so can open-wrt and you can run it on something like: http://www.ubnt.com/products/rspro.php which is a lot more flexible than a consumer ap and the price starts at about $80 before you add radios. Michael Holstein wrote:
I am consulting with a new player in the internet field and I am looking for suggestions for hotspot wifi software.
GPL would be great, but I know some of the stuff out doesn't have all the features.
DD-WRT can do this on a variety of hardware. If you use it on higher end gear (meaning not a Linksys wrt54gl) you have to buy a license, but it's pretty cheap. They use Chillispot as the underlying "captive portal".
Play with it on a $50 WRT54GL and see if it meets your needs.
The developers will also do custom coding and branding if you toss a reasonable fee their way.
Regards,
Michael Holstein Cleveland State University