RE: CNN

I use a captive portal to force users to a splash screen.  They have to
click "I Agree" to continue.  After clicking that button, they are
forced to my portal.  After this instance, they can do whatever they
want.

I use NoCatAuth for this.



 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] 
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Matt Savarino
> Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 12:59 PM
> To: SeattleWireless Talk List
> Subject: Re: CNN
> 
> That's cool - Does an intranet require a captive portal (such as
> NoCatAuth) to direct all HTTP attempts?
> 
> I've got two WRT54Gs running Tailisman... one is currently a 
> Kismet drone and the other for a future public net.
> 
> 
> On Jun 7, 2005, at 11:41 AM, Casey Halverson wrote:
> 
> > The best thing so far is local intranets...
> >
> > We have a very successful one on TrainNode, which is a 
> mobile hotspot 
> > that rides a commuter train in Seattle.  Yes, it offers internet 
> > access as well, but people will dink around for 5-10 minutes.
> >
> > The intranet provides news, weather, travel information, 
> > communication/chat, etc. functions.
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> >
> >     From: [email protected] 
> > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Matt Savarino
> >     Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 11:01 AM
> >     To: SeattleWireless Talk List
> >     Subject: Re: CNN
> >
> >
> >     Sorry for the noob question, but I quess my assumption is that 
> > most SWN nodes would offer HTTP access to the Internet.  Realizing 
> > that this is not a technical requirement to be a SWN node... What 
> > other services are commonly offered, and what other incentives are 
> > there to setup (or connect to) nodes?  No offense, I guess 
> my personal 
> > goal to get (and soon give) free wireless access to the web has 
> > overshadowed anything else.
> >
> >
> >     On Jun 7, 2005, at 7:59 AM, Ralph Sims wrote:
> >
> >
> >         Unless something has changed, SWN does not provide Internet 
> > access.  That being said, some folks that have connected 
> nodes within 
> > SWN can and do offer Internet access, but the underlying reality is 
> > that SWN does not.
> >
> >
> >             CNN has a news report about Seattle as the most
> >             un-wired city in the country.... No mention about
> >             Seattle Wireless.....
> >
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