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#1 2014-09-25 18:57:13
- Lumsummm
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Connecting to a Wireless network with a captive portal
Hi, I'm installing Arch linux right now
but I can't seem to download the base and base-devel properly
here's my situation :
I tried to connect to a dorm room Wireless high-speed internet but it requires a web browser to login via captive portal to be able to access the internet
there's no GUI browser in Arch linux installation
so I tried a free slow (but usable) Wireless network but it keeps telling me :
'error : failed retrieving file ...' and the installation cannot continue but downloading random files through wget works perfectly so I know that it's not about the internet connection
Now I'm using an Android hotspot but it's SUPER slow (5-10 KB/s)
Is there any way to solve this? like a way to log into captive portal via terminal without GUI browser
Thank you very much
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#2 2014-09-26 12:52:03
- Lone_Wolf
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Re: Connecting to a Wireless network with a captive portal
the install iso should have a text mode browser available, but i don't remember which one.
try starting
links .
If that one isn't found, try lynx and/or elinks .
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(A works at time B) && (time C > time B ) ≠ (A works at time C)
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#3 2014-10-03 02:30:13
- davidm
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Re: Connecting to a Wireless network with a captive portal
I think many of those portals work based on MAC addresses. At least the one here does. Once you validate it is typically valid for 12-24 hours or such. If the text mode browsers don't work some reason try inserting a distro live CD and validating, then try the install again.
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