Specific reason/need for Vnc packaged with web browser

[M4LFUNCT10N]

I am very glad I found this site. I'm amazed at all the great apps that have been made for the DS. I've seen a reuccuring theme though, and that is that any time someone asks if there will be a homebrew browser, the response is "why? opera is coming out soon". Hopefully I'm not the only one with a need of wifi apps packaged together, because obviously one person isn't enough demand for others to build specific packages. But I'm guessing I'm not the only one that uses a wireless network that requires a web based login before being given access to the internet. My University uses Blue Socket to verify users identities before they can use the wifi network.

 

So... is there a possibility of packaging, maybe even the most basic of browsers that would allow the user to login to the wireless network prior to uses a Vnc program or Win2DS?

[Sektor]

It's possible. Most login pages would require https/SSL, so it needs a bit more than a basic browser. A decent homebrew web browser will be made eventually. For now, you can try the text only web browser Retawk in dslinux.

 

Some hotspots only allow connections to servers on common ports like 80, 21 and maybe 6667. So even after logging in, you may not be able to use the non standard apps anyway. Some of the wi-fi apps use a lot of the DS resources and would be pushing it to add a background web browser but depending on the hotspot, you may only have to run the browser every 45 minutes or whatever their session time is set to.

Edited August 18, 2006 by Sektor

[M4LFUNCT10N]

It's possible. Most login pages would require https/SSL, so it needs a bit more than a basic browser. A decent homebrew web browser will be made eventually. For now, you can try the text only web browser Retawk in dslinux.

 

Some hotspots only allow connections to servers on common ports like 80, 21 and maybe 6667. So even after logging in, you may not be able to use the non standard apps anyway. Some of the wi-fi apps use a lot of the DS resources and would be pushing it to add a background web browser but depending on the hotspot, you may only have to run the browser every 45 minutes or whatever their session time is set to.

 

 

Well, at school for one, most ports are open. People game, use bittorrent and all sorts of P2P with no problems. I've noticed on my laptop there have been occasions where I've been disconnected, then if I reconnect quick enough I can get back on without having to log back in to Blue Socket. I think I'll try spoofing the mac address to make my laptop use the same mac address. I just *might* be able to log in on my laptop then kill wifi and attempt to reconnect with my laptop. Of course that would suck to have to connect with my laptop before using my DS every time.