Connecting to public wifi hotspots

[Chris Green]

On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 08:52:52PM -0700, JD wrote:
>      > I googled and found many people are still the victims of this problem
>      > when using ubuntu/firefox.
> 
>      So it is ok with Chromium browser, or another browser then?
>      Colin
> 
>    Well, I have not tried Linux version of Chromium. But it is a good point.
>    I will try it tomorrow when I am at a hotspot.
> 
My workaround for this sort of issue is to use my VirtualBox Windows XP
guest where I can use IE to 'satisfy' the stupid WiFi web site.

OK, it is only a workaround but it's a way to overcome the immediate
problem.

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Chris Green