Connecting to public wifi hotspots

[Nils Kassube]

JD wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 10:25 PM, Karl Auer <kauer at biplane.com.au> 
wrote:
> > We understand. You do not seem to understand that getting a hotspot
> > login page to you requires trickery, and that one common form of
> > trickery is to muck about with the DNS. That's why everyone is so
> > focussed on getting you to do some simple tests and tell us what
> > happens.
> 
> Sorry!
> I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DO THAT AT ALL. NO ONE SHOULD!!

From what I have seen in this thread, nobody disputes that. But the 
problem exists, so you will have to do it anyway to find out where the 
problem comes from. Then probably someone can tell you what to do to get 
to that login page.

> So, why don't YOU take my suggestion!
> Take you Ubuntu 12.10 to a Starbucks and tell us truthfully
> if you were able to connect to the internet.

So you expect that every starbucks hotspot worldwide is configured the 
same? I can't speak for Karl, but I would have to spend about 5 €uros 
plus about 1/2 hour of my time to even get to the next starbucks. Are 
you willing to pay for that, even if it may not solve your problem (in 
case their hotspot works differently)?


Nils