Trying to enable inbound data connections for mobile router

Hello,

I am trying to enable inbound data connections through a mobile router
(TopGlobal MB6800) via Cingular. I have contacted TopGlobal support
and they said Cingular might be blocking inbound connections.
(Outbound connections work OK.) Is there some way I can request that
inbound connections be allowed? Thanks a lot for your help.

Robert Dodier

Robert Dodier wrote:
> I am trying to enable inbound data connections through a mobile router
> (TopGlobal MB6800) via Cingular. I have contacted TopGlobal support
> and they said Cingular might be blocking inbound connections.
> (Outbound connections work OK.) Is there some way I can request that
> inbound connections be allowed? Thanks a lot for your help.

Yes, they can do it for biz accounts.

http://tinyurl.com/38kt8m points to
http://www.wireless.att.com/business...addressing.jsp

Block of 28 Static Public IPs - $500 setup, $84 per account
Custom APN setup - $500 setup, No monthly charge

DTC wrote:
> Robert Dodier wrote:
>> I am trying to enable inbound data connections through a mobile router
>> (TopGlobal MB6800) via Cingular. I have contacted TopGlobal support
>> and they said Cingular might be blocking inbound connections.
>> (Outbound connections work OK.) Is there some way I can request that
>> inbound connections be allowed? Thanks a lot for your help.
>
> Yes, they can do it for biz accounts.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/38kt8m points to
> http://www.wireless.att.com/business...addressing.jsp
>
>
> Block of 28 Static Public IPs - $500 setup, $84 per account
> Custom APN setup - $500 setup, No monthly charge

Sprint has the same offer. Here's an interesting quote from their
publication what the customer can NOT do:

"Release benchmarks or other comparisons of Sprint PCS Data Link for
Mobile Access or distribute, disclose, market, or transfer any
information (i) relating to the results of Customer's use of Sprint PCS
Data Link for Mobile Access including the performance, function, use or
quality of Sprint PCS Data Link for Mobile Access, or the existence of
defects, bugs, or deficiencies of any kind in Sprint PCS Data Link for
Mobile Access; or (ii) contained in any documentation, report, or
questionnaire of Sprint."

On Dec 13, 6:31 pm, DTC <m...@nothingtoseehere.zzx> wrote:

> Yes, they can do it for biz accounts.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/38kt8m points to
> http://www.wireless.att.com/business...nnectivity/ip-...

DTC, thanks a lot. I'll try to contact AT&T business solutions.
Presumably they want our money so they will respond ...
Anyway thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

Robert Dodier

Robert Dodier wrote:
> On Dec 13, 6:31 pm, DTC <m...@nothingtoseehere.zzx> wrote:
>
>> Yes, they can do it for biz accounts.
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/38kt8m points to
>> http://www.wireless.att.com/business...nnectivity/ip-...
>
> DTC, thanks a lot. I'll try to contact AT&T business solutions.
> Presumably they want our money so they will respond ...
> Anyway thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

A rep from the Cingular, err...AT&T biz solutions office told me once,
"We make a lot of money off that..." and mentioned Disney, and several
municipal governments.

On a side note, when I was first testing remote desktop access on
Cingular data card connected laptops, it indeed appeared to work; but I
discovered that only worked with laptops on the same Cingular network.
In other words, if a laptop was connected to Cingular's network, I had
to use another similarly connected computer to see it. Kind of a garden
walled allowed access.

There are some workarounds, not as fast or easy...but it still works.

For live video feeds, I can use Yahoo web cams. OR...if I have a
networked cam (may it be an IP cam or NTSC analog cam connected to a IP
converter), then I FTP my imagery up to an FTP server and viewers can
view the images off the server.

For remote desktop control, I can have the data card connected laptops
go to an http driven client server. I played with the Citrix approach
with a demo license, but couldn't justify the $150 per month for a two
seat tech support license.

So I went with the PCHelpWare approach.
http://www.uvnc.com/pchelpware/index.html

Both the Citrix and PCHelpWare are not dependent on any of the client
sided IT infrastructure. Instead of you having to "tunnel in" through
teh client sided routers, firewalls, NAT, etc; it "tunnels out" back to you.