2013-08-14 - Re: [GRASE-Hotspot] Grase-hotspot Digest, Vol 27, Issue 1

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From: “Boniface M. Nyaga” <bo***a@hotmail.com>
Message Hash: 91a27a5910bf28fc45a32e6c4b956ed357a4acc99bb1c407dbca4cee48b02412
Message ID: <DUB120-W20B8102A7D53F94CEBD0B2B2460@phx.gbl>
Reply To: <mailman.149123.1375995533.12996.grase-hotspot@lists.sourceforge.net>
UTC Datetime: 2013-08-14 22:57:57 UTC
Raw Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 08:57:57 +0300

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Hi Tim,everything is already set as you had advised Tim LAN (eth0) WAN (wlan0) and still cant work, that why i decided to request for assistance since grase its not redirecting at all. where could be the problem?
======================================================================================================> On 05/08/13 15:45, Boniface M. Nyaga wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > I have been using grase hotspot for a while on my desktop computer. Of 
> > late i sold the desktop in order to get a new laptop dell with 500GB 
> > HDD and 4GB RAM duo processor.
> >
> > i installed ubuntu desktop 12.10 and also installed grase 
> > successfully. i can even log in to the grase admin section from 
> > another computer within the grase LAN. the only problem is that when 
> > trying to access any web address there is no redirection to the login 
> > screen.
> > can someone help me out on how i should configure it.
> >
> > this is my setup;
> >
> > 1.Grase hotspot will lan on my laptop LAN adapter which is only one 
> > (eth0) which i have connected to a switch and my access point with 
> > dhcp disabled also connected on the switch and on same ip subnet as 
> > grase.(All set done perfectly)
> > 2.The laptop connects to my ISP through the wireless WLAN adapter 
> > (wlan0) which works ok.
> >
> > _*My problem*_
> > how should i configure grase so that it can work and redirect to login 
> > page when a user on the LAN of grase browses any website?
> 
> 
> Go in to the Grase admin section, find the network settings and ensure 
> the LAN and WAN settings are correct (i.e. LAN is set to eth0 and WAN is 
> set to wlan0). THEN, press save and then reboot.
> 
> Report back after doing that.
> 
> Tim

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