Hi, Out of the Netgear/Sierra Wireless range, I find the AirCard 790S good value. They do CAT6 LTE, and cover a lot of bands. They're a hotspot, but they can be used as a USB modem only.
http://www.netgear.com.au/home/products/mobile-broadband/hotspots/790s.aspx You'll find plenty of used Telstra models cheap, but unlocked ones for use on Optus are a little more expensive. Jamie On 7 December 2017 at 17:23, Chris Herbert <ch...@herbert.id.au> wrote: > Second the Mikrotik. I have implemented many RB2011 with an AirCard320U > for exactly this type of thing on a budget. > > If you want bulletproof industrial grade stuff cradlepoint gear is hard to > go past > > https://cradlepoint.com/products/cor-ibr1100-series#!specs > > > > > > > > AirCard 320U > > On 6 December 2017 at 13:00, Nick Kamenyitzky <n...@kamenyitzky.com.au> > wrote: > >> On 6 December 2017 at 13:23, Guy Ellis <g...@traverse.com.au> wrote: >> >> >>> (i) No antenna diversity >>> >> >> Most that are available from the AU carriers have ports for two external >> antennas. >> >> (ii) Difficult to reset - certainly not practical at unmanned sites >> >> >> USB power control is definitely available on many devices (both Mikrotik >> and generic devices with Lede/OpenWRT installed) >> >> (iii) Easily stolen >>> >> >> Same security as your other network gear (locked in a >> cupboard/room/cabinet). Give it its own shelf if you're worried about it >> being knocked. >> >> >> >> Kind Regards, >> >> Nick Kamenyitzky >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Email: n...@kamenyitzky.com.au >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> On 6 December 2017 at 13:23, Guy Ellis <g...@traverse.com.au> wrote: >> >>> Personally I would not go near a USB Dongle for the following reasons... >>> >>> (i) No antenna diversity >>> (ii) Difficult to reset - certainly not practical at unmanned sites >>> (iii) Easily stolen >>> >>> Regards, >>> - Guy. >>> >>> >>> On 6/12/2017 12:37 PM, Daniel Bech wrote: >>> >>> Hey Jim, >>> >>> You could achieve this with most 4G dongles and a MikroTik router (for >>> example: https://mikrotik.com/product/RB750Gr3) >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Daniel Bech >>> >>> dan...@funnyhat.club >>> On Wed, Dec 06, 2017 at 7:36am, Jim Peters <jimmy.p...@gmx.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Guys, >>> >>> Just wondering if anyone had any reccomendations for 4G router hardware >>> (consumer/prosumer) that supported site-to-site vpn. >>> seems like there is quite a bit of equipment that can host vpn, however >>> not alot of it can join something already existing. >>> >>> i've used some tp-link (mr200) units with ipsec support but the dynamic >>> ip from 4g make this an issue. >>> >>> would love to hear your thoughts. >>> >>> also fyi. telstra is main carrier, however some optus will be used when >>> coverage is an issue >>> >>> Thanks Jim >>> >>> _______________________________________________ AusNOG mailing list >>> AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> AusNOG mailing >>> listAusNOG@lists.ausnog.nethttp://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Guy ellis...@traverse.com.auwww.traverse.com.au >>> T: +61 3 9489 6678 <+61%203%209489%206678> M: +61 419 398 234 >>> <+61%20419%20398%20234> >>> >>> >>> >>> <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> >>> Virus-free. >>> www.avast.com >>> <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> >>> <#m_3011684464998269384_m_-7257210132081524460_m_-2699284033199603934_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> AusNOG mailing list >>> AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net >>> http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> AusNOG mailing list >> AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net >> http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > AusNOG mailing list > AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net > http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog > > -- Jamie Lovick <-> IT Consultant <-> AU <-> +61-4-1479-1681 -> US <-> +1-8018-4-52643 (JAMIE) -> FR <-> +33-9-7073-0340 Doof.org -> Em <-> jalov...@doof.org
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