[SOLVED] NetworkManager won't connect to public wifi hotspots

t1133 · 2019-03-27 02:11:45

Hello everyone,

I am currently facing the following issue: My fresh install with i3/i3-cinnamon, NetworkManager (and nm-applet) successfully establishes wireless and wired connections. However, whenever I try to connect to a public hotspot (e.g., at a local coffee shop) NetworkManager says "connected", but the login page of the hotspot does not show up: when trying to open a website in any browser (chrome, firefox, epiphany), the browser tries to load the webpage without opening the necessary login page.

Only for some networks the login page shows up. For a few other I found a workaround by using

 route -n

and typing the default gateway into the browser, but this doesn't work for most of the hotspots.

I remember last time when I did a fresh install (but with the gnome desktop) this issue did not arise. Did I miss any necessary packag(es) or does anyone have a solution for that?

Thanks!

Last edited by t1133 (2019-03-28 14:50:41)

jasonwryan · 2019-03-27 02:25:46

https://www.archlinux.org/packages/comm … et-assist/

twelveeighty · 2019-03-27 15:13:37

I haven't tried capnet as @jasonwryan pointed out, but for a lot of captive portals you can try "http://1.1.1.1" (or https) in the browser and it should redirect you to the login page as well. Some hotels use different Wifi portals and this trick wouldn't work.

t1133 · 2019-03-27 18:37:42

Thanks both of you! capnet-assist worked for me. After installing and connecting one just need to run

 io.elementary.capnet-assist

.

jasonwryan · 2019-03-27 19:38:36

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#1 2019-03-27 02:11:45

[SOLVED] NetworkManager won't connect to public wifi hotspots

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