3 / 4 G Modem (with ethernet) for load balancing & fail over
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Hi all,
I would like add a 3 / 4 G modem to our new PFSense box instead of adding a second adsl 2 line for load balancing & fail over!
I would like it to be Ethernet and not usb! I don't really want to double Nat either….
Any ideas on a modem that would fit our requirements?
I apologise in advance if this has already been asked, however I am sick of looking (confused) ;-)
cheers
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I would like it to be Ethernet and not usb! I don't really want to double Nat either….
Yep that's what I was thinking too, does such a device exist at all?
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http://shop.proxicast.com/shopping/proxicast-pocketport-2-pocket-sized-3g-4g-lte-usb-cellular-modem-bridge-mini-router.html
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How would the bridge part of it work if the 3G/4G link is done with PPP as it is usually done?
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Check out!
http://www.dovado.com/en/products - GO
Need a USB modem but does Bridge mode
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@kpa:
How would the bridge part of it work if the 3G/4G link is done with PPP as it is usually done?
Call them and find out. I've never used it.
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Much cheaper and far more configurable than either of those would be this:
http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/tl-mr3020
or this if you want it battery powered:
http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/tl-mr3040TP-Link make a load of similar models also but not all of them can run OpenWRT which would a requirement for me. You almost certainly get more bridging options and more modem compatibility that way and you can always add more yourself.
Steve
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The reason I was thinking the Dovado - GO was that it has support for the modem/isp we have, as well as bridge mode!
As far as I can tell the TP-Link ones don't do bridge mode!
I will pay extra for something that works out of the box….
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Here I am using a couple of products that I have purchased used to goof around with.
1 - Sapido RB1842 - USB
2 - TP-Link TL-MR3420 - USB
3 - Ericson W25 - ethernet
4 - Nexus Hawk - ethernet with two failover wireless cellular connections. -
As far as I can tell the TP-Link ones don't do bridge mode!
Hence the need to run OpenWRT on them rather then the TP-Link firmware.
A lot more messing about but they are a lot cheaper and once you have openwrt on there you can do whatever you want.
Steve
