WiFi / Hot-Spot Open Source World

[Adrian Chadd]

Hi,

If your product uses FreeBSD wireless code, please ask your vendor to
liaise with the FreeBSD wireless community and work with us to improve
things.

I have no idea who the vendor is though, so this is all total conjecture.



Adrian


On 10 December 2012 04:51, Shiv. Nath <shiv.nath at digital-infotech.net> wrote:
> Dear Experts
>
> i am sure many of you would be the part of the real game, where lot of
> technology is implemented (Internet Service Providers) those serve
> thousands of clients everyday . i am requesting opinion & advice from
> those experts. Surfing web does not help much unless someone who is
> practically touch and making the use of the technology everyday. And i
> could not find the best place than this where i can ask this question &
> where my request can reach highly technical peoples those know the
> information i need.
>
> Your advice is valuable, i wish to thanks in advance to those guys would
> spend their imp time to discuss or respond to this matter. The topic is
> WiFi / Hot-Spot reliable solution in open source world.
>
> I work with ISP offering service for hotspots and cafe clubs. initially
> company was using hosted service to authenticate / validate hotspot-cafe
> users etc for many years. Eventually, our management decided to purchased
> a solution that can be one time investment and serve the need for our
> clients. 24-Online is a wifi & hotspot solution comes in form of
> appliance. We purchased 24-Online appliance that costed more than $40,000.
> We purchased by thinking that it is commercial product and it would be
> reliable and considered support as well, anyways.
>
> After started using the solution, we released that is not reliable AT ALL.
> Almost everyday appliance has problems. sometimes it does not issue ip
> address (DHCP) to hotspot client, if that happens, it does not redirect to
> portal page so that a user can fill voucher number and start browsing. in
> short, everyday this & that. As said, we have purchased the commercial
> support as well but support guys take several hours sometime whole weekend
> to troubleshoot the problem. in result our customers are down. we have
> refund and call for apologies for the service interruption. After this one
> year frustration, i wish to seek advice form experts. what kind of program
> or what is the right approach to handle this wifi-hotspot clients using
> Linux/ Unix. Is there anything reliable exists that can work without
> everyday problem. i understand it is a technology once in a while always
> be some problem there but not everyday on words. There are four services
> those can make it work.
>
> 1.) User reached hotspot --> Switched his laptop on --> DHCP request
> travels to our data center using existing link to hotspot & hotspot
> software should issue a ip to the user (DHCP functionality).
>
> 2.) User clicked on his browser icon --> browser opens --> Request is
> redirected to a web server (customer portal page) where user can fill his
> valid voucher number he purchased form hotspot site for browsing(Apache
> functionality)
>
> 3.) User clicks ok after entering his voucher number --> authentication
> happens --> (FreeRadious functionality)
>
> 4.) Then accounting --> user can only browse for 1 hours if he purchased
> one hour voucher --> (FreeRadious functionality)
>
>
> how can i put all four service together and make stuff working.
>
> Thanks / Thanks
>
>
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