Re: Best recommendation for out of band router access?

[Ryan Hamel via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org>]

Jonathan,

Depending on where you are located specifically, you may be able to get a copper or fiber cross connect to a provider 
that can give you a 100Mbit port, or something with a very low commit on a 1Gbit port. Depending on the company/person, 
trading out of band ports can go a long way too.

Another option is Mikrotik has a few devices that accept SIM cards, and can work with providers like Google Fi and 
others. The advantage of the Mikrotik or *NIX system is, it can run a Tailscale or ZeroTier client, eliminating any 
need for a static IP.

Kind regards,

Ryan Hamel

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Hello,



Obviously dial up is no longer practical for most applications. I have a some of my gear co-located in a facility in 
downtown Los Angeles where the idea of paying a monthly for a cross connect to get a phone line is just not practical.



Can anyone recommend an idea that's not super cost prohibitive that would involve some kind of 4G or 5G Sim with a 
static IP address that is not CGNAT?



I'm running OpenBSD for my Edge routers, so plugging in a USB is not guaranteed, so is there a product that might have 
some kind of a bridge functionality where it will establish a mobile IP connection and then plug into my switch?



Also open to reasonably priced provider recommendations. I don't need a lot of bandwidth since this would mostly just 
be SSH or maybe openvpn traffic.



If you know of service providers as well as recommended products, that would be ideal. I don't want to spend thousands, 
but a few hundred dollars on gear seems reasonable.



Very best,

Jonathan













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