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  • tomT Offline
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    @Aldo-Castro-Freire The voxl-time-sync service does not update the VOXL's time. All it does is loop until the VOXL's time is updated. The VOXL's time is usually updated shortly after it has connected to the internet.

    It looks like you're using an LTE modem? Are you able to ping an IP to determine whether you have an internet connection?

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      @Aldo-Castro-Freire The voxl-time-sync service does not update the VOXL's time. All it does is loop until the VOXL's time is updated. The VOXL's time is usually updated shortly after it has connected to the internet.

      It looks like you're using an LTE modem? Are you able to ping an IP to determine whether you have an internet connection?

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      @tom yes, but I am unable to ping 8.8.8.8 for example it just hangs there. also, voxl-time-sync never picks up the real-time. I am not sure how to debug this one because the modem shows it does pick up an IP

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        @Aldo-Castro-Freire Okay so that is a different issue and voxl-time-sync is not affecting that at all.

        What kind of LTE modem are you using and what carrier?

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          it is using the LTE modem https://www.modalai.com/collections/voxl-add-ons/products/voxl-lte?variant=32449203601459 WP7610.

          it is currently using the Telus carrier, apn is isp.telus.com

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            @Aldo-Castro-Freire Where are you located? Depending on your location the modem / SIM may not be supported.

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              @Aldo-Castro-Freire And has it worked in the past?

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                the current location is Okotoks, Alberta, Canada. It was working fine a week ago but today it wasn't working. I have a 40Gbs plan. I got the sim in the same place and it was working fine

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                  @Aldo-Castro-Freire What does ifconfig wwan0 show ? And what if you just try pinging www.google.com

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                    Actually the full output of ifconfig may be more helpful

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                      Was your previous test in the same location as well?

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                        de07a8b5-d935-4fdd-8bd7-842015d46e99-image.png

                        this is what I get

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                        • tomT tom

                          Was your previous test in the same location as well?

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                          @tom same location.

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                            @Aldo-Castro-Freire And pinging google.com fails the same as 8.8.8.8?

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                              it just hangs there, it does not even try I believe!!

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                                @Aldo-Castro-Freire Interesting, form what I can see, everything looks like it's running correctly on the software side since you're able to get an IP just fine but the internet connection itself doesn't work...

                                What does your antenna situation look like?

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                                  modem-min.png
                                  it was power-off at the moment of the photo

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                                    @Aldo-Castro-Freire Okay that looks normal. Can you try testing the SIM card in another device such as a cellphone to verify it can establish a valid network connection at your location?

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                                      it is working fine on my phone

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                                        I saw the wlan has a number for some odd reason

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                                          @Aldo-Castro-Freire Looks like wlan0 is in softap mode, try doing ifconfig wlan0 down and then pinging. I wonder if the routing is getting confused

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