From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 10 22:25:14 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AE71BE24 for ; Mon, 10 Dec 2012 22:25:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from adrian.chadd@gmail.com) Received: from mail-wi0-f174.google.com (mail-wi0-f174.google.com [209.85.212.174]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3767B8FC0C for ; Mon, 10 Dec 2012 22:25:13 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-wi0-f174.google.com with SMTP id hm9so1555513wib.13 for ; Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:25:13 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=PJH6rQmjWfq8bcxLI5aSoGF+3s8jHg0t3byia2X3P0c=; b=BEflmt4e5xzkZMpWB63S1Sf3j9phRobCd6oKRWOxL4YjuyaaUPIBXrzDpLRdeSH07a XdsLwlaMJuKitjyb5eUm9jiE9fl8FJZWb3SpAUq0gXrd8PjZW9wZEdtIKhc3gZ1Cu50/ eOHY4jLCQ1XvpnhNovuipVTntx+bHI3wUNOaKDyas3WgZgepZtg/m/vDvZMy0LQxPg0L 55auf2cl3CHz+JWtKewjrY5ZTXQvGZtUMxt1QhXNgu0R7avlKx0Afrc/VVI7s1JD4zhZ KUYfkPxh0nzQdkwLS/LPPmJC3lmrUrhnA65Mu+oSygmdL+KYkovG6xiJN1Co2h6Aeb3l ZGvQ== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.180.78.1 with SMTP id x1mr13363258wiw.17.1355178313049; Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:25:13 -0800 (PST) Sender: adrian.chadd@gmail.com Received: by 10.217.57.9 with HTTP; Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:25:12 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <611303664348ecbdc98eafe2798eac8b.squirrel@mail.digital-infotech.net> References: <611303664348ecbdc98eafe2798eac8b.squirrel@mail.digital-infotech.net> Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:25:12 -0800 X-Google-Sender-Auth: R4H9m9_DuxiyLuu8C8BiRsOVlOM Message-ID: Subject: Re: WiFi / Hot-Spot Open Source World From: Adrian Chadd To: shiv.nath@digital-infotech.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: centos@centos.org, freeradius-users@lists.freeradius.org, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, debian-user@lists.debian.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2012 22:25:14 -0000 Hi, If your product uses FreeBSD wireless code, please ask your vendor to liaise with the FreeBSD wireless community and work with us to improve things. I have no idea who the vendor is though, so this is all total conjecture. Adrian On 10 December 2012 04:51, Shiv. Nath wrote: > Dear Experts > > i am sure many of you would be the part of the real game, where lot of > technology is implemented (Internet Service Providers) those serve > thousands of clients everyday . i am requesting opinion & advice from > those experts. Surfing web does not help much unless someone who is > practically touch and making the use of the technology everyday. And i > could not find the best place than this where i can ask this question & > where my request can reach highly technical peoples those know the > information i need. > > Your advice is valuable, i wish to thanks in advance to those guys would > spend their imp time to discuss or respond to this matter. The topic is > WiFi / Hot-Spot reliable solution in open source world. > > I work with ISP offering service for hotspots and cafe clubs. initially > company was using hosted service to authenticate / validate hotspot-cafe > users etc for many years. Eventually, our management decided to purchased > a solution that can be one time investment and serve the need for our > clients. 24-Online is a wifi & hotspot solution comes in form of > appliance. We purchased 24-Online appliance that costed more than $40,000. > We purchased by thinking that it is commercial product and it would be > reliable and considered support as well, anyways. > > After started using the solution, we released that is not reliable AT ALL. > Almost everyday appliance has problems. sometimes it does not issue ip > address (DHCP) to hotspot client, if that happens, it does not redirect to > portal page so that a user can fill voucher number and start browsing. in > short, everyday this & that. As said, we have purchased the commercial > support as well but support guys take several hours sometime whole weekend > to troubleshoot the problem. in result our customers are down. we have > refund and call for apologies for the service interruption. After this one > year frustration, i wish to seek advice form experts. what kind of program > or what is the right approach to handle this wifi-hotspot clients using > Linux/ Unix. Is there anything reliable exists that can work without > everyday problem. i understand it is a technology once in a while always > be some problem there but not everyday on words. There are four services > those can make it work. > > 1.) User reached hotspot --> Switched his laptop on --> DHCP request > travels to our data center using existing link to hotspot & hotspot > software should issue a ip to the user (DHCP functionality). > > 2.) User clicked on his browser icon --> browser opens --> Request is > redirected to a web server (customer portal page) where user can fill his > valid voucher number he purchased form hotspot site for browsing(Apache > functionality) > > 3.) User clicks ok after entering his voucher number --> authentication > happens --> (FreeRadious functionality) > > 4.) Then accounting --> user can only browse for 1 hours if he purchased > one hour voucher --> (FreeRadious functionality) > > > how can i put all four service together and make stuff working. > > Thanks / Thanks > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"