Re: Help setting up free hotspot w/splash screen

Try FirstSpot ( http://patronsoft.com/firstspot ). It is Windows
based. The price is server-based, so no client license "tax" to the
Hotspot owners.


(E-Mail Removed) (Lonnie Gunther) wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed). com>...
> I am not worried about network security at all...This is simply a DSL
> line attached to a wireless router with one computer that I plan on
> having act as host for my 'splash' screen, if I can ever make it work.
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> Since I am providing this for free, and already have the expense of
> the DSL line, router, and computer, I do not really want to invest
> much more in this. I have been able to find free or low cost Windows
> solutions in the past for almost anything I have tried to do, so
> hopefully something will turn up for this.
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> Brian Chase <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed)>...
> > Looking for a windows solutions that free is not very practical IMHO.
> >
> > But a hardware solution that is feature rich and standalone, that also
> > provides your clients with layer 2 security so they can't sniff passwords
> > and such can be found here:
> >
> > http://us.zyxel.com/products/b4000o.php
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> > Lonnie Gunther wrote:
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> > > I am currently running a free hotspot at my business. It is simply
> > > using a 1.5 DSL line plugged into a Netgear 802.11b wireless router.
> > > This works well, but I really want to force users connecting to my
> > > network to view a website containing information about my business,
> > > and my rules concerning what I do and don't allow using my internet
> > > connection.
> > >
> > > I have searched the net, and found several solutions, but most I have
> > > found require the use of a Linux server, or are fairly expensive.
> > > Since I am providing this for free, I really do not want to spend any
> > > more than I already have on setting this up...
> > >
> > > Is there a quick and preferably free (or very inexpensive) way to do
> > > this with my current setup using Windows? Thanks in advance for any
> > > suggestions.