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| - | ==== Huawei modems (and HiLink mode) ==== | ||
| - | Some Huawei modems have two modes of operation: HiLink mode and Stick mode. Confusingly, | ||
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| - | HiLink mode has the following characteristics: | ||
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| - | * Includes storage emulation, (described above). | ||
| - | * The modem will self-mount as a storage device with drivers on the device itself. | ||
| - | * Presents the modem to the host as a network device with a web interface. | ||
| - | * Makes the modem act as a router | ||
| - | * Directs traffic through NAT | ||
| - | * Provides no IP pass through support (for the IP address assigned by the carrier to pass through to the attached device. | ||
| - | * Does not support port forwarding. | ||
| - | * Because of this, HiLink mode won't work with remote access applications, | ||
| - | * This includes applications like RDP, VNC, and Web servers. | ||
| - | * To use HiLink mode, your application must use only outbound-initiated connections (such as web browsing or email). | ||
| - | * Alternatively, | ||
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| - | Stick Mode presents the USB dongle to the host as a regular modem. When in stick mode, the host device to which the modem is connected (usually a PC) has to deal with all of the networking setup (PPP session, routing, and so on). | ||
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| - | The term "Stick mode" could be confusing, since many refer to a flash drive as a "USB stick" | ||
faq.txt · Last modified: 2024/04/28 17:28 by hogwild
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