[isf-wifidog] UI + usecase suggestions for Wifidog portal pages

[Dana Spiegel]

.local addresses work on windows, linux, bsd, AND Mac OS X.

All you need to do is configure dnsmasq or whatever the dns proxy is on 
OpenWRT to direct the hotspot.local dns name to the local IP address.

Bonjour happens to make use of .local addressing, but it isn't an 
integral part of .local addressing.

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Dana Spiegel
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Proulx François wrote:
> Doh. It seems dot-local is directly based on RendezVous / Bonjour / 
> mDNS :-( Damn you Windows ! On OS X it just works !
> There is a nice little ipkg package for the Whiterussian OpenWRT, 
> though it's no use if we can't use it on any machine :-(
>
> http://developer.apple.com/darwin/projects/bonjour/
> http://www.multicastdns.org/
>
>
> On 27-Oct-2005, at 18:06 , Proulx François wrote:
>
>> Can we do that with dnsmasq on the WRT ?
>>
>>
>> On 27-Oct-2005, at 18:01 , Proulx François wrote:
>>
>>
>>> How can you configure .local domains ... Could we do something on 
>>> the WRT ... kind of local DNS redirecting to the portal ... sounds 
>>> interesting...
>>>
>>>
>>> On 27-Oct-2005, at 17:54 , Dana Spiegel wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> I like this idea of a standard local url that will show the portal 
>>>> page.
>>>>
>>>> How about hotspot.local?
>>>>
>>>> Type this into your web browser, and always wind up at the local 
>>>> hotspot portal page.
>>>>
>>>> Benoit Grégoire wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I think using a list or a map, plus creating a single url that 
>>>>> will always redirect to the local portal when you are actually 
>>>>> there (and to the list when you are not) is much more user 
>>>>> friendly for our users, and regulars can always bookmark the result.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> -- 
>>>> Dana Spiegel
>>>> Executive Director
>>>> NYCwireless
>>>> dana at nycwireless.net
>>>> www.nycwireless.net
>>>> +1 917 402 0422
>>>>
>>>> Read the Wireless Community blog: http://www.wirelesscommunity.info
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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