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== Project Contributor(s) ==
 
== Project Contributor(s) ==
  
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* None
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* [[User:Scott | Scott Lunel]], [[User:Pplam3|Patrick Lam]], [[User:Twlai1|Tony Lai]] - network login page screenshot and HTML
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* [[User:AaronMT|Aaron Train]], [[user:Tjbro|Thomas Brown]] - Tested nmAutoLogin 0.1/0.3
  
 
== Contribution Opportunities ==
 
== Contribution Opportunities ==
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* Test on different web-authenticated networks (0.2 or 0.3 release)
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* Test 0.3 release (see info and instructions in [http://belligero.org/blog-layout/35-networkmanager-automatic-web-authentication-03-pre-release this blog post].
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* list of network devices (eth0, wlan1, etc) that may need web login
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* Network authentication web pages (ie: SeneNET, AirYork, etc)
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** HTML
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** Screenshot
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** URL to login (ie: https://net1.senecac.on.ca) (optional)
 
* Keeping directory structures intact when exporting files during build (see [http://belligero.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23:networkmanager-automatic-web-authentication-01-pre-release&catid=2:osd600&Itemid=4 this blog post] for more details)
 
* Keeping directory structures intact when exporting files during build (see [http://belligero.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23:networkmanager-automatic-web-authentication-01-pre-release&catid=2:osd600&Itemid=4 this blog post] for more details)
  
 
== Project Details ==
 
== Project Details ==
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=== Releases ===
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==== 0.1 - October 18, 2008 ====
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* XPCOM objects & extension that communicates with DBus
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* Proof-of-concept of having an external program talking with an extension
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* Source & compiled files can be found [http://belligero.org/school/OSD600/nmAutoLogin-0.1.tar.gz here]
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* [http://belligero.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24 More detailed blog entry on the release]
  
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==== 0.2 - November 15, 2008 ====
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* DBus listener put into background thread, no longer ties up Firefox
 +
* Split into 2 extensions in case anybody else wants to try it out
 +
* Direction gathered from NetworkManager mailing list for the 0.3
 +
* More organized codebase and terminal output
 +
* Source & compiled files can be found [http://www.belligero.org/school/OSD600/nmautologin-0.2.tar.gz here]
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* [http://www.belligero.org/blog-layout/31-networkmanager-automatic-web-authentication-02 More detailed blog entry on the release]
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=== 0.3 - December 4, 2008 ===
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* Renumbered to 0.1 for the release to the NM mailing list
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* Added Python script to listen to NM connection
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* Reworked Javascript threading
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* Automatically opens a new window in Firefox at "https://net1.senecac.on.ca" and submits it
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* Source & compiled files can be found [http://belligero.org/nmAutoLogin/nmAutoLogin-0.1.tar.gz here]
 +
* [http://belligero.org/blog-layout/38-networkmanager-automatic-web-authentication-01-03-release More detailed blog entry on the release]
  
 
== Project News / Updates ==
 
== Project News / Updates ==
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12/15/2008 -
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* [http://mail.gnome.org/archives/networkmanager-list/2008-December/msg00115.html Sent email] to NetworkManager mailing list about 0.1/0.3
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12/04/2008 -
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* 0.3 release.  Info [http://belligero.org/blog-layout/38-networkmanager-automatic-web-authentication-01-03-release on my blog]
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12/03/2008 -
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* [http://belligero.org/blog-layout/35-networkmanager-automatic-web-authentication-03-pre-release 0.3 pre-release], for people to test, before the full release sometime this week
 +
12/01/2008 -
 +
* Daemon is essentially done.  There is more to be done for this in the future, but for this 0.3, it is done
 +
** Picks up connected to network
 +
** Pulls out SSID from selected wifi network
 +
** Sends "network connect" signal to FF, followed by the SSID of the network
 +
* One thing needs to be fixed in Firefox, and I will consider myself done my 0.3 release
 +
 +
11/29/2008 -
 +
* Some sort of [http://belligero.org/blog-layout/32-python-is-some-sort-of-wonder-drug blog post about britches] (this is what happens when I feel silly, but am making a blog post)
 +
* The daemon part of the 0.3 release is nearly complete
 +
** Listens for when NM connects to a network
 +
** Does a bunch of black magic and spits out the active network's SSID
 +
 +
11/23/2008 -
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* Spoke with Dan Williams on IRC about NM and DBus.  A lot of questions answered, and some good documentation provided
 +
* Started work on nmAutoLogin daemon
 +
 +
11/19/2008 -
 +
* Contributions by Patrick Lam and Tony Lai
 +
 +
11/15/2008 -
 +
* All files packaged, and releasing 0.2
 +
 +
11/14/2008 -
 +
* All modifications to 0.1 for 0.2 have been completed.  I will package it all and upload it tomorrow, along with the usual blog post to explain it
 +
 +
11/12/2008-
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* Scott Lunel provided a contribution of information
 +
* Extension now listens in background for a signal, rather than holding up the browser
 +
* Main components of 0.3 have been decided upon
 +
** External app to act as an in-between for Firefox and NetworkManager
 +
 +
11/10/2008 -
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* Contribution from Scott Lunel
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 +
11/3/2008 -
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* Posted [http://mail.gnome.org/archives/networkmanager-list/2008-November/msg00019.html updated ideas] to the NetworkManager Mailing list
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10/17/2008 -
 
10/17/2008 -
 
* Near-complete 0.1 release ready.  A few small fixes would be nice, but seems good to go
 
* Near-complete 0.1 release ready.  A few small fixes would be nice, but seems good to go
 +
* Added some major events to wiki
  
 
10/14/2008 -
 
10/14/2008 -
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10/09/2008 -
 
10/09/2008 -
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* I now know I need XPCOM objects too talk with the D-Bus dbus
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* I now know I need XPCOM objects too talk with the D-Bus bus
 
* Almost have the components compiled, then can add functionality
 
* Almost have the components compiled, then can add functionality
 +
* I am now using C++ rather than Python--easier to understand
 +
 +
09/28/2008 -
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* Signed up for the NetworkManager mailing list
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* Asked for ideas for project, general dislike of using Firefox, suggestion of libraries to use
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** Would still need a Javascript engine
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09/23/2008 -
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* Started looking into Python for DBus communication
  
 
09/18/2008 -
 
09/18/2008 -

Latest revision as of 01:18, 15 December 2008

Name of Project

NetworkManager Web Authentication

Description

NetworkManager knows how to connect to many different types of networks, both wired and wireless, and can auto-authenticate to WEP and WPA networks. However, it can't auto-authenticate to networks that require a web-based login, which includes many wired and wireless networks such as SeneNET and AirYork.

Modify NetworkManager so that it talks (though dbus) to a Firefox extension for automatic login to a web-authenticated network.

Resources: ctyler, (roc, callion for dbus)

Leader(s)

Project Contributor(s)

Contribution Opportunities

  • Test 0.3 release (see info and instructions in this blog post.
  • Network authentication web pages (ie: SeneNET, AirYork, etc)
  • Keeping directory structures intact when exporting files during build (see this blog post for more details)

Project Details

Releases

0.1 - October 18, 2008

0.2 - November 15, 2008

  • DBus listener put into background thread, no longer ties up Firefox
  • Split into 2 extensions in case anybody else wants to try it out
  • Direction gathered from NetworkManager mailing list for the 0.3
  • More organized codebase and terminal output
  • Source & compiled files can be found here
  • More detailed blog entry on the release

0.3 - December 4, 2008

Project News / Updates

12/15/2008 -

  • Sent email to NetworkManager mailing list about 0.1/0.3

12/04/2008 -

12/03/2008 -

  • 0.3 pre-release, for people to test, before the full release sometime this week

12/01/2008 -

  • Daemon is essentially done. There is more to be done for this in the future, but for this 0.3, it is done
    • Picks up connected to network
    • Pulls out SSID from selected wifi network
    • Sends "network connect" signal to FF, followed by the SSID of the network
  • One thing needs to be fixed in Firefox, and I will consider myself done my 0.3 release

11/29/2008 -

  • Some sort of blog post about britches (this is what happens when I feel silly, but am making a blog post)
  • The daemon part of the 0.3 release is nearly complete
    • Listens for when NM connects to a network
    • Does a bunch of black magic and spits out the active network's SSID

11/23/2008 -

  • Spoke with Dan Williams on IRC about NM and DBus. A lot of questions answered, and some good documentation provided
  • Started work on nmAutoLogin daemon

11/19/2008 -

  • Contributions by Patrick Lam and Tony Lai

11/15/2008 -

  • All files packaged, and releasing 0.2

11/14/2008 -

  • All modifications to 0.1 for 0.2 have been completed. I will package it all and upload it tomorrow, along with the usual blog post to explain it

11/12/2008-

  • Scott Lunel provided a contribution of information
  • Extension now listens in background for a signal, rather than holding up the browser
  • Main components of 0.3 have been decided upon
    • External app to act as an in-between for Firefox and NetworkManager

11/10/2008 -

  • Contribution from Scott Lunel

11/3/2008 -

10/17/2008 -

  • Near-complete 0.1 release ready. A few small fixes would be nice, but seems good to go
  • Added some major events to wiki

10/14/2008 -

  • The XPCOM objects compile, and have DBus support in them

10/09/2008 -

  • I now know I need XPCOM objects too talk with the D-Bus bus
  • Almost have the components compiled, then can add functionality
  • I am now using C++ rather than Python--easier to understand

09/28/2008 -

  • Signed up for the NetworkManager mailing list
  • Asked for ideas for project, general dislike of using Firefox, suggestion of libraries to use
    • Would still need a Javascript engine

09/23/2008 -

  • Started looking into Python for DBus communication

09/18/2008 -

  • Met with David and Chris to talk about how this will be done
  • 0.1 release will be a small extension in Firefox and a second program to talk back & forth via dbus

09/16/2008 -

  • Created Project page for this project.

NetworkManager Bugs

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