Huawei e220 connection performances 11.0 vs 11.1

[roberto60]

Hi
I have two laptop a fujitsu (mine) and a samsung nc10 the first one with opensuse 11.0 the second with 11.1.
Connecting the same HUAWEI E220 stick on the two system I got different speed performances.
This is the log of the 11.1 system:

Aug 24 16:42:51 linux-biml modem-manager: (/dev/ttyUSB1) opening serial device...
Aug 24 16:42:57 linux-biml modem-manager: Signal quality: 38
Aug 24 16:42:57 linux-biml modem-manager: Mode: 2
Aug 24 16:43:00 linux-biml modem-manager: Mode: 2
Aug 24 16:43:11 linux-biml modem-manager: Mode: 2
Aug 24 16:43:24 linux-biml modem-manager: Signal quality: 29
Aug 24 16:43:27 linux-biml modem-manager: Signal quality: 38
Aug 24 16:43:31 linux-biml pppd[11446]: Plugin /usr/lib/pppd/2.4.4/nm-pppd-plugin.so loaded.
Aug 24 16:43:31 linux-biml pppd[11446]: pppd 2.4.5 started by root, uid 0
Aug 24 16:43:31 linux-biml pppd[11446]: Using interface ppp0
Aug 24 16:43:31 linux-biml pppd[11446]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyUSB0
Aug 24 16:43:31 linux-biml pppd[11446]: CHAP authentication succeeded
Aug 24 16:43:31 linux-biml pppd[11446]: CHAP authentication succeeded
Aug 24 16:43:32 linux-biml pppd[11446]: Could not determine remote IP address: defaulting to 10.64.64.64
Aug 24 16:43:32 linux-biml pppd[11446]: local  IP address 95.75.41.112
Aug 24 16:43:32 linux-biml pppd[11446]: remote IP address 10.64.64.64
Aug 24 16:43:32 linux-biml pppd[11446]: primary   DNS address 213.230.155.10
Aug 24 16:43:32 linux-biml pppd[11446]: secondary DNS address 213.230.129.10
Aug 24 16:43:33 linux-biml SuSEfirewall2: Setting up rules from /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2 ...
Aug 24 16:43:33 linux-biml SuSEfirewall2: using default zone 'ext' for interface pan0
Aug 24 16:43:33 linux-biml SuSEfirewall2: using default zone 'ext' for interface ppp0
Aug 24 16:43:33 linux-biml SuSEfirewall2: using default zone 'ext' for interface wmaster0
Aug 24 16:43:34 linux-biml SuSEfirewall2: batch committing...
Aug 24 16:43:34 linux-biml nm-dispatcher.action: Script '/etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/autofs' exited with error status 1.
Aug 24 16:43:34 linux-biml SuSEfirewall2: Firewall rules successfully set
Aug 24 16:43:34 linux-biml pppd[11446]: Script /etc/ppp/ip-up finished (pid 11448), status = 0x0
Aug 24 16:43:34 linux-biml if-up.d/21-dhcpcd-hook-samba: No dhcpcd info nor dhclient leases file found for ppp0.
Aug 24 16:43:34 linux-biml sm-notify[11762]: Already notifying clients; Exiting!
Aug 24 16:43:34 linux-biml nm-dispatcher.action: Script '/etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/nfs' exited with error status 6.

here the modem show the green light meaning GSM speed

in opensuse 11.0 this is the log:

Aug 24 17:06:26 duo pppd[15930]: Plugin /usr/lib/pppd/2.4.4/nm-pppd-plugin.so loaded.
Aug 24 17:06:26 duo pppd[15930]: pppd 2.4.4 started by root, uid 0
Aug 24 17:06:26 duo dbus-daemon: Rejected send message, 13 matched rules; type="method_return", sender=":1.10365" (uid=0 pid=7438 comm="/usr/sbin/NetworkManager ") interface="(unset)" member="(unset)" error name="(unset)" requested_reply=0 destination=":1.22320" (uid=0 pid=15930 comm="/usr/sbin/pppd nodetach lock ttyUSB0 noauth usepee"))
Aug 24 17:06:26 duo pppd[15930]: Using interface ppp0
Aug 24 17:06:26 duo pppd[15930]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyUSB0
Aug 24 17:06:26 duo pppd[15930]: Unable to obtain CHAP password for duo on UMTS_CHAP_SRVR from plugin
Aug 24 17:06:26 duo pppd[15930]: No CHAP secret found for authenticating us to UMTS_CHAP_SRVR
Aug 24 17:06:26 duo pppd[15930]: CHAP authentication succeeded
Aug 24 17:06:26 duo pppd[15930]: CHAP authentication succeeded
Aug 24 17:06:28 duo pppd[15930]: Could not determine remote IP address: defaulting to 10.64.64.64
Aug 24 17:06:28 duo pppd[15930]: local  IP address 95.75.70.222
Aug 24 17:06:28 duo pppd[15930]: remote IP address 10.64.64.64
Aug 24 17:06:28 duo pppd[15930]: primary   DNS address 213.230.155.10
Aug 24 17:06:28 duo pppd[15930]: secondary DNS address 213.230.129.10
Aug 24 17:06:28 duo modify_resolvconf: Service pppd modified /etc/resolv.conf. See info block in this file
Aug 24 17:06:28 duo SuSEfirewall2: Setting up rules from /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2 ...
Aug 24 17:06:28 duo SuSEfirewall2: using default zone 'ext' for interface ppp0
Aug 24 17:06:28 duo SuSEfirewall2: using default zone 'ext' for interface wlan0
Aug 24 17:06:28 duo SuSEfirewall2: using default zone 'ext' for interface wmaster0
Aug 24 17:06:28 duo SuSEfirewall2: batch committing...
Aug 24 17:06:28 duo SuSEfirewall2: Firewall rules successfully set
Aug 24 17:06:28 duo pppd[15930]: Script /etc/ppp/ip-up finished (pid 15932), status = 0x0
Aug 24 17:06:29 duo nm-dispatcher.action: Script '/etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/autofs' exited with error status 1.
Aug 24 17:06:29 duo if-up.d/21-dhcpcd-hook-samba: No dhcpcd info nor dhclient leases file found for ppp0.
Aug 24 17:06:29 duo nm-dispatcher.action: Script '/etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/netcontrol_global_hooks' exited with error status 1.
Aug 24 17:06:29 duo nm-dispatcher.action: Script '/etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/nfs' exited with error status 2.
Aug 24 17:06:33 duo poll.tcpip: no server configured

here the modem show the blue light meaning HDSPA speed.


Clearly the data of the connection defined in NetworkManager are identical
Any hints to understand why the two different speed and why they get different DNS addresses?
thank you in advance

P.S. if I put the APM of my ISP on the connection configuraton of 11.1 the connection is closed with "error 15" in pppd this not happen in 11.0

[Dexter1979]

By the looks of things 11.1 uses a higher version number of nm-pppd-plugin.so. I am going to say it's the network manager that needs updating here. Will that make it go faster, I don't know. I found my 3g modem very temperamental with connection speeds and not very consistant.

Looks like 11.0 has a manual network setting and this is why it's giving you different DNS and stuff. Try setting it to automatic under YAST.