Remi, You may want to check out the LTSP (Linux Terminal Server Project - www.ltsp.org) mailing list. There has been several threads about public kiosks.
Pete -- http://www.elbnet.com ELB Internet Service, Inc. Web Design, Computer Consulting, Internet Hosting R�mi Letot wrote: > > Hi all, > > don't know if this is the right list for such problems, but after all > a cybercafe is also an isp, so here it is: > > I'm in search of a management software for a cybercafe. The firewall > will be debian, the stations will multiboot win/lin. > > I'd like to be able to manage who can login on which machine, until > when, and if internet connectivity is granted. So clients pay, then > they are given a machine number and a username/password pair which is > valid on that machine until the time expires. Idem for internet > connectivity for that machine. > > Client <-> machine mapping is a plus but not a requirement (but I > think it's easier to tell which machine can connect through the fw > than which client). > > The most basic setup would be management of the firewall rules in a > clean interface, time management being done by hand. The system has to > be usable by a complete non techie, so no way to do it with a real > firewall management program. > > Well, I think you get the idea of what I'd like. It does not have to > be a complete killer solution (although that would be best :-), but it > has to tackle the job and be simple to use. > > Does it exist in the free world? Note that if it exists but not in > debian, I would be willing to package it. > > Thanks, > -- > R�mi > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
