We would consider posting a bounty but it has to operate on a separate machine from the PFSense box. All the accounting/billing/radius has to be central so we can add/remove AP as the business changes. We don't program in PHP or know how to setup a linux/freebsd radius system so it would have to be either a package or a live cd type of setup.
Good idea......thx -----Original Message----- From: Garrett Cooper [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 1:31 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [pfSense-discussion] Hotspot accounting software Richard Davis wrote: > I do not want to try to develop PHP pages. This would give me the > flexibility that I need but my client's project is way too small to > start building web pages and control systems. Hopefully there is a > software package already built that has the features that my client > needs. > > I'm looking into packages like: > http://www.patronsoft.com/ > http://www.antamedia.com/ > > and hoped that someone else might share their experience. Boingo is > one way to go but I would like to have a system that was complete and > not dependent on another remote company. Thanks for the suggestion. I > will look into it. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Curtis Maurand [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 10:36 AM > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: RE: [pfSense-discussion] Hotspot accounting software > > > > Its built into some Linksys wireless gateways. Of course you have to > sign up with Boingo. > > -----Original Message----- > From: tunge2 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tue 11/7/2006 6:43 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [pfSense-discussion] Hotspot accounting software > > this could be a great feature!!!!!!!!! > > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: Garrett Cooper [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Verzonden: dinsdag 7 november 2006 0:28 > Aan: [email protected] > Onderwerp: Re: [pfSense-discussion] Hotspot accounting software > > On Nov 6, 2006, at 1:07 PM, Richard Davis wrote: > > >> I have a client that wants to use PFSense as an AP/captive >> portal-hotspot radio. His network model is to bring a DSL to the AP >> and use the radius/captive portal part of PFSense. Once the user has >> been authorized the traffic would be routed to the internet via the >> DSL. Any >> suggestions for the backoffice software package? The software >> must be >> able to login existing customers and sign new ones up (credit >> cards/PayPal) via web pages. We are designing the network to work >> like this so we can add/remove AP's as business demands. The billing >> would be centralized at a high bandwidth server farm. >> >> PFSense is the best AP/router system we could find but we need to >> have an "all in one billing/radius/credit card/web-captive portal" >> package to complement it. Any suggestions for the backend software >> package? >> >> Richard Davis >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Director of Product Development >> Business Systems Connection Inc. >> 9357 Watson Industrial Park >> St Louis MO 63126 >> local: 314-918-7526 >> Toll Free: 877-271-9484 >> cell: 314-602-1326 >> Fax: 314-918-7527 >> www.bizsyscon.com >> >> > > Not sure how much PHP you know or what PHP devs you have on hand, but > there are documented methods of doing credit card transactions with > PHP on the PHP site <http://php.net>. If you setup the login forms for > captiveportal so the page redirects to the billing page, if the > billing page is ok'ed, add a temporary Radius account according to how > much money the person paid and what your going rate is, and let them > have access to your DSL setup. Otherwise, redirect to a "sorry, you > cannot access network" page, and don't punch a hole through the > firewall for the client. > > -Garrett I don't mind contributing a feature like that to the pfSense project, but I have school and other projects to contend with, so I need some incentive to help develop :). I don't want to steal the main devs glory, but you could post a 'bounty' for the feature, such that it gets added into the project and you can ultimately make money with your internet cafe scheme. Just a thought... -Garrett
