[arm-allstar] Mobile Internet - VPN Considerations?

[John]

Thanks for the suggestions, David. I'm getting close to my 20 Gig data cap
on my hotspot, so node 2186 is only on when I'm working on it. Until I get
the RF side finished, the audio quality is so bad that it's not even
usable. NOT a problem with the BBB, but rather with my MacBook Pro not
liking the iax client under Wine. My other nodes will be off for a while
longer as well. Once I get 2186 working properly from the hotspot, I'll
start to get them back online at some friends' QTHs. I really miss having
access to unlimited data... it's one of downsides to full-time RVing. A new
month is nearly here and with it, another 20 Gigs...

73
John


On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 11:47 PM, David McGough <kb4fxc at inttek.net> wrote:

>
> Hi John,
>
> Congrats on getting on-line! I'm not sure what node(s) you've got enabled,
> I just looked and didn't see any that seemed active?
>
> As for running AllStar virtualized, I've had success with VirtualBox
> (free) on Linux (Wheezy on a BIG box) and Win7 (laptop) hosts. I don't
> know about a MAC.  I wouldn't recommend starting from the old CentOS5 ACID
> install, however, due to the very old kernel.
>
> 73, David KB4FXC
>
>
>
> On Mon, 25 Aug 2014, John wrote:
>
> > I think I've managed to muddle through configuration of OpenVPN utilizing
> > IPVanish. At least curl ipecho.net/plain returns no ip address, whereas
> > before I would read my external IP.
> >
> > My BBB is connected to my hotspot through a Linksys WRT54G flashed with
> > DD-WRT setup as a client bridge. My node appears to be registering with
> > Allstar and Echolink.
> >
> > I have never used a VPN in this capacity before. Are there any additional
> > configuration modifications or operational considerations before I move
> on
> > to the RF side of my node?
> >
> > I have yet to conquer the audio stuttering problems introduced by using
> the
> > iax client in MAC with CrossOver or Wine. As some have suggested, I'll be
> > moving to VMWare Fusion at some point to cure this.
> >
> > The BBB distro has been rock-solid during my rocky learning process. I
> know
> > the next release will be even better. Many thanks to all involved in its
> > development.
> >
> > John
> >
>
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John Kenney
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