Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 11:16:07 -0500 From: Jeffrey Goldberg <jeffrey@goldmark.org> To: Angelin Lalev <lalev@uni-svishtov.bg> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD machine instead of wireless hotspot device Message-ID: <9301511B-2476-426D-898D-A88F04AF6FFD@goldmark.org> In-Reply-To: <d66ef2c4fa1a9acc4987ab98dd95a770@uni-svishtov.bg> References: <d66ef2c4fa1a9acc4987ab98dd95a770@uni-svishtov.bg>
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On Apr 21, 2007, at 7:54 AM, Angelin Lalev wrote: > I have wireless hotspot device (Handlink WG-601) which I need to > replace with FreeBSD machine. > The device has following functionality I need to replicate: > > 1. It has dhcp server (that's easy) > 2. It makes NAT between it's "internal" interfaces and "wan" > interface (easy too, but look at 3). > 3. It actually responds on every ARP request coming on it's > internal interfaces. That allows it to act > as router for machines that instead of using dhcp are configured > with wrong static IP addresses. > 4. It can use RADIUS for authentication of the users. > Actually, non-authenticated users are given IP address (no WPA, > TKIP, etc) and when they first > try to load a web page are redirected to authentication web-page. > Then their username and password > are checked against RADIUS database and only then they are allowed > to connect to the outer network. > > Two more things: > > 1. It was part of a larger wireless hotspot service, sponsored from > the government and implemented by outer organization, so buying > another with my organization's money is out of the question. > 2. I'm aware of the issues with security but again I cannot modify > the policy there. > > I'll be very thankful for any ideas. You may look at something like m0n0wall. Running it on a Soerkis box with wireless should give you exactly what you are looking for. But even if you can't buy a nice small and cheap box like that, it should run on anything FreeBSD runs on. See http://m0n0.ch/wall/ -j
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