[isf-wifidog] Submitting trouble ticked not functioning. - Router quits after power down. Reply

[Don Druce]

This is really really helping.

Today, I put two Routers being tested on line, and monitored the 
Node-List with a third connection.
I powered down the two test routers, and watched the node list.  It took 
5 minutes to post that those two Nodes were down, but it showed that 
they had been down for 5 minutes.  I repeated this several times with 
the same results.  So, from this, I assume that my routers are at least 
getting back online properly.

I guess what I have to figure out now is why, when I connect a computer 
to these routers (Wireless or LAN port) I cannot get back online.  I 
posted what ipconfig and ping and BusyBox report in my Trouble 
Ticket.    I now have a much better idea of the sequence and will head 
down that direction..

Do not want to keep on asking, but can I get into the Green Screens.  I 
assume that these are stored in the flashed router.  I tried briefly to 
trace where they were, but without success.  If you can provide a path 
to them, it would be much appreciated.

This, for me also clears a few things up big time.  I underlined the 
part that I was not catching.  Especially when I tried to connect to my 
Sympatico Modem/Router and got the Green Screen, that one really 
confused me..

. _ Note that if the condition is lack of internet 
connectivity, and it persisted for a while, you will not even see the green 
screen (unless you try to connect directly to an IP address)_ /because name 
resolution will fail./  There is a branch in SVN to work around this, but it 
hasn't been merged.

Benoit Grégoire wrote:
> On 31 December 2007, Don Druce wrote:
>   
>> Thanks Robin
>>
>> I am aware that three tickets were posted on the same subject.  When I
>> posted the first two, I received absolutely no indication that things
>> were working.  I got the cursor with a hourglass and it just stayed
>> there.  I assumed that things were not working and simply disconnected.
>> I finally got results on the third try.
>>
>> As to your response, are you telling me that if there is a short power
>> failure, at the router, customers will lose their connection and will
>> not be able to get back on until the session closes on the auth server.
>> If so, how long does that take.  Also if so, I for one will start
>> advising people, because I was not aware of that at all.
>>     
>
> No.  If wifidog get's re-started because of the router power-cycling, everyone 
> will get disconnected, but they can re-log in as soon as the router finshes 
> booting and connects to the internet.
>
>   
>> As part of my testing of WiFiDog 1.1.4 Security on a couple of routers,
>> I connected, then pulled the router's power plug for a minute or two and
>> then tried to log back on.  I got nowhere, which is what I was trying to
>> explain in my message, and on the Trouble Ticket.
>>
>> If I am reading you right
>> 1) What would be the proper procedure to get things working again, pull
>> the power plug on the router for an hour or so.
>>     
>
> Well, I don't know how the MSF firmware image is setup, but there is nothing 
> to do on the wifidog gateway site except start it.
>
>   
>> 2) Advise customers that are using the router that they will not be able
>> to get back online for xx time.
>>     
>
> When someone sees the green scrren, there is a reason stated (either lack of 
> Internet connectivity, or inability to reach the auth server).  There is no 
> way for wifidog to know how long the condition will persist.
>
>   
>> 3)  How come on an older router using WifiDog 1.1.3, I get the Green
>> Screen and I can click and reconnect.
>>     
>
> If you click reconnect and it works, it means that between the time you read 
> the green screen and the time you clicked, the condition that caused the 
> green screen has cleared.  When someone sees the green scrren, there is a reason stated (either lack of Internet connectivity, or inability to reach the auth server).  There is no way for wifidog to know how long the condition will persist.There is a branch in SVN to work around this, but it hasn't been merged.
>
>   
>> 4) On the routers that I am testing with WifiDog 1.1.4, I get nowhere,
>> BUT if I go to my Sympatico Modem/Router  192.168.2.1/index, I see the
>> Green Screen and when I go to Status is tells me the the Internet is not
>> connected.  Going to my Router with PuTTY and typing     WiFidog-init
>> status,   gives me the same result.
>>     
>
> So your problem is outside wifidog.
>
>
>   

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