Problems following Hotspot Wiki no internet and no splash

RouterOS Beginner Basics
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Hi there everyone Ive follwed this wiki guide http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Hotspot_server_setup

Here’s an excerpt:

First we will configure interface that is connected to WAN.

/ ip address add address=192.168.1.5/24 network=192.168.1.0 broadcast=192.168.1.255 interface=ether1

Now one interface is configured and connected to WAN (with ip 192.168.1.5/24). Now we will configure second interface for our Local Network.

/ ip address add address=10.10.0.1/24 network=10.10.0.0 broadcast=10.10.0.255 interface=ether2

This is step 1. I’ve followed all steps, Ive put in the dns servers basically everything it asks

and here’s what step 7 says:

In step 7 it will as you to define a name your server, by which clients will be able to access the HOTSPOT login/information page through web browsers. Setup what ever you want and press NEXT.

I did this with login.viewsinnsedona.org and hit next and saved etc.

So when i go to test its like I’m not even connected to the internet. Although the Ethernet cable from the modem is in the Ethernet port 1 which is supposed to be the wan port.

then i put in the address 192.168.88.1 and I’m sent to the login page “http://login.viewsinnsedona.org” Also if i put that address in directly it shows up fine as well. I thought you were supposed to be redirected to this page if you typed in any address until you authenticated. so then I authenticate and then it gives me the your now connected page. Still no internet. Cannot go anywhere but login and logout.

Does anyone have any ideas as to why?

I’m also wondering why the choice of these addresses?

/ ip address add address=192.168.1.5/24 network=19/ ip address add address=10.10.0.1/24 network=10.10.0.0 broadcast=10.10.0.255 interface=ether22.168.1.0 broadcast=192.168.1.255 interface=ether1
/ ip address add address=10.10.0.1/24 network=10.10.0.0 broadcast=10.10.0.255 interface=ether2

Is this for someone else’s case specific configuration and not a universal one? Or can it also be used universally?

I hope to take what I learn from this and put out a tutorial, that is if i ever get it working.

Anyone’s help would be so very gratefully received.

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You need to use your specific WAN configuration as there pretty much by definition cannot be a universal WAN configuration.

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/ ip address add address=192.168.1.5/24 network=192.168.1.0 broadcast=192.168.1.255 interface=ether1

Any tips as to how we should configure the wan to? does it have to fall under the dhcp of the modem? or simply would it be the wan address of the modem? I’m just not sure what each part of that command is for exactly. Looks like there’s three parts to that command add address, network, and broadcast. Anywhere I can read up on what that is for?

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All you really need is the address and interface parameters - the network and broadcast will be calculated automatically.

Your post indicates you expect to receive DHCP from your cable modem? If so, delete the IP address for the WAN side and configure it for DHCP instead:

/ip dhcp-client add add-default-route=yes use-peer-dns=yes use-peer-ntp=yes interface=<WAN-interface-name>

Substitute the interface name accordingly.

To read up on generic TCP/IP, http://www.ipprimer.com/overview.cfm is fairly old but well explained, and still perfectly valid today.

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Oh no I do not want the modem to do any dhcp at all. I would like to keep it all contained in the router. I noticed a video on the tiktube about how to setup a hotspot. They actually put in the pppoe account information into it ie the pppoe user name and password. The problems that I encountered was that the router did not automatically redirect to the login page and there was no internet. I’m still really clueless as to how to configure the ether1 port to receive internet and act as the wan port.

What I guess I’m going to try is that I’m going to reset the router and do it all over again and this time I’m not going to change anything about the ether1 and ether2 ports. I’ve just watched a video tutorial on tiktube and they did no such thing. So I suppose I will also do no such thing since it needlessly complicates things. wish me luck.

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No - do you want the ROUTER to receive a lease from the modem via DHCP?

If not, contact your ISP for how to configure the WAN interface (IP address, netmask, gateway, DNS servers). While people here can tell you the syntax to configure your WAN interface, they cannot tell you what information to use as it’s specific to your connection.

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hey yes I would love the syntax, that I suppose is my question what is the syntax that I should enter? Should i even enter it at all? Like i said in my post before is it even important to do such a thing since a video tutorial on tiktube did no such thing, it only shows it as step 1 in the wiki tutorial. I am gathering all of the important isp information. Here’s my question if i have a modem that does nat and dhcp already can’t i just connect it to ether1 and by default im sure its configured as a wan port already shouldn’t it just work? I’m going to try it and see if it does.