Date: Fri, 08 May 2009 14:00:31 +0400 From: Boris Samorodov <bsam@ipt.ru> To: Andrea Venturoli <ml@netfence.it> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: GSM modems Message-ID: <90836432@bb.ipt.ru> In-Reply-To: <4A03F71D.1010509@netfence.it> (Andrea Venturoli's message of "Fri\, 08 May 2009 11\:10\:53 %2B0200") References: <4A03F71D.1010509@netfence.it>
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Hi, On Fri, 08 May 2009 11:10:53 +0200 Andrea Venturoli wrote: > I'm working on a project where we need to use GSM modems to be able to > send and receive short messages; right now this is implemented through > SMSTools. Have you ever tried comms/gammu? > We are having a lot of problems like the modem hanging and stopping > any communication with the computer, the modems suddenly saying the > SIM card is bad or that the ISP network is refusing registration. > Most of these are resolved by unplugging/replugging the modem. Did you try to change a cable? Prior to using GSM modems we had tested some mobile phones and had got much trouble with their cables. > I was wondering: > _ can (some of) these problems be FreeBSD related (e.g. USB driver > issue, or something)? So you use USB modems, aren't you? Which FreeBSD version have you tried? If it comes about USB, FreeBSD 8-CURRENT is very nice. It has a rewritten USB stack. And a release is approaching. > _ has anyone had any similar experience? No. But we use comms/gammu and modems with COM interface. > _ can someone suggest a brand/model which works fine? (We tried three > different ones, but all show some glitch). Siemence MC35i is very stable. WBR -- Boris Samorodov (bsam) Research Engineer, http://www.ipt.ru Telephone & Internet SP FreeBSD Committer, http://www.FreeBSD.org The Power To Serve
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