[TriLUG] Blocking a linux laptop (Mint 17) from connecting to an open wifi ap.

[Robert Dale via TriLUG]

You could write a script that executes every x minutes (via cron) to detect
the currently connected wifi AP and if that name doesn't match yours, send
an email, run iptables to block everything, disconnect and/or turn off
wifi, etc.

$ nmcli connection show --active
NAME          UUID                                  TYPE             DEVICE
MyAP  c15c6785-3f4d-4eec-badc-7ad081fdaf1f  802-11-wireless  wlp3s0



Robert Dale

On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 4:05 PM, Christopher Blackmon via TriLUG <
trilug at trilug.org> wrote:

> Guys, please stop.  Although I'm grateful for folks willing to share
> parental advice... You don't know our circumstances and why unmonitored
> access won't work for us.
> I'm looking for a technical solution to a problem and any technical advice
> is most appreciated.
> Thanks, Christopher
>
> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
>
>   On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 3:32 PM, Joseph Mack NA3T<jmack at austintek.com>
> wrote:   On Thu, 26 Jan 2017, Christopher Blackmon via TriLUG wrote:
>
> > Is there a way to block a linux laptop from accessing an
> > open/unsecured/no-password wifi access point?
>
> You could let your kids explore the world on their own and let them ask
> questions about what they find. It worked for my kid.
>
> Joe
>
>
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