What a coincidence "4G backup" is the phrase of the day :-) David, FYI there is an optional antenna that may interest you "Netgear 6000450 MIMO Antenna" https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DN3J03O/
Lonnie > On May 16, 2018, at 8:03 PM, David Kerr <da...@kerr.net> wrote: > > Thanks to last nights storm that hit the northeast, I spent what spare time I > had today investigating WAN failover. It took a while to get working, though > exactly why I don't know because what I ended up with as a working config is > exactly what Lonnie has documented! I suspect my testing was impacted by > trying to do it from my basement (where I get one bar of 4G on AT&T, (aka > 3.5G in the rest of the world, not LTE). Upstairs I get a decent 3 bars LTE. > > I found an old TP-LINK WiFi in a drawer which supports bridge mode. So what > I have is APU2 eth2 -> TL-WR702N -> iPhone -> AT&T. As I write this it is > my active connection as power and internet are not back yet. This is okay as > an occasional use setup as the WiFi link to iPhone does not appear to connect > automatically. I seem to need to go into the router (bridge) web interface > and scan for the iPhone hotspot and connect to it... the issue seams to be > that the iPhone can decide to change WiFi channel, and the router wants me to > select a specific channel (it has an auto setting, but doesn't seem to like > it if I select that -- though further testing required). > > Which got me googling and I landed on the same Netgear modem. They have a > LB1121 version (adds PoE support, you need to buy your own PoE injector) > which I find attractive because PoE would give me flexibility to place the > modem anywhere in my house and have it powered from my large UPS that > Astlinux is connected to. So for as long as I have enough battery to power > AstLinux, I will have a cell connection. I can last about 8 hours on that > UPS. > > So much now-a-days depends on a network connection that I am tempted to buy. > > Now I would need to figure out entries for the failover script. For example, > I would want to block all traffic from my NAS (which has online backup > setup), so some firewall rules to block all traffic from certain internal > IP's. I might also want to block selected ports which I know are used for an > online backup that is installed on my work laptop. Would be nice if I could > block youtube too (kids, you know), and maybe dropbox, etc. Basically I want > to keep network activity to the essentials. Any ideas? > > David > > On Wed, May 16, 2018 at 6:15 PM, Lonnie Abelbeck <li...@lonnie.abelbeck.com> > wrote: > > The Netgear LB1120 didn't specifically mention it can operate in Bridge > > Mode which is a must for me. I had trouble finding many that could actually. > > It appears the Netgear LB1120 does with a bug fixed in firmware update: > NTG9X07C_12.09.05.27 > > https://community.netgear.com/t5/Mobile-Routers-Hotspots-Modems/LB1120-Bridge-Mode-No-Connectivity/m-p/1404666#M3431 > > Though if all your traffic is over a WireGuard VPN, Bridge Mode is not as > much of an issue, but Bridge Mode is best. > > Lonnie > > > > > > On May 16, 2018, at 5:04 PM, Michael Knill > > <michael.kn...@ipcsolutions.com.au> wrote: > > > > Thanks Lonnie > > > > The Netgear LB1120 didn't specifically mention it can operate in Bridge > > Mode which is a must for me. I had trouble finding many that could actually. > > Whoops WireGuard VPN. My bad. Im looking forward to testing it out. > > > > Regards > > Michael Knill > > > > On 17/5/18, 7:52 am, "Lonnie Abelbeck" <li...@lonnie.abelbeck.com> wrote: > > > > Hi Michael, > > > > Very interesting, should work ... as usual the devil is in the detail. > > > > I would use a WireGuard VPN to utilize static addresses across your > > AstLinux box network. Works nicely for me. > > > > I did a quick search and the Netgear LB1120 4G LTE Modem ($95 USD) is an > > all in one box with a 4G/LTE radio included, no USB dongles required. The > > Amazon reviews are mostly good, no idea if your carriers support it. Just > > the idea if a simple box with one NIC seems like a good KISS solution. > > There may be other "4G LTE Modem" devices out there as well. > > > > Here in the US this 4G/LTE connection can get expensive with a lot of > > data over it. > > > > Sounds fun to test. > > > > Lonnie > > > > > > > > > > > >> On May 16, 2018, at 3:47 PM, Michael Knill > >> <michael.kn...@ipcsolutions.com.au> wrote: > >> > >> Hi Group > >> > >> Ok so I am about to start developing a 4G backup solution for my systems > >> utilising Astlinux WAN Failover and the Dovado 4G Tiny AC > >> (http://www.dovado.com/en/products) operating in bridge mode. > >> To overcome the hassle of NAT and providing a Public IP on the 4G network, > >> I plan on establishing an OpenVPN or Wireline VPN tunnel to another hosted > >> Astlinux box via the 4G network. This will give me access to the onsite > >> Astlinux box if there is a primary WAN failure and I can also pass voice > >> traffic if this is desired. > >> > >> Can anyone see any gotchas with this setup? > >> > >> Regards > >> Michael Knill > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > >> engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! > >> http://sdm.link/slashdot_______________________________________________ > >> Astlinux-users mailing list > >> Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net > >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users > >> > >> Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to > >> pay...@krisk.org. > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > > _______________________________________________ > > Astlinux-users mailing list > > Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users > > > > Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to > > pay...@krisk.org. > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > > _______________________________________________ > > Astlinux-users mailing list > > Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users > > > > Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to > > pay...@krisk.org. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Astlinux-users mailing list > Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users > > Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to > pay...@krisk.org. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! > http://sdm.link/slashdot_______________________________________________ > Astlinux-users mailing list > Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users > > Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to > pay...@krisk.org. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Astlinux-users mailing list Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to pay...@krisk.org.
