The purpose of this document is to get you familiar with the concepts and command line tools involved with connecting to the internet using modern 4G LTE modems on both Debian/Ubuntu and OpenWRT.
This writeup is based on my experiences with the Sierra Wireless AirPrime MC7455 modem and a Calyx (Sprint) SIM card, but it should apply to most modern 4G LTE modems.
These are the steps required:
# Edit /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf adding the following
# to make network manager stop managing your ethernet interface
[keyfile]
unmanaged-devices=mac:3c:90:01:39:b2:62;
# Use the MAC address from your ethernet card
# You can get the MAC address with the command:
ip link show dev eth0
# (assuming your ethernet device is called eth0)
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