I'm currently testing with a Belkin (read: barely working) 802.11b card. Based off of admtek 8211 chipset. Finally got a stable link tonight, however what my ultimate goal is to setup my leaf box as an access point. Can you recommend a specific prism card to use? I have no current investment, so anything I begin to purchase can be planned.
Thanks for the links, I'll be sure to browse them tonight and research. Joey -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Rob Asher Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 8:37 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [leaf-user] Routing Question At 10:23 AM 05/01/04, Ray Olszewski wrote: >At 07:46 AM 5/1/2004 -0500, Joey Officer wrote: > >Forgive my ignorance, but I have what seems to be a very simple question. I > >have a wireless card that I'm still attempting to setup, and while I think I > >have the link issues corrected, I do have some questions about the routing > >itself. > > > >My configuration is as follows: > > > >eth0 : internet/dhcp > >eth1 : wired local network 192.168.1.254 > >eth2 : wireless network (current IP 10.10.55.254 - can be configured > >differently) > > > >What I want to do is to setup an open wireless gateway that will allow > >anyone in the area to use the wireless connection, but only after > >registerring. Basically I want to forward any requests to a site on my > >bering box that says something like, hey its free, just tell me who you are > >and I'll add you, after that they would be able to get through. > > > >Has anyone configured this type of setup? Is there anything I should be > >paying attention to. One thing that is important is that I don't want the > >eth2 traffic to be able to get to my local wired LAN, on eth1. > >The "old hand" Linux application for approximately this purpose is called >NoCat; find it at NoCat.net . A Google search ("wifi public access linux") >just now found a custom distro called PublicIP (http://www.publicip.net/) >that builds on NoCat. > >My hunch (based partly on some work I did about 2 years ago on a similar >idea, but one involving charging usage fees) is that the required >infrastructure is a bit large for LEAF, particularly the parts needed for >reliable user authentication. But I haven't actually tried anything like >this in quite some time, so I may be unaware of newer solutions to some of >the problems. If you have a Prism2+ based card, the HostAP - http://hostap.epitest.fi/ driver has worked great for me on Bering-uClibc 2.1 as an access point. There are alot of other things that can be done with this card and driver that might be what you're looking for. While not based off LEAF/Bering, you might look into some alternative options like Pebble - http://www.nycwireless.net/pebble/ or hack this modified version of Pebble that runs off hard disk to suit your needs - http://www.burngreave.net/~aland/it/bcan/ . The stock Pebble includes NoCat and from the sound of what you're wanting, I'd agree that it might be exactly what you're looking for. And yet more info for options with the HostAP driver if that is the card that you have - http://trekweb.com/~jasonb/articles/hostap_20030727.shtml . HTH, Rob -- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 7.0.240 / Virus Database: 262.9.13 - Release Date: 05/02/04 ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Oracle 10g Get certified on the hottest thing ever to hit the market... Oracle 10g. Take an Oracle 10g class now, and we'll give you the exam FREE. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=3149&alloc_id=8166&op=click ------------------------------------------------------------------------ leaf-user mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user SR FAQ: http://leaf-project.org/pub/doc/docmanager/docid_1891.html ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Oracle 10g Get certified on the hottest thing ever to hit the market... Oracle 10g. Take an Oracle 10g class now, and we'll give you the exam FREE. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=3149&alloc_id=8166&op=click ------------------------------------------------------------------------ leaf-user mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user SR FAQ: http://leaf-project.org/pub/doc/docmanager/docid_1891.html
