*The setup*
I have at home a wifi router under which I have my devices(couple of
laptops,TV, Android phone and tablet). The router is connected to a cable
modem provided by my ISP and all the devices share this connection.
*Problem*
Recently my ISP came up with an additional security system.On first
connect(could be from any device) I need to authenticate myself with a
username/password to my ISP website. I checked the system and they were
intercepting the first http connection from my side and redirecting my
browser to their login page. Some how my android browsers are not able to
show this login page. I need to connect using my laptop and only later
android devices can connect to internet.
*My Solution*
I wrote a small java application to over come this problem. It tries to
connect to google.com. Intercept the redirect request and finally post my
username password. The application is working fine with my laptop and I
hooked it with windows start up and everything is great. Android devices
still are not very happy with this app. On debugging I find that my very
first socket connections is getting timed out and my application fails.
*Technical Details*
*Device *- Motorola Defy Plus
*Android version* - 2.3.3
*Exception Socket* - Time out
*Code*
public class SocketHttp {
public static Socket connect(String ip) throws Exception {
Socket socket = new Socket(ip, 80);
return socket;
}
.....
}
As I have not logged in to my ISP I am not depending on the DNS service and
directly hardcoding a google.com IP.I have added
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" /> in the
Android Manifest. The code works correctly if the ISP login is completed
using my lap top.
Any idea what is going wrong?
Regards
Anand G
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