wireless restrictions similar to hotels

plut0 · Apprentice Joined: 21 Dec 2004 Posts: 272

I have a linux router with a wireless NIC installed and serving wireless using hostapd. I want to restrict access similar to the way hotels do it in that you cannot get anywhere until you put in a PIN on a webpage. Web traffic would get redirected to this webpage with a place to put in a PIN and this would grant you access for N hours. How can this be done?

d2_racing · Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 11:51 pm Post subject:

Proxy and MAC adress.

Many hotels don't protect port 443 https, so the best way to bypass these security is to create a ssh tunnel from your laptop to your own router at home.

A lot of people use that trick at the hotel or at work : http://souptonuts.sourceforge.net/sshtips.htm

plut0 · Apprentice Joined: 21 Dec 2004 Posts: 272

I wasn't looking for a way to bypass security, I was asking how to do it myself.

d2_racing · Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 7:45 pm Post subject:

It can be bypass at least.

Inodoro_Pereyra · Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 1:04 am Post subject:

What you are looking for is called "captive portal", I never tryed myself but Chillispot can do that for you and is in portage.

Cheers!
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