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    Creating a wireless network homepage

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by timtravel42, Dec 9, 2007.

  1. timtravel42

    timtravel42 Notebook Virtuoso

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    I want to create a wireless network homepage for my wireless network so that when anybody connects to it, it shows a certain webpage as the homepage
    How can i do this?

    thanks
    -v3loc1ty2.0
     
    timtravel42, Dec 9, 2007
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    blue68f100 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Need to setup a proxy server. If you running dd-wrt, it has options for setting up hotspots.
     
    blue68f100, Dec 9, 2007
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  3. timtravel42

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    how do i do this?
    and whats dd-wrt?
    (sorry im a n00b at networking)
     
    timtravel42, Dec 9, 2007
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    tebore Notebook Evangelist

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    I can only figure it for RADIUS but that's only so you can use it to get people to auth.

    Even with a proxy, you'd have to have everyone's homepage set to the same page/IP to get that page to show up.

    Otherwise the only other way is to set a host file on the router to point all traffic to the same page.
     
    tebore, Dec 9, 2007
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  5. timtravel42

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    how can i set a host file on my router?
    (Trendnet TEW 432-BRP)
     
    timtravel42, Dec 9, 2007
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  6. tebore

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    You can't on that router.
     
    tebore, Dec 9, 2007
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  7. timtravel42

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    so is there any other way i could do it easily
     
    timtravel42, Dec 9, 2007
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  8. tebore

    tebore Notebook Evangelist

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    Nope, not with such limited hardware.
     
    tebore, Dec 9, 2007
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    dd-wrt.com linux firmware, a lot more options.
     
    blue68f100, Dec 9, 2007
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  10. tebore

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    Yes and he'll need a new router.
     
    tebore, Dec 9, 2007
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    Modly, Dec 9, 2007
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