Wi-Fi hotspot simple authentication

[Michael Proto]

On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 6:20 AM, Odd-Jarle Kristoffersen
<gamuso at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Not sure which FreeBSD mailing-list this was most suited for, so I am
> trying here first.
>
> Been a FreeBSD-user for some years now, and mainly used it for firewall and
> web-hosting applications.
>
> I seem to recall stumbling across some information once upon a time about
> how to set up a simple WiFi access point that required a username and/or
> password web-based logon to access the Internet...
>
> What I want to accomplish is having a FreeBSD box wither with a built-in
> WiFi AP card, or with two ethernet interfaces where one is connected to a
> WiFi AP box. The other ethernet connected to a DSL-line. The WiFi should not
> have any WEP/WPA or any type of encryption. It should be completely open.
>
> Now for the tricky part. I want everyone who connects to this hotspot / AP
> to get a welcome webpage no matter which website they try to access at
> first. On this webpage they can just click a button to verify they read the
> disclaimer and gain full Internet access for the rest of their session.
>
> This system is intended for a non-profit guest harbor application that just
> wants to provide some basic information about the premises and the available
> local services, and provide any boat guests with free Internet during their
> stay.
>
> Is something like this at all possible using some spare computer parts and
> FreeBSD? Any exisiting boot-cd or similar systems out there already that you
> know of?
>
> Thanks
> Odd-Jarle
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Monowall will also do this, and has a captive portal interface available
(pfSense was originally based on Monowall).

http://m0n0.ch/wall/


-Proto