I’ve got everything up and running great, but I have a client who has their wireless for Laptop users (this runs great, using a HotSpot port) AND they have a desktop plugged into 1 of the MikroTik ports. This desktop does NOT have to authenticate, how do I configure the port that it is plugged into in order for whatever user is using the desktop to authenticate just like a wireless user does? what i’ve attempted to do is to create 2 Hotspots, with 2 separate pools in the same range (ie:, Wireless Hotspot port is 192.168.10.1 DHCP range is .10 - .254, and wired Hotspot to Desktop is 192.168.10.3 DHCP range of .4 - .9…but it doesn’t work…the Desktop pulls an IP of .4, and the DNS/DHCP/Mask ip’s are all correct, but it does not authenticate nor can it reach the internet. Is anyone willing to tell me what I’m doing wrong? I thought maybe I should bridge the 2 ports on the MikroTik device, but i don’t think I need to do that.
I’m running 3.29.
Assign different ips/subnets to each interface. If the first interface is 192.168.10.1/24, then on the second hotspot interface, use 192.168.11.1/24 for an ip. Set up a second dhcp server for that subnet on the second interface. Setup the hotspot on the second interface.
SurferTim,
worked like a charm, thx bro! So then, you would never connect 2 ports to the same network? you would always put the different ports on different subnets?
Not always. You can bridge the two interfaces and assign everything (ip/netmask, dhcp server, and hotspot) to the bridge. However, there is a drawback to that. All traffic is transmitted on both interfaces.
oh, ok, like a hub…not like a router or a switch…interesting…dude, u r da man! thx again…and I’m sorry, I’m gonna get yelled at by a moderator or something, BUT, do I somehow give you a score for helping me in such a mondo way?