I wish powercode would implement something like this to simplify customer router swaps. They have the lease and IP already in the BMU, wouldnt take a whole lot other than everything is pesky https now
On Mon, Feb 22, 2021, 3:07 PM Charles Boening <[email protected]> wrote: > Right. We have our telco backend billing system (MACC) and some other > custom stuff we handle it all out of. > > > > We use an in-house developed user management system for creating logins, > managing email accounts and assigning radios/routers for provisioning. > > > > We’re mostly Cambium at this point. Working on a few legacy WiMAX > conversions still. It’s all RADIUS for bandwidth settings, VLANs and such > though for both systems. We just put the user in the system with the radio > MAC and a billing code. The rest is handled by a custom RADIUS > authentication module we wrote. > > > > We are using SmartRG and Calix routers. Since we have them in inventory > already, we assign the MAC to the customer and it’s automatically > authenticated with the Patriot system. Disconnects are automatically > suspended. A router swap will suspend the old device and authenticate the > new device. > > > > Unknown wireless radios aren’t authorized and known radios not assigned to > a customer get a 256k/256k plan. 😊 > > > > We also enforce simultaneous use from the Patriot system. If a customer > has our router then connects their own, the original lease would be > suspended on expiration. If they reconnect the other router, it’s > suspended so they would have to authenticate again. If they try to > authenticate multiple devices, the leases will expire and they will have to > login again. There is also a simultaneous use report from the Patriot > system we can look at. > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > > *Charles Boening* > > *Network Manager* > > 800-858-2399 | Office > > [email protected] > > > > www.cot.net | Find us on Facebook > <https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cal-Ore/205066716227707> > > __________________________________ > > *Cal-Ore* | *Local. Trusted. Professional.* > > > > *From:* AF <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of * Josh Luthman > *Sent:* Monday, February 22, 2021 6:57 AM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] DHCPatriot > > > > EXTERNAL EMAIL - Use caution when opening attachments, clicking links, or > sharing sensitive information. > > So I take it you don't run a Powercode/Sonar/VISP/etc? Instead you run > DHCPatriot? > > > > Josh Luthman > 24/7 Help Desk: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > > > > > On Sun, Feb 21, 2021 at 10:30 PM Charles Boening <[email protected]> > wrote: > > It does run Linux under the hood and I believe ISC DHCP. > > > > Essentially, I think they have tapped into the lease hooks ISC provided > and run custom scripts. I’ve never seen the code but that’s what I expect > based on some ISC customization I’ve done to populate database information > when a lease is issued or released. > > > > __________________________________ > > > > *Charles Boening* > > *Network Manager* > > 800-858-2399 | Office > > [email protected] > > > > www.cot.net | Find us on Facebook > <https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cal-Ore/205066716227707> > > __________________________________ > > *Cal-Ore* | *Local. Trusted. Professional.* > > > > *From:* AF <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Craig Baird > *Sent:* Saturday, February 20, 2021 11:41 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] DHCPatriot > > > > EXTERNAL EMAIL - Use caution when opening attachments, clicking links, or > sharing sensitive information. > > The telco I sold my WISP to used it as well. I always wondered why, but > never asked. I just assumed it was one of those "If it's free, it can't be > good" decisions made by a pointy-haired boss. I just checked into their > website. There's a chart there on the home page that shows how obviously > awesome it is and how obviously un-awesome the open source ones are. Mostly > marketing hype I'd guess. In fact, I'd bet it's an open source DHCP server > dressed up in a pretty package with fancy reports and such. > > > > Craig > > > > > > On Sat, Feb 20, 2021 at 6:49 PM Steve Jones <[email protected]> > wrote: > > What is it? > > I can Google it. > > But it doesnt seem interesting > > > > On Sat, Feb 20, 2021, 12:48 PM Chuck McCown via AF <[email protected]> > wrote: > > A company I am partnered with uses DHCPatriot to serve all of its > customers. I have never understood what is magic about this compared to > free DHCP. > > > > Does anyone here use it? > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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