A very flexible solution can be done with the Mikrotik family of routers....see this as an example for more details..
http://mum.mikrotik.com/presentations/BR09/3G_Applications.pdf Faisal On Nov 15, 2011, at 6:34 AM, <rche...@rochester.rr.com> wrote: > David, a Sprint aircard can be had with a static-ip, so that should ease > remote connectivity requirements. Or, you can opt for the Datalink (private > VPN) service, which separates your aircard traffic from other customers > within a VRF, obviating the need to run a separate VPN client. > > > -RC > > > ---- David Hubbard <dhubb...@dino.hostasaurus.com> wrote: >> Hi all, I am looking at cellular-based devices as a higher >> speed alternative to dial-up backup access methods for >> out of band management during emergencies. I was >> wondering if anyone had experiences with such devices >> they could share? >> >> Devices I've found include Sierra Wireless AirLink Raven X, >> Digi's ConnectWAN 3G or 4G and Opengear's ACM5004-G. I >> have no experience with any but they all appear to support >> the Sprint network which I assume would be ideal due to >> not having usage caps on data (currently). The Opengear >> device runs linux and has four serial ports, a usb port >> for additional storage and ethernet, so it seems to have >> some small advantages over the others since it could double >> as an emergency self-contained management station you can >> SSH into and run diagnostics from. All appear to have >> VPN/gateway support. >> >> What none of them are clear on is how you would connect >> to it over cellular since I assume you're just paying for >> a typical data plan and it will randomly obtain IP >> addresses. Maybe some type of dynamic dns service so you >> can easily figure out your device's current IP? How >> stable is the access to the device? Any idea if any of >> them can do ipv6? >> >> Thanks! >> >> David >> >> > > >
