Hi Mirko, thanks for sharing your knowledge. I appreciate that.
On Fri, Nov 18, 2016 at 08:29:02PM +0100, Mirko Parthey wrote: > On Sun, Nov 13, 2016 at 05:23:06PM +0100, Marc Haber wrote: > > - 802.1q support on the Ethernet > > The switch chips in consumer access points come with some limitations, > you should check if they can meet your requrements: > - They only support a small number of vlans, a typical limit is 15. Does that mean that the VLAN IDs are also limited to the 0..15 range or can I have 15 VLANs with arbitrary IDs? > - Their ports can only be configured to carry either a single untagged > vlan, or a number of tagged vlans, but not both simultaneously. I usually prefer to have the management VLAN untagged, but I can live without that. How would I check whether a given hardware would support that? > > - Support für WPA2 Enterprise with an external RADIUS server > > - Support for RADIUS Attributes allowing the RADIUS server to specify > > which VLAN a certain client should be mapped into after connecting to > > the same SSID. > > These are supported by OpenWrt/LEDE. > https://wiki.openwrt.org/doc/howto/wireless.security.8021x > https://wiki.openwrt.org/doc/uci/wireless#wpa_enterprise_access_point Ok, so the feature name I want is "dynamic VLAN". > > - Support for RADIUS Attributes telling the Accesspoint to disconnect > > a user after a pre-defined amount of time. > > I don't know about this one. The linked documents would be the place to mention this capability if it were present, so I guess not. > > When I tried to build my own OpenWRT for the last time, I failed > > miserably. Therefore, I would like to be able to use a pre-built > > OpenWRT image on the device. I believe this might influence the device > > selection since the image is probably going to be fairly large, > > influencing the need of flash size. > > It is rarely necessary to build from source yourself. > You can use the Image Builder, which will download your choice of pre-built > binary packages (*.ipk) and combine them into a flashable image. > https://wiki.openwrt.org/doc/howto/obtain.firmware.generate > This will give most of the same benefits, such as optimal use of the > flash memory space through filesystem-level compression. That sounds good. > The config interfaces may not be as polished as in commercial offerings, > but they do the job. For me, the advantages of OpenWrt/LEDE more than > make up for some rough edges in the UI. > > For an evaluation of the config frontends, you could also try out > OpenWrt/LEDE on x86 hardware, even on a virtual machine. I would be willing to buy a cheaper accesspoint in the 50-euro-range to try things out. Any recommendations? Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Leimen, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 6224 1600402 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 6224 1600421 _______________________________________________ openwrt-users mailing list openwrt-users@lists.openwrt.org https://lists.openwrt.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openwrt-users
