=en
uci set 3ginfo.@3ginfo[0].device=/dev/ttyUSB1  # or /dev/ttyUSB0
uci commit
/etc/init.d/3ginfo enable
/etc/init.d/3ginfo start

Point browser to http://192.168.1.1:81. For more info see eko.one.pl - Projekt "3ginfo" (in Polish, use google translator).

charmander21 · 2018-08-18T14:56:22.840Z

great, this is exactly what I needed. I had to reboot the router and for it to start running, and then run the command to change the language. Thanks.

charmander21 · 2018-08-18T16:18:13.273Z

maybe I replied too soon: for a moment I did get data through, but now the status is always: disconnected.
here is the output of 3ginfo test:

root@OpenWrt:~# 3ginfo test

/dev/tty /dev/ttyS11 /dev/ttyS15 /dev/ttyS5 /dev/ttyS9
/dev/ttyS0 /dev/ttyS12 /dev/ttyS2 /dev/ttyS6 /dev/ttyUSB0
/dev/ttyS1 /dev/ttyS13 /dev/ttyS3 /dev/ttyS7 /dev/ttyUSB1
/dev/ttyS10 /dev/ttyS14 /dev/ttyS4 /dev/ttyS8

T: Bus=01 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=480 MxCh= 1
B: Alloc= 0/800 us ( 0%), #Int= 1, #Iso= 0
D: Ver= 2.00 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=01 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=1d6b ProdID=0002 Rev= 4.04
S: Manufacturer=Linux 4.4.92 ehci_hcd
S: Product=EHCI Host Controller
S: SerialNumber=ehci-platform
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr= 0mA
I:* If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 4 Ivl=256ms

T: Bus=01 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=00 Cnt=01 Dev#= 3 Spd=480 MxCh= 0
D: Ver= 2.10 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=12d1 ProdID=1506 Rev= 1.02
S: Manufacturer=HUAWEI_MOBILE
S: Product=HUAWEI_MOBILE
C:* #Ifs= 5 Cfg#= 1 Atr=c0 MxPwr= 2mA
I:* If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=02 Prot=12 Driver=option
E: Ad=82(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=0ms
E: Ad=02(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=0ms
I:* If#= 1 Alt= 0 #EPs= 3 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=02 Prot=01 Driver=option
E: Ad=84(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 10 Ivl=32ms
E: Ad=83(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=0ms
E: Ad=03(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=0ms
I: If#= 2 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=02 Prot=16 Driver=huawei_cdc_ncm
E: Ad=86(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 16 Ivl=2ms
I:* If#= 2 Alt= 1 #EPs= 3 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=02 Prot=16 Driver=huawei_cdc_ncm
E: Ad=86(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 16 Ivl=2ms
E: Ad=85(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=0ms
E: Ad=04(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=0ms
I:* If#= 3 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=08(stor.) Sub=06 Prot=50 Driver=usb-storage
E: Ad=87(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=0ms
E: Ad=05(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=125us
I:* If#= 4 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=08(stor.) Sub=06 Prot=50 Driver=usb-storage
E: Ad=88(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=0ms
E: Ad=06(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=125us

3ginfo.@3ginfo[0]=3ginfo
3ginfo.@3ginfo[0].http_port=‘81’
3ginfo.@3ginfo[0].network=‘wan’
3ginfo.@3ginfo[0].language=‘en’
3ginfo.@3ginfo[0].device=‘/dev/ttyUSB1’
root@OpenWrt:~#

charmander21 · 2018-08-18T16:19:46.375Z

I’ve tried reinstalling, and rebooting the rooter again, but still the same.

cezary · 2018-08-18T16:31:12.110Z

3ginfo.@3ginfo[0].network='wan’

Use proper network section here.

charmander21 · 2018-08-18T17:01:26.755Z

ok, thanks.

uci set 3ginfo.@3ginfo[0].network=modem
uci commit

worked.

charmander21 · 2018-08-18T17:09:02.912Z

It is connected now, but no details show, apart from received/tansmit.

charmander21 · 2018-08-18T17:28:26.586Z

Finally solved this as the modem was attached to /dev/tty/USB0

thank you.