I run the hotspot setup but it kills the communication each time i try to do it, i can not ping the RB ip, i of to login by mac with winbox.
Then you’re somehow setting it up wrong.
Post a network diagram, how you want to set it up (interfaces, intended IP addresses, etc), the version and hardware you are using, the configuration applied before you run the wizard (WAN and DNS have to be set up before the Hotspot can work), and finally the answers you provide the Hotspot wizard.
Just a thought…Are you setting up the hotspot on the same interface that you are communicating with the router? If so, unless you add firewall rules, you will need to login to the hotspot before continuing. Or use another interface to set up the hotspot.
Yes, I was using the same interface, can i use 2 different ip network like 192.168.1.1 and 192.168.2.1, one for the RB an the other for hotspot?
Why not just login? When you finish the basic setup on the hotspot, and you get the disconnect message, go to your browser and try to go to Google or Yahoo. When the login page comes up, use the user and password you entered as the default user during the setup. Once logged in, you can connect to the router again with Winbox, telnet or ssh, and continue with the setup.
thanks, I got the login page but after the I login, i am having a problem getting to the internet.
Can you get to the internet if you disable the hotspot? If not, you might check the default route. Insure you have one. Replace the xx’s with your internet gateway.
/ip route
add gateway=xx.xx.xx.xx
ADD: If that is ok, insure “/ip dns” is set correctly. Both server ips and “allow-remote-requests=yes”.
And if that is ok, insure you have a masquerade or srcnat.
/ip firewall nat
add chain=srcnat action=masquerade out-interface=ether1
If ether1 is not your wan interface, change it to the appropriate interface.
I get the internet when i disable the hotspot it goe to the webox page. when delete all and start over i do a DHCP setup i got ip address and internet nothing is going my way for the hotspot.
I have 3 devices My internet router, switch and RB. the internet router gateway is 192.168.1.1 RB is 192.168.1.2 the hotspot is on this ip.
I get the internet when i disable the hotspot it goe to the webox page. when delete all and start over i do a DHCP setup i got ip address and internet nothing is going my way for the hotspot.
I have 3 devices My internet router, switch and RB. the internet router gateway is 192.168.1.1 RB is 192.168.1.2 the hotspot is on this ip.
I hope I understand. Your internet connection gateway is 192.168.1.1. Your router on the wan interface is 192.168.1.2. This is ether1?
You need to setup the hotspot on a localnet interface, like ether2. Use 192.168.2.1/24 for the ip/subnet. Set up a dhcp server and the hotspot on that interface.
SurferTim, I am putting a pause on the hot spot for right now. I need your help on this setup. I have a rb 411AR and rb411. The 411ar is my AP and 411 is Station both with xr9, I can get the both to communicate but my problem is to get my pc to connect to the internet through the station, got ip from the internet modem. I can only ping with bridge interface in win box.
The i tried this settings with the on board wlan1 RB 411ar to connect to the modem wirelessly, it still doesnt go to the internet.
( My connections: Internet Modem>>wireless to RB411ar eth1 >> netgear switch>> PC )
ip/address:
address: 192.168.1.254/24
network: 192.168.1.0
broadcast: 192.168.1.255
interface: eth1
ip/pool
name: pool-ethn1
addresses: 192.168.1.1-192.168.1.253
ip/dhcp server
name: dhcp-eth1
interface: eth1
address pool: pool-eth1
dhcp server network:
address: 192.168.1.0/24
gateway: 192.168.1.254
ip/firewall NAT
chain: srcnat
src.address: 192.168.1.0/24
action: masquerade
ip/dhcp client:
add
interface: wlan1 (is bound )
You should start another post for that topic. When you do, include setup for the RB411 also.