Re: Hot spot intercept solution

On Wed, Jul 25, 2007 at 04:53:52PM -0700, Jeff Shultz wrote:
> I'm looking for a very simple WiFi Hot Spot access controller solution - 
> the only thing it would need to do is display a "Terms and Conditions" 
> page and then allow access after the "Accept" button had been clicked.
> 
> After that it's pretty much anything goes (it's a library).
> 
> Anyone have any suggestions along those lines?

for purchase or made from home grown/open source tools?

aruba networks has some decent entry level gear that comes with this
sort of functionality.

you can create your own using a combination of a transparent proxy and
careful manipulation of your routing tables[1] or transparent proxy acls,
initiated by the acceptance of the T&C page the transparent proxy serves.

-- bill


1. filter based forwarding tables (freebsd+ipfw, ip{chains,tables}+linux)
   can be used for this as well.
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