I was actually talking to Wireless Orbit yesterday, and asked my contact there, who put me on to very nice developer who explained it to me.
I asked them to post on the list, but in summary, what he said was, in summary: Their underlying mechanism is radius, and radius expects to be able to identify a client via its IP address (and secret key). They are trying to be vendor agnostic, so they have to keep pretty close to the public standards. Direct quote. "The problem could be solved by just creating multiple IP aliases for the external interface and running an instance of the hotspot/captive portal/whatever daemon for each of the aliases. I have no idea whether or not that's something that's possible on your hardware/in your firmware ." Anyways, that my two cents. Damian -----Original Message----- From: mikrotik-boun...@mail.butchevans.com [mailto:mikrotik-boun...@mail.butchevans.com] On Behalf Of Josh Luthman Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 9:10 AM To: Mikrotik discussions Subject: Re: [Mikrotik] Hotspot portals Srcnat each hotspot lan to a different public IP. On 7/31/09, Ralph <r...@brightlan.net> wrote: > Thanks Josh- > > I looked at it again. > The problem I see is that there I need multiple gateways (groups of access > points) on the same MT box, each one using a different portal. Visualize > the MT box being at the tower site, with multiple PtP links going to 2 > campgrounds, each one owned differently and having to have its own > statistics within WO and its own commission arrangement to the owner. > > I wonder if this would work: > > 1. Build 2 unique hotspots on the MT Box, each using a different Ethernet > port for the customers and a different Public IP for the Internet side. > > 2. Set up 2 Gateways in WO, each pointing to one of the 2 public IPs. > > Now what I can't figure out is whether I need to do something to the default > routes in MT to make the traffic from each gateway find its proper route > out. Sort of like having 2 different default gateways. > > Maybe the answer is staring me right in the face, but I don't see it! > > Any ideas? > > Thanks > > Ralph > > -----Original Message----- > From: mikrotik-boun...@mail.butchevans.com > [mailto:mikrotik-boun...@mail.butchevans.com] On Behalf Of Josh Luthman > Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 12:26 AM > To: Mikrotik discussions > Subject: Re: [Mikrotik] Hotspot portals > > Heads up - it will take a day or two to respond. If they don't in two > days then send them another message with more urgency. > > On 7/31/09, Ralph <r...@brightlan.net> wrote: >> I have looked at it a few times but can't see how you could. >> I think I will message their support. >> >> Thanks >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: mikrotik-boun...@mail.butchevans.com >> [mailto:mikrotik-boun...@mail.butchevans.com] On Behalf Of Josh Luthman >> Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 5:44 PM >> To: Mikrotik discussions >> Subject: Re: [Mikrotik] Hotspot portals >> >> The new Wireless Orbit interface may work as you can create individual >> portals using the same gateway, I think! >> >> On 7/30/09, Ralph <r...@brightlan.net> wrote: >>> I'm wondering about running more than one hotspot portal on the same box. >>> I know you can provision them, but I'm using Wireless Orbit and their >> RADIUS >>> allows only one hotspot per public IP address. Is there a way I can use > a >>> different Public address (gateway) for each of multiple portals on a box? >>> >>> Thanks >>> Ralph >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Mikrotik mailing list >>> Mikrotik@mail.butchevans.com >>> http://www.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik >>> >>> Visit http://blog.butchevans.com/ for tutorials related to Mikrotik >> RouterOS >>> >> >> >> -- >> Josh Luthman >> Office: 937-552-2340 >> Direct: 937-552-2343 >> 1100 Wayne St >> Suite 1337 >> Troy, OH 45373 >> >> "When you have eliminated the impossible, that which remains, however >> improbable, must be the truth." >> --- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle >> _______________________________________________ >> Mikrotik mailing list >> Mikrotik@mail.butchevans.com >> http://www.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik >> >> Visit http://blog.butchevans.com/ for tutorials related to Mikrotik > RouterOS >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mikrotik mailing list >> Mikrotik@mail.butchevans.com >> http://www.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik >> >> Visit http://blog.butchevans.com/ for tutorials related to Mikrotik > RouterOS >> > > > -- > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > "When you have eliminated the impossible, that which remains, however > improbable, must be the truth." > --- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle > _______________________________________________ > Mikrotik mailing list > Mikrotik@mail.butchevans.com > http://www.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik > > Visit http://blog.butchevans.com/ for tutorials related to Mikrotik RouterOS > > > _______________________________________________ > Mikrotik mailing list > Mikrotik@mail.butchevans.com > http://www.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik > > Visit http://blog.butchevans.com/ for tutorials related to Mikrotik RouterOS > -- Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 "When you have eliminated the impossible, that which remains, however improbable, must be the truth." --- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle _______________________________________________ Mikrotik mailing list Mikrotik@mail.butchevans.com http://www.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik Visit http://blog.butchevans.com/ for tutorials related to Mikrotik RouterOS _______________________________________________ Mikrotik mailing list Mikrotik@mail.butchevans.com http://www.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik Visit http://blog.butchevans.com/ for tutorials related to Mikrotik RouterOS