Connecting to public wifi hotspots

[JD]

On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 1:01 PM, Karl Auer <kauer at biplane.com.au> wrote:

> On Sun, 2013-02-17 at 12:46 -0700, JD wrote:
> > > Basically, what I would do in your position is go through each step
> > > Firefox is going through and see at which point it fails.
> > What are asking is something I challange anyone to accomplish
> > without having a source code debugger with with step function.
>
> Not at all.
>
> You can check the DNS situation using dig:
>
>    dig www.google.com any
>
> This will show you everything found in the DNS for the name
> "www.google.com". Look for records of type A and AAAA. Then try
> connecting to those addresses literally (put the IPv6 addresses in
> square brackets).
>
> That's a start...
>
> Regards, K.
>

Well, apparently, you are not aware of the entire thread.

The problem I presented is that Using Ubuntu and firefox,
I am unable to connect with open hotspots because most
of these hotspots require that you open the browser, which
automagically to the hotspat's start page (I do nto not know how, perhaps
via a directive from the hotspot's server),
 where you must agree to their terms and conditions, before
you are allowed to go beyond their start web page.
So my problem has nothing to do with getting to me browser's
default home page. It has everything to do with why the ubutu
firefox doe snot behave as it behaves on windows when it comes
to connecting through hotspots.
I hope this make it clear to everyone :)
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