SMS on a Sierra Wireless MC8705
Hi everyone I have a couple of RB411U's with Sierra Wireless MC8705 <http://shop.duxtel.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=24&products_id=196>'s (3G cards) at remote sites acting as out-of-band console servers for the onsite routers. The client is paying for the 3G service, and they've gone with the cheapest service they could find, which gives them 100MB/month and no public IP. I'm having to keep a tunnel permanently open to reach them, which is causing it to go over the download limit each month. I had the idea of using SMS to wake them up, but I couldn't figure out how to configure them to handle SMSs. When I try to enable Receive, the port (usb2) briefly shows "Used By - SMS Tool" and then I get the message "Couldn't change SMS Settings - timeout (6)". They're connected to the Internet using an LTE interface in 3G mode, not PPP. Do I need to drop the LTE connection for the SMS to work? (This wouldn't be a problem, but I'd have to recall one to test it, as they're 450km away and I don't have any other way to access them.) Anyone have any ideas? Russell Hurren Managing Director Zero Point Networks PTY LTD +61 8 6262 9376
Hi Russell, Disable the VPN account at your end and then enable it when required. Lower the retry rate for the VPN at the client site so its only trying to connect every 10 mins or so. Cheers -Matt On 26/11/2014 4:11 am, "Russell Hurren" <russell@zeropointnetworks.com> wrote:
Hi everyone
I have a couple of RB411U's with Sierra Wireless MC8705 <http://shop.duxtel.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=24&products_id=196>'s (3G cards) at remote sites acting as out-of-band console servers for the onsite routers. The client is paying for the 3G service, and they've gone with the cheapest service they could find, which gives them 100MB/month and no public IP. I'm having to keep a tunnel permanently open to reach them, which is causing it to go over the download limit each month.
I had the idea of using SMS to wake them up, but I couldn't figure out how to configure them to handle SMSs. When I try to enable Receive, the port (usb2) briefly shows "Used By - SMS Tool" and then I get the message "Couldn't change SMS Settings - timeout (6)".
They're connected to the Internet using an LTE interface in 3G mode, not PPP. Do I need to drop the LTE connection for the SMS to work? (This wouldn't be a problem, but I'd have to recall one to test it, as they're 450km away and I don't have any other way to access them.)
Anyone have any ideas?
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-----Original Message----- From: Public [mailto:public-bounces@talk.mikrotik.com.au] On Behalf Of Russell Hurren Sent: Wednesday, 26 November 2014 4:11 AM To: MikroTik Australia Public List Subject: [MT-AU Public] SMS on a Sierra Wireless MC8705
Hi everyone
I have a couple of RB411U's with Sierra Wireless MC8705 <http://shop.duxtel.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=24&products_id=196> 's (3G cards) at remote sites acting as out-of-band console servers for the onsite routers. The client is paying for the 3G service, and they've gone with
Hi Russel, Usb port can only be used by one routerOS process so you will need to the
cheapest service they could find, which gives them 100MB/month and no public IP. I'm having to keep a tunnel permanently open to reach them, which is causing it to go over the download limit each month.
I had the idea of using SMS to wake them up, but I couldn't figure out how to configure them to handle SMSs. When I try to enable Receive, the port (usb2) briefly shows "Used By - SMS Tool" and then I get the message "Couldn't change SMS Settings - timeout (6)".
They're connected to the Internet using an LTE interface in 3G mode, not PPP. Do I need to drop the LTE connection for the SMS to work? (This wouldn't be a problem, but I'd have to recall one to test it, as they're 450km away and I don't have any other way to access them.)
Anyone have any ideas?
Russell Hurren Managing Director Zero Point Networks PTY LTD +61 8 6262 9376 _______________________________________________ Public mailing list Public@talk.mikrotik.com.au http://talk.mikrotik.com.au/mailman/listinfo/public_talk.mikrotik.com.au
(duh, how to accidentally send email #73: wipe dust off the laptop trackpad) As I was about to say, usb can only be used by one process at a time so you need to disable your ppp or lte interface while sending or receiving sms. Also, make sure that you have a valid channel defined when enabling receive - 8705 has chjannels 0 thru 7, and typically channel 4 is used for info and channel 3 for data. (channel 3 in this case would be your choice for SMS receive) Have you tested using different channels, and are you doing this with the lte or ppp interface disabled? Cheers, Mike.
-----Original Message----- From: Mike Everest [mailto:mike@duxtel.com] Sent: Wednesday, 26 November 2014 9:40 AM To: 'MikroTik Australia Public List' Subject: RE: [MT-AU Public] SMS on a Sierra Wireless MC8705
Hi Russel,
Usb port can only be used by one routerOS process so you will need to
-----Original Message----- From: Public [mailto:public-bounces@talk.mikrotik.com.au] On Behalf Of Russell Hurren Sent: Wednesday, 26 November 2014 4:11 AM To: MikroTik Australia Public List Subject: [MT-AU Public] SMS on a Sierra Wireless MC8705
Hi everyone
I have a couple of RB411U's with Sierra Wireless MC8705
<http://shop.duxtel.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=24&products_id=196>
's (3G cards) at remote sites acting as out-of-band console servers for the onsite routers. The client is paying for the 3G service, and they've gone with the cheapest service they could find, which gives them 100MB/month and no public IP. I'm having to keep a tunnel permanently open to reach them, which is causing it to go over the download limit each month.
I had the idea of using SMS to wake them up, but I couldn't figure out how to configure them to handle SMSs. When I try to enable Receive, the port (usb2) briefly shows "Used By - SMS Tool" and then I get the message "Couldn't change SMS Settings - timeout (6)".
They're connected to the Internet using an LTE interface in 3G mode, not PPP. Do I need to drop the LTE connection for the SMS to work? (This wouldn't be a problem, but I'd have to recall one to test it, as they're 450km away and I don't have any other way to access them.)
Anyone have any ideas?
Russell Hurren Managing Director Zero Point Networks PTY LTD +61 8 6262 9376 _______________________________________________ Public mailing list Public@talk.mikrotik.com.au http://talk.mikrotik.com.au/mailman/listinfo/public_talk.mikrotik.com. au
Thanks Mike I thought that might be the case. Unfortunately I'm still waiting for NBNCo to do some cabling, so the LTE interface is my only way of accessing the device. I'll recall them next time I've got someone going that way and give that a try. Won't be a problem as I only want to be able to receive SMSs when the LTE interface is disabled. Matt - I tried a bit of bandwidth limiting, and using an unencrypted L2TP tunnel instead of OVPN, and it helped a bit, but I do need to be able to get into it quickly if there's a problem, and whatever I tried I couldn't keep it under 100MB (which really isn't much to play with). If I can keep the interface disabled and bring it up by SMS, that'll solve the problem. Otherwise they'll just have to pay for more bandwidth. Regards Russell Hurren Managing Director Zero Point Networks PTY LTD +61 8 6262 9376 On 26 November 2014 at 06:44, Mike Everest <mike@duxtel.com> wrote:
(duh, how to accidentally send email #73: wipe dust off the laptop trackpad)
As I was about to say, usb can only be used by one process at a time so you need to disable your ppp or lte interface while sending or receiving sms.
Also, make sure that you have a valid channel defined when enabling receive - 8705 has chjannels 0 thru 7, and typically channel 4 is used for info and channel 3 for data. (channel 3 in this case would be your choice for SMS receive)
Have you tested using different channels, and are you doing this with the lte or ppp interface disabled?
Cheers, Mike.
-----Original Message----- From: Mike Everest [mailto:mike@duxtel.com] Sent: Wednesday, 26 November 2014 9:40 AM To: 'MikroTik Australia Public List' Subject: RE: [MT-AU Public] SMS on a Sierra Wireless MC8705
Hi Russel,
Usb port can only be used by one routerOS process so you will need to
-----Original Message----- From: Public [mailto:public-bounces@talk.mikrotik.com.au] On Behalf Of Russell Hurren Sent: Wednesday, 26 November 2014 4:11 AM To: MikroTik Australia Public List Subject: [MT-AU Public] SMS on a Sierra Wireless MC8705
Hi everyone
I have a couple of RB411U's with Sierra Wireless MC8705
<http://shop.duxtel.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=24&products_id=196>
's (3G cards) at remote sites acting as out-of-band console servers for the onsite routers. The client is paying for the 3G service, and they've gone with the cheapest service they could find, which gives them 100MB/month and no public IP. I'm having to keep a tunnel permanently open to reach them, which is causing it to go over the download limit each month.
I had the idea of using SMS to wake them up, but I couldn't figure out how to configure them to handle SMSs. When I try to enable Receive, the port (usb2) briefly shows "Used By - SMS Tool" and then I get the message "Couldn't change SMS Settings - timeout (6)".
They're connected to the Internet using an LTE interface in 3G mode, not PPP. Do I need to drop the LTE connection for the SMS to work? (This wouldn't be a problem, but I'd have to recall one to test it, as they're 450km away and I don't have any other way to access them.)
Anyone have any ideas?
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