Roland

there are a few complete auth "gateways", similar to the AS-2000, but compatible with generic 802.11 hardware

Nomadix makes a Universal Subscriber Gateway, which sits between the access point and broadband modem, does home page redirect to login page, RADIUS client, etc.; looks EXPENSIVE, probably best suited for mult-AP locations such as airports

Planet Technologies is a Taiwanese company offering its Internet Subscriber Gateway, similar functionality to Nomadix box but contains internal probrietary login database as well as RADIUS client....looks like it might be more affordable for small locations....sent them an email so we'll see....

my research suggests that most routers/ap's do NOT include RADIUS clients (Cisco's 350 series does, but these are AP's and not routers, so they don't do DHCP or NAT needed for public access)

Why don't you contact me (andywohl@hotmail.com) so we can put our heads together to find an affordable solution....