Some FrequentlyAskedQuestions about NoCatAuth:

• What is NoCatAuth?

  • NoCatAuth is a CaptivePortal solution for restricting access to networks.

• Where can I download it from?

  • Take a look at http://nocat.net

• How do I connect to it?

  • As a user on a network protected by NoCatAuth, simply try to browse the web as usual, and you will be redirected to a special web page with instructions. -- KeeganQuinn

• Does PTP use a central NoCatAuth server and one user database or does each node have its auth server and user database?

  • Currently, Personal Telco nodes generally use NoCatAuth's "Open" mode, which means there is no authentication server or user database. Users simply click "Agree" after viewing the NodeSplashPages. -- KeeganQuinn

• How do i set to allow only certain users and disallow anonimous to use ?
• can i setup a billing system using nocat?

• How do I give access to a particular client that will survive NoCat restarts

  • Add a variation of this to the end of initilize.fw

      iptables -t mangle -I FORWARD -j MARK --set-mark 2 -s 10.11.25.9
      iptables -t nat -I PREROUTING -j ACCEPT -s 10.11.25.9 --match mac --mac-source 00:0B:82:00:62:DD
      iptables -t filter -I FORWARD -j ACCEPT -d 10.11.25.9

• OR

      /usr/share/nocatauth/gateway/bin/access.fw permit 00:0B:82:00:62:DD 10.11.25.9 Member

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