[MLB-WIRELESS] Dumb Question on AP's

[KevinL]

Yup.  The simplest way is to setup the access point with no
authentication etc required - dhcp out an address, and set a proxy
server between the access point and the rest of the world(tm).  Have the
access point redirect all web browsers from the dhcp'ed addresses to a
particular page that explains what resources are available.

There are more sophisticated systems out there, both commercial and
free, to manage user's logging into a network and getting access to
various resources, but if you just want to direct people to a particular
web server and no-where else, it's probably doable with squid and apache
and appropriate access lists.

KJL

On Thu, 2002-08-01 at 18:42, Radio Tech wrote:
> Hi Wireless Wizards!
> 
> Can I establish an "open" system AP? That is anyone can find it, assuming I
> can
> make it beacon all the time and any "client" have open access. I want to 
> put up a WEB server for open access etc so that any itinerant data
> scavengers can hook up and look at the pages, leave msgs etc....anyone
> doing this?
> 
> Jack
> Rockhampton.
> 
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