Does the 5G router allow you to set up port forwarding? Which model did you pick? On Sun, Aug 21, 2022 at 11:30 PM der.hans via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > Am 20. Aug, 2022 schwätzte David Schwartz via PLUG-discuss so: > > moin moin, > > > I’m going to guess not. That seems like it would be a higher-level > function you’d have to do yourself using a smart router and subnets. > > I've only started looking at it. > > I asked the salesperson about using my own 5G card and router, he said to > let him know if I get it working. > > Took entirely too long to get, but thus far it's way better than century > link. > > We can also plug it in anywhere since it just needs power, not a networking > connection. > > Thanks again for starting the conversation. > > ciao, > > der.hans > > > it supports DHCP, but the lack of access to the inner logic does’t tell > me much. > > > > It’s a basic “gateway appliance”. They don’t want people mucking with > internal settings. > > > > (I imagine you can find some folks who have published info online about > hacking into these devices. They probably use very common FOSS code inside. > I mean … it’s just a router with a 5G cellular modem attached to the WAN > port, right? I think I saw something that said they've got SnapDragon CPUs > inside.) > > > > Can you do this with consumer-level devices from Cox or CenturyLink? > > > > -David Schwartz > > > > > > > > > >> On Aug 19, 2022, at 11:52 PM, der.hans wrote: > >> > >> Am 19. Aug, 2022 schwätzte David Schwartz via PLUG-discuss so: > >> > >> moin moin David, > >> > >> I forgot to ask ( but presume the answer is no ), do the t-mobile > devices > >> support multiple vlans? > >> > >> I would like to isolate some devices and presume I would need to provide > >> my own devices for network segregation. > >> > >> ciao, > >> > >> der.hans > >> > >>> I dunno if anybody here has T-Mobile Home Internet, but I do and I > really like it. I only have one beef: the spec sheet for their > modem/gateway says it has 2x 1 gigabit ethernet ports, but they’re only 100 > Megs. In case anybody else might want to consider them as an ISP and has a > 1GB LAN to connect, I’ve solved the speed dilemma. > >>> > >>> First off, I’ve been round and round with their tech support folks > lying about it for two years, and was recently told that they were going to > be releasing a new device soon and it def. WOULD have 1 Gb ports. > >>> > >>> Well, they announced a new one (two, actually), and I got one and … > once again the spec sheet SAYS 1 gigabit ethernet but the performance says > nope — it’s still only 100 megs. WTF? I guess this lets them shave a couple > of bucks off of the hardware cost. Actually, I’m not even sure why they > bother to include the slow ethernet ports at all. > >>> > >>> (In a way this is really quite amusing, because prior to this, most > modem/gateways have crappy WiFi and speedy ethernet — especially those from > Cox and CenturyLink.) > >>> > >>> I don’t know how a big company like T-Mo gets away misrepresenting a > product like this for so long. Why can’t they just SAY they’re 100 meg > ethernet ports? > >>> > >>> Anyway, I finally got fed-up and bought a TP-Link RE550 AC1900 > WAP/Range Extender and configured it so I can plug my local 1 GB ethernet > LAN wire into it and connect to the T-Mo gateway via WiFi. > >>> > >>> To be sure, the T-Mo gateway’s WiFi is FAST! I’ve seen speeds up to > 870 Mbps. The ethernet, OTOH, never exceeds 93 Mbps. > >>> > >>> With the RE550 plugged in, my Mac minis connected to the LAN now get > 750 Mbps DL and 78 Mbps UL. WHOA! That’s 5x DL and 2x UL faster than I got > via the wired connection. (Actually, the newer 2018 Mac Mini gets that; the > older one from 2014 only gets 180 Mbps DL and 65 Mbps UL.) > >>> > >>> And in case anybody is wondering why I use a wired LAN, it’s so the > two Mac Minis can talk. I have the new one configured so I can access the > old one via Screen Sharing on a dedicated Space (virtual desktop). When I > do that over WiFi, the connection is intolerably slow for me; but with the > wired connection, it’s quite reasonable. > >>> > >>> BTW, I dropped Cox a couple of years back and cut my monthly TV + > Internet bill by quite a bit by switching to T-Mo’s Home Internet ($50/mo) > and a couple of internet channels (Discovery+ and Philo). > >>> > >>> T-Mo’s Home Internet has been far more stable, consistently faster, > and has fewer dropouts than any other ISP I’ve ever used. I highly > recommend it. Just … if you need to connect a wired LAN, get something like > a fast WAP/Range Extender to act as a LAN-to-WiFi bridge. > >>> > >>> -David Schwartz > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> --------------------------------------------------- > >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >> > >> -- > >> # https://www.LuftHans.com https://www.PhxLinux.org > >> # "If it's not a toy you're looking at it wrong." -- der.hans > > > > > > -- > # https://www.LuftHans.com https://www.PhxLinux.org > # "The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read > and > # write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." -- Alvin > Toffler--------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss