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AaronMcH

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  1. Hi I'm looking to use my Pineapple as part of a larger home network project and would prefer to start with a minimal system, at first I thought about flashing the Pineapple with stock OpenWRT however after reading other forum topics this may cause more problems and more work than is necessary, so instead I have a few questions. I would like to be able to do one of the following: On start up not load any WiFi Pineapple services, e.g. pineap, dnsmasq, hostapd, nginx (and by extension the Pinapple web interface), while still having working lights (if possible) Load services such as hostapd, dnsmasq, nginx, etc with my own configs I would prefer to do #1 and I'm assuming that would be the simpler option, what would be the best way to do this? If #1 is not possible easily I'll go to #2 and replace the existing configs that are there already. In addition I was looking through the iptables rule tables, there seemed to be a lot of chains and rules, would removing all rules that are there currently cause any issues with the network interfaces, in other words, what are the bare minimum rules for USB adapters to function properly? Note: I am aware that for example the USB eth interface needs DHCP working, this is fine, I'm strictly talking about iptables rules here, as the project will involve me manipulating and resetting the iptables rules set frequently. Thank you Aaron
  2. Update: I've managed to get it working now on Windows by providing power using a second USB cable connected directly to mains power, so assuming I can configure network information from eth0 I should be good.
  3. Hi thanks for the reply Tried installing the drivers for Mac, doesn't seem to have any effect. Thanks Aaron
  4. Hello When I power the WiFI Pineapple using mains power - as in using the power adapter provided or using the USB cable provided with an adapter that comes with most phones - I get a solid blue light, the default SSIDs show up and the web setup loads. In other words the expected behaviour. When I connect it to my Windows computer I get a flashing blue light and after about 15 seconds of flashing it goes back to orange and then back to flashing blue, this continues indefinitely. The network interface shows up, however keeps changing between Identifying and Network Cable Unplugged. I have tried connecting both Type A connectors to my computer, and have tried connecting one to the computer and one to the wall adapter mentioned earlier, but still get this result. When connecting the Pineapple to my MacBook Pro, using both Type A connectors, I get a solid blue light, but the network interface does not show up. On Windows I've tried installing the Realtek drivers linked in the FAQ and restarted the computer, but still get the same issue. Any help would be appreciated Thank you Aaron
  5. Hi, I'm building a wireless hotspot system, that works exactly the same as the type of systems you would find in most hotels. I'm sure most people will have come across these, so will have a pretty good idea of what I'm talking about. The way I would like to handle authentication is using a remote web server which hosts the site that people use to authenticate, as well as a database to keep track of everything. The remote site needs to know the MAC address of the client that is trying to authenticate. I have tried several methods of easily communicating the client MAC address, along with some other information, however the method that I would like to try to get working is as follows: whenever a client makes a request to the domain "auth.example.net" the webserver will check with ARP to get the MAC address of the client, and modify the HTTP header to add their MAC Address as a POST variable. The above setup is what I would like to achieve, however have not been able to find much information relating to this. I have tried setting up a Apache/HTTPD server on the local network, which uses PHP and cURL to request pages from the remote server, add the MAC address as a POST variable, and display the page to the user, however I ran into problems with this. If anyone has any ideas as to how I would achieve the above, that would be great, Thank you P.S. I'm running Arch Linux ARM, and the servers would be communicating over a secure connection.
  6. Hi there I have a Windows Server 2008 R2 set up , and I am running it as a DHCP, DNS, Router, AD, File Server, etc. I am installing VirtualBox on it and running a Linux distrobution that allows me to set up a Captive Portal. Guests will connect to wireless routers, running on the 172.24.255.255 subnet, and will be assigned an IP Address in the 172.24.1.1 to 172.14.1.253 range, and the routers will run on the 172.24.0.1 to 172.14.0.253 range. The routers will be connected to a switch that the computer running the server is connected to, the server has one NIC, and the routers will be on the same physical network as my main network (due to physical restrictions). What I want to know is using the windows server how would I effectivly route packets coming from the 172.24 subnet to my virutal Captive Portal server, and then forward them on to the internet gateway on the 172.16 subnet. Help would be great, Thanks Aaron
  7. Hi again Still the same question as the previous comment, however I would like to know if it is possilbe to configure a passcode to only be usable once, then the user needs a new code to re-authenticate? Basically what I require is a system that is designed for the guest in mind, and not the day to day user. Any ideas? Thanks Aaron
  8. Hi, I had a look at both, both look good, I was wondering if you knew if either could be set up so that the user doesn't need to enter a username when logging in, and only needs to enter a code? Thanks Aaron
  9. Hi, I'm looking for a system that will allow me to provide guests access to the Internet. I am looking for an open source solution, either something that already exists as a solution, or a DIY type job. Basically I want to implement the same type of solution that you get at many hotels and caffes, when a user connects they must authenticate through a web interface, they can then access the Internet for a specific amount of time, then they have to authenticate again. I am only looking for a software based solution as I have the hardware, and I would like the system to run on a machine running CentOS, Apache, PHP, and MySQL, along with some sort of firewall (that could provide this functionality) and router software. All trafic will be forwarded on to a separate router, and the WAPs will be independent of the system, only networked. Please let me know if anyone can help Thanks Aaron
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