I would like to add WISPr support to NetworkManager, I would like to hear your comments if it's an acceptable feature, before I start working on it.
First of all, what is WISPr? From wikipedia: WISPr or Wireless Internet Service Provider roaming[1] - Pronounced "whisper," WISPr is A protocol from the Wi-Fi Alliance that allows users to roam between wireless internet service providers in a similar fashion to cellphones. A RADIUS server is used to authenticate the subscriber's credentials.[2] Clearly speaking, when you have a hotspot with a captive portal where you have to type your username and password, normally you have an alternative form of authentication called wispr, which it's commonly used by smart clients. What's the idea of implementation? The only way to identify if a network is wispr compliant is after connecting to this network, perform a http request to an non-walled garden URL and it will return a standard XML tag. This XML contains the url where you need to send your credentials and get automatically connected. I would like to use the same structure used for security, but let me list all possible forms of networks: * WISPr only * WISPr + Encryption * Encryption Only * None As you can see it's an optional attribute combined or not with security. I would like to see it as a trigger after successful connection and I would to implement it flexible enough so other implementations could be added in the future, any kind of trigger after connection. I am thinking about having one more select list called Post-Authentication, values [WISPr, others...], right bellow "Wireless Security". And when selecting WISPr it will draw a username and password text field, everytime connected to a wispr compliant network it would automatically authenticate myself. If selected a network from the list where I never registered my credentials, I could be prompted any time to type it, just like encryption passwords. Comments? -- Marcelo Toledo [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.marcelotoledo.org Mobile: +55 11 8339-0994 _______________________________________________ NetworkManager-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list
