Travel router on RPi5 with 4G
Hi everyone, im making a travel router for low connection places like in valleys inbetween mountains and similar, any help? Im using the Raspberry Pi 5, sim7600G-H and a pijuice.
My questions below
1. Does it matter if i put the 4g hat before the pijuice on the RPi5 or not?
2. Does the 4g hat work out of the box or does it need drivers/special setup to function as a modem? (with a sim card ofc)
3. How do i get the pijuice to soft shutdown through the external power switch connections on the raspberry pi 5? (and hopefully a way to turn on power of the pijuice through it too if possible)
4. How and what do i use to make the raspberry pi act as a router and send out a signal to my usb connected "awus036axml"?
5. How do i get the alfa wifi adapter to host 2.4GHz, 5GHz and 6 GHz using its tri-band functionality? (if not possible please recommend alternative that support it)
6. How do i let the raspberry pi’s ethernet port recieve internet from the system?
7. Does the Pijuice send power in to the RPi5 through the 5v pin or through a cable?
8. How do i get the pi router to start working on startup without me doing anything but starting the RPi5 (get it to start recieving cellular and hosting a network by itself)
Also i would like some smart tips on setting up dnsmasq and hostapd or on using better alternatives if you know about any better alternatives? (possibly openwrt)
I have already found good cellular antennas specifically for this, with the correct cables. Also using the included antennas on the alfa wifi adapter because its more than enough for me.
The reason i want to have a pijuice is since most power banks dont support 5v/5a, is it possible to also power the pijuice from the wall so i can avoid having so many openings on my enclosure? I only want to have the io panel, antennas and external power switch accessable to avoid my family using it wrong if they borrow it, and yes the external power switch is a momentary switch.
Any good global 4g?
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All answers greatly appreciated!
i feel like you should probably just get started
are you asking because you want to try this or because you've already bought the parts?
it may also just be easier to use a full laptop instead of an rpi
>Any good global 4g
no.
aint no one doing 4g over the pacific ocean, best you've got is starlink and that's proprietary
alr
I want it more compact than that
you can use your phone as a hotspot then?
also a laptop uses too much electricity
Didnt you read my post?
if you still want a wired network you can use the pi to connect yo your wifi hotspot and use it to forward traffic through the phone
im using a cellular HAT so it has antennas that get signal when your phone antenna cant
Imma just go with the flow and see what happens
sounds good!
not that many pi router users here ig
not atleast checking the support requests
im not sure if this is a thing because at some point it's the 4g having problems not just your phone
because even if your HAT has a more powerful antenna, if there are no cell towers within range it doesn't matter
Ik, but im in norway, so we dont lack towers, we just have too weak of a signal to use
lmao
then it should be fine
just make sure you don't cross info russia
finns are cool though
Cuz if a cell tower is on the other side of a moutain it wont reach the weak phone antenna
😭
The russians are chill
but the military aint
They got more saunas than people, just like the americans having more guns that people