[plug] VPN over 320U dongle

[Kevin Shackleton]

there goes the low-hanging fruit . .

On Tue, 14 Apr 2020 at 16:36, Steve Baker <steve at iinet.net.au> wrote:

>
> Swapping the SIM doesn't seem to have any effect. :-(
>
> Regards,
> Steve
>
>
> On 14/4/20 2:26 pm, Kevin Shackleton wrote:
> > What if you swapped SIMs between your phone and the Sierra?
> >
> > There are different account settings that take effect, using the SIM
> > ID.  For instance, my MyNetFone SIM uses the Telstra network, works
> > perfectly well around Perth and many other places, but does not work
> > at all remote mining sites or around Mukinbudin (what - they have
> > phones there?!) or a couple of Indian Ocean Drive villages.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Kevin.
> >
> > On Tue, 14 Apr 2020 at 13:39, Steve Baker <steve at iinet.net.au
> > <mailto:steve at iinet.net.au>> wrote:
> >
> >     Hi all,
> >
> >     Here is another VPN question. I am using OpenVPN on my laptop to
> >     connect
> >     to a couple of different target networks. When I am connected to
> >     ethernet or wireless, I have no issues. If I connect the laptop to
> >     the
> >     Telstra 4G Mobilenet WWAN using a Sierra Wireless 320U dongle, the
> >     OpenVPN says that it connects fine, but it refuses to carry any
> >     traffic.
> >
> >     If I hot-spot my phone, also on Telstra 4G, and connect the laptop
> >     via
> >     wireless, it all works fine.
> >
> >     Apart from this issue, everything else seems to work. Web browsing
> >     (http/https) and emailing (POP/SSL, SMTP/TLS) have no issues. I
> >     haven't
> >     tried other applications as I usually use those over the VPN.
> >
> >     Any ideas?
> >
> >     Regards,
> >     Steve
> >
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