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Re: Captive portals ignore some URLs

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Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> wrote:
> I've been doing some traveling lately, and as a result have been
> connecting to a lot of wi-fi hot spots.  However, it's not as
> straightforward as it should be.  Many captive portals seem to
> be picky about which URL you initially try to access.  If it
> isn't a well-known site like Google, many portals will silently
> ignore any attempts to access the site, and the browser will hang.
>
> [snip]
> 
> Does anyone have any suggestions for dealing with this, or should
> I just try to find a URL which is recognized by captive portals
> that isn't an agent of Big Brother?

Another option: You could use "host" command to return the IP address
of the server on the local WiFi network that serves the login page,
then visit that IP directly in your browser.

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Captive portals ignore some URLs Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2017-09-24 22:52 +0000
  Re: Captive portals ignore some URLs not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2017-09-24 23:08 +0000
  Re: Captive portals ignore some URLs not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2017-09-26 23:08 +0000
    Re: Captive portals ignore some URLs Moe Trin <ibuprofin@painkiller.example.tld.invalid> - 2017-09-27 03:53 +0000
      Re: Captive portals ignore some URLs Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2017-09-27 15:38 +0000
        Re: Captive portals ignore some URLs Moe Trin <ibuprofin@painkiller.example.tld.invalid> - 2017-09-27 19:11 +0000
  Re: Captive portals ignore some URLs Moe Trin <ibuprofin@painkiller.example.tld.invalid> - 2017-09-27 19:10 +0000
    Re: Captive portals ignore some URLs Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2017-09-30 00:42 +0000
      Re: Captive portals ignore some URLs Moe Trin <ibuprofin@painkiller.example.tld.invalid> - 2017-09-30 23:19 +0000
        Re: Captive portals ignore some URLs Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2017-10-02 15:33 +0000
          Re: Captive portals ignore some URLs Moe Trin <ibuprofin@painkiller.example.tld.invalid> - 2017-10-04 03:14 +0000

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