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3g Interface: how to verify internet connection?

ChriZathens
Hello guys!

I found a Huawei E220 3g/UMTS modem (which saw it is compatible with sophos) and decided to give a try as a failover solution.
I plugged it on a spare port and after a reboot (well, 2 reboots, actually), the UTM detected it and I managed to add it as a standby interface.

I saw that the interface was appearing down. I disabled the primary wan interface and after a while the 3g changed its state to UP and was actually showing 3 bars of signal. However I was not able to access the internet. 
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  • Is there anything else to configure? Does the appearance of the signal bars mean that it has internet connection?
  • Is there a way to actually verify that this interface connects to the ISP and internet connection is available? Any logs that I can see, or any commands to run via ssh?
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Thanks a lot in advance, guys!!!


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    Cool!  I never noticed that improvement.  Yeah, that's what I thought you needed.

    Have you confirmed that the device works by using it with your PC?  I don't think it would consume much bandwidth if you put it into 'Active Interfaces' and set the weight for it to zero (0).

    Cheers - Bob
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    Cool!  I never noticed that improvement.  Yeah, that's what I thought you needed.

    Have you confirmed that the device works by using it with your PC?  I don't think it would consume much bandwidth if you put it into 'Active Interfaces' and set the weight for it to zero (0).

    Cheers - Bob
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