Posted: Sun May 08, 2022 19:41 Post subject: Does DD-WRT USB fix drop outs?
Hi
I’m in a contract and have upgraded to highest tier my provider allows, and still no joy.
Due to this, I started to investigate the possibilities of USB dongles providing a backup for drop outs.
This led me to search for dongles high and low (my current dongle given by ISP is still work in progress) however I have since found a nice d link model for a reasonable price.
Will what I am expecting work? I have the expectation that the dongle will be a backup for primary internet connection.
I plugged in the dongle, verified via light emitting on front of router (Linksys WRT-1900ACS), checked for USB support on DD-WRT status page - which was enabled, but no.
There is no notes in the wiki that it's a WIP, therefore, it is supported (perhaps only on x86). Mobile broadband is not a very highly-discussed subject on the forum, therefore *anything* is possible that the list is inaccurate because of this and lack of wiki maintenance. _________________ "Life is but a fleeting moment, a vapor that vanishes quickly; All is vanity"
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Posted: Wed May 11, 2022 5:50 Post subject:
So, I spoke to BS about this again, since its not the first post about dongles.
brainslayer wrote:
usb dongles are supported. i dont have a list. its about chipsets
and of course its only supported on x64 x86
As for the wiki list, no idea, the one you looked at must be revision A1 if indeed any of that wiki is to be taken literally since that is old as sin being over a decade old page.
As for your dmesg output...
I cant find ANY related info to ANY d-link or any devices being attached on that output, maybe Im blind, its possible.
First make sure your dd-wrt version is at least r48810, then plug in the usb modem whatever that is, then grab the output. If the device is not plugged in we dont know if it has been recognized.
Paste the output of (with device plugged into the usb 2.0 port (Ive heard usb 3.0 ports can be difficult, idk I dont use USB anything on mine.)
root@DD-WRT:~# lsusb
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 2001:ac01
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003
I have another model that is marked wip (I bought one not marked wip), see below for output using that.
Code:
root@DD-WRT:~# lsusb
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 12d1:1f1d
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003
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Posted: Wed May 11, 2022 14:15 Post subject:
Well, bad news! only x86 and x64 support for any dongles.
Consumer routers dont support it because of flash size, wiki is over a decade old and doesnt reflect that or what changes happened since it was last updated.
You could try tethering via iPhone if you have one, and IDK what routers it supports tethering wise, Android has quirks with tethering YMMV.
Alternative, maybe a 4G standalone modem connected to the WAN port of your DD-WRT router or some other setup.