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Originally Posted by Pragma
Well, the point of a captive portal is that until a user registers, they are not able to do anything online until presenting an authentication token. They're on an isolated subnet with no access to the internet.
Now, once they are authorized, if they go online and get themselves in trouble, hopefully Arch13 will keep detailed logs of who was on at what time, and what they were doing, as it only takes one person to abuse it and get him in trouble.
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I think that's where pluasable deniability kicks in.
By operating an open WiFi spot, I am under the impression that my liability is limited if I keep logs that I could turn over to the police that indentify the MAC address of anyone who used it for warez, etc..
But beyond that, the primary clientel of the adjacent Cafe is Southern business men using their laptop to check corporate email here in Savannah. It's the type of place with 5.00 latte's and everyone is in a business suit.
The neighbors I worry about, but I have paitiently explained that downloading movies is no longer an option unless they get their own service.
The old brick architecture really limits the coverage, which is a blessing in disguise. The signal doesn't reach accross the street to the pizza palor, nor down the block to the Cafe used by college students.
I'm trying to just be a nice guy and not focus on the liability, though it is in the back of my mind.
I just wanted a page that had a disclaimer and a "Please tip your waiter" message.
I wish that noCat worked on netgear routers, but it appears only to be only for routers that have a broadcom chipset like linksys.
