Hi,
A total n00b here, pls be kind
I have a HD install. I do not have the WAN connected to internet. I will serve only the local content on the WiFi HotSpot.
My LAN IP: 192.168.1.1.
From the WLAN (IP range 192.168.3.100-199 + my 192.168.3.100 defined by MAC reservation), I can get to the captive portal home page if I type in the browser an IP (eg, 4.4.4.4). -- I get redirected to
http://192.168.3.1:8000/?redirurl=http%3A%2F%2F4.4.4.4%2FBut if I type a URL (eg, something.com), then "can't find the server".
What am I missing? Why is captive portal not intercepting URL-s, but only IP-s?
Perhaps it is because no DNS can be accessed.
If this cannot be fixed without a DNS, then... if I understand it correctly, I also cannot redirect the traffic manually on the thttpd web server (like it could be done with Apache rewrite)
My firewall rules ("pass"):
TCP * * * 80 (HTTP)
TCP/UDP * * * 53 (DNS)
TCP * * 192.168.3.1 8000
Sure you have some good answers to my simple questions :-)
Thanks in advance!