The problem with the Starbucks hotspots is that they get upset when you use a homepage they weren't expecting. It only returns the login page if you send a DNS request it likes. So if your homepage is set to naacp.org instead of a login page your request will be rejected. Repeated attempts to access naacp.org through the wifi may be logged as cyber attacks and trigger automated 911 calls.
On Wed, Jun 27, 2018 at 6:17 PM, Bill Barry <[email protected]> wrote: > If it's Ubuntu 17.10 then it might be this bug > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/+bug/1727237 > which they claim was fixed in Ubuntu 18.04 > > > > Bill > > On Thu, Jun 28, 2018 at 12:53 AM John Sechrest <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Don't think so. How do I configure the DHCP service? This is stock > > Ubuntu... > > > > > > On Wed, Jun 27, 2018, 4:34 PM Russell Senior <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > Are you using your own DNS server? It is possible that the captive > > portal > > > is blocking your access to the DNS server of your choice. You might > need > > > to use the DHCP supplied DNS server in order for the captive portal to > > > work. > > > > > > On Wed, Jun 27, 2018 at 5:30 PM, John Sechrest <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > It is a xyz.com not found. > > > > > > > > > > > > Where xyz changes based on location, but it is done intermediary > > network > > > > domain name > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jun 27, 2018, 3:45 PM Russell Senior < > > [email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > This is a joke, but ... you could consider not going to Starbucks > ;-) > > > > > > > > > > I haven't seen the dns error. What is the DNS error? > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jun 27, 2018 at 4:15 PM, John Sechrest <[email protected] > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Recently , hotels and Starbucks have started having hotspots for > > wifi > > > > > > connection, which have a new behavior. Where it used to sign me > > into > > > > > > Starbucks, note it pops up a window with a dns error. > > > > > > > > > > > > Any thoughts what the fix is for this? > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > PLUG mailing list > > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > PLUG mailing list > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > PLUG mailing list > > > > [email protected] > > > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > PLUG mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > PLUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
