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quote:Originally posted by FireTruckerWife
actually I meant you would use a regular router, not one that you plug your card into. We have multiple routers and one that is assigned to the Montana, would prefer to use one we already have.
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what you describe is possible and many people do it. but they aren't actually using the router properly, because the computer with the evdo device in it, is the first 'router' and its software is not designed to properly handle 'routing', like the admin capabilities of a true router provide.
can it be done? sure. by folks very familiar with networking.
and is that most people? nope. certainly not on the RV forums i participate on.
a true 3G/EVDO router simplifies the task for the majority.
your suggestion is better suited for the minority of folks on this forum who qualify as networking engineers.
think about it this way... which sounds easier:
providing tech support for people using evdo on a computer, then ics to a router, then networking other windows machines
OR
using a real evdo router that is supported by its manufacturer because it was designed to work the way they are trying to use it.