Comments on: Experiences with the Verizon Wireless Network Extender http://www.dlstrom.com/2010/02/02/experiences-with-the-verizon-wireless-network-extender/ ... putting information security within reach of everyone! Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Interested http://www.dlstrom.com/2010/02/02/experiences-with-the-verizon-wireless-network-extender/comment-page-1/#comment-528 Interested Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:43:00 +0000 http://www.dlstrom.com/?p=296#comment-528 Well I believe a Man-in-the-Middle could work on the IPSEC? I would think that is beyond the scope of my skills tho :( But I am disapointed the ipsec prevents you from setting up QOS. If you cant control your packets, how can you configure your router for Interweaving & Fragmenting? (here's a simple explaination link) https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/thread/1800 Answer is you can't. Also, is anyone aware of the cisco product, hwic-3g-cdma-v. A cisco 2600 router is cheap nowadays, and if the ipsec tunnel ends in the network extender, then this device should circumvent ipsec all together. Well I believe a Man-in-the-Middle could work on the IPSEC? I would think that is beyond the scope of my skills tho :(

But I am disapointed the ipsec prevents you from setting up QOS. If you cant control your packets, how can you configure your router for Interweaving & Fragmenting? (here’s a simple explaination link)
https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/thread/1800
Answer is you can’t.

Also, is anyone aware of the cisco product, hwic-3g-cdma-v.
A cisco 2600 router is cheap nowadays, and if the ipsec tunnel ends in the network extender, then this device should circumvent ipsec all together.

]]> By: d.strom, cissp, gsec, gsna http://www.dlstrom.com/2010/02/02/experiences-with-the-verizon-wireless-network-extender/comment-page-1/#comment-436 d.strom, cissp, gsec, gsna Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:29:54 +0000 http://www.dlstrom.com/?p=296#comment-436 I took mine down due to insufficient bandwidth from my fixed wireless ISP. It built an IPSec tunnel using standard IPSec ports. I was not that thrilled that I had to expose the IP for the device thru my firewall. And you are right,Verizon tech support was useless. I took mine down due to insufficient bandwidth from my fixed wireless ISP. It built an IPSec tunnel using standard IPSec ports. I was not that thrilled that I had to expose the IP for the device thru my firewall. And you are right,Verizon tech support was useless.

]]> By: PJF http://www.dlstrom.com/2010/02/02/experiences-with-the-verizon-wireless-network-extender/comment-page-1/#comment-435 PJF Wed, 07 Jul 2010 08:26:13 +0000 http://www.dlstrom.com/?p=296#comment-435 Thanks for the article, any update on what ports and protocol it's using? Obviously the lack of EVDO support is the ultimate failure of this device. I'm doing some sniffing myself on my OpenBSD router so I can setup QoS and send the traffic out through a different ISP. Tech support over at Verizon seems to be clueless. Thanks for the article, any update on what ports and protocol it’s using?

Obviously the lack of EVDO support is the ultimate failure of this device.

I’m doing some sniffing myself on my OpenBSD router so I can setup QoS and send the traffic out through a different ISP.

Tech support over at Verizon seems to be clueless.

]]> By: Chris http://www.dlstrom.com/2010/02/02/experiences-with-the-verizon-wireless-network-extender/comment-page-1/#comment-273 Chris Sat, 10 Apr 2010 19:26:36 +0000 http://www.dlstrom.com/?p=296#comment-273 I wish I had found your post before having to figure all this out but you are exactly right. I'm also part of the Alltel migration so I need the hybrid PRL to have service at my house. There is an Alltel tower less than 5 miles from me so I have great service when I'm at home. The service is not so good at my parents home so I purchased the Network Extender to leave there and when on the Verizon only PRL it works great. However when I leave there I need the hybrid PRL again. While on the hybrid PRL the Network Extender works intermittently so I did the OTAP *228 option 2 but that did not change the PRL. I guess If I keep the Network Extender then I would have to call Verizon every time I needed to use it. IMO that would not be practical. Any suggestions would be appreciated. - Chris I wish I had found your post before having to figure all this out but you are exactly right. I’m also part of the Alltel migration so I need the hybrid PRL to have service at my house. There is an Alltel tower less than 5 miles from me so I have great service when I’m at home. The service is not so good at my parents home so I purchased the Network Extender to leave there and when on the Verizon only PRL it works great. However when I leave there I need the hybrid PRL again.

While on the hybrid PRL the Network Extender works intermittently so I did the OTAP *228 option 2 but that did not change the PRL. I guess If I keep the Network Extender then I would have to call Verizon every time I needed to use it. IMO that would not be practical.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

- Chris

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