Allow anonymous for a time period but only allow one session per day

hoba · Sep 12, 2006, 12:41 AM

Don't forget that you can run php on a cp page. Let the user click on create guest account at your CP page and save his mac adress as passthrough mac. Now add a script at the backend that removes this mac again after some given time. Just a suggestion ;)

mastermindpro · Sep 15, 2006, 10:53 PM

Good idea too… I'm hoping for one-click ease, though. All the user should have to do is open a browser, try to go somewhere, get redirected to the splash, click accept, and arrive at their intended destination. Something that can do that will aid my project greatly.

pcatiprodotnet · Sep 16, 2006, 4:14 PM

We also really need this. If you come up with a viable solution, or want someone to pitch in on a bounty, please let me know.

Pete
pc@ipro.net

sullrich · Sep 16, 2006, 5:24 PM

This would be a one click solution. The initial .htm captive portal page can meta-redirect and or javascript redirect as a backup to the .php page where the splash page/etc could be displayed. Granted your talking about a custom php splash page at this point but it would work.

mastermindpro · Sep 17, 2006, 3:27 AM

I guess I don't have the technical wherewithall to pull this off by myself. I'll have to rely on the bounty.

jeroen234 · Sep 17, 2006, 11:32 AM

i have bean modding the captive portal for guest use

make a portal html file

blabla bla

copy the atached file to /usr/local/captiveportal/splash.php

splash.php.txt

mastermindpro · Sep 19, 2006, 5:13 AM

Although I haven't tried this yet, the code looks like it's capable of doing what I need, or at least close to that. A few questions:

This has a dependence on radius, correct?
I didn't spot in the code where someone could specify a time limit and keep that MAC address off the network after their time expired, did I miss it?
The client db is a file on the local system, so this wouldn't be a good idea on a device that uses CF as it's storage media?

jeroen234 · Sep 24, 2006, 8:23 AM

no it don't it needs the No authentication mode on the captive portal setup page
use the times on the captive portal setup page this will disconnect the guest when the time is gone
no support for no reconnect just guest mode
the file was from the normal captive portal
on embeded /var is on memory

mastermindpro · Sep 26, 2006, 2:48 AM

I've tried your add-ons, but I can still reconnect following a timeout. Is there a something I can test to see what is or isn't happening?

jeroen234 · Sep 26, 2006, 4:49 AM

there is no support for that

it works with code already in the portal
i yust removed the username and password check

mastermindpro · Sep 26, 2006, 4:40 PM

I can do that with no modification to the existing code…why did you feel you needed to create a mod?