DISCUSSION - Manage and Monitor a Mobile ISP

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I have a small project that I think MT is best suited for and I would like input from others with experience to lend their insight. I am certain that there are better ways to accomplish the following, than what I am hacking together on my own. So here is what I am trying to accomplish:

  1. Provide Internet Access to Mobile Locations. (Limousines, Taxi’s and Rental Vehicles)
    –a) Use Cellular Technology for areas outside Wireless Range
  2. Monitor the Devices; Uptime, Data Usage and possibly location.
  3. Manage the Devices; Configuration, Updates, Access.
  4. Maintain a Quality of Service; Keep the end user connected with minimal hassle, complexity and cost.

Hardware I envision using:
rb411u ROS v5.2v (wireless/wifi with cellular Failover)
Win7 - Dude
MT rb750

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So far I have cobbled together the following:
DSL line 5 static IP’s:
x.x.133.65 - Win7 Dude
.66 (radius - currently offline)
.67 (reserved for testing equipment)
.68 available
x.x.133.69 - Wrap 1e-1 v5.1

RB411U - sprint usb Sierra Wireless 598U (not liking the port fail mismatch on power off, novatel u760 better), v5.2

Network Management and Monitoring:
I currently have the RB411U pptp’ing back to the Wrap1e-1 and Dude Monitors the device using ChangeIP.com and a script found in the forums.

I wish: I could somehow get the RB411U to use an Open Air Wifi/Wireless Network (not currently built) and then swap over to the Cellular USB when WiFi/Wireless signal is unavailable.

Current Unresolved issues:

  1. Ping Failing using Dude to the Mobile RB411U
  2. Monitor Mobile RB411U for anything more than telnet service running
  3. Geo location of the device.
  4. Proper filtering to disallow/throttle data intensive usage when on the cellular device (damn limits)
  5. The hotspot, if there is no www/internet access the local login.html times out and is not displayed

So please post what you have done that works, what you have tried that doesn’t work and what you think might work. I would love to put together a small group of people interested in making this a working reality.