setting up an AP with an intercept "splash screen"

Could someone point me to a "how to FAQ" or
manual on doing this?

Basically I want to set up an AP which, when
people access it, first throws a "terms of
service" page requiring an ack.

I looked around and saw lots of mentions,
but nothing clearcut.

Thanks.



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On Aug 6, 12:29 pm, danny burstein <dan...@panix.com> wrote:
> Could someone point me to a "how to FAQ" or
> manual on doing this?
>
> Basically I want to set up an AP which, when
> people access it, first throws a "terms of
> service" page requiring an ack.
>
> I looked around and saw lots of mentions,
> but nothing clearcut.

The technology is a form of "URL redirection".
It's a feature of the access point or web server.
The closest thing to a general FAQ is the original
source code and docs from NoCatSplash and
NoCatAuth:
<http://nocat.net/>
<http://sourceforge.net/projects/nocatsplash/>

I use the splash page in dd-wrt firmware. See:
<http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/NoCatSplash>
which should give you a clue on what's typical.

It's a key component of wireless hotspot software,
which may offer additional information.

For additional help, kindly disclose what hardware
you're planning to use.

In <(E-Mail Removed). com> Jeff Liebermann <(E-Mail Removed)> writes:

>It's a key component of wireless hotspot software,
>which may offer additional information.

>For additional help, kindly disclose what hardware
>you're planning to use.

Thanks. I'm just starting to spec things out...

I'm in a housing complex and we're (yes, I know the arguments
for and against) have a semi-open system with pretty
much anyone in range clicking on a "yes, we live here" screen...

I'm not yet wedded to any specific equipment nor
software, so was hoping someone had put a wishlist
manual to save me from reinventing the wheel.



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"danny burstein" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Could someone point me to a "how to FAQ" or
> manual on doing this?
>
> Basically I want to set up an AP which, when
> people access it, first throws a "terms of
> service" page requiring an ack.
>
> I looked around and saw lots of mentions,
> but nothing clearcut.
>
> Thanks.

ZoneCD. Free and open source. One of many captive portals out there.
(Yep, I'm subjective because I use ZoneCD.)

http://www.publicip.net/

Eric wrote:
> ZoneCD. Free and open source. One of many captive portals out there.
> (Yep, I'm subjective because I use ZoneCD.)
>
> http://www.publicip.net/

DHCP to the wireless clients...that gotta be a real nightmare to keep it
CALEA compliant.

On Aug 6, 3:39 pm, danny burstein <dan...@panix.com> wrote:

> I'm in a housing complex and we're (yes, I know the arguments
> for and against) have a semi-open system with pretty
> much anyone in range clicking on a "yes, we live here" screen...

Ummm... I think you're about to have a big problem.
I don't think you realize how much work is required to
maintain and operate a wireless internet system.
You need more than just a "click here to approve"
as you would find in a coffee shop hotspot. You're
going to need to maintain logins, passwords, and
encryption settings to keep the neighbors and hackers
(like me) out of the system. It's not really a "hotspot"
system. It's more like a WISP (wireless internet service
provider) with all the administrative features that this
implies. Apartment complex users are not lightweight
users such as you find at coffee shops. They're heavy
duty downloaders and gamers that expect telco/cable
levels of performance.

I don't want to discourage you, but surprises are considered
to a bad thing. Pretend everything is working well, but
someone is having a bad day with Windoze. They get a
virus, which belches lots of traffic, and ruins everyones
browsing experience. So, who gets the midnight phone
call? It's not the ISP or the computer support pool. It's
you as the operator of the system. What are *YOU* going
to say and do?

> I'm not yet wedded to any specific equipment nor
> software, so was hoping someone had put a wishlist
> manual to save me from reinventing the wheel.

It usually works the other way around. You decide what
you need, which means features, functions, and performance,
and then we can guess what might be useful. A huge part
of the puzzle depends on what you expect for coverage,
number of users, aggregate bandwidth, bandwidth per
user, and price range.

On Aug 7, 12:29 am, danny burstein <dan...@panix.com> wrote:
> Could someone point me to a "how to FAQ" or
> manual on doing this?
>
> Basically I want to set up an AP which, when
> people access it, first throws a "terms of
> service" page requiring an ack.
>
> I looked around and saw lots of mentions,
> but nothing clearcut.
>
> Thanks.
>
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> Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key
> dan...@panix.com
> [to foil spammers, my address has been double rot-13 encoded]

m0n0wall (www.m0n0.ch/wall) on a soekris net4801 is a very good place
to start with. it also has a built-in captive portal.

Jeff Liebermann wrote:
> It's not really a "hotspot"
> system. It's more like a WISP (wireless internet service
> provider) with all the administrative features that this
> implies.

As well as CALEA compliance.

http://www.fcc.gov/calea/

"DTC" <no_spam@move_along_folks.foob> wrote in message
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> Eric wrote:
>> ZoneCD. Free and open source. One of many captive portals out there.
>> (Yep, I'm subjective because I use ZoneCD.)
>>
>> http://www.publicip.net/
>
> DHCP to the wireless clients...that gotta be a real nightmare to keep it
> CALEA compliant.

I couldn't care less about ""CALEA compliance"...

On Tue, 7 Aug 2007 17:57:15 -0400, in alt.internet.wireless , "Eric"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>
>"DTC" <no_spam@move_along_folks.foob> wrote in message
>news:nSRti.2171$(E-Mail Removed).. .
>> Eric wrote:
>>> ZoneCD. Free and open source. One of many captive portals out there.
>>> (Yep, I'm subjective because I use ZoneCD.)
>>>
>>> http://www.publicip.net/
>>
>> DHCP to the wireless clients...that gotta be a real nightmare to keep it
>> CALEA compliant.
>
>I couldn't care less about ""CALEA compliance"...

:-)
You will when the law enforcement agencies come knocking.... the
penalty is of the order of 10K per day for inability to comply.



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