System and method for providing banner services

A method for submitting a banner at a hotspot from a computer system in communication with a client device, wherein the computer system comprises a storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing said method, comprising:

• determining if a packet coming from a client device is one that is enabled to receive a banner, and sends an insert message to the client device if enabled to receive the banner;
• associating a appropriate banner for display on the client device by a location of the client device;
• and
• sending a banner to the client device for display.

A remote device for inserting code into an established communication stream between two computers, comprising a storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for inserting code into an established communication stream between two computers, the remote device further comprising:

• a inspection module that determines by a source IP address if a packet coming from a client device is one that is enabled to receive a banner;
• a template creation module that creates an insertion message for inserting the code into the communication stream between the two computers;
• a template send module that sends the insertion message to a first computer of the two computers;
• and.
• a reset module that sends a reset message to a second computer of the two computers that creates a de-synchronized communication stream between the two computers.