How much trouble can I get in if I routed my wireless router to Goatse?

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spidey07

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Originally posted by: Wheezer
Originally posted by: ElFenix
someone tell me how to forward unauthorized people!

Google "captive portal". You basically transparently proxy all of their connections so that no matter what URL they asked for you send them wherever you want.

And one would not get in any trouble whatsoever, it's your private network to do with as you please.
 
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n00b question: wouldn't doing this prevent you from using the internet yourself, or is there a way to filter out your MAC address so that it is not routed to whatever disgusting site you direct other traffic to? I mean, obviously this would be a quick prank thing, not something you'd leave up permanently, but would you just be watching to see how many people connect and how quick they get off (and I really, really hope I mean disconnect)?
 

Demon-Xanth

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Originally posted by: tefleming
Or, instead of disgustingness, you change SSID to RickRoll and redirect them accordingly.

Okay, this is a great option :)

You can be the first person to rickroll neighbors. "WTF, I want pr0n and I got Rick Astley!"
 

GiggleGirl

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i have never heard of any of these things you guys are talking about. goatse, lemon whatever, meatspin........... what is it... im adhering to the "do not google" warnings, as i am afraid! lol
 

IEC

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Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
Originally posted by: tefleming
Or, instead of disgustingness, you change SSID to RickRoll and redirect them accordingly.

Okay, this is a great option :)

You can be the first person to rickroll neighbors. "WTF, I want pr0n and I got Rick Astley!"

I'm so going to do this when I head back to college in the fall.

LOL
 

nerp

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Hmm. I'd love to do this if I lived above a really busy starbucks full of laptop bohemians. :)
 

amdhunter

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Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy
n00b question: wouldn't doing this prevent you from using the internet yourself, or is there a way to filter out your MAC address so that it is not routed to whatever disgusting site you direct other traffic to? I mean, obviously this would be a quick prank thing, not something you'd leave up permanently, but would you just be watching to see how many people connect and how quick they get off (and I really, really hope I mean disconnect)?

I am sticking the wireless router onto my existing router...this way I can just use my existing router to surf the web normally. (If that makes any sense.) Anyone coming through the wireless should be redirected. I am actually dying to go home to try this out. :)
 

Gothgar

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hahaha, do it and post results.... add a super duper loud sound to it also, and open your window to hear the screams... haha
 

spidey07

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Originally posted by: sygyzy
How would you do this? I mean, where is this set?

It's called a captive portal. I think you can do it with 3rd party firmware such as ddwrt. Or pay for it with patronsoft.

Your router effectively acts as a transparent proxy and from there you can do any redirection or page insertion you want. So even if they type in www.cnn.com, the browser will display www.cnn.com except it would be another page or content of your choosing. Any other links or click would all go to the same thing. You could even have a list of sites you want to redirect them to.
 

Deeko

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Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: Sumguy
Goatse is not nearly enough damage for them. I'd say meatspin or lemon party, preferably a mashup of all of those things at once. With loud moaning in the background just in case they dont use headphones and have their speakers up.


Note: Don't google any of the terms listed above.

I have seen all those, and as far as I'm concerned, Goatse is still king. I thought the image had been forever emblazoned in my mind, but when I was accidentally re-exposed to it after a few years, I found that the memory had faded.

I still think ***** is the worst.

edit: haha it's censored. Lets just say those involved need to find a new bathroom.
 

TBone48

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Originally posted by: GiggleGirl
i have never heard of any of these things you guys are talking about. goatse, lemon whatever, meatspin........... what is it... im adhering to the "do not google" warnings, as i am afraid! lol

Wise decision.. preserve your innocence for as long as possible.
 

jjones

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Originally posted by: amdhunter
Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy
n00b question: wouldn't doing this prevent you from using the internet yourself, or is there a way to filter out your MAC address so that it is not routed to whatever disgusting site you direct other traffic to? I mean, obviously this would be a quick prank thing, not something you'd leave up permanently, but would you just be watching to see how many people connect and how quick they get off (and I really, really hope I mean disconnect)?

I am sticking the wireless router onto my existing router...this way I can just use my existing router to surf the web normally. (If that makes any sense.) Anyone coming through the wireless should be redirected. I am actually dying to go home to try this out. :)

Ha ha, when I read this thread I was thinking the same thing. I think I've got a spare wireless router laying around somewhere. :D
 

Iron Woode

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riding spinnas....also *****

there was this website that would flood your screen with all that nasty stuff even a harlequin baby.

most disturbing.
 

alkemyst

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good luck leaving your front door unlocked in today's society and a kid walking in to see you and fido in a romantic embrace.

Same thing with this..little 4-5 yo johnny turns on a PC set to find the strongest network and hits your's; good luck with that.

While technically you didn't do anything wrong...technically it's along the lines of a booby trap which american's don't like to agree with.

Add that to homo-eroticism which they really seem to dislike and I don't think you could find a court you would win in.
 

PolymerTim

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Originally posted by: TBone48
Originally posted by: GiggleGirl
i have never heard of any of these things you guys are talking about. goatse, lemon whatever, meatspin........... what is it... im adhering to the "do not google" warnings, as i am afraid! lol

Wise decision.. preserve your innocence for as long as possible.

I took the cheap way out so you could too if you're curious. It's perfectly safe to google the words, just don't do an image search and be careful what you click on. I went with the wikipedia results and was able to read descriptions without having to witness first hand.

-Tim
 

amdhunter

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Originally posted by: sygyzy
How would you do this? I mean, where is this set?

lolol, I can't figure it out on my router. Dammit. I thought it would be easy to do with the routers firmware. I'll have to check that captive portal thing. Ugh, what a letdown. :(
 

AlienCraft

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Originally posted by: spidey07
Originally posted by: sygyzy
How would you do this? I mean, where is this set?

It's called a captive portal. I think you can do it with 3rd party firmware such as ddwrt. Or pay for it with patronsoft.

Your router effectively acts as a transparent proxy and from there you can do any redirection or page insertion you want. So even if they type in www.cnn.com, the browser will display www.cnn.com except it would be another page or content of your choosing. Any other links or click would all go to the same thing. You could even have a list of sites you want to redirect them to.
Captive portal, hmmm? :Q

Thanks! This is why I love this place. ;) :thumbsup:

<must save wiki page for further perursal.

 

dman

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Originally posted by: amdhunter
Originally posted by: sygyzy
How would you do this? I mean, where is this set?

lolol, I can't figure it out on my router. Dammit. I thought it would be easy to do with the routers firmware. I'll have to check that captive portal thing. Ugh, what a letdown. :(

I was going to say, I don't think you can securely do what you want (redirect to a single page) with a factory firmware / consumer router. If you had DD-WRT setup already you wouldn't need to unsecure your main connection for testing, you could just setup a second SSID and use that for testing purposes (you'd still get the freeloaders though if encryption was off).