From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 21 13:38:45 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2483B16A402 for ; Sat, 21 Apr 2007 13:38:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from chris@hier7.com) Received: from smtp108.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com (smtp108.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com [68.142.225.206]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id B8A3C13C45E for ; Sat, 21 Apr 2007 13:38:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from chris@hier7.com) Received: (qmail 9288 invoked from network); 21 Apr 2007 13:38:44 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ?172.27.1.5?) (cms.kw@rogers.com@74.109.56.227 with plain) by smtp108.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com with SMTP; 21 Apr 2007 13:38:44 -0000 X-YMail-OSG: w_DM7xsVM1l6q0nI4s1qYUKkqgHiniU4w4tiLnJPxYohxJ59z.DoMd4DunAT0YuX1w-- Message-ID: <462A13DC.6010203@hier7.com> Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 09:38:36 -0400 From: Chris Slothouber Organization: hier7 User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.10 (Windows/20070221) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Angelin Lalev References: <462A132E.4070809@hier7.com> In-Reply-To: <462A132E.4070809@hier7.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD machine instead of wireless hotspot device X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 13:38:45 -0000 Chris Slothouber wrote: > Angelin Lalev wrote: >> I have wireless hotspot device (Handlink WG-601) which I need to >> replace with FreeBSD machine. The device has following functionality I >> need to replicate: >> 1. It has dhcp server (that's easy) 2. It makes NAT between it's >> "internal" interfaces and "wan" interface (easy too, but look at 3). >> 3. It actually responds on every ARP request coming on it's internal >> interfaces. That allows it to act as router for machines that instead >> of using dhcp are configured with wrong static IP addresses. 4. It can >> use RADIUS for authentication of the users. Actually, >> non-authenticated users are given IP address (no WPA, TKIP, etc) and >> when they first try to load a web page are redirected to >> authentication web-page. Then their username and password are checked >> against RADIUS database and only then they are allowed to connect to >> the outer network. >> Two more things: >> 1. It was part of a larger wireless hotspot service, sponsored from >> the government and implemented by outer organization, so buying >> another with my organization's money is out of the question. 2. I'm >> aware of the issues with security but again I cannot modify the policy >> there. >> >> I'll be very thankful for any ideas. > http://www.howtoforge.com/setting_up_a_freebsd_wlan_access_point Sorry, wrong URL. http://www.howtoforge.com/wifi_hotspot_setup