Also, take a look at mikrotik (www.mikrotik.com), it has a hotspot solution that does web based auth. It could be used with an access point or could be setup as one (with the addition of a witeless lan card).
Michael Griego <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Michael Griego <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Sun, 2004-03-07 at 12:54, Matt Bailey wrote:
> The trick is that I don't want a proxy server at the remote location. I'm trying
> to accomplish this with a Radius server and AP's that are 802.1X compliant, but
> I'm not sure if this is the appropriate way to accomplish this.
802.1x requires the use of a RADIUS server, so you're heading in the
right direction if you want to use 802.1x.
> For some reason I am under the impression that some AP's have an HTML splash
> screen to enter user name and password via a radius server. The only AP I have
> had to test is a dwl900AP+ trying to authenticate a WinXP box, and it certainly
> does not come up with an HTML splash screen (After doing some reading it almost
> sounds like you have to have proprietary client software on every computer that
> wants to authenticate???).
This is not what 802.1x is. 802.1x *does* require a client, but it is
*not* a proprietary client. Many OS's these days come with them built
in, ie Windows XP and up and Mac OS X 10.3 and up. A free 802.1x is
available for Linux (http://www.open1x.org).
> What AP's (if any) have this functionality?
If you're wanting to use the HTML splash page type setup and still use
RADIUS as the AAA platform, take a look at the Proxim AP-2500 units.
They're designed to do just this.
> Am I completely off base w/ my application of this Radius Server?
Not at all, you just need to understand what it is you're wanting and
what each technology does a little better.
I would personally suggest you continue on your course with 802.1x.
802.1x does require the setup of a client, however it provides
advantages over other methods, such as dynamic keying when TLS-based EAP
methods are used.
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--Mike
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Michael Griego
Wireless LAN Project Manager
The University of Texas at Dallas
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