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Re: Breaking the internet (hotels, guestnet style)
From: Andrew Cox <andrew () accessplus com au>
Date: Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:02:44 +1030
Owen DeLong wrote:
Alternatively it's possible to offer both web-based and pppoe authentication options from the same port. Allows users to connect xbox's, ps3's, VoIP phones, Wireless routers. All without the need for the web auth.Almost all of these systems require you to call support to get a MAC authentication Exception if you don't have a web browser on your device. Most of them grant exceptions on a not to exceed 30 day basis, too.
For us, it's about giving the end user the choice and making the connection as seamless and simple as possible. If that means for some users there's magic going on in the background that they don't know or understand then so be it, that's just another part of the service we're providing.
Current thread:
- Re: Breaking the internet (hotels, guestnet style), (continued)
- Re: Breaking the internet (hotels, guestnet style) Owen DeLong (Dec 09)
- Re: Breaking the internet (hotels, guestnet style) Joe Greco (Dec 08)
- Re: Breaking the internet (hotels, guestnet style) Andrew Cox (Dec 08)
- Re: Breaking the internet (hotels, guestnet style) Mark Andrews (Dec 08)
- Re: Breaking the internet (hotels, guestnet style) Leo Bicknell (Dec 08)
- Re: Breaking the internet (hotels, guestnet style) Seth Mattinen (Dec 08)
- Re: Breaking the internet (hotels, guestnet style) Joe Abley (Dec 08)
- Re: Breaking the internet (hotels, guestnet style) Tony Finch (Dec 08)
- Re: Breaking the internet (hotels, guestnet style) Sean Donelan (Dec 08)
- Re: Breaking the internet (hotels, guestnet style) Owen DeLong (Dec 08)
- Re: Breaking the internet (hotels, guestnet style) Andrew Cox (Dec 08)
- Re: Breaking the internet (hotels, guestnet style) Michael Thomas (Dec 08)
- Re: Breaking the internet (hotels, guestnet style) Steven Bellovin (Dec 07)
- Re: Breaking the internet (hotels, guestnet style) Lou Katz (Dec 07)
- Re: Breaking the internet (hotels, guestnet style) Joel Esler (Dec 07)
- Re: Breaking the internet (hotels, guestnet style) John R. Levine (Dec 07)
- Re: Breaking the internet (hotels, guestnet style) Joel Esler (Dec 07)
- Re: Breaking the internet (hotels, guestnet style) Shane Ronan (Dec 08)
- Re: Breaking the internet (hotels, guestnet style) Paul Vixie (Dec 08)
- Re: Breaking the internet (hotels, guestnet style) Steven Bellovin (Dec 08)
- Re: Breaking the internet (hotels, guestnet style) Jorge Amodio (Dec 08)