Re: How to configure Captive Portal for PPTP-Connections ?

On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 11:25 AM, Wolf<[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> i have configured Monowall for PPTP. When am connecting with a client to
> this server
> i have automatically access to the internet. But i wish to have a captive
> portal.
>
> Does it works ?

You can't do captive portal for PPTP clients.


> Cause if it works, i can use my Hotspot without any encryption and all users
> are
> logging in with PPTP and every connection is encrypted. Is it right?
>

Sort of, PPTP is weak encryption. And creates challenges of
distributing the credentials to users, configuring the PPTP
connection, etc. if this is a typical open hot spot network. I
wouldn't run a hotspot that way, it'd be an administrative nightmare.