[MLB-WIRELESS] Dumb Question on AP's

[Radio Tech]

At 07:17 PM 8/1/02 +1000, KevinL wrote:
>Yup.  The simplest way is to setup the access point with no
>authentication etc required - dhcp out an address, and set a proxy
>server between the access point and the rest of the world(tm).  Have the
>access point redirect all web browsers from the dhcp'ed addresses to a
>particular page that explains what resources are available.
>
>There are more sophisticated systems out there, both commercial and
>free, to manage user's logging into a network and getting access to
>various resources, but if you just want to direct people to a particular
>web server and no-where else, it's probably doable with squid and apache
>and appropriate access lists.
>
>KJL

So....if I decide to use Microsoft Personal Web Server on WIN98SE O/S,
I set it up on a laptop with a PCMCIA client card, and then have it available
via a stand alone AP in DHCP mode? OR is the AP cable networked direct to
the laptop running PWS?

Jack
Rockhampton

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