No network interface to work with on nrf9160

[dpape]

Hello,

I followed the getting started guide but the kit can't connect. I'm getting this error:

net_if.net_if_init: There is no network interface to work with!

Is this a known bug, how can i fix it? Or is there a hardware issue?

Kind regards,

Daan Pape

[bjorn-spockeli]

TLloydUom: Ok, could you create a new ticket where you use the  Trace Collector application in nRF Connect for Desktop to capture a modem trace from one of the SIMs 

Download the  Trace collector app under Add/Remove apps

Open the Trace collector app

Select your nRF91DK

Click Start trace and then press the reset button so that a complete trace is captured

Upload the trace file to the new case. 

Best regards

Bjørn

[_toto_]

Hi bjorn-spockeli, Yes still the same issue. But I have been in contact with Nordic's sales representative in Sweden and there seems to be no network at my location(Gothenburg). But he has redirected me to the network operator so I hope we can come up to a solution.

[bjorn-spockeli]

_toto_: OK, let me know if run into any issues once you get coverage at your location. 

[f0corner]

I know this is an old thread, but I still wanted to share new developments I had with the DK.

So, first, it is worth mentioning that I had not have the chance to retry connecting to a network using my nRF9160 DK since my last comment in this thread; which was roughly five months ago.

That being said, two weeks ago, I updated the modem's firmware on my DK to the latest version (i.e. mfwnrf916007029alpha) and gave it another shot. It is now working. I cannot tell, however, whether it was the network that wasn’t available at my location a few months ago or whether it was an issue with the previous firmware versions.

I tried with two SIMs (and it worked with both): the iBasis SIM that came with the DK, and a Twilio SIM. I am located in Northwestern New Brunswick (in Canada). I see that the iBasic SIM connects through Telus’s network, while the Twilio SIM connects through Bell’s network.

[f0corner]

Just a little correction... Above (in my last comment) I'm saying that I couldn't tell whether the absence of a network or malfunctioning firmware was my problem. However, I failed to mention that, two weeks ago, I first retried connecting without updating my DK and it didn't work. Only after updating the firmware to the latest version did it start working. So maybe it was an issue with the firmware after all, especially since both Telus and Bell have been advertising nationwide LTE-M coverage for at least the last six months.