From andrewdblack at googlemail.com  Thu Dec 23 13:18:18 2021
From: andrewdblack at googlemail.com (Andrew Black)
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2021 13:18:18 -0000
Subject: [GLLUG] Forcing login screen
Message-ID: <CAEDHX9rJiPp4EeZ1MhzqT94n7BmkCmHX00q6rUP6Oph-xuOWeg@mail.gmail.com>

Happy Christmas everyone.

My Ubuntu laptop has decided to fall out with a walled garden wifi. I can
see a way of forcing the logon screen. More details from a bigger
keyboard...
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From martin at martinlee.org  Thu Dec 23 13:20:22 2021
From: martin at martinlee.org (Martin Lee)
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2021 13:20:22 -0000
Subject: [GLLUG] Forcing login screen
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I like to use www.example.com or www.neverssl.com

Both don't use HTTPS by default so you will see the captive portal again.
neverssl.com redirects to a unique subdomain to bypass caches in case
that's a problem

On Thu, Dec 23, 2021 at 1:18 PM Andrew Black via GLLUG <
gllug at mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:

> Happy Christmas everyone.
>
> My Ubuntu laptop has decided to fall out with a walled garden wifi. I can
> see a way of forcing the logon screen. More details from a bigger
> keyboard...
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From andrewdblack at googlemail.com  Thu Dec 23 15:48:51 2021
From: andrewdblack at googlemail.com (Andrew Black)
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2021 15:48:51 -0000
Subject: [GLLUG] Forcing login screen
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As promised - some more details.....

   - ping to (eg) www.google.com
   - No https: website works
   - I want to force either Chromium or Firefox to get me to log on.
   - *It could be the "server" that is meant to be putting the logon
   (excuse my terminology) is "on holiday"*

A few years ago I would force the logon by going to a known HTTP (not
HTTPS) site but this is harder nowadays. Most sites divert to HTTPS
straight away.
--
Andrew Black




On Thu, 23 Dec 2021 at 13:17, Andrew Black <andrewdblack at googlemail.com>
wrote:

> Happy Christmas everyone.
>
> My Ubuntu laptop has decided to fall out with a walled garden wifi. I can
> see a way of forcing the logon screen. More details from a bigger
> keyboard...
>
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