I want to set up a Public Access Wireless AP -- Any software out there?

Hi,

I have business class DSL in a strip mall. I'd like to sell access to
my wireless access point. My DSL contract allows this.

Is there any existing software that manages the collect credit-card
and grant access process? Is this typically done using the MAC address
of the wlan client?

If software doesn't already exist I guess I'll need to write some. I
assume this would be best done using Linux because the
firewall/routing capabilities are robust and easy to manage. Any
comments?

Thanks,
John

Check out http://www.publicip.net/

"John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I have business class DSL in a strip mall. I'd like to sell access to
> my wireless access point. My DSL contract allows this.
>
> Is there any existing software that manages the collect credit-card
> and grant access process? Is this typically done using the MAC address
> of the wlan client?
>
> If software doesn't already exist I guess I'll need to write some. I
> assume this would be best done using Linux because the
> firewall/routing capabilities are robust and easy to manage. Any
> comments?
>
> Thanks,
> John

Check out http://www.dnsredirector.com


"John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I have business class DSL in a strip mall. I'd like to sell access to
> my wireless access point. My DSL contract allows this.
>
> Is there any existing software that manages the collect credit-card
> and grant access process? Is this typically done using the MAC address
> of the wlan client?
>
> If software doesn't already exist I guess I'll need to write some. I
> assume this would be best done using Linux because the
> firewall/routing capabilities are robust and easy to manage. Any
> comments?
>
> Thanks,
> John

http://nocat.net


JPElectron wrote:

> Check out http://www.dnsredirector.com
>
>
> "John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>Hi,
>>
>>I have business class DSL in a strip mall. I'd like to sell access to
>>my wireless access point. My DSL contract allows this.
>>
>>Is there any existing software that manages the collect credit-card
>>and grant access process? Is this typically done using the MAC address
>>of the wlan client?
>>
>>If software doesn't already exist I guess I'll need to write some. I
>>assume this would be best done using Linux because the
>>firewall/routing capabilities are robust and easy to manage. Any
>>comments?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>John
>
>
>