Re: [DNG] Motel wifi: was web conferencing software

2021-03-13 Thread Simon Hobson
Rick Moen wrote: >> That latter point means that you go to https://myfavouritewebsite.com >> and no you don't get the portal page - you get a certificate warning. >> Given that most people these days will have https URLs cached in their >> browser, you have to manually and explicitly try and

Re: [DNG] Motel wifi: was web conferencing software

2021-03-12 Thread Rick Moen
Quoting Simon Hobson (si...@thehobsons.co.uk): > That latter point means that you go to https://myfavouritewebsite.com > and no you don't get the portal page - you get a certificate warning. > Given that most people these days will have https URLs cached in their > browser, you have to manually

Re: [DNG] Motel wifi: was web conferencing software

2021-03-12 Thread Simon Hobson
> On 8 Mar 2021, at 14:08, Steve Litt wrote: > > Rick Moen said: > >> The above is a vexing problem for travelers w/laptops who prefer to >> specify their own choice of nameserver and still use hotel/motel WiFi >> (and wired ethernet, actually). Best case, you have to disable your >>

[DNG] Motel wifi: was web conferencing software

2021-03-08 Thread Steve Litt
Rick Moen said: >The above is a vexing problem for travelers w/laptops who prefer to >specify their own choice of nameserver and still use hotel/motel WiFi >(and wired ethernet, actually). Best case, you have to disable your >nameserver IP override long enough to navigate the captive portal, and