[geeks] Found it - WiFi Public Hot Spot...

[nimitz at ns1.nimitzbrood.com]

> 
> Hello all,
> 
> I came across the .iso for a bootable "live CD" that turns a PC into a public
> WiFI Hot Spot. It goes between your cable/DSL router and your wireless APs,
> and controls access to internet.
> 
> See http://www.publicip.net/
> 
> The hardware requirements are a fairly modern PC, 128 Meg, bootable CD, 2 NICs
> and a cable router (not wireless) and at least one Wireless AP/router.
> 
> The idea is this would put a barrier between WiFi and the Internet, and form
> some kind of protective barrier between your WiFi connections and your
> internal network.
> 
> I've not tried it, but I very much like the idea...

You big Anarchist you... ;-)

Seriously this might not be too bad if you have the bandwidth for it but wouldn't this cause a problem if your ISP ahs a "no subletting" style clause in the AUP?

Mike Hebel