Weird network at my parent's place

devadittya · 2010-11-17 19:38:15

So I am trying to install arch on my dad's desktop. The issue is that his internet connection works in a strange way. He has to visit the ISP's webpage, which is a local address (http://192.168.183.201/bsp/startportal.do), and log in using his userid, and password for internet to work.
His network settings are all static, so that isn't an issue. The only problem is, I don't know how to actually connect to the internet via terminal (as in, the login thing on the webpage).
Any suggestions?

lifeafter2am · 2010-11-17 19:46:11

links?

devadittya · 2010-11-17 19:49:40

The link is local (192.168 address) so you cannot access it from outside the network.
It's strange because I have to login once using a browser, then every other app (like google talk) can connect to the internet.

fsckd · 2010-11-17 19:54:23

No, pacman -Q links.

devadittya · 2010-11-17 20:14:13

So, I simply run a "pacman -Q" ?

fsckd · 2010-11-17 20:22:02

No, links is a command line (technically curses) web browser. Run pacman -Q links to see if it is already installed.

Quick question, does the login page require javascript?

filoktetes · 2010-11-17 20:22:59

No, "links" is a console web browser. "pacman -Q links" checks if it is installed. If it is, run it, and type "g" to input the url you need to go to.

EDIT: Oops, maybe I should have waited a few more minutes before answering for you...

Last edited by filoktetes (2010-11-17 20:24:49)

lifeafter2am · 2010-11-17 20:34:07

lol, I mean the program links. As others said, its a console web-browser.

Tenhi · 2010-11-17 22:10:56

links or links2
pacman -Sy links

read this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Links_%28web_browser%29

stqn · 2010-11-18 01:04:02

You could use curl or something similar to send the form result. You'll have to examine the login page source code to see what needs to be sent and how... (I haven't done this personally, but it should be doable.)

devadittya · 2010-11-18 07:04:20

I had no idea that links was a console browser
Thanks everyone. I think I should be able to figure it out from here.

Awebb · 2010-11-18 07:29:29

Could you keep us updated on this? I think visiting the site registers your NIC's MAC adress with the login server of your ISP. Dou you have to keep the browsersession open in order to login? You might, by the way, be able to automate this... say... curl/wget... something like that.

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