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Seems like the DHCPACK message and/or router advertisement could/should have a reference to the URI that has policy/billing form that's required to utilize a ga
by wyldfire 5y ago
Seems like the DHCPACK message and/or router advertisement could/should have a reference to the URI that has policy/billing form that's required to utilize a gateway. That way we don't need a special magical service that expects to be redirected to the policy form. AFAICT each OS/distro seems to solve this their own way currently, with their own service.
Does any such standard feature already exist?
- yabones 5y agoDHCP Options would probably work. They're most often used to provide clients with a default gateway and DNS servers, but they're also sometimes used to autoconfigure APs and thin clients as well. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_Host_Configuration_Protocol#Options https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_Host_Configuration_Pro...
- gsich 5y agoThere are some RFC7710 and 8910 come to mind.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y agoI think the proper solution for this is to just stop doing captive portals. They suck, they break easily, no one ever reads what they say, and while I'm not a lawyer I question their value from a litigation perspective.