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Re: Question about hotel security design
From: Times Enemy <times () krr org>
Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2005 08:50:20 -0700
Alexander Klimov wrote:
On Wed, 6 Apr 2005, ricci wrote:Can someone tell me how to design and configure the hotel room security control? As what I have experience before in a hotel, I will only be permitted to access to the Internet after I pay using the credit card. But I sometimes found that I have been assigned with IP addresses but cannot access to any port. When I access to the web port, it will bring me to the payment page before I can access to the web. Can someone tell me how that is configured? What mechanism is used and what device is used?Probably there is a "transparent proxy" (google for it) which either forward your requests to internet or shows hotel's web site there you can pay. After this the web site reports to the proxy that from now on your requests should be forwarded to internet. Alternatively, there is just a dynamic firewall/nat (without proxy)
Greetings. One solution which can be built upon and modified is the NoCatAuth: Authentication for Wireless Networks concept. Using this as a baseline, you should be able to create a mixed (wired/wireless) environment which will meet your requirements, and hopefully your budget. http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/wireless/2001/11/09/nocatauth.html A related book, per the above link, is the Building Wireless Community Networks: Implementing the Wireless Web. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/wirelesscommnet/ Of course, as mentioned, google.com . Good luck! .times enemy --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Earn your MS in Information Security ONLINE Organizations worldwide are in need of highly qualified information security professionals. Norwich University is fulfilling this demand with its MS in Information Security offered online. Recognized by the NSA as an academically excellent program, NU offers you the opportunity to earn your degree without disrupting your home or work life. http://www.msia.norwich.edu/secfocus_en ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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