Hi guys

im totaly new to this place, but im not a total linux newbie, dabbled a few times over the years.

anyway, i was looking at building a wi-fi hotspot solution, for a cafe, i think linux is the best route to take, and i dont think there are any free solutions, so im thinkning build my own.

NoCat + a proxy solution/firewall + encryiption and i guess a bit of modifacation to no cat so it check usernames and password against a sql database, + a custom application to make passwords and usernames and print them, BT in the UK has a in the box solution, i think thats gotta be linux based, and i was thinking used the linksys WRT54G, dont know if it can do what i want it to do

Any thoughts guys or am i going in the wrong direction?
please write me back coz i need to figure out if i am doing the right thing or if its already been done. cheers dudes

Si

Moved: This thread is more suitable in Wireless Networking and has been moved accordingly to help your thread/question get the exposure it deserves.

You might want to checkout the NoCatAuth website docs. I think alot of the authentication end has already been incorporated into NoCatAuth or at least support for mySQL and RADIUS authentication has currently been included. I think SSL encryption is pretty standard as well.

http://www.seattlewireless.net/index.cgi/NoCatAuth
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/wire...nocatauth.html