I guess not. ;-)

Either they have to configure PPPoE or I have to configure NAT. If they use 
PPPoE, they don't pass 1500 byte packets (I've asked about raising the MTUs 
above 1500 to accommodate, and no one had an answer) and they have to configure 
the router. You use DHCP and now either you can't do the bandwidth shaping or 
you have to mess with knowing their router's MAC address.

Either it doesn't do what it should or there is too much human intervention.



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Mike Hammett
Intelligent Computing Solutions
http://www.ics-il.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Butch Evans" <[email protected]>
To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2012 4:38:35 PM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] Ubiquiti Radios as routers

On Fri, 2012-10-19 at 15:52 -0500, Mike Hammett wrote:
> Except that's sub-optimal. I do it that way, but it's not the best way of 
> doing it. We shouldn't have to manage that.

What is it that you feel you have to manage behind the natted CPE?
Unless they are a business account, they don't really NEED to do
anything other than private space on their end, which means YOU don't
have to manage anything.  If they ARE a business account, you can hand
them public space.  I don't get what is hard about that...

For example, if you provide static assignments (not pppoe), you can
simply:
1. Configure the public side of the radio
2. Set up NAT
3. Done

If you provide DHCP, you have to:
1. Configure your DHCP server space
2. DONE

If you provide pppoe, you must:
1. Set up user account with their IP address or pool
2. DONE

If you need to provide them a public IP to their gear, behind your CPE
(like your beloved cable companies):
1. Bridge your CPE
2. Do one of the above using THEIR information/router and let them
configure their gear
3. DONE


I don't see the problem you apparently see.


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