<div dir="ltr">OK, this is weird.... I bypassed my router and connected (via wifi) directly to the Verizon hotspot:<div><br></div><div>---</div><div>
<p class=""><a href="http://www.google.com">www.google.com</a> ping statistics ---</p>
<p class="">61 packets transmitted, 61 packets received, 0.0% packet loss</p>
<p class="">round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 131.882/153.472/197.885/10.463 ms</p>
<p class="">----</p><p class="">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. </p>
<p class=""><br></p><p class="">J. </p></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 3:04 PM, John <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:wb5nfc@gmail.com" target="_blank">wb5nfc@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">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. <div>
.....</div><div><br><div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:monospace;font-size:14px"><span style="background-color:rgb(243,243,243)"><font color="#000000">64 bytes from <a href="http://ord08s07-in-f19.1e100.net" target="_blank">ord08s07-in-f19.1e100.net</a> (74.125.225.80): icmp_seq=5. time=168.665. ms<br>
</font></span></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:monospace;font-size:14px"><span style="background-color:rgb(243,243,243)"><font color="#000000">64 bytes from <a href="http://ord08s07-in-f19.1e100.net" target="_blank">ord08s07-in-f19.1e100.net</a> (74.125.225.80): icmp_seq=6. time=161.438. ms<br>
</font></span></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:monospace;font-size:14px"><span style="background-color:rgb(243,243,243)"><font color="#000000">64 bytes from <a href="http://ord08s07-in-f19.1e100.net" target="_blank">ord08s07-in-f19.1e100.net</a> (74.125.225.80): icmp_seq=7. time=198.898. ms<br>
</font></span></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:monospace;font-size:14px"><span style="background-color:rgb(243,243,243)"><font color="#000000">64 bytes from <a href="http://ord08s07-in-f19.1e100.net" target="_blank">ord08s07-in-f19.1e100.net</a> (74.125.225.80): icmp_seq=8. time=164.530. ms<br>
</font></span></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:monospace;font-size:14px"><span style="background-color:rgb(243,243,243)"><font color="#000000">64 bytes from <a href="http://ord08s07-in-f19.1e100.net" target="_blank">ord08s07-in-f19.1e100.net</a> (74.125.225.80): icmp_seq=9. time=162.396. ms<br>
</font></span></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:monospace;font-size:14px"><span style="background-color:rgb(243,243,243)"><font color="#000000">64 bytes from <a href="http://ord08s07-in-f19.1e100.net" target="_blank">ord08s07-in-f19.1e100.net</a> (74.125.225.80): icmp_seq=10. time=210.886. ms<br>
</font></span></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:monospace;font-size:14px"><span style="background-color:rgb(243,243,243)"><font color="#000000">64 bytes from <a href="http://ord08s07-in-f19.1e100.net" target="_blank">ord08s07-in-f19.1e100.net</a> (74.125.225.80): icmp_seq=11. time=172.347. ms<br>
</font></span></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:monospace;font-size:14px"><span style="background-color:rgb(243,243,243)"><font color="#000000"><br></font></span></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:monospace;font-size:14px">
<span style="background-color:rgb(243,243,243)"><font color="#000000">Timed out trying to send a packet to <a href="http://www.google.com" target="_blank">www.google.com</a></font></span></div></div></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:monospace;font-size:14px">
<span style="background-color:rgb(243,243,243)"><font color="#000000"><br></font></span></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:monospace;font-size:14px">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.</div>
<div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:monospace;font-size:14px"><br></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:monospace;font-size:14px">John</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div><div class="h5"><br>
<br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 2:45 PM, David McGough <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kb4fxc@inttek.net" target="_blank">kb4fxc@inttek.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<br>
Hi John,<br>
<br>
I don't have familiarity with the routers you're using, but, I know it can<br>
be made to work--I used a Verizon 4G smartphone HotSpot at a club meeting<br>
recently to provide a connection for a BBB.<br>
<br>
This scenario didn't get me a "live" IP address or any port forwarding.<br>
So, it required that I run a VPN (outbound) to obtain a live address. If<br>
you can't find a way to get port forwarding working, there are numerous<br>
VPN providers out there for a few dollars a month.<br>
<br>
73, David KB4FXC<br>
<div><br>
<br>
On Mon, 18 Aug 2014, John wrote:<br>
<br>
> Correct, Doug. Email and general web surfing are fine. We don't do any<br>
> streaming video because of our data cap. I normally have the ethernet port<br>
> on the BBB plugged in to a Cradlepoint CTR35 router configured for Wifi as<br>
> WAN. I was never able to get the BBB operational when I tried to connect<br>
> the BBB directly to the ethernet port on a different router tethered to the<br>
> hotspot.<br>
><br>
> John<br>
><br>
><br>
> On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 1:45 PM, Doug Crompton <<a href="mailto:doug@crompton.com" target="_blank">doug@crompton.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> > John,<br>
> ><br>
> > We may have been down this road before but is there a way to get wired<br>
> > Ethernet off of the router or is there a router you can get that has wired<br>
> > Ethernet for your service? That would always be the way to go with the BBB<br>
> > as it would be a whole lot easier and avoid a hub and wifi adapter. I am<br>
> > assuming this is not a connection problem you have in general with<br>
> > everything you are trying to connect but just the BBB on wifi??<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
</div>> > *73 DougWA3DSPhttp://<a href="http://www.crompton.com/hamradio" target="_blank">www.crompton.com/hamradio</a><br>
> > <<a href="http://www.crompton.com/hamradio" target="_blank">http://www.crompton.com/hamradio</a>>*<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > ------------------------------<br>
<div><div>> > Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 11:46:11 -0500<br>
> > From: <a href="mailto:wb5nfc@gmail.com" target="_blank">wb5nfc@gmail.com</a><br>
> > To: <a href="mailto:arm-allstar@hamvoip.org" target="_blank">arm-allstar@hamvoip.org</a><br>
> > Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] WiFi With BBB?<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > It looks like I'm fighting a losing battle trying to use 4G LTE-based<br>
> > Internet service for Allstar/Echolink. Sometimes it works, sometimes it<br>
> > doesn't...<br>
> ><br>
> > This is extremely disappointing since cell phone data service is my only<br>
> > means of access to the Internet as a full-time RVer.<br>
> ><br>
> > I've been attempting to use a Verizon-based hotspot with limited success.<br>
> > Yesterday, I gave up my 'unlimited' data account on my iPhone just to see<br>
> > if ATT data service was any better. It's not. In fact, I have more packet<br>
> > loss with ATT (63% during a ping test just now).<br>
> ><br>
> > If anyone knows any tweaks to make the best of a bad situation, I'd love<br>
> > to hear 'em.<br>
> ><br>
> > John<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > On Sun, Aug 17, 2014 at 9:54 PM, Christopher Kovacs <<a href="mailto:w0anm73@gmail.com" target="_blank">w0anm73@gmail.com</a>><br>
> > wrote:<br>
> ><br>
> > I am using WiFi on one of my nodes. I tried my phones hot spot, but too<br>
> > much packet issues. If I am using WiFi home network, I get good results.<br>
> ><br>
> > I'll be sending out set information later about setting up WIFi with the<br>
> > BBB.<br>
> ><br>
> > Cheers,<br>
> ><br>
> > Chris. w0anm<br>
> > On Aug 17, 2014 4:17 PM, "Ramon Gonzalez" <<a href="mailto:kp4tr.ramon@gmail.com" target="_blank">kp4tr.ramon@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> ><br>
> > I setup wifi using wpa supplicant. Works fine using edimax usb wifi.<br>
> ><br>
> > Problem with BBB is it only has 1 usb port so you would need a usb hub. Im<br>
> > using a small non powered one and works ok, but sometimes wifi just plain<br>
> > doesnt want to connect.<br>
> ><br>
> > On Sunday, August 17, 2014, Doug Crompton <<a href="mailto:doug@crompton.com" target="_blank">doug@crompton.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> ><br>
> > John,<br>
> ><br>
> > Yes, we have that working and the documentation will be out shortly.<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
</div></div>> > *73 Doug WA3DSPhttp://<a href="http://www.crompton.com/hamradio" target="_blank">www.crompton.com/hamradio</a><br>
> > <<a href="http://www.crompton.com/hamradio" target="_blank">http://www.crompton.com/hamradio</a>>*<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > ------------------------------<br>
<div><div>> > Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2014 21:31:42 -0500<br>
> > From: <a href="mailto:wb5nfc@gmail.com" target="_blank">wb5nfc@gmail.com</a><br>
> > To: <a href="mailto:arm-allstar@hamvoip.org" target="_blank">arm-allstar@hamvoip.org</a><br>
> > Subject: [arm-allstar] WiFi With BBB?<br>
> ><br>
> > Anyone using their BBB with a usb wifi adaptor? Doing so might help me<br>
> > simplify my mobile node setup if I could connect directly to my Wifi<br>
> > Hotspot rather than going through an additional router. Any thoughts?<br>
> ><br>
> > John<br>
> ><br>
> > _______________________________________________ arm-allstar mailing list<br>
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> > <a href="http://lists.hamvoip.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/arm-allstar" target="_blank">http://lists.hamvoip.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/arm-allstar</a> Visit the<br>
> > BBB web page - <a href="http://www.crompton.com/hamradio/BeagleBoneBlackAllstar/" target="_blank">http://www.crompton.com/hamradio/BeagleBoneBlackAllstar/</a><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > --<br>
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> > _______________________________________________<br>
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> ><br>
> > Visit the BBB web page -<br>
> > <a href="http://www.crompton.com/hamradio/BeagleBoneBlackAllstar/" target="_blank">http://www.crompton.com/hamradio/BeagleBoneBlackAllstar/</a><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > _______________________________________________<br>
> ><br>
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> ><br>
> > Visit the BBB web page -<br>
> > <a href="http://www.crompton.com/hamradio/BeagleBoneBlackAllstar/" target="_blank">http://www.crompton.com/hamradio/BeagleBoneBlackAllstar/</a><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > --<br>
> > John Kenney<br>
> ><br>
> > _______________________________________________ arm-allstar mailing list<br>
> > <a href="mailto:arm-allstar@hamvoip.org" target="_blank">arm-allstar@hamvoip.org</a><br>
> > <a href="http://lists.hamvoip.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/arm-allstar" target="_blank">http://lists.hamvoip.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/arm-allstar</a> Visit the<br>
> > BBB web page - <a href="http://www.crompton.com/hamradio/BeagleBoneBlackAllstar/" target="_blank">http://www.crompton.com/hamradio/BeagleBoneBlackAllstar/</a><br>
> ><br>
> > _______________________________________________<br>
> ><br>
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> > <a href="http://lists.hamvoip.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/arm-allstar" target="_blank">http://lists.hamvoip.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/arm-allstar</a><br>
> ><br>
> > Visit the BBB web page -<br>
> > <a href="http://www.crompton.com/hamradio/BeagleBoneBlackAllstar/" target="_blank">http://www.crompton.com/hamradio/BeagleBoneBlackAllstar/</a><br>
> ><br>
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Visit the BBB web page - <a href="http://www.crompton.com/hamradio/BeagleBoneBlackAllstar/" target="_blank">http://www.crompton.com/hamradio/BeagleBoneBlackAllstar/</a><br>
</div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div></div></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">-- <br>John Kenney
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