Hi, I have encountered a problem with one implementation method of a guest access WLAN using Siemens HiPath WLAN controllers using a captive portal and an open WLAN.
The basic idea of this method is to change VLANs on the controller side: A new client connects to the AP and first is placed in a restricted VLAN with access to the controller's captive portal only. After entering username and password in the portal page, the controller places the client in a different VLAN (using different IP addresses) and sends a "deauthenticated" message to the client. The client then reconnects (that part is working), but it keeps its old IP address (which does not work any more). A new DHCP request is needed to receive a valid IP address for the guest VLAN. The logs show that the WLAN is disconnected and then reconnected, but the IP address is not renewed: Dec 6 17:55:19 fgn-t61 NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant connection state: completed -> disconnected Dec 6 17:55:19 fgn-t61 NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant connection state: disconnected -> scanning Dec 6 17:55:21 fgn-t61 NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant connection state: scanning -> associating Dec 6 17:55:21 fgn-t61 NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant connection state: associating -> associated Dec 6 17:55:21 fgn-t61 NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant connection state: associated -> completed SSID and MAC address of the AP stay the same, there is just the deauthentication to signal a change. The WLAN is open (no encryption). This is working correctly with Windows XP, Windows Mobile and iPhones... I am using NetworkManager 0.8 from Ubuntu 10.04.1. Please CC: me on replies as I am not subscribed. Thanks Erik -- Dipl.-Inform. Erik Auerswald http://www.fg-networking.de/ [email protected] Tel: +49-631-4149988-0 Fax: +49-631-4149988-9 Gesellschaft für Fundamental Generic Networking mbH Geschäftsführung: Volker Bauer, Jörg Mayer Gerichtsstand: Amtsgericht Kaiserslautern - HRB: 3630 _______________________________________________ networkmanager-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list
