[plug] Looking for Hotspot Distro/Software

[Lance Duivenbode]

Well it depends if you mind paying for it or not :)

The company (pieNetworks) I work for has such a system in place on our 
kiosks (pieWIFI). There are multiple sites around Perth (and other 
cities) that provide this functionality - including Perth Domestic Airport.


Shannon Carver wrote:

> Hi Guys,
>
> I’ve looked long and hard for a airport style hotspot distro, where a 
> user connects wired or wirelessly and is presented with a login screen 
> when they open up their web browser, allowing them to use previously 
> bought time blocks and at the same time allowing them to purchase a 
> time block with their credit card.
>
> I’ve seen this system in place around New York when there on business, 
> as well as a similar thing in Sydney airport a few years ago but I 
> can’t for the life of me remember what it was called. I’ve tried both 
> CensorNet (Fantastic, but no time blocks, hotspot type software) and 
> PublicIP (Similar, not quite right though).
>
> Does anyone know of software that suits this purpose (Linux based 
> would be preferred)
>
> Regards
>
> Shannon
>
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