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    APU1C & pfSense with LAN, Wifi and 3G-4G

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      ozlecz
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      ive used the nano version pfSense-2.2-DEVELOPMENT-4g-amd64-nanobsd-20140616-2155.img….

      make your life easier by using the PCEngines APU-TinyCore-USB-Installer.

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        zash1958
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        This may be a good idea.

        Please can You give me a hint how to flash the nanobsd image to the internal mSATA or SD card?

        I do not understand clearly how to do this.

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          ozlecz
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          @nscheffer:

          Based on the test done with pfSense 2.2 ALPHA a few weeks ago and the current pfSense stable release 2.1.x, you need to add you modem as a PPP devices where you don't really handle it as a modem device trough ppp :

          • using AT commands, a profile with Auto Dial to my provider was created and enabled
          • just after you add the device, using the gateway health check you can forward trafic trough it
          • you cannot control properly like a normal modem using ppp (dial-in, hangout, etc…)
          • using this method you keep rdd stats graphs

          As far as i know, this current behavior is not ideal and an update to support fully Sierra modem and others for 3G-4G connections will be welcome.

          I have done only a few tests with not the results i was expecting this why i move to a solution less elegant like a H820 router !

          Regards

          does this mean that 4g is not yet fully supported by pfsense?

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            ozlecz
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            this may help

            http://inet.net.ph/index.php/hidden-menu-item/category/8-installation-instructions

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              zash1958
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              Runs fine now!

              Thanks a lot!

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                nscheffer
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                Yes the H820 support most of the VPN mode like IPSec and also as passthrough.

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                  ozlecz
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                  so do you think that the issues you are facing with sierra LTE module is directly related on pfsense?

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                    nscheffer
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                    Yes it's not supported today with pfSense where IPfire will support it fully on their latest release :
                    http://www.ipfire.org/news/ipfire-2-15-core-update-79-released

                    I know it's not trivial to implement it but today it's difficult to imagine an APU1C motherboard without an 4G-LTE card for backup and/or main access !
                    Why pfSense could not continu to be the leading choice for this platform supporting actual usage and needs…

                    What's needed to add this ?

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                      ozlecz
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                      did you tested it yourself with ip fire?

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                        nscheffer
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                        Yes of course, working well with ipfire with all Sierra cards i got !

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                          ozlecz
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                          very good info…havent have a hand on ip fire yet but i need to see this working..thanks a lot

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