> This sounds like a job for Proxy-man! > But seriously tho' - I think Squid proxy (and others) can REQUIRE > authentication before access by putting up a login box - I even heard > that the new version of squid will pass-through Windows Domain Logins, > otherwise the users for authenticating must/will be setup on the Proxy > gateway. Squid can be configured for time of access, etc. There are no > firewall rules to be added/deleted and is much more elegant... > > Hope I'm not too far off base from what you were asking...
Appreciate the pointer, but a squid proxy is too restrictive - we want to open up full 100% IP routing once validated so that any protocol will work, not just the ones a proxy server supports. A quick glance at the site that the other poster suggested - http://nocat.net/ - does appear to be quite close to the mark. Our system isn't radio based but the authentication and routing requirements are almost identical. Thanks, everyone. Really appreciate the remarkably quick replies. Graham
