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Re: Best recommendation for out of band router access?


From: TJ Trout via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org>
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2025 16:57:09 -0700

acm7008+thingsmobile $2/mo public ip& sim ($0.02/mb)

On Wed, Sep 24, 2025 at 4:16 PM Jonathan Kalbfeld via NANOG <
nanog () lists nanog org> wrote:



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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