lutful
Premium
join:2005-06-16
Ottawa, ON | reply to Airplane777
Re: Monowall Captive Portal only work when I'm set to DHCP ?
What static IP, gateway and DNS address do you enter in your laptop to access other captive portals and hotspots ? |
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Airplane777
join:2004-06-20
| Hi Lutful:
I sometimes have my laptop IP address set to
198.168.3.2.
Mask - 255.255.255.0.
Gateway - 192.168.3.1
DNS - 64.65.196.6
for this particular wireless installation at my home.
I never noticed before, that I can only get the captive portal page to come up if my laptop is set to obtain an IP address automatically. Maybe thats not a bug at all. I just never noticed that before.
To address your question: You are right...when I go to hotspots, like at hotels, I only use obtain an IP address automatically.
I just didn't realize that the captive portal wouldn't come up, if I had my laptop set to a static IP address. I thought something was wrong this morning, when the CP page wouldn't come up...lol. |
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SipSizzurp
Fo' Shizzle
Premium
join:2005-12-28
Hilo, HI
 ·RoadRunner Cable
1 edit | Add your laptop MAC to the portal exception list which will permit permanent access with no authentication required. Be sure the static you use is outside the DHCP range of the portal.
Edit - I have had some instances in funny circumstances when the auth page would not come up, and I could get no access. If you take the browser manually to the auth page, it will allow you to sign in and will give you access.
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Airplane777
join:2004-06-20
2 edits | said by SipSizzurp  :If you take the browser manually to the auth page, it will allow you to sign in and will give you access. Hi SipSizurp:
Thanks for the reply.
I'll keep that in mind about the MAC on the portal exection list.
I'm not sure what you mean to "take the browser manually to the auth page". |
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