Using ndsctlΒΆ

A nodogsplash install includes ndsctl, a separate application which provides some control over a running nodogsplash process by communicating with it over a unix socket. Some command line options:

  • To print to stdout some information about your nodogsplash process:

    /usr/bin/ndsctl status

  • To block a MAC address, when the MAC mechanism is block:

    /usr/bin/ndsctl block MAC

  • To unblock a MAC address, when the MAC mechanism is block:

    /usr/bin/ndsctl unblock MAC

  • To allow a MAC address, when the MAC mechanism is allow:

    /usr/bin/ndsctl allow MAC

  • To unallow a MAC address, when the MAC mechanism is allow:

    /usr/bin/ndsctl unallow MAC

  • To deauthenticate a currently authenticated user given their IP or MAC address:

    /usr/bin/ndsctl deauth IP|MAC

  • To set the verbosity of logged messages to n:

    /usr/bin/ndsctl loglevel n

For more options, run ndsctl -h. (Note that if you want the effect of ndsctl commands to to persist across nodogsplash restarts, you have to edit the configuration file.)