On that note, is there any way to get cusomers to see a redirect on https without the security page? I assume no, since it would defeat the security principle purpose.
Mediacom has the ability to inject a banner at the top of the page to deliver a message if youre nearing your usage. I assume they can put whatever message they want. On Mon, Feb 28, 2022, 9:33 AM Josh Luthman <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> wrote: > This is how I did it with Mikrotik back in the 2000's. It's how Powercode > has done it since at least 2008. With SSL grabbing anything and > everything, you typically get the bad cert page but when customers see that > they call to complain rather than unplug things. A "Error no internet" > makes people move wires. Any more it's a tool to avoid a truck roll > because the customer did something they shouldn't after they didn't pay > their bill (I believe "these people" often go together like PBnJ). > > As far as captive portals, phones do a great job these days with their > internet check to msft/Google/Apple. > > On Mon, Feb 28, 2022 at 10:12 AM Carl Peterson <cpeter...@portnetworks.com> > wrote: > >> We use QinQ per customer SVLAN/CVLAN which is easy to set on cambium. If >> the account isn't valid, radius returns reject to the BNG and the circuit >> isn't authorized. Never bothered to do a splash page with it but it would >> be easy enough to put disabled accounts into a routing instance that >> directed to a splash page. For people who do this, how effective is it? >> It feels like half our customers don't use their laptops more than >> occasionally unless they work from home. It's mostile apps on the phone >> and you need to deliberately go to a http site on a web browser if you want >> to catch a splash page. Back when we did tons of MDU Wi-Fi we pretty much >> had someone spending 1/4 of their time keeping up with captive portal >> stuff to make it work with every new OS / web browser version. >> >> On Mon, Feb 28, 2022 at 8:32 AM Josh Luthman <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> >> wrote: >> >>> VLAN sounds great for Cambium. Not sure about Ubnt, I don't think the >>> interface is ready for that. >>> >>> On Sat, Feb 26, 2022 at 2:27 PM Forrest Christian (List Account) < >>> li...@packetflux.com> wrote: >>> >>>> We set up a special van 404 for this. >>>> >>>> Customers get assigned to this vlan for any reason that necessitates >>>> action before being turned back on. >>>> >>>> At the headend there is a tik set up on this vlan which gives a splash >>>> page asking them to call the office. It also gives them an option to pay >>>> their bill through the (whitelisted) billing portal. >>>> >>>> On Wed, Feb 23, 2022, 12:05 PM Josh Luthman < >>>> j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I'd also not turn customers off by disabling ethernet ports. This is >>>>> a small example but a bigger one still would be when the customer starts >>>>> changing cables because their internet doesn't work. Having a redirect >>>>> page (SSL errors be damned) is way better. >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Feb 23, 2022 at 9:04 AM <dmmoff...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I absolutely understand being busy and having multiple windows open >>>>>> and the dangers that can occur if you mix up which window is for which >>>>>> task. Anybody can have an issue in those conditions with any kind of >>>>>> hardware. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> The fact this person did it 6 times in quick succession means someone >>>>>> gave them access they shouldn’t have to devices they didn’t understand. >>>>>> And yeah 6 total. There were 5 when I first wrote the bewildered email >>>>>> about it. That does make me consider which person might deserve the >>>>>> proposed the knee breaking accident. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Two were the 450i which have the very convenient recovery mode >>>>>> feature. Three of the others we got back by getting in through the >>>>>> wireless side with an SM. The last was a 3.5ghz 450 (not 450i). So no >>>>>> recovery mode, and you know since the AP can’t talk to the SAS no SM >>>>>> could >>>>>> be authorized and an SM without a SAS grant doesn’t bridge traffic. That >>>>>> one was a tower climb with a default plug…….no other choice. I don’t >>>>>> know >>>>>> what individual did it, but I hope they are mercilessly heckled by their >>>>>> coworkers. And I do appreciate the mafioso knee breaking jokes, but I >>>>>> don’t actually wish them any injury. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -Adam >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *castarritt >>>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 22, 2022 6:06 PM >>>>>> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> >>>>>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] The weirdest coincidence >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> There are rumors that I might on occasion reboot the 450 AP when I >>>>>> mean to reboot an SM, but nothing proven... I also came this >< close to >>>>>> rebooting core NAT router once before I realized the winbox session I was >>>>>> looking at wasn't the one I had open for that customer's managed wi-fi >>>>>> router. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Feb 22, 2022 at 2:22 PM Steve Jones < >>>>>> thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Sounds like maybe you send me an address and maybe a noob takes a few >>>>>> weeks off to let a knee injury heal. Just sayin, noobs are clumsy >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Feb 22, 2022, 1:21 PM Colin Stanners <cstann...@gmail.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> That brings up big questions of why the noob thought they'd have >>>>>> permission to do that, and why someone gave them a password with AP >>>>>> control >>>>>> access. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Feb 22, 2022 at 12:23 PM <dmmoff...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Nevermind. Some noob was shutting off Aps trying to disable users. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *From:* dmmoff...@gmail.com <dmmoff...@gmail.com> >>>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 22, 2022 1:07 PM >>>>>> *To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' <af@af.afmug.com> >>>>>> *Subject:* The weirdest coincidence >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> I just had five different PMP450 AP’s go down at the same time at >>>>>> five different towers. In all cases the switch reports link, but I get >>>>>> zero Rx traffic. Power cycle doesn’t bring any of them back up. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> WTF just happened? 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