DHCP lets you send custom data. As long as you control the dhcp server you can send anything you want with it--just make sure you are only sending passwords over your wired network. Combine that with a little dhcp-hook-script and network-script glue and you should be set.
On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 1:20 PM, AJ ONeal (Home) <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm working on a home cloud and the goal is a zero-config box that Just > Works (TM). > > I know that some of the users won't have physical access to a ethernet port > at a convenient location, so I'd like to make it possible for them to > simply plug the box into their router, wait for a green light, and then > move it over next to their TV. > > Is anyone aware of some sort of UPnP or PMP spec that would allow me to > retrieve the WiFi password if I'm wired in? > > The current workaround is that they plug it into their router, access the > activation site on their phone, and type the friendly-id (i.e. happy hippo > 881) on the bottom of the box, and then enter in their username and > password, but I feel like that's too many steps for lazy people. > > AJ ONeal > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
