Hi guys
Pls I need to support Mobile devices on my network,
I use PPPOE but IPads do not support PPPOE and I need to keep track of users activity on the net.
I need to enforce strict IP policy which DHCP cannot do.
I need a solution that will provide a reliable tracking system for network users.
Any Idea?
Use PPPOE for permanent users and HOTSPOT for mobiles n ipads n watevere…
The problem I am having with using DHCP+HOTSPOT is that I cannot track users using their IP address since users IP will always change with DHCP.
I have a connection tracking system that tracks every connection using IP address.
That is why I use PPPOE+Hotspot, PPPOE enforces IP policy via authentication.
YET
I really want to be able to keep record or every user.
If you do your authenticating from User Manager for both Hostpot and PPPoE then you should be able to get your traffic stats from that ?
You can make (leased DHCP Addresses) Static, to prevent automatic ip change.
This will encourage MAC spoofing and once users are aware that MAC spoofing works on our network, the outcome will not be good.
userman only gives traffic statistics not connection tracking.
User Manager can give out a specific IP (or from specific pool) for each user account - your connection tracking should then be able to track this as each user will get a specific IP irrespective of which device they log in from.
http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/User_Manager/Users
If a single client needed multiple devices to log in (PPPoE and Hotspot/mobile for example) then perhaps you could set up a pool for that client ? For a small scale setup this would work but obviously no good if you have many users.
if there is possible to use faked MAC Address on iPad, you can use PPPTP or L2TP for those group, I think iPad & iPhone & android support the ppptp & l2tp