Linux WiFi Hotspot

Dreadnaught · 12-22-2004

Here's an interesting tool:

http://wifiadmin.sourceforge.net/

From their website:

"It acts as an advanced Web interface to any wireless tools enabled wireless driver, like HOSTAP. It is written in clean PHP4 and with the help of tools like RRDTool, it can produce numerous graphs of various wireless information."

ZioPRoTo · 12-23-2004

Maybe is a stupid question but this kind of software makes sense only if you use a dedicated PC as AP using a Wireless Card in Master Mode. Is this correct?
I dont know if this has same performance of using a real AP, but this is not the point.

Now I guess most of people use a real AP, they are much smaller, much less noise, much less problems.... is there any software to have a web page with statistics querying the AP? SMNP based?

I gave a look on google but I was not able to find any!

ZioPRoTo

L Y R · 01-11-2005

Zonerider is a windows based Hotpsot gateway which is similar to the one you just mentioned. The real difference is the size of the download (0.5mgb), and its simplicity in its service. Zonerider operators or Zonemasters can offer their broadband access via an Access point connected to their PC. The Gateway is built with Firewall protocols and SSL based encryption. End users access very much like a typical hotspot and pay for a month or even 1 hour, while the Zonemaster gets 70% of the revenues.

So if you are paying for a fat pipe of 8mbs you can offset those costs by sharing the service, with others.

And the best part is you can remain completely anonymous.

Take a look http://www.zonerider.net

Dutch · 01-11-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by L Y R

Zonerider is a windows based Hotpsot gateway which is similar to the one you just mentioned. The real difference is the size of the download (0.5mgb), and its simplicity in its service. Zonerider operators or Zonemasters can offer their broadband access via an Access point connected to their PC. The Gateway is built with Firewall protocols and SSL based encryption. End users access very much like a typical hotspot and pay for a month or even 1 hour, while the Zonemaster gets 70% of the revenues.

So if you are paying for a fat pipe of 8mbs you can offset those costs by sharing the service, with others.

And the best part is you can remain completely anonymous.

Take a look http://www.zonerider.net

And the worst part of it, is that nowhere on the zonerider site does it say that you most probably will be violating the TOS with your broadband ISP.

I sure hope some ISP will sue the company and not just the users, for encouraging them to break their broadband TOS.

Dutch

12-22-2004	#1 (permalink)
Dreadnaught Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 23	Linux WiFi Hotspot Here's an interesting tool: http://wifiadmin.sourceforge.net/ From their website: "It acts as an advanced Web interface to any wireless tools enabled wireless driver, like HOSTAP. It is written in clean PHP4 and with the help of tools like RRDTool, it can produce numerous graphs of various wireless information." __________________ VHS to DVD

12-23-2004	#2 (permalink)
ZioPRoTo Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 34	Maybe is a stupid question but this kind of software makes sense only if you use a dedicated PC as AP using a Wireless Card in Master Mode. Is this correct? I dont know if this has same performance of using a real AP, but this is not the point. Now I guess most of people use a real AP, they are much smaller, much less noise, much less problems.... is there any software to have a web page with statistics querying the AP? SMNP based? I gave a look on google but I was not able to find any! ZioPRoTo __________________ See my stupid personal web site! http://zioproto.serveftp.com

01-11-2005	#3 (permalink)
L Y R Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2	Zonerider Zonerider is a windows based Hotpsot gateway which is similar to the one you just mentioned. The real difference is the size of the download (0.5mgb), and its simplicity in its service. Zonerider operators or Zonemasters can offer their broadband access via an Access point connected to their PC. The Gateway is built with Firewall protocols and SSL based encryption. End users access very much like a typical hotspot and pay for a month or even 1 hour, while the Zonemaster gets 70% of the revenues. So if you are paying for a fat pipe of 8mbs you can offset those costs by sharing the service, with others. And the best part is you can remain completely anonymous. Take a look http://www.zonerider.net

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode