Rebooting has never helped it- only "rebuilding" it. BUT- I tried your suggestion and it seems like it may have fixed it. I still have to hear from some boats on a few docks yet but I am seeing lots more people on and lots more traffic.
Mesh is a great way to serve these large marinas. Ralph -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Stuart Pierce Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 8:53 PM To: Mikrotik discussions Subject: Re: [Mikrotik] Some hotspot radios behind my MT don't get outsideaccess Oh and disabling and enabiling the hotspot server would work as well as rebooting the tik box. ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: Josh Luthman <[email protected]> Reply-To: Mikrotik discussions <[email protected]> Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:27:11 -0400 >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 > ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the WebMail system at avolve.net _______________________________________________ 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
