[arm-allstar] WiFi With BBB?

[John]

OK, this is weird.... I bypassed my router and connected (via wifi)
directly to the Verizon hotspot:

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www.google.com ping statistics ---

61 packets transmitted, 61 packets received, 0.0% packet loss

round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 131.882/153.472/197.885/10.463 ms

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Not great, but considerably better. Perhaps it's time for a firmware reload
on the router? The router does have the most recent firmware, that's the
first thing I checked when I got it.


J.


On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 3:04 PM, John <wb5nfc at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm definitely ready to set up a VPN if that will solve the problem.
> What's worrisome is the up and down nature of my quality of service.
> Example: This is a ping of Google from my router just a few minutes ago
> using Verizon. The first 11 pings were consistent, then timeout.
> .....
>
> 64 bytes from ord08s07-in-f19.1e100.net (74.125.225.80): icmp_seq=5.
> time=168.665. ms
> 64 bytes from ord08s07-in-f19.1e100.net (74.125.225.80): icmp_seq=6.
> time=161.438. ms
> 64 bytes from ord08s07-in-f19.1e100.net (74.125.225.80): icmp_seq=7.
> time=198.898. ms
> 64 bytes from ord08s07-in-f19.1e100.net (74.125.225.80): icmp_seq=8.
> time=164.530. ms
> 64 bytes from ord08s07-in-f19.1e100.net (74.125.225.80): icmp_seq=9.
> time=162.396. ms
> 64 bytes from ord08s07-in-f19.1e100.net (74.125.225.80): icmp_seq=10.
> time=210.886. ms
> 64 bytes from ord08s07-in-f19.1e100.net (74.125.225.80): icmp_seq=11.
> time=172.347. ms
>
> Timed out trying to send a packet to www.google.com
>
> Even when I change to another carrier (AT&T) I get similar results. I'm
> guessing this is why everything will be working just fine for a few
> minutes, then I'm disconnected. I won't be able to connect to anything
> (Allstar or Echolink) for a while, then next time I try, connection is fine
> for a few minutes. Very frustrating.
>
> John
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 2:45 PM, David McGough <kb4fxc at inttek.net> wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi John,
>>
>> I don't have familiarity with the routers you're using, but, I know it can
>> be made to work--I used a Verizon 4G smartphone HotSpot at a club meeting
>> recently to provide a connection for a BBB.
>>
>> This scenario didn't get me a "live" IP address or any port forwarding.
>> So, it required that I run a VPN (outbound) to obtain a live address. If
>> you can't find a way to get port forwarding working, there are numerous
>> VPN providers out there for a few dollars a month.
>>
>> 73, David KB4FXC
>>
>>
>> On Mon, 18 Aug 2014, John wrote:
>>
>> > Correct, Doug. Email and general web surfing are fine. We don't do any
>> > streaming video because of our data cap. I normally have the ethernet
>> port
>> > on the BBB plugged in to a Cradlepoint CTR35 router configured for Wifi
>> as
>> > WAN. I was never able to get the BBB operational when I tried to connect
>> > the BBB directly to the ethernet port on a different router tethered to
>> the
>> > hotspot.
>> >
>> > John
>> >
>> >
>> > On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 1:45 PM, Doug Crompton <doug at crompton.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > > John,
>> > >
>> > >  We may have been down this road before but is there a way to get
>> wired
>> > > Ethernet off of the router or is there a router you can get that has
>> wired
>> > > Ethernet for your service? That would always be the way to go with
>> the BBB
>> > > as it would be a whole lot easier and avoid a hub and wifi adapter. I
>> am
>> > > assuming this is not a connection problem you have in general with
>> > > everything you are trying to connect but just the BBB on wifi??
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > *73 DougWA3DSPhttp://www.crompton.com/hamradio
>> > > <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > ------------------------------
>> > > Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 11:46:11 -0500
>> > > From: wb5nfc at gmail.com
>> > > To: arm-allstar at hamvoip.org
>> > > Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] WiFi With BBB?
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > It looks like I'm fighting a losing battle trying to use 4G LTE-based
>> > > Internet service for Allstar/Echolink. Sometimes it works, sometimes
>> it
>> > > doesn't...
>> > >
>> > > This is extremely disappointing since cell phone data service is my
>> only
>> > > means of access to the Internet as a full-time RVer.
>> > >
>> > > I've been attempting to use a Verizon-based hotspot with limited
>> success.
>> > > Yesterday, I gave up my 'unlimited' data account on my iPhone just to
>> see
>> > > if ATT data service was any better. It's not. In fact, I have more
>> packet
>> > > loss with ATT (63% during a ping test just now).
>> > >
>> > > If anyone knows any tweaks to make the best of a bad situation, I'd
>> love
>> > > to hear 'em.
>> > >
>> > > John
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > On Sun, Aug 17, 2014 at 9:54 PM, Christopher Kovacs <
>> w0anm73 at gmail.com>
>> > > wrote:
>> > >
>> > > I am using WiFi on one of my nodes. I tried my phones hot spot, but
>> too
>> > > much packet issues.  If I am using WiFi home network, I get good
>> results.
>> > >
>> > > I'll be sending out set information later about setting up WIFi with
>> the
>> > > BBB.
>> > >
>> > > Cheers,
>> > >
>> > > Chris. w0anm
>> > > On Aug 17, 2014 4:17 PM, "Ramon Gonzalez" <kp4tr.ramon at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > I setup wifi using wpa supplicant. Works fine using edimax usb wifi.
>> > >
>> > > Problem with BBB is it only has 1 usb port so you would need a usb
>> hub. Im
>> > > using a small non powered one and works ok, but sometimes wifi just
>> plain
>> > > doesnt want to connect.
>> > >
>> > > On Sunday, August 17, 2014, Doug Crompton <doug at crompton.com> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > John,
>> > >
>> > >   Yes, we have that working and the documentation will be out shortly.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > *73 Doug WA3DSPhttp://www.crompton.com/hamradio
>> > > <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > ------------------------------
>> > > Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2014 21:31:42 -0500
>> > > From: wb5nfc at gmail.com
>> > > To: arm-allstar at hamvoip.org
>> > > Subject: [arm-allstar] WiFi With BBB?
>> > >
>> > > Anyone using their BBB with a usb wifi adaptor? Doing so might help me
>> > > simplify my mobile node setup if I could connect directly to my Wifi
>> > > Hotspot rather than going through an additional router. Any thoughts?
>> > >
>> > > John
>> > >
>> > > _______________________________________________ arm-allstar mailing
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>> > > http://lists.hamvoip.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/arm-allstar Visit
>> the
>> > > BBB web page -
>> http://www.crompton.com/hamradio/BeagleBoneBlackAllstar/
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > --
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>> > >
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>> > >
>> > > Visit the BBB web page -
>> > > http://www.crompton.com/hamradio/BeagleBoneBlackAllstar/
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > _______________________________________________
>> > >
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>> > >
>> > > Visit the BBB web page -
>> > > http://www.crompton.com/hamradio/BeagleBoneBlackAllstar/
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > > John Kenney
>> > >
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>> the
>> > > BBB web page -
>> http://www.crompton.com/hamradio/BeagleBoneBlackAllstar/
>> > >
>> > > _______________________________________________
>> > >
>> > > arm-allstar mailing list
>> > > arm-allstar at hamvoip.org
>> > > http://lists.hamvoip.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/arm-allstar
>> > >
>> > > Visit the BBB web page -
>> > > http://www.crompton.com/hamradio/BeagleBoneBlackAllstar/
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
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>>
>
>
>
> --
> John Kenney
>



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