Client controlled Network access ... any experience?

[Jared]

I'm sure you could get something nice and gui for they guy, point and
click admin access, you may even be able to cook up something
yourself, simple cgi scripts would do the job.

On 6/6/05, Kevin Kinsey <kdk at daleco.biz> wrote:
> Bruce A. Mah wrote:
> 
> >If memory serves me right, Kevin Kinsey wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>I'm looking at a situation which I imagine is common to many institutions,
> >>in which I'll want to have a small LAN with full access to LAN resources,
> >>but not allowing any gateway access unless a "supervisor" type person
> >>authorizes the excursion.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >[snip]
> >
> >
> >
> >>Anyone with a brief word of Wisdom?  (Perhaps like, "what the heck to
> >>Google for" ??)
> >>
> >>
> >
> >It sounds to me like "captive portal" is what you want to Google for.
> >These are commonly used to control access to wireless networks, but it
> >sounds like this might be a good application for one.
> >
> >Good luck!
> >
> >Bruce.
> >
> >
> >
> 
> That does look promising ... thanks!  And thanks also for all
> your work at re-eng and FBSD in general!
> 
> Kevin Kinsey
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Jared
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