pfSense & m0n0wall both have VERY capable captive portals.
Both free/opensource downloads.
These are FreeBSD based firewall/router distros. pfSense 2.0 has a superior
captive portal to 1.2.3 & more features.
I have never used m0n0walls, but have heard it is good. pfSense's i can vouch
for and use myself. It can either use a radius server for authing users, or
the builtin user database. It has a whole host of other features too. MAC
filtering, limited users per-mac, tokens, PHP support for your own content etc.
All the usual fancy stuff you expect to find.
Chillispot and what not I find quite complex and means you have to fumble
around with firewalls etc. too. pfSense's Just Works(tm).
pfSense can also be your wireless AP too, if you use a support wifi card
(atheros & zydas are most reliable). Should run on pretty much any 586 class
and better PC. Even the old alixboards.
Hope this helps..
Ian
On Tuesday 16 August 2011 12:04:55 James Courtier-Dutton wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Does anyone know if there is an open source "captive portal"?
>
> I am looking for a box that provides access control like you get in
> airports or hotels.
> I.e. User tries to get to a web site, but instead gets diverted to a
> web page asking for credit card details etc, or a user login.
> Only once the user has been identified, does it let them onto the
> internet for real.
>
> Kind Regards
>
> James
>
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