Try disabling and re-enabling the hotspot server. There is some variable that stores all of the on default config. Mostly it's just the 192.168.88.1/24 IP address. On 750s it's a bit more. Not sure where it is as I've not used it.
On 4/23/10, Ralph <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Josh- > > 1. About once a year, some of the hotspot radios behind this router begin > doing weird things- like giving users MT IP addresses but not allowing them > to see the captive portal, or maybe not allowing them to the Internet. The > radios are a Tropos mesh system and it is properly meshed and working > correctly. It is like the hotspot is blocking them. As a matter of fact, > if I put a bypass rule in the hotspot for the user's IP address he gets to > the Internet just fine. So it really appears like a hotspot problem and not > a basic problem. Most of the time when this happens, we go spend half a > day pulling our hair out and then run out of time and rebuild the router > (default and start over). Today my guys had to leave after 5 hours and I am > going to have to do this remotely. BTW- it is running 4.6 as of today. It > was on 4.3 before but was doing the same thing. > > 2. I am not familiar with that setting. I even searched the web for > Mikrotik +"on default". Can you fill me in? > > I stared and compared all the firewall rules between this system and one > that works and can see no difference. > I'd love to just have Butch or someone take a quick look and see if they see > an obvious problem, but it is late on Friday now. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Josh Luthman > Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 6:12 PM > To: Mikrotik discussions > Subject: Re: [Mikrotik] Didn't mean to hijack thread > > 1) Why do you need to blow it away? > > 2) You could change the "on default" config. > > On 4/23/10, Ralph <[email protected]> wrote: >> Sorry- I replied to save typing the address and forgot to change the >> subject. >> >> I have a PC running MT 4.6 that I want to "blow away". >> It is 100 miles away. >> Normally when I do this, I browse to it on the web, do the reset, and it >> keeps the WAN info so I can get back in to re-do the rest of the >> parameters. >> >> However this one has PPPoE instead of a straight Ethernet LAN connection. >> >> Does anyone know if the PPPoE credentials are retained like the rest of > the >> WAN data when you do this? >> >> Thanks >> >> Ralph >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mikrotik mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik >> >> Visit http://blog.butchevans.com/ for tutorials related to Mikrotik > RouterOS >> > > > -- > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to > continue that counts." > --- Winston Churchill > _______________________________________________ > Mikrotik mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik > > Visit http://blog.butchevans.com/ for tutorials related to Mikrotik RouterOS > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mikrotik mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik > > Visit http://blog.butchevans.com/ for tutorials related to Mikrotik RouterOS > -- Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” --- Winston Churchill _______________________________________________ Mikrotik mailing list [email protected] http://www.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik Visit http://blog.butchevans.com/ for tutorials related to Mikrotik RouterOS
