[c-nsp] Cellular Modem on Aux

[Martin Moens]

>From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net 
>[mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Gert Doering
>Sent: 23/10/2010 11:09
>To: Peder
>Cc: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
>Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Cellular Modem on Aux
>
>Hi,
>
>On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 04:40:19PM -0500, Peder wrote:
>> router croaks too.  I've googled around and didn't really 
>find anything.
>
>Siemens builds something called the MC35/MC35i/TC35 - 
>basically a GSM phone
>without display and keyboard, and with a RS232 serial instead.
>
>We use those for monitoring gear to send out SMS if the 
>network fails - 
>but as far as I understand, it should work for HSCSD/V.110 
>dial-in as well 
>(if the network provider doesn't block data calls, some of them do on
>normal "voice" SIM cards).
>
>I have not tested this yet, but it might give you some more 
>food for googling.
>
>gert


We are using the Siemens box for dial-in to the aux port - it works fine for
this purpose. Be aware of bad GSM reception in a lot of datacenters.... 
Someone else mentioned the Cisco 3G card - that one is dial-out only afaik.

Martin