Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:25:12 -0800 From: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> To: shiv.nath@digital-infotech.net Cc: centos@centos.org, freeradius-users@lists.freeradius.org, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: WiFi / Hot-Spot Open Source World Message-ID: <CAJ-VmokZ%2BwjYJT7wvKjeD=fiEwdoBxpOCP0gc5e0z6Aoeaue-w@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <611303664348ecbdc98eafe2798eac8b.squirrel@mail.digital-infotech.net> References: <611303664348ecbdc98eafe2798eac8b.squirrel@mail.digital-infotech.net>
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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 <shiv.nath@digital-infotech.net> 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"
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