You may want to look into OpenMesh devices
www.open-mesh.com
They already have all the captive portal stuff configured and those devices run
OpenWRT and you have a portal where you can set things like ssid, portal,
paypal accounts,...
On 2012-03-12, at 11:13 AM, Jimmy wrote:
> Hello fellow luggers...
>
> I wanted to bring you all into the loop on a pretty exciting project I am
> working on. I will be going to Africa to setup an Internet Cafe for a
> school. Yes it is volunteer work and yes the budget to accomplish this is
> tight, but not 0. :) I put up a blog that I will try and keep updated as I
> go thought all of this. (feel free to read it to get the details of the trip
> I have posted thus far)
> http://vision2know.blogspot.com/
>
> My plan is to use a DD-WRT router with Coova to manage the connections and
> use a Kiosk style live CD or USB key for the work stations. This way a
> simple reboot fixes whatever the users are doing and keeps the system in a
> consistent state. I did find this
> http://jacob.steelsmith.org/content/ubuntu-kiosk-based-10041 Ubuntu Kiosk
> based on 10.04.1 that might do the trick. I am also considering using
> http://www.sputnik.com which from what I understand is just a commercially
> supported version of Coova.
>
> So two questions really...
> 1- Has anyone used anything mentioned above or have experience with other
> Internet Cafe style management systems?
> 2- Same for live kiosks.
>
> I am not interested in using deep freeze with windows for the workstations.
> I want it to be a linux solution. The work station systems are
> semi-powerful... not to ancient, but not i7 either. They do all have disk
> drives, so I can do full installs, but I want to keep the management of this
> as simple as possible.
>
> My next blog post will probably be about the tech side of the work, so please
> feel free to reply here or to the blog later tonight when I eventually get
> around to it. :)
>
> All feedback and ideas are welcome!
> Thanks!
> Jimmy
>
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