Thats right dont let me scare you away I just didnt have the time to mess with it for to long.. Quoting Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Don't let Martin scare you away from MT, it is a great router OS. It's a > little intimidating at first, but once you get the hang of it, it is pretty > intuitive. I read once that you said you had a few computer geeks in your > employ? If so, throw it at them and see if they can get installed for you. > Then once your rules are set up, you can think of it like the 'Ronco > Rotisserie' "just set it and forget it". I love MT. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gloria Vester" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 6:50 PM > Subject: Re: [smartBridges] Client Authentication > > > > Well, that is what I had heard from others, so decided to try the BriLan. > I > > got as far as loading the software on the box, gave it an IP, and put it > on > > my network but couldn't see it. Basically, I couldn't figure out what to > do > > with it and gave up. Then Eje suggested the MikroTik and it seemed easy > the > > way he told me to set it up, but I can't get the CD version of the > software > > to load on my box, which I know is a working PC. Truthfully, I have had > > very little time to work on it, I've been so busy getting everything else > up > > and running and dealing with customers, that I haven't had a lot of time > to > > spend on it. But I couldn't get either the BriLan or the MikroTik > software > > to load and work, and I know the box we put them on is good. > > > > Gloria > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Martin Moreno" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 8:33 PM > > Subject: Re: [smartBridges] Client Authentication > > > > > > > Brilan is way easier to deal with althought the mikrotik has more > features > > but > > > Brilan will have the same by the end of the year. The brilan demo keep > in > > mind > > > only works for 2 hours then you have to reboot the box to get another 2 > > hours I > > > found this out the hard way. It will not work well on those all in one > > machiens > > > like HP, Compaq etc.. I had mine up and running in less then a 1/2 hour > > > Miktorik is a pain in the ass to set up and maintain with the gui as > well > > as > > > without the command line interface.. and trying to get support forget > ti > I > > went > > > 3 months postig to their mail forum trying to figure out how to do > bridge > > mode > > > and no one ever answered so I went to Brilan Tony is awesome and > sometimes > > > answers at wierd hours when you least expect it which is awesome.. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You have to jump throug 3-4 hoops to make a bandwidth queue then mac > > > autehntication is a pain then you haev to do several other thigns to > > throttle > > > one customer where as brilan takes abotu 2 steps and takes me less then > 2 > > min > > > to configure a user.. > > > > > > > > > Quoting Gloria Vester <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > > > OK, can you help me figure out why the MikroTik router software I > > downloaded > > > > and burned to CD won't load on the box we built for it? I have > burned > > the CD > > > > three times, downloaded the file twice, but it will not load. When I > > try to > > > > boot from the CD, it comes up to the first line, something about > loading > > a > > > > kernel, then beeps and throws garbage on the screen that continues > > rolling > > > > until you shut it off. We built a box with an ECS K7S5A mobo, 700 > MHz > > AMD > > > > proc, 3 GB HD, and standard AGP video card. Any ideas? I have been > on > > the > > > > air for over a month now with no bandwidth control, even though I am > > selling > > > > tiered bandwidth, because I have not been able to get anything > working. > > I > > > > tried the BriLan demo and couldn't get it working, now the MikroTik > > won't > > > > even load. > > > > > > > > Thanks for any help, > > > > Gloria > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: Kevin Summers > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 6:35 PM > > > > Subject: RE: [smartBridges] Client Authentication > > > > > > > > > > > > The MikroTik router OS runs on just about any old PC you might > > > > have laying around. Throw two network cards into it and you've got > > > > a router. > > > > Kevin Summers > > > > KISTech Internet Services Inc. > > > > www.kistech.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Sevak Avakians > > > > Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 3:51 PM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: RE: [smartBridges] Client Authentication > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Kevin, > > > > > > > > I've taken a look at MicroTik's website and it seems to be > software > > that > > > > runs on a desktop. Is this correct or is it a separate piece of > > hardware > > > > similar to a Linksys or Cysco, etc. router? > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Sevak > > > > > > > > On Thu, 2003-09-04 at 19:25, Kevin Summers wrote: > > > > Actually it's just the PPTP and HotSpot clients that get the > > > > DHCP addresses. PPPoE clients just get their assigned IP from > > > > the PPPoE login. > > > > > > > > The MikroTik router actually handles the HotSpot login page. Through > > > > the use of Firewall rules we've set things up to allow a link from > > > > the HotSpot login page to a secure page on our web server so that > > > > people can sign up. > > > > > > > > Kevin Summers > > > > KISTech Internet Services Inc. > > > > www.kistech.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dennis Burgess > > > > > Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 4:14 PM > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Subject: Re: [smartBridges] Client Authentication > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Kevin, > > > > > > > > > > Question, > > > > > > > > > > Why do you need to give your clients a DHCP IP ? The PPPOE does > that > > > > > already correct? Also, using the hotspot stuff, if a custoemer > > assoicates > > > > > with one of my APs, could i setup a way so that they could only get > to > > my > > > > > webserver? or a speical page saying, you can get our signal ?? > > > > > > > > > > Dennis > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "Kevin Summers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 6:23 PM > > > > > Subject: RE: [smartBridges] Client Authentication > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We're using the MikroTik Router OS for PPTP, PPPoE, and HotSpot > > > > > > authentication using username and password. No WEP encryption on > > > > > > any of the network. If it's so insecure, why take the performance > > > > > > hit. Can't do WEP when doing HotSpot anyway... > > > > > > > > > > > > Radios and such are on private static IPs, customers get a > private > > > > > > DHCP IP until they log in, then they are given either their NATed > > > > > > private DHCP IP, or their public static IP. > > > > > > > > > > > > Kevin Summers > > > > > > KISTech Internet Services Inc. > > > > > > www.kistech.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Rudolph > > Worrell > > > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 4:08 PM > > > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > Subject: [smartBridges] Client Authentication > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > How do you authenticate your customers? I am simply suing WEP > and > > a > > > > > DHCP > > > > > > > server. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > How many IP's do you have in your IP pool? I have 1000 but I > am > > > > > > > not sure it > > > > > > > will be enough when I get up to about 250 customers. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I use a separate IP scheme for the CPE and backhuals and this > > works > > > > > fine. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Anyone else doing this? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > Rudolph Worrell > > > > > > > President > > > > > > > Phone:(540)664-3950 > > > > > > > Fax:(270)458-6431 > > > > > > > www.wave2net.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ > > > > > > > ----------ANNOUNCEMENT---------- > > > > > > > Don't forget to register for WISPCON IV > > > > > > > http://www.wispcon.info/us/wispcon-iv/wispcon-iv.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > ----------ANNOUNCEMENT---------- > > > > > > Don't forget to register for WISPCON IV > > > > > > http://www.wispcon.info/us/wispcon-iv/wispcon-iv.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----------ANNOUNCEMENT---------- > > > > > Don't forget to register for WISPCON IV > > > > > http://www.wispcon.info/us/wispcon-iv/wispcon-iv.htm > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > ----------ANNOUNCEMENT---------- > > > > Don't forget to register for WISPCON IV > > > > http://www.wispcon.info/us/wispcon-iv/wispcon-iv.htm > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Martin Moreno > > > Blazen Wireless > > > 909-907-4106 > > > www.blazenwireless.com > > > ----------ANNOUNCEMENT---------- > > > Don't forget to register for WISPCON IV > > > http://www.wispcon.info/us/wispcon-iv/wispcon-iv.htm > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > ----------ANNOUNCEMENT---------- > > Don't forget to register for WISPCON IV > > http://www.wispcon.info/us/wispcon-iv/wispcon-iv.htm > > > > 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 > > > > ----------ANNOUNCEMENT---------- > Don't forget to register for WISPCON IV > http://www.wispcon.info/us/wispcon-iv/wispcon-iv.htm > > 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 > Martin Moreno Blazen Wireless 909-907-4106 www.blazenwireless.com ----------ANNOUNCEMENT---------- Don't forget to register for WISPCON IV http://www.wispcon.info/us/wispcon-iv/wispcon-iv.htm 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
