I have no idea how the Alvarion equipment handles bridging, but when I have needed to bridge the CPE and also give the client an address via DHCP, I have done it with a Mikrotik DHCP server, inputting the MAC of the radio, but specifying "use src mac address". That lets the client plug whatever they want in to the ethernet port I give them out of the bridge radio and get the address I have assigned to them via DHCP. You do have to be sure there are no rogue DHCP servers on the network.
There may well be limited circumstances that this would work. I have done it with Senao (CB3), Deliberant, Tranzeo, and UBNT bridges. The primary reason I use it is for when the static IP I have entered into the client router (Linksys, Belkin etc.) lose their config and go to factory defaults. Lets me get the customer back online without a truck roll, or spending 20 minutes talking them through the configuration of the router. My preference is to use a routing CPE, and hand out NATed IPs to the customer from there. John Cameron Kilton wrote: > We are looking into a DHCP delivery method that doesn't require the use > of Mac Addresses to enter. We are using all Alvarion VL equipment (5.x & > 900) the problem is: > > We want Customer to plug in device and get a DHCP address, easy right. > Okay hard part, without the use of Mac addresses how can we tell which > customers are what and log this into a database. Is there a way to > control this via the radio? > > We don't want to use PPPoE so that option is out, we currently provide > Static IP numbers for everybody but would like to get away from this in > certain (cheaper) markets. > > Come on guys, hit me with your best ideas on this one. Were at a wall. > > > Thank You, > Cameron > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
