Problem with Wireless Redirect Authentication

[King, Lance E.]

I'm hoping someone out there can help me.  I have a Compaq laptop
currently dual-booting Feisty and XP.  I'm using an el cheapo AT&T
wireless card with the machine.  In general, wireless works great in
most places under both OSs.  However, when I take my laptop down to the
local Books-a-Million/ Joe Mugg's coffee shop, I can't get Feisty to
authenticate my browser session.  XP connects without a hitch.
 
I have learned through persistent inquiry that BAM uses the services of
Pronto Networks to authenticate customers.  As is typical in other
hotspots, such as Panera Bread, one is normally redirected a an
authentication page whenever an external URL is invoked.  There you are
required to enter your BAM member code in order to gain access.
However, in the case of Feisty, my browser (I've tried both Firefox and
Epiphany) never attempts to redirect- instead it simply times out
without connecting.  Firefox works fine under XP.
 
Feisty tells me that it sees and is connecting to the BAM network, and I
do get an IP address.  I've tried copying and pasting the redirect URL I
copied in Windows with no success.  I also tried using a URL that Pronto
Networks suggested when I called them.  Still no love.
 
Any suggestions?  I'm really frustrated regarding this situation as I
hate being forced to work in Windows.  I know at least one other Linux
customer at the store has had trouble (no details available), and I've
seen one or two similar posts on the Ubuntu forums.
 
 
Lance E. King
Site Support II, PC Tech III, A+, MCP
Direct Line: 865-481-4776
Helpdesk: 858-826-2511
 
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