2011-10-09 - Re: [GRASE-Hotspot] inquiry

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From: Tim White <ti***8@gmail.com>
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UTC Datetime: 2011-10-09 21:06:39 UTC
Raw Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:06:39 +1000

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On 10/10/11 13:17, jb wrote:
> win7 clients can get the openDNS 208.67.220.220 ip but after a few 
> seconds it will change
> to ip 192.168.254.254...so win7 client cant proceed to login page...
>

Ah. This makes sense. Windows is trying to access the DNS server, but 
the OpenDNS servers aren't in the allowed range, and because you aren't 
logged in, it blocks access to the dns. In a few hours I'm releasing a 
new update that allows you to change the network settings from within 
the admin interface. Part of the update is to install dnsmasq, and force 
all the clients to use the dnsmasq server for dns, and dnsmasq will then 
contact OpenDNS or the DNS server of your choice.
This should fix your problem!
If you can't wait that long, install dnsmasq, set both the dns servers 
in /etc/chilli/config to point to the hotspot server, and configure 
dnsmasq to connect to opendns.

Tim

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