I have not tested these out myself yet (got 10 on order) but I talked with 2 other guys that used a bunch of these and they work great. Only problem is that the reset button is quite large (one of the guys snip it off with a pair of pliers).
sB have informed that they will NOT resolved their bridging issue with their aB units so as it stands today the MikroTik hotspot will NOT work with sB units running anything but their old firmware. Why get $1100 for a pppoe router solution ???!!!! My ThinRouter is $365 in basic configuration and has a pppoe server built in to it!!! This radius server can authenticate users against a radius server so works with billing solutions that many old time ISPs already have in place for their dialups. Best regards, Eje Gustafsson mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] The Family Entertainment Network http://www.fament.com Phone : 620-231-7777 Fax : 620-231-4066 - Your Full Time Professionals - MikroTik OEM Dealer - Online Store http://www.fament.net/ -- CC> WICKED I'm going to order few and see how they work would be awesome CC> solution to old problem. Does hotspot work in the demo of microtik so I can CC> test that as well (it's the cheaper alternative if I cant get the 1100$ from CC> my finance department for the pppoe router solution... do they freeze? I CC> used to have problems with some linksys's freezing and stuff like that, I CC> cant afford another problem for my clients having to reset radios before CC> adding a router to reset it too much to ask of them. CC> Chris CC> -----Original Message----- CC> From: Eje Gustafsson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] CC> Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 12:47 AM CC> To: Kevin Summers CC> I seen single port routers capable of pppoe that been sold for as CC> little as 6.95 (tigerdirect.com - efficient (siemens) routers). CC> Yes Mikrotik can do pptp however it is not dynamic you have to create CC> a pptp interface for each client and it do not support radius which CC> are two things that are very strong things speaking for pppoe. You CC> know one thing that is kind of funny years back when I looked at doing CC> dsl I did NOT want to do pppoe. If you had asked me I would have said CC> it plainly sucked bulky messy and I would give you every possible CC> excuse not to use it. Today I would never dream about running a CC> 802.11b network without it [pppoe] or some sort of hotspot CC> authentication. Why ? Because 802.11b is to easy to hack into and gain CC> access to and the ONLY way to securely protect you is pppoe or second CC> best hotspot. CC> Best regards, CC> Eje Gustafsson mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] CC> The Family Entertainment Network http://www.fament.com CC> Phone : 620-231-7777 Fax : 620-231-4066 CC> - Your Full Time Professionals - CC> eBay UserID : macahan CC> --- CC> searchable smartBridges mailing list archive. CC> http://www.mail-archive.com/smartbridges40part-15.org/ CC> -- KS>> RE: [smartBridges] Microtik - EjeIf they are Windows clients, use PPTP CC> for KS>> authentication. The same KS>> features are available for bandwidth limiting, and anything that is KS>> Windows 98SE or newer has PPTP support built in. It only works for KS>> single users, but if that is what you have, then you are set. For those KS>> that are multiple machines behind a CPE you can get the router and KS>> spend the $9.99 on them. KS>> The "redirect page" feature I think you are referring to is the HotSpot KS>> feature. It works very slick and doesn't require any configuration on KS>> the client machine. It also works with multiple clients behind a CPE. KS>> Kevin Summers KS>> KISTech Internet Services Inc. KS>> www.kistech.com KS>> -----Original Message----- KS>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] KS>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Chris Chance KS>> Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2003 8:05 AM KS>> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' KS>> Subject: RE: [smartBridges] Microtik - Eje KS>> I know really it's a matter of cost the PPPoE solution is thebest CC> along KS>> with using routers at the clients but so far cheapest I have found is CC> 9.99 KS>> sounds great but its 49.99 with a 40 dollar mail in rebate that's not a KS>> possibility considering my bank account doesn't come close to covering CC> the KS>> 150 clients that would need the routers rolling trucks isn't even the KS>> problem cause I could get my friends to do it with me. How do I set the KS>> queue tree for port's? for the overrides I couldn't find this? Can you CC> give KS>> me a basic setup for what I would have to do from a bare 2.7.8 microtik CC> box KS>> to get 1 client up at 512/128 with pop and smtp overridden to do CC> unlimited KS>> along with the ARP authorization. I would really appreciate it eje, CC> things KS>> might just be promising then even though I can't get the redirection CC> page to KS>> work that's one feature I wish the microtik had then I could really pump CC> it KS>> are they taking any recommendations ? I mean the webserver is already KS>> implemented on the box so it shouldn't be that hard. KS>> Chris KS>> -----Original Message----- KS>> From: Eje Gustafsson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] KS>> Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 12:18 AM KS>> To: Chris Chance KS>> Currently you can only set a upload limit based on mac address. KS>> If you create static arp entries then they will not be able to pass KS>> any traffic even if they change ips. KS>> Sounds like from what you want to do you need to setup a queue tree as KS>> well create some override rules that would allow higher speed on pop3 KS>> and smtp. KS>> If you set the interface to arp reply-only then a unauthorized user KS>> will not be able to pass any traffic. There is no redirect page but KS>> then they will not be able to pass any traffic either (which should be KS>> a good hint). KS>> If you really want a secure network you should use pppoe then you can KS>> have all automated for you and don't need to worry about users KS>> changing ips or unathorized users. PPPoE is your friend. KS>> Best regards, KS>> Eje Gustafsson mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] KS>> The Family Entertainment Network http://www.fament.com KS>> Phone : 620-231-7777 Fax : 620-231-4066 KS>> - Your Full Time Professionals - KS>> eBay UserID : macahan KS>> --- KS>> searchable smartBridges mailing list archive. KS>> http://www.mail-archive.com/smartbridges40part-15.org/ KS>> -- KS>> CC> Eje I'm really considering the microtik for our client bandwidth KS>> management KS>> CC> until the nexus come out but I have a problem... I got basic CC> queues to KS>> work KS>> CC> by IP although this isn't what we wanted.. We wanted by mac CC> address KS>> CC> bandwidth management I mean people can change ips or spoof ip's CC> easier KS>> than KS>> CC> mac's, and also we wanted to be able to do more in depth filtering CC> of KS>> the KS>> CC> bandwidth for a client like 512/128 for everything except smtp and KS>> pop3 KS>> CC> which would be unlimited. But this isn't available? Also What CC> happened KS>> to KS>> CC> what I heard about authorization redirection Mainly showing users CC> that KS>> CC> aren't mac allowed a webpage that states there invalid users or CC> are KS>> pirating KS>> CC> and should desist or call the office. KS>> CC> Chris KS>> PS>> Eje any help would be much appreciated or anyone using microtik KS>> -- KS>> [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] KS>> The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List KS>> To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe KS>> smartBridges <yournickname> KS>> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe KS>> smartBridges) KS>> Archives: http://archives.part-15.org -- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) Archives: http://archives.part-15.org
