[j-nsp] SRX 3G Support (was Re: hardware DS1s)

[Ryan Finnesey]

I think we are going to go back to cisco for this rollout it seems that
wireless 3G/4G support with Juniper is just not on par.  I am disappointed
because I was looking forward to using Juniper.  

Cheers
Ryan


-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Dale [mailto:bdale at comlinx.com.au] 
Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 1:54 AM
To: Ryan Finnesey
Cc: juniper-nsp at puck.nether.net
Subject: Re: [j-nsp] SRX 3G Support (was Re: hardware DS1s)

On 08/08/2011, at 3:20 PM, Ryan Finnesey wrote:

> This is helpful.  Do you know if there is a CDMA option for the 
> states?  Can this be used for out of band management of the device?

You might need to check with your Juniper SE on this one, but I don't think
so - the release notes don't actually mention what models cards they support
other than "This release supports 3G USB modems on the SRX210 device".  Just
for kicks, I tried it out on the SRX100 but the commands are not available.

One OS indeed.

As for OoB management - you can SSH to the IP on the cellular dialler
interface, but it's not really out-of-band.  Also, the "call" needs to be
initiated by the SRX to bring up the interface.

Ben

> -----Original Message-----
> From: juniper-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net
> [mailto:juniper-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Ben Dale
> Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 1:10 AM
> To: juniper-nsp at puck.nether.net (juniper-nsp at puck.nether.net)
> Subject: [j-nsp] SRX 3G Support (was Re: hardware DS1s)
> 
> 
> On 06/08/2011, at 2:09 PM, Stefan Fouant wrote:
> 
>> The SRX 210 is the only device that I am aware of that has an 
>> internal
> ExpressCard slot for the CX111 3G modem.  All the other platforms use 
> an external bridge, so unfortunately you are out of luck here...
> 
> Slightly OT, but the SRX210 now supports the Sierra Wireless 312U (aka
> Ultimate) USB Modem  plugged right into the USB port on the front.  
> 
> You need to upgrade to 10.4R6 and then flash the RX BIOS to 2.1, but 
> after that the modem is detected as the same cl-0/0/8 interface you 
> see when using the ExpressCard, so all the configuration is virtually
identical.
> 
> Got a couple running here and they are pretty quick!
> 
> The only downside is that USB plug-and-play doesn't seem to be 
> supported - if the stick isn't connected when the box boots, or you 
> remove it after boot time, the only way to bring it back up is a reload.
> 
> Ben
> 
> 
> 
> 
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