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On Tue, 26 Jan 2010, Gordon Henderson wrote:
There is also dedicated hardware to do it too - which is much easier to use, if a little more in the capital cost department - although I did once write a package to do "ticketing" for access to community broadbands...Do you have any more details on this Gordon, such as a manufacturer or supplier?Now you come to think about it, it's been some years since I last installed one, and checking that supplier it seems they don't exist anymore )-: black box plus a printer - connected to broadband via ethernet and had wi-fi and a 4-port ethernet switch. It cost £450 at the time.
The site/supplier I used in the past has "moved on", however I found this: http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop/ShopDetail.asp?ProductID=4778 Even more expensive!Shame. I installed a couple in Bristol for some companies I was working with at the time who wanted to be able to provide visitors Internet access without connecting them to the company LAN...
Gordon
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