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Re: [LUG] 20170207 Cafe/Library WiFi connecting?
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- Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2017 10:59:49 +0000
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- Thread-topic: [LUG] 20170207 Cafe/Library WiFi connecting?
And whilst I think of it...
NEVER use your real email address to "register" with wifi hotspots...
I use mailinator ... then if anything has to be emailed to you (like a password /
free coffee voucher / etc), then you can still retrieve it.. :)
Steve
-----Original Message-----
From: Eion MacDonald [mailto:eionmac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 16 February 2017 10:59
To: list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; Tremayne, Steve <steven.tremayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [LUG] 20170207 Cafe/Library WiFi connecting?
On 15/02/2017 20:08, Tremayne, Steve via list wrote:
> Just picking up on this ...
>
> I used to use xkcd.com as my "start page" URL when trying to login to various
> hotel / cafà wifi systems, but as Simon pointed out, it's usually the http ->
> http*S* redirection that causes most captive portals to jam up (IMO)
>
> So, now I use a well-known fake URL: http://example.com and that seems to trigger
> the captive portal in 99.24% of cases :)
>
> Steve
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: list [mailto:list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Simon Waters via list
> Sent: 08 February 2017 00:01
> To: list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [LUG] 20170207 Cafe/Library WiFi connecting?
I have found these two 'test sites' example at dot com and dot org.
Thanks , I will try these.
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regards
Eion MacDonald
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