From owner-freebsd-isp Fri Dec 21 5:49: 7 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from buffnet4.buffnet.net (buffnet4.buffnet.net [205.246.19.13]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CF20337B419 for ; Fri, 21 Dec 2001 05:49:04 -0800 (PST) Received: from buffnet11.buffnet.net (buffnet11.buffnet.net [205.246.19.55]) by buffnet4.buffnet.net (8.9.3/8.8.7) with ESMTP id JAA54382; Fri, 21 Dec 2001 09:05:07 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from shovey@buffnet.net) Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 08:49:00 -0500 (EST) From: Stephen Hovey To: Mark Radabaugh - Amplex Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: forwarding surfers.. In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Ah.. I missed that piece. On Thu, 20 Dec 2001, Mark Radabaugh - Amplex wrote: > > if a server has PHP enabled it can just check the addr of the person > > connecting and do an include based on what it sees. Much easier than > > fadigling routers > > > > You assume that you normally are routing all traffic through the Apache > box - we do not normally do that. A unsuspended dialup customer gets a > regular IP address and is directly on the Internet. Suspended customers > get a 192.168.0.0/24 IP address - we want all of that traffic directed > by the router to the Apache machine so that no matter what web site they > request in the browser they are sent to the 'suspended' page. > > If you don't redirect the traffic at the router how are you going to get > the packets from a dialup customer on a terminal server to the Apache > box? > > Once you get the packets to the Apache box you still need to get it to > accept the traffic rather than bouncing it back out to the router - > that's what the IPFW stuff is for. > > There are lot's of ways that Apache can determine the calling IP > address - the problem is getting the packets to Apache in the first > place. > > Mark Radabaugh > Amplex > (419) 833-3635 > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message