E1750 Reloaded - QMI - STATIC - DHCP - IPv4

[poma]

On 12.08.2014 09:28, Aleksander Morgado wrote:
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>>>> :) No, that won't work. Not every APN gives you access to the
>>>> Internet, some users may use APNs that give them access to private
>>>> networks managed by the operators. I've worked with such a case in the
>>>> past.
>> Oh yes it does, for the config here.
>> So you cover that case, but not others? :)
>>
> 
> We try to cover every case the best way we can. Pinging google's DNS
> just to check whether we should fallback to DHCP is just a workaround.
> As I said, I would very much prefer to just fallback to DHCP by default
> than adding the ping :) But first I'd rather see whether this issue is
> Huawei-only or not. Mind you, this is the only issue blocking a new
> stable release right now; we're working on it.


You haven't commented on the latest patch, man.
Is the test via ping default gateway also a workaround?


>>>> I'd rather just fall back to DHCP for IPv4 instead of adding that ping
>>>> (Huawei-only?). I tried to test the issue with my Huawei QMI modem but
>>>> unfortunately it seems to be broken (doesn't detect the SIM properly);
>>>> Dan also said that he would check that with his modems.
>> El zapatero siempre tiene los peores zapatos.
>> Pero al menos sabemos que eres un zapatero. :)
>>
>> Besides rather than two months later, it should be checked before the patch is applied.
> 
> Well, I wouldn't have thought that switching to static IPv4 config would
> have been a problem. We did test with several QMI modems before applying
> the patch, just not with a Huawei one it seems. Plus, we still don't
> know if this happens to all Huawei devices or just to the one you use.


Well let Graham join the discussion, also.

As I understand, he drives a very similar device, 
"Huawei E1820 and NDISDUP"
https://mail.gnome.org/archives/networkmanager-list/2013-June/msg00020.html

My thread on the same topic, 
"HUWAEI E1750 NDISDUP"
https://mail.gnome.org/archives/networkmanager-list/2013-December/msg00048.html

BTW Graham, if you're alive and well and you are reading this thread, here you can find firmware for the E1820, 
http://huaweifirmwares.com/downloads/e1820/
If this is indeed the device.
But bear in mind, you do FW switch at your own risk and expense.


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