Connecting to public wifi hotspots

[Patrick Asselman]

On 2013-02-19 08:43, Ernest Doub wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 11:21 PM, Joseph W joshua 
> <joshua at megvel.me.ke> wrote:
>
>> On 02/19/2013 08:35 AM, JD wrote:
>>
>>> Sorry!
>>> I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DO THAT AT ALL. NO ONE SHOULD!!
>>> I hope your answer would not be the answer from either Ubuntu Devs
>>> or FF Devs!!! Because if it is, then they blew it. Why is it a no 
>>> brainer
>>> on windoze?
>> When everyone here has been trying to help...all you do is counter 
>> and not try any of the suggestions....
>>
>>> I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO!!!!!
>>>
>>> There was a time and place when and where I had the time
>>> and the resources when I would and could.
>>>
>>> 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.
>> Expect US to go to and try it out for you? Did you try another 
>> browser as suggested?
>>
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>
> I've been following this thread off and on and since the person with
> the "problem" seems to be unwilling or incapable of doing the
> necessary tests to figure out what the real problem is has anyone
> considered the increasing likelihood that this is a TROLL?
>

I don't think it is a troll. It is a person expecting Ubuntu to be user 
friendly, which -in this case- apparently it is not.

The OP asked how for an easy way to get to the wifi hotspot login page. 
Instead people are giving him a crash course in DNS debugging. This is 
too far fetched for the OP, or in any case it is not the easy method he 
was hoping for.

Of course it is understandable that people want him to try things, 
because you cannot help a person based on statements like "my internet 
is not working". You need to find out what the exact cause is.

Still, I can't help but wonder if there isn't a single soul on this 
list who regularly visits the local coffeebar and can tell OP how to 
easily get to the login page of their wifi hotspot?

Best regards,
Patrick Asselman