Protect with password?

Hi!

I recently made a pirate box on a TP-link-MR3040 router. I really like the idea and how its not connected to the internet, which got me thinking that this could kinda be a personal cloud - But I have absolutely no idea what I am doing.

For me to make it into a personal cloud, I need some help.

1.) How do I remove the "Thanks" message that comes up every time I connect to the box?

2.) Is there a way to password protect the connection, so If i connect to the box, I have to enter a password.

3.) How can I rename files that are uploaded to the Box? Is there a way to do this?

Please, if you have the time, can you type out step by step how to do this? Even if it is just one of the questions, as I have no idea how to do this.

Thanks,
Bret

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1.) How do I remove the "Thanks" message that comes up every time I connect to the box?

Which message? When you login via ssh?

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2.) Is there a way to password protect the connection, so If i connect to the box, I have to enter a password.

Would be a wifi password ok?

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3.) How can I rename files that are uploaded to the Box? Is there a way to do this?

only while logged in via ssh - or you simply take your usb stick to your computer, after you turned the box off

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1.) The message when you connect to the box and open your browser, "This isn't illegal…."


2.) a wifi password is fine

3.) Thanks!

Hi
for removing the banner page, you have to edit the index.html
You have to connect and login via SSH to the box. On MacOS & Linux

ssh root@piratebox.lan

Putty (windows): hostname: piratebox..lan ; username: root ; password: yourpass

Then edit the file

vi /opt/piratebox/www/index.html

and remove that block

	<div id="welcome" class="card">
<h2>Welcome</h2>
<p>Now, first of all, there is nothing illegal or scary going on here. This is a social place where you can chat and share files with people around you, <strong>anonymously</strong>! This is an off-line network, specially designed and developed for file-sharing and chat services. Staying off the grid is a precaution to maintain your full anonymity. Please have fun, chat with people, and feel free to share any files you may like.</p>
<input id="thanks" class="button" type="submit" value="Thanks">
</div>

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to enable wireless WPA2-encryption run:

uci set wireless.@wifi-iface[0].encryption=psk2
uci set wireless.@wifi-iface[0].key="your_password"
uci commit wireless
wifi

More information about wifi-encryption can be found here

Matthias

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WOW!! Thanks, this is amazing. I am so happy now with this, Its like my own cloud that I can share only with people I want. Your amazing!


So this leaves me with only two more questions if you want to answer them:

1.) What do i do if I want to change the password?

2.) How do I remove the footer? I will remove most of the information, just shrink it down and have a link to how to make a pirate box and that its licensed.

Again, thanks a lot!

To change the wifi password run

uci set wireless.@wifi-iface[0].key="your_password"
uci commit wireless
wifi

and that's it.

If you want to remove the footer, you have to edit two files:

/opt/piratebox/www/index.html
/opt/piratebox/src/README.txt

The last file contains the footer for the directory listing. After you modified the README.txt you have to run:

/opt/piratebox/bin/distribute_files.sh /opt/piratebox/share/Shared true

regards Matthias

/opt/piratebox/share/Shared true

This says permission denied

everything else is fine

Thanks!

the complete command is:

/opt/piratebox/bin/distribute_files.sh /opt/piratebox/share/Shared true

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Thanks, That worked!

But it only changed the shared page and not the home page. I am looking to change the "About Pirate box" on the home page below the chat box. Sorry I did not specify that earlier.

Check out the index.html like described above.. you should find that text there as well.

Matthias

What about for Raspberry Pi2? I tried the same process for the RBP and cannot configure a password for the wireless network. Thanks in advance.

Tommy Wrote:
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> What about for Raspberry Pi2? I tried the same
> process for the RBP and cannot configure a
> password for the wireless network. Thanks in
> advance.


Same problem here, using Raspberry Pi 2/Zero

Yeah i have been trying to do this on an RPi 3, and it doesn't seem to work...
i did use this: [piratebox.cc] to change the ssid, but the wpa settings messed up the wifi AP.

any one have any ideas?

Please do not post RPi Questions inside the OpenWrt section.

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