mini HOWTO set up Hotcakes
Dirk van der Walt
2007-05-14
| Revision History | ||
|---|---|---|
| Revision 0.1 | 2007-05-14 | Revised by: DK |
| first draft | ||
| Revision 0.2 | 2007-05-23 | Revised by: DK |
| first release | ||
| Revision 0.3 | 2007-05-25 | Revised by: DK |
| Fix typo, add Feisty appendix | ||
| Revision 0.4 | 2007-05-30 | Revised by: DK |
| Add warning about sql_conter position (TX Troy :)!) | ||
| Revision 0.5 | 2007-06-04 | Revised by: DK |
| Add links to sample freeRADIUS files add Appendix for PHP Login script | ||
| Revision 0.6 | 2007-08-20 | Revised by: DK |
| Add documentation on the rlm Perl script and graphs. Updated info on versions and locations of software. | ||
| Revision 0.7 | 2007-11-05 | Revised by: DK |
| Major rework to feature Feisty Fawn, new appendix and quick FreeRADIUS setup. | ||
- Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 1.1. Feedback
- 1.2. What you will need.
- 2. Watch Out!
- 3. Configure Hotcakes as a LAMP Application
- 4. Configure Free Radius to use Hotcakes
- 5. Configure ChilliSpot to use Free Radius
- 6. See Everything in action.
- A. PHP login script Appendix
- A.1. GoLogin (modified)
- B. Easy URL's using a local DNS
- B.1. Why a local DNS
- B.1.1. How it works
- C. Translating Hotcakes to your native tongue
1. Introduction
This document should be used when you want to get a Hotcakes/ChilliSpot 802.11 hotspot up and running as soon as possible.
It is kept terse and to the point. Please refer to the other documents on Hotcakes in order to gain better knowledge of the setup once you have it up and running.
The document will be divided into parts. Once you completed a part, and are sure it works as intended, you can continue to the next one.
1.1. Feedback
Feedback is most certainly welcome for this document. Send
your additions, comments and criticisms to the following
email address : <dirkvanderwalt at gmail dot com>.
1.2. What you will need.
Table 1. Items required to setup the 802.11 hotspot
| Item | Comment |
|---|---|
| A modern GNU Linux Machine | This document will use Ubuntu Feisty Fawn (7.04) |
| Two Ethernet network cards | One network card connects to the Internet. The other to an Access Point |
| A WiFi Access Point | This can be any type. NOT running a DHCP server. |
Please refer to the following diagram to see how everything should fit together.
Once you collected the above ingredients, you can jump right in.