(If you got this msg twice, I apologize)Kris,
BAWUGheads,
I want to offer free wireless to my neighbors. Before I start asking what kind of antennas and such I should get, I'd like to know if there is any software that will do what I'd like:
1) Firewall the connection, blocking all incoming unsolicited traffic
2) Throttle the bandwitdh
3) Offer a splash page that you must click through prior to all of the outgoing ports opening up (such as what you get at Waypoint/TMobile/etc hotspots now). I could require someone to do this every ..say.. 7 days (tracked by MAC address of course). This splash page would have information on the wireless network, my contact information, a paypal donation button, and a "please obey these terms of service or you will be blocked".
Is there any software out there for any OS (I could scrounge up an old PC to route the connection through) that could let me easily do the above? I understand that I could do 1&2 with ipchains... how about #3?
Thanks! -Kris
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I'd suggest NoCat from http://nocat.net/ . It supports 1), 2) and 3). You could run it in open mode, which will do the splash page thing.
Another useful reference for nocat in a small distro is Pebble at http://www.nycwireless.net/pebble/
Sameer
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