On Fri 21 Dec 2007, Geoffroy ARNOUD wrote:
Hi all,
First I apologize, because the question I am about to ask is not directly linked to FreeRADIUS.
I am a FreeRADIUS user, and I am looking for feedback regarding the NAS all of you use. Actually, I am looking for a NAS, able to manage access for several Wifi hotspot (> 500 hotspots, > 5000 users).
The NAS would be the gateway, restricting user to access Internet, by redirecting users' traffic to a Web portal. EAP must alos be supported transparently (the NAS would act as a RADIUS proxy, between APs and FreeRADIUS, but would open the connection transparently).
I took a look at Coova, but it seems to me that it is not adpated for a centralized solution, where each hotspot has its own DHCP server.
All options are opened for me (opensource or manufacturer), so don't hesitate to reply to me (directly, because this list is not the purpose of my request). Any feedback woul be appreciated.
Daniel A centralised NAS for multiple hotspots implies that you are not going to NAT each hotspot, but rather that you will route a subnet to each. If that is the case I think a combination of a centralised coova, plus a DHCP relay agent on each access point should work. If it doesn't work out of the box (I havent tested coova in that config) then I am sure it would be possible with pretty minor patches. Why don't you re-ask the question on the coova list (which I am also on). I am sure David will be able to help :-) Cheers -- Peter Nixon http://peternixon.net/