Hi Mike,

here are the results of a MAC-Passing-through

IP address  	MAC address  	Session start  	Download  	Upload  	Username
192.168.x.15 	00:zz:yy:xx:tt:fe  	10/23/2009 02:41:19 	170.40 MB  
	26.89 MB 	unauthenticated  	disconnect client

As You can see, there would be NO AUTHENTICATION than the MAC-Adress.  
But since the MAC of this host ist passed through there would in fact  
be NO USER AUthentication ONLY MAC!!!

So I think, this would not complain Your exigences...;-)

Any way please post the results of Your experiences - So there would  
be some facts in the "Database" of the mailing-List...

Ralf

Zitat von Mike Nichols <mike at myownsoho dot net>:

>
>
> Though i plan to try this out late tonight, i was hoping to get some
> feedback on it beforehand.
>
> i plan to connect two offices through use of physical connections that
> must include the captive portal. What i mean is that the only way to
> connect the two locations is use of infrastructure that is using the
> captive portal. so i'm thinking of just applying pass rules and setting
> static IPs on those machines corresponding to the network outside the
> captive portal. My question is this, when using the pass through mac, what
> is actually happening? is it just routing the traffic around the portal?
> Will the packets make it through the portal, through the pass rules and act
> as usual (probably without multicast)?
>
> let me know if anyone wants a report back on this.
> --
>  Mike Nichols
>  +1 914 613 3334
>  mike at myownsoho dot com
>