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Problem connecting to public wi-fi hotspot (captive portal)
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<blockquote data-quote="gordonz" data-source="post: 990442" data-attributes="member: 142169"><p>I run a holiday accommodation <a href="http://adrift.co.nz" target="_blank"> Adrift In Golden Bay</a> with wireless internet for all the guests to use. All PC based computers can connect fine, however at least some Macs, iPod Touchs and I-Phones etc cannot connect.</p><p>The wi-fi hotspot uses a captive portal type system that is common at many cafes etc where the initial connection is unsecured but the browser is directed to a login page so that the client has to enter their username and password before continuing to browse. </p><p>My router Linksys WRT54GL runs X-wrt and Coova so I have lots of options to change the functions on that but I am unsure if a change is needed on that or on the clients devices. </p><p>I know it is a common problem amongst Apple users as guests have mentioned this to me but I have done quite a bit of searching and don't seem to be able to come up with an answer to the problem so I thought I would ask the Apple experts on this forum.</p><p> Advice would be greatly appreciated.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gordonz, post: 990442, member: 142169"] I run a holiday accommodation [url=http://adrift.co.nz] Adrift In Golden Bay[/url] with wireless internet for all the guests to use. All PC based computers can connect fine, however at least some Macs, iPod Touchs and I-Phones etc cannot connect. The wi-fi hotspot uses a captive portal type system that is common at many cafes etc where the initial connection is unsecured but the browser is directed to a login page so that the client has to enter their username and password before continuing to browse. My router Linksys WRT54GL runs X-wrt and Coova so I have lots of options to change the functions on that but I am unsure if a change is needed on that or on the clients devices. I know it is a common problem amongst Apple users as guests have mentioned this to me but I have done quite a bit of searching and don't seem to be able to come up with an answer to the problem so I thought I would ask the Apple experts on this forum. Advice would be greatly appreciated. [/QUOTE]
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