[plug] Looking for Hotspot Distro/Software

[Shannon Carver]

Cost is not a problem (Depending on Cost).. Heh, if that makes sense.

What I mean by that is, I realise this is fairly specialised software,
and have no problem with paying for it, we'll just have to see what
price range the software is in.

Is pieWIFI commercially available? Off to look for a webpage


-----Original Message-----
From: plug-bounces at plug.org.au [mailto:plug-bounces at plug.org.au] On
Behalf Of Lance Duivenbode
Sent: Wednesday, 11 January 2006 9:21 AM
To: plug at plug.org.au
Subject: Re: [plug] Looking for Hotspot Distro/Software

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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