Impossible to register a Kerlinк GW when using TTN packet forwarder?

ilkor · November 16, 2018, 11:32am

My Kerlink GW was updated to the latest version 3.3, and i decided to use TTN Packet Forwarder for Kerlink IoT Station. I have no problems with configuration, but I get an error message when I start packet-forwarder.
Can anybody help?

[root@Wirnet_080EXXXX ttn-packet-forwarder]# ./packet-forwarder start
INFO Packet Forwarder for LoRa Gateway HALVersionInfo=Version: 4.0.0; Options: native;
ERROR Failed to find gateway specified as gateway ID AuthServer=https://account.thethingsnetwork.org GatewayID=comet_electronics_gateway error=Get https://account.thethingsnetwork.org/api/v2/gateways/comet_electronics_gateway: dial tcp 104.40.216.89:443: getsockopt: connection timed out
FATAL Couldn’t read configuration error=Get https://account.thethingsnetwork.org/api/v2/gateways/comet_electronics_gateway: dial tcp 104.40.216.89:443: getsockopt: connection timed out
[root@Wirnet_080EXXXX ttn-packet-forwarder]#

arjanvanb · November 16, 2018, 12:03pm

Just a wild guess: now that you switched the packet forwarder, did you even register the gateway?

http://noc.thethingsnetwork.org:8085/api/v2/gateways/eui-0000024b080e030a as listed on your TTN profile exists;
http://noc.thethingsnetwork.org:8085/api/v2/gateways/comet_electronics_gateway does not.

(Maybe the gateway will not show until it received its first packet; I don’t know.)

ilkor · November 16, 2018, 12:10pm

Thanks for the quick reply!
Тhe same GW was registered and worked under the name eui-0000024b080e030a using semtech packet forwarder. After the update I decided to switch to TTN packet forwarder. Because I was getting the same error from the top post, I decided to remove the old registration and make a new one - comet_electronics_gateway.
Unfortunately even after that I can not register the GW.
On your question - the new GW is registered and the GW key is taken from GATEWAY OVERVIEW page

arjanvanb · November 16, 2018, 1:53pm

I cannot help you, but you might want to give many more details for others.

Like which packet forwarder? Surely https://github.com/TheThingsNetwork/packet_forwarder is no longer supported; see also https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/new-ttn-packet-forwarder-available/7644/46 And how did you configure it? Which instructions did you use?

ilkor · November 16, 2018, 2:09pm

I followed these instructions:

github.com

TheThingsNetwork/packet_forwarder/blob/master/docs/INSTALL_INSTRUCTIONS/KERLINK.md

# Install the TTN Packet Forwarder on a Kerlink IoT Station

*Note: for the moment, the TTN Packet Forwarder is not compatible with the Kerlink iBTS.*

Before installing the TTN Packet Forwarder, we recommend **updating the Station to the latest firmware available**.

+ [Download and test the TTN Packet Forwarder](#download-test)
+ [Install the TTN Packet Forwarder](#install)
+ [Build the TTN Packet Forwarder](#build)
+ [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting)

## <a name="download-test"></a>Download and test the TTN Packet Forwarder

*Note: Before installing the new packet forwarder, make sure you removed any other packet forwarder installed on your Kerlink IoT Station. If you don't have any important files stored on the disk, the safest way to make sure of that is to update the Station to the latest firmware available, which will reset the file system in the process.*

1. Download the [Kerlink build](https://ttnreleases.blob.core.windows.net/packet-forwarder/master/kerlink-iot-station-pktfwd.tar.gz) of the packet forwarder.

2. In the folder, you will find several files: a `create-package.sh` script and a binary file, that we will call `packet-forwarder`.

The binary is sufficient for a testing use - if you wish to try the TTN packet forwarder, just copy the binary on the Station, and execute:

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UGUOC · November 27, 2018, 3:50pm

Hi everyone,
I am trying to log into my Kirlink gateway through the web interface 169.254.0.1 and local ethernet through ssh but i get the message “refused to connect”. Can anyone help?