On Wed 13 Feb 2019 at 09:44:49 (-0500), Dan Ritter wrote: > Flo wrote: > > Dear All, > > > > I have an old laptop which I set up yesterday. And since it's old I only > > install the packages I need. > > > > Today I realized that I cannot login into an public hotspot. > > > > Up to now it worked in a way that I got redirected to the login page > > where I had to click on the connect button. This does not happen now. > > > > It just says it cannot find the webpage. > > > > What package is necessary to make firefox able to redirect me to the > > login page? What do I need to install? > > > > Try going to http://192.168.1.1
I don't think one can assume that that's the correct address. You're better off trying to connect to the router, so look at the output of ip r for the appropriate address (default). > It's not your browser; it's the public hotspot, which is trying > to subvert https, and no longer can. Cheers, David.
