Question

I need to write some code to trigger internet connectivity on a computer. By default,internet should not work.

But,after installing my program,internet should work.

Ofcourse the computers are connected to my server and normally access internet through DHCP right now. But,give me some ideas to make things in such a way that only installing my program enables internet connectivity.

Thanks

Answer 1

I know you don’t want to use one, but the correct & easiest tool to use would be a proxy.

You’d have to program something to enable some client/server/proxy communication, but a proxy would be the way to go.

But maybe we’re not understanding your requirements- why is a proxy out of the question?

I’m curious to know if a vpn setup would work for you. Although that’s just a variation on a proxy..

edit:
Check out Squid – I don’t know what you’re using for the rest of your environment, but it supports mysql authentication. There is an ‘enable’ flag on the mysql table that you could control with your server.

Good luck!