[wplug-board] [wplug-internet] Installfest network

[DK]

I have a Linksys WRT54G running DD-WRT which can be configured as an
wireless client, then route the connection to the wired LAN.  Of
course, it can use NAT and DHCP to provide a private network for
installfest users.

I'd be happy to meet on Sunday for testing.

Dave

On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 6:53 PM, Vance Kochenderfer <vkochend at nyx.net> wrote:
> Brian A. Seklecki wrote:
>> On Fri, 23 Jan 2009, Vance Kochenderfer wrote:
>> >
>> > I have been playing around with my laptop to configure it to serve
>> > as a router for a wired LAN with a wireless WAN uplink.
>>
>> I have a authorization to borrow a Cisco Catalyst 2948G-L3 48x Gig and a
>> Dell PowerEdge 750 with 2x 500 gig SATA300.
>>
>> The PowerEdge is just configured to serve DHCP leases with special
>> attributes for PXE booting systems into the Fedora 10 installer.  I can
>> add NAT and a PCI wireless card
>>
>> I can still meet you out there to test out any kinks.  Likely the WIFI
>> system is setup to require interactive login with your library card on to
>> obtain a DHCP lease in the proper VLAN.
>
> Sounds good, but I wonder how this would work with logging into
> the library's portal system
> <http://www.carnegielibrary.org/usingthelibrary/technology/wireless/PatronWirelessAuthentication.pdf>
> <http://www.carnegielibrary.org/usingthelibrary/technology/wireless/>.
>
> My thought was that I could open up a browser on my laptop and
> authenticate there, then users of the wired network would not have
> to authenticate individually.
>
> I presume that with the PowerEdge set up to do NAT, the first
> person on would have to authenticate to the library system, then
> all subsequent traffic would be covered by that.  After all, all
> the traffic is going to look like it's coming from the PowerEdge,
> right?  Or am I missing something?
>
> No matter what the solution is, I'd like to try testing it
> beforehand given the networking problems we've experienced at the
> last two installfests.
>
> Vance Kochenderfer        |  "Get me out of these ropes and into a
> vkochend at nyx.net          |   good belt of Scotch"    -Nick Danger
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