Issue: Packet Forwarder not working - Gateway to connect to TTN
Setup: RAK2245 on Rpi4, GPS & LoRa antennas
Server: TTN
Details: Software loaded on SD card - ok; Accessed in AP mode and switched to WiFi - ok; Shows up on my router - ok; setup gateway for US_902_928; Gateway ID (EUI) is correct in TTN; Server is gateway is TTN; I never get “Connected” status.
Connection troubleshooting I’ve done:
Does the Gateway EUI in the console match with the EUI of the gateway? - Yes
Does the Frequency Plan selected match with the configuration in the gateway? - Yes,
set US_902_928 on Gateway and US_902_928_FSB_2 in TTN.
Did you select Require authenticated connection in gateway settings? - No
Do you see any warnings/errors in the Gateway live data section? - No
Doing a “ps -a” in CLI shows that there is no packet forwarder running. RAKL instructions suggest that I select the “I’m using the legacy packet forwarder” option, but that does not exist any longer in TTN setup.
Issues in interaction with the server could possibly cause the packet forwarder to give up and quit, but issues starting at all would be local - either configuration or electrical.
See if you can find anything in the journalctl log
The push/pull acks show that your gateway is connected to a server, but we don’t know if that’s TTN’s server, and in your log slice, the gateway hasn’t received any packets to report to it.
See what happens when your gateway reports (and shows in journalctl) actual uplink packets from nodes registered with TTN.
Does the status show online then?
Does the gateway live traffic page in TTN - if opened before the packet was sent - show it when it arrives?
“As suspected its an old RAK image that is pointing to what would have been the old V2 NS. Change settings to reflect the V3 nam1 instance and you should see progress.”
Unfortunately, they are not using the V2 servers anymore. When I change server settings I get:
“This gateway is connected to an external Gateway Server that is not handling messages for this cluster. You will hence not be able to see any activity from this gateway.”
Right now I’m just trying to the gateway to connect to the server. Then I know I’ll be able to get the nodes to work.
Are there any plans to update RAK2245 firmware for TTN V3?