Obtained a 3G ISR C819HGW+7-N-K9 for use as a backup device for Warehouses in Australia.
I have followed (and tried) most of the discussions I can find in the manuals and online for getting the 3G operational - without success.
The SIM has been tested in other (non-Cisco) devices and works.
3pl-test#show debug
Dial on demand:
Dial on demand events debugging is on
Dial on demand packets debugging is on
PPP:
PPP authentication debugging is on
PPP protocol negotiation debugging is on
Chat Scripts:
Chat scripts activity debugging is on for line number 3
3pl-test#
3pl-test#ping ip 8.8.8.8 source 10.26.0.1
Type escape sequence to abort.
Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 8.8.8.8, timeout is 2 seconds:
Packet sent with a source address of 10.26.0.1
*Apr 28 21:17:30.844: Ce0 DDR: ip (s=10.26.0.1, d=8.8.8.8), 100 bytes, outgoing
interesting (ip PERMIT)
*Apr 28 21:17:30.844: Ce0 DDR: place call
*Apr 28 21:17:30.844: Ce0 DDR: Dialing cause ip (s=10.26.0.1, d=8.8.8.8)
*Apr 28 21:17:30.844: Ce0 DDR: Attempting to dial gsm
*Apr 28 21:17:30.844: CHAT3: Attempting async line dialer script
*Apr 28 21:17:30.844: CHAT3: Dialing using Modem script: gsm & System script: none
*Apr 28 21:17:30.844: CHAT3: process started
*Apr 28 21:17:30.844: CHAT3: Asserting DTR
*Apr 28 21:17:30.844: CHAT3: Chat script gsm started
*Apr 28 21:17:30.844: CHAT3: Sending string: ATDT*98*1#
*Apr 28 21:17:30.844: CHAT3: Expecting string: CONNECT.
*Apr 28 21:17:32.844: Ce0 DDR: ip (s=10.26.0.1, d=8.8.8.8), 100 bytes, outgoing interesting (ip PERMIT).
*Apr 28 21:17:34.844: Ce0 DDR: ip (s=10.26.0.1, d=8.8.8.8), 100 bytes, outgoing interesting (ip PERMIT).
*Apr 28 21:17:36.844: Ce0 DDR: ip (s=10.26.0.1, d=8.8.8.8), 100 bytes, outgoing interesting (ip PERMIT).
*Apr 28 21:17:38.844: Ce0 DDR: ip (s=10.26.0.1, d=8.8.8.8), 100 bytes, outgoing interesting (ip PERMIT).
Success rate is 0 percent (0/5)
3pl-test#
*Apr 28 21:18:30.844: CHAT3: Timeout expecting: CONNECT
*Apr 28 21:18:30.844: CHAT3: Chat script gsm finished, status = Connection timed out; remote host not responding
*Apr 28 21:18:30.844: Ce0 DDR: disconnecting call
*Apr 28 21:18:45.844: Ce0 DDR: re-enable timeout
It seems like Profile 1 is configured for the active SIM, but I never see information transmitted.
Profile Information
====================
Profile 1 = INACTIVE*
--------
PDP Type = IPv4
Access Point Name (APN) = vfinternet.au
Authentication = None
Username:
Password:
* - Default profile
Configured default profile for active SIM 0 is profile 1.
Data Connection Information
===========================
Data Transmitted = 0 bytes, Received = 0 bytes
Profile 1, Packet Session Status = INACTIVE
Inactivity Reason = Normal inactivate state
Profile 2, Packet Session Status = INACTIVE
Inactivity Reason = Normal inactivate state
Believe network setup looks correct...
Network Information
===================
Current Service Status = Normal, Service Error = None
Current Service = Circuit Switched
Packet Service = HSPA
Packet Session Status = Inactive
Current Roaming Status = Home
Network Selection Mode = Automatic
Country = AUS, Network = voda AU
Mobile Country Code (MCC) = 505
Mobile Network Code (MNC) = 3
Location Area Code (LAC) = 282
Routing Area Code (RAC) = 1
Cell ID = 15627
Primary Scrambling Code = 196
PLMN Selection = Automatic
Registered PLMN = vodafone AU , Abbreviated = voda AU
Service Provider =
Radio Information
=================
Radio power mode = ON
Current Band = WCDMA 2100, Channel Number = 10812
Current RSSI = -88 dBm
Band Selected = Auto
Number of nearby cells = 1
Cell 1
Primary Scrambling Code = 0xC4
RSCP = -86 dBm, ECIO = -6 dBm
Modem Security Information
==========================
Active SIM = 0
SIM switchover attempts = 0
Card Holder Verification (CHV1) = Disabled
SIM Status = OK
SIM User Operation Required = None
Number of CHV1 Retries remaining = 3
Some of the chat scripts I have tried...
chat-script gsm "" "ATDT*98*1#" TIMEOUT 60 "CONNECT"
chat-script gsm "" "ATDT*777*1#" TIMEOUT 60 "CONNECT"
chat-script gsm "" "ATDT*99*1,1#" TIMEOUT 60 "CONNECT"
Other key parts of my current config...
interface cellular 0
ip address negotiated
ip nat outside
ip virtual-reassembly in
encapsulation slip
dialer in-band
dialer idle-timeout 0
dialer string gsm
dialer-group 1
async mode interactive
!
interface Vlan1
ip address 10.26.0.1 255.255.255.0
ip nat inside
ip virtual-reassembly in
!
ip nat inside source route-map Internet interface Cellular0 overload
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 Cellular0
access-list 101 permit ip 10.26.0.0 0.0.0.255 any
dialer-list 1 protocol ip permit
route-map Internet permit 10
match ip address 101
!
line 3
exec-timeout 0 0
script dialer gsm
login
modem InOut
no exec
!
Any guidance would be greatfully accepted.
