[AusNOG] 4G VPN Router

[Jamie Lovick]

Hi,

Out of the Netgear/Sierra Wireless range, I find the AirCard 790S good
value. They do CAT6 LTE, and cover a lot of bands. They're a hotspot, but
they can be used as a USB modem only.

http://www.netgear.com.au/home/products/mobile-broadband/hotspots/790s.aspx

You'll find plenty of used Telstra models cheap, but unlocked ones for use
on Optus are a little more expensive.

Jamie


On 7 December 2017 at 17:23, Chris Herbert <chris at herbert.id.au> wrote:

> Second the Mikrotik. I have implemented many RB2011 with an AirCard320U
> for exactly this type of thing on a budget.
>
> If you want bulletproof industrial grade stuff cradlepoint gear is hard to
> go past
>
> https://cradlepoint.com/products/cor-ibr1100-series#!specs
>
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> AirCard 320U
>
> On 6 December 2017 at 13:00, Nick Kamenyitzky <nick at kamenyitzky.com.au>
> wrote:
>
>> On 6 December 2017 at 13:23, Guy Ellis <guy at traverse.com.au> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> (i) No antenna diversity
>>>
>>
>> Most that are available from the AU carriers have ports for two external
>> antennas.
>>
>>  (ii) Difficult to reset - certainly not practical at unmanned sites
>>
>>
>> USB power control is definitely available on many devices (both Mikrotik
>> and generic devices with Lede/OpenWRT installed)
>>
>> (iii) Easily stolen
>>>
>>
>> Same security as your other network gear (locked in a
>> cupboard/room/cabinet).  Give it its own shelf if you're worried about it
>> being knocked.
>>
>>
>>
>> Kind Regards,
>>
>> Nick Kamenyitzky
>>
>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> Email: nick at kamenyitzky.com.au
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>>
>> On 6 December 2017 at 13:23, Guy Ellis <guy at traverse.com.au> wrote:
>>
>>> Personally I would not go near a USB Dongle for the following reasons...
>>>
>>> (i) No antenna diversity
>>> (ii) Difficult to reset - certainly not practical at unmanned sites
>>> (iii) Easily stolen
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>  - Guy.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 6/12/2017 12:37 PM, Daniel Bech wrote:
>>>
>>> Hey Jim,
>>>
>>> You could achieve this with most 4G dongles and a MikroTik router (for
>>> example: https://mikrotik.com/product/RB750Gr3)
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Daniel Bech
>>>
>>> Daniel at FunnyHat.Club
>>> On Wed, Dec 06, 2017 at 7:36am, Jim Peters <jimmy.pete at gmx.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Guys,
>>>
>>> Just wondering if anyone had any reccomendations for 4G router hardware
>>> (consumer/prosumer) that supported site-to-site vpn.
>>> seems like there is quite a bit of equipment that can host vpn, however
>>> not alot of it can join something already existing.
>>>
>>> i've used some tp-link (mr200) units with ipsec support but the dynamic
>>> ip from 4g make this an issue.
>>>
>>> would love to hear your thoughts.
>>>
>>> also fyi. telstra is main carrier, however some optus will be used when
>>> coverage is an issue
>>>
>>> Thanks Jim
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