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This is really really helping.<br>
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Today, I put two Routers being tested on line, and monitored the
Node-List with a third connection.<br>
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.<br>
<br>
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..<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
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..<br>
<pre wrap="">. <u> 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)</u> <i>because name
resolution will fail.</i> There is a branch in SVN to work around this, but it
hasn't been merged.</pre>
Benoit Grégoire wrote:
<blockquote cite="mid:200801011431.53879.benoitg@coeus.ca" type="cite">
<pre wrap="">On 31 December 2007, Don Druce wrote:
</pre>
<blockquote type="cite">
<pre wrap="">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.
</pre>
</blockquote>
<pre wrap=""><!---->
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.
</pre>
<blockquote type="cite">
<pre wrap="">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.
</pre>
</blockquote>
<pre wrap=""><!---->
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.
</pre>
<blockquote type="cite">
<pre wrap="">2) Advise customers that are using the router that they will not be able
to get back online for xx time.
</pre>
</blockquote>
<pre wrap=""><!---->
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.
</pre>
<blockquote type="cite">
<pre wrap="">3) How come on an older router using WifiDog 1.1.3, I get the Green
Screen and I can click and reconnect.
</pre>
</blockquote>
<pre wrap=""><!---->
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.
</pre>
</blockquote>
<blockquote cite="mid:200801011431.53879.benoitg@coeus.ca" type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">
<pre wrap="">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.
</pre>
</blockquote>
<pre wrap=""><!---->
So your problem is outside wifidog.
</pre>
</blockquote>
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