ATT Internet AIr
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So after some more work and time for dust to settle after re configuring everthing .. I have gotten 72hr of stable connection from both ATT modems - the one connected directly to the igb2 interface and the one connected to igb3VLAN20
However I was never able to reliably get the dhclient to work and to be able to use DHCP for the connecctions
I got this form my ATT rep yesterday who was able to talk to ATT backend people - the following was thier response :
Below is the response from the ticket I put in:“If a cellular device is in IP Passthrough mode; (NightHawks, AIA-B, etc) they only pass the static IP that is provisioned with a Shared APN, to the backend appliance that is attached, via the RJ45 connection.”
Does that make sense that they [ATT] would do this?
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Not really sure why they would do that. It could simplify the configuration at their end. That doesn't really explain why it works for a while though.
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@stephenw10 I agree -- it was even more weird in that when I first connected directly to the interface it configured fine with using DHCP and seemed to remain connected for at lest a couple days. After the VLAN testing started that's when things got really difficult ....
On another note - during my debacle with my pfsense box this past weekend (I have a Protectli FW4B) , I ordered a replacement (assuming possible hardware issue). Apparently it was just a software issue and my original device is functioning as it should. Initially I thought about keeping the new device and keeping a spare around since I have 2 business locations dependant on them. The question is - do you thinnk there is much differnce in the Fw4C that I just recieved and any reason to swap out the FW4B for the FW4C?
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The only significant difference I see are the NICs. The 2.5G NICs on the 4C are faster but auto-negotiate only. If you ever want to use fixed speed igb NICs will do that.
