Re: [WISPA] Free Radius Servers
On Fri, May 01, 2009 at 07:59:09AM -0500, David E. Smith wrote: On Fri, May 1, 2009 7:56 am, 3-dB Networks wrote: Not at all. I have the controller and access points picked out, just need the radius server for the CC processing and authentication for the controller to talk to. I'm still a bit confused, I guess - RADIUS doesn't have anything to do with credit cards. It's purely authentication/authorization (i.e. here's a name and password, do they get in, yes/no). It is also accounting. The billing system feeds the RADIUS database who is allowed to authenticate and what they are allowed to do. RADIUS collects accounting infomation, how long connected, how many bits transefered and at which hotspot. Billing eats the accounting information from RADIUS and uses that as input to the authentication and authorization phase. You might want to look at DaloRADIUS, as a hotspot oriented management frontend to FreeRADIUS. I've not used it, so cannot vouch for it. Just hear it mentioned a lot on the FreeRADIUS mailing lists. -- Scott LambertKC5MLE Unix SysAdmin lamb...@lambertfam.org WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] Free Radius Servers
3-dB Networks wrote: Anyone have any recommendations for a free Radius server? Specifically interested in credit card processing for a hotspot application. Which OS? Is this a pay for internet access thing? e.g. People are authenticated after they pay for access? WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] Free Radius Servers
Right... OS agnostic (i.e. whatever will work the best, but I'd assume Linux since I'm looking for free) Daniel White 3-dB Networks http://www.3dbnetworks.com -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Rogelio Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2009 11:05 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Free Radius Servers 3-dB Networks wrote: Anyone have any recommendations for a free Radius server? Specifically interested in credit card processing for a hotspot application. Which OS? Is this a pay for internet access thing? e.g. People are authenticated after they pay for access? WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org 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: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] Free Radius Servers
On Thu, April 30, 2009 4:31 pm, 3-dB Networks wrote: Anyone have any recommendations for a free Radius server? Specifically interested in credit card processing for a hotspot application. Based on a re-reading of this (and the responses others are providing), I take it you're really looking for more of a full-blown hotspot solution, as opposed to just a RADIUS server? (FreeRADIUS is still a very good RADIUS package, but if that's what you need, it's only one little piece of the puzzle, and possibly more complicated than what's required for that limited purpose.) David Smith MVN.net WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] Free Radius Servers
On Fri, May 1, 2009 7:56 am, 3-dB Networks wrote: Not at all. I have the controller and access points picked out, just need the radius server for the CC processing and authentication for the controller to talk to. I'm still a bit confused, I guess - RADIUS doesn't have anything to do with credit cards. It's purely authentication/authorization (i.e. here's a name and password, do they get in, yes/no). David Smith MVN.net WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] Free Radius Servers
A hotspot doesn't require wireless, you could have a wired hotspot. A hotspot is the management system enabling said access. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com -- From: 3-dB Networks wi...@3-db.net Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 7:56 AM To: 'WISPA General List' wireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] Free Radius Servers Not at all. I have the controller and access points picked out, just need the radius server for the CC processing and authentication for the controller to talk to. Daniel White 3-dB Networks http://www.3dbnetworks.com -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of David E. Smith Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 6:54 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Free Radius Servers On Thu, April 30, 2009 4:31 pm, 3-dB Networks wrote: Anyone have any recommendations for a free Radius server? Specifically interested in credit card processing for a hotspot application. Based on a re-reading of this (and the responses others are providing), I take it you're really looking for more of a full-blown hotspot solution, as opposed to just a RADIUS server? (FreeRADIUS is still a very good RADIUS package, but if that's what you need, it's only one little piece of the puzzle, and possibly more complicated than what's required for that limited purpose.) David Smith MVN.net WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org 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: wireless@wispa.org 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: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
[WISPA] Free Radius Servers
Anyone have any recommendations for a free Radius server? Specifically interested in credit card processing for a hotspot application. Thank you, Daniel White 3-dB Networks http://www.3dbnetworks.com WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] Free Radius Servers
User Manager ;) * --- Dennis Burgess, CCNA, A+, Mikrotik Certified Trainer WISPA Board Member - wispa.org http://www.wispa.org/ Link Technologies, Inc -- Mikrotik WISP Support Services WISPA Vendor Member* *Office*: 314-735-0270 *Website*: http://www.linktechs.net http://www.linktechs.net/ */LIVE On-Line Mikrotik Training/* http://www.linktechs.net/onlinetraining.asp The information transmitted (including attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510-2521, is intended only for the person(s) or entity/entities to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient(s) is prohibited, If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. David E. Smith wrote: On Thu, April 30, 2009 4:31 pm, 3-dB Networks wrote: Anyone have any recommendations for a free Radius server? Specifically interested in credit card processing for a hotspot application. In a clever twist on words, FreeRADIUS is probably the answer you're looking for. freeradius.org David Smith MVN.net WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org 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: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] Free Radius Servers
On Thu, 2009-04-30 at 15:31 -0600, 3-dB Networks wrote: Anyone have any recommendations for a free Radius server? Specifically interested in credit card processing for a hotspot application. Which hotspot are you running? If it's Mikrotik, then the User Manager may do the trick. If you are looking for something more functional, then FreeRadius with a front end manager to handle the users and cc processing will be needed. I'm not aware of any free way to do that effectively (user manager is free and does cc processing, but the program doesn't have many options and it is pretty limited in many areas). Hit me offlist and I'll show you one that I have available and run you through some of the features. -- * Butch Evans * Professional Network Consultation* * http://www.butchevans.com/* Network Engineering * * http://www.wispa.org/ * WISPA Board Member * * http://blog.butchevans.com/ * Wired or Wireless Networks * WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
