Configure Mikrotik as a Hotspot Server

 

There are many posts on how to configure Mikrotik as hotspot. But I am sure this is not the result of a cheat sheet. Even if some of section are the same, it was fate. Mikrotik is a friendly operation system, and is very easy to configured. Enough to know the concept of network, plus with a Winbox, then you will easily configure the Mikrotik, in accordance with your wishes. I configured wireless outdoor of mikrotik, as a hotspot. I forget the type of the mikrotik. It's been a long time. And now for the post on this blog, I configure the mikrotik hotspot again, but this time, the mikrotik is installed inside vmware.

Let’s begin.

Upgrade Squid Proxy Server, 3.1.22 to 3.3.3

A few days ago, suddenly, my squid proxy server (squid version 3.1.22 as transparent proxy) does not work or hangs. Weird... I've checked everything, but no luck. These are I have done,

1. check with command, ps ax | grep squid, ... ok.
2. check in /var/log/error.log,...no error, running well.
3. check on the firewall, shorewall, normal.
4. check router mikrotik, good.

How does a Hotspot Billing System Work ?

This is a great blog post, about the theory or explanation of how a hotspot billing system works. Do not just make it but do not understand how it works a hotspot billing system. Even with the understanding of the theory, this will greatly help us in making a billing system, and will easily fix it if there is damage. This is not my post original, but I copy it from blog’s Om Rafequl. Thanks Om.

PhpMyPrepaid on Fedora 18

After installed YFI and Easyhotspot as hotspot system billing, it's time to try another hotspot system billing, and I use Fedora 18 as Operating System. Phpmyprepaid, is interface hotspot system billing designed to work with a MySQL database and FreeRadius. Phpmyprepaid has not developed yet. The final version is phpmyprepaid 0.4-RC3, came out in April 2009. It is the oldest than others. (CMIIW)

Let's to begin.

As usually, after  installing fedora 18 with minimalist package, continue to configure network. Make sure some variable is exist.