On 04/28/2018 05:50 AM, Chuck Hast wrote:
> I have Boingo through AMEX. It has been a long time since I had to log into
> it, indeed when I run into it I get logged on automagicly AFTER I try to
> reach
> some site that is not running secure web pages.
> 
> I use foo.com as the target to elicit the proper response from the network
> cop
> that gets me to the login page I do the login thing and from there on out to
> where I am going. The big thing is to use a non-encrypted web site so the
> redirection works or it will fail every time.
> 

+1 for "foo.com" or similar.  These various captive portals won't work
since most sites are https and this the browser won't allow redirect
highjacking.  This happens wether I am trying to connect via a Linux
variant or my employer's Win7 laptop.

-Ed

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