We're trying to set up an Internet gateway (ADSL) for an establishment that needs to
be able to track who is generating the
traffic.
The Network runs on DHCP, so users will not a fixed IP address that can be associated
with a location. So we have to do it
either through :
* a solution that allows each location to be connected to an independently
addressible port on a piece of hardware
(preferably a cheap one) somewhere; the port is physically connected to a known
location, ensuring the IP's location can
be identified; or
* a software solution; several have been proposed:
* HTTP redirection using a recompiled version of apache running as root; the first
time a user tries any website they
get an authentication page.
* using a user program (or manual log-in via a web page and scripting) to edit the
firewall dynamically and open ports
(Sorry if the explanations here are not clear - I'm not the Linux expert, just the
project manager)
Does anyone have any other ideas - simpler ones would be good.
Regards,
Edwin
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