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lm12abh
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Feb 02, 2020

Ac1200 Wireless adapter open wifi connection

Hi All,

 

I have a netgear wireless adapter and when I try to connect to open wifi (free wifi that requires a pop up) it doesnt connect and no pop up happens. How do I fix this?

 

Example. In a cafe, click on the free wifi network, nothing happens. On a normal laptop you would obtain a pop and would require to enter an email or something similar.

 

Thanks in advance!

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  • michaelkenward's avatar
    michaelkenward
    Guru
    Feb 05, 2020
    lm12abh wrote:

     

    I have a netgear wireless adapter and when I try to connect to open wifi (free wifi that requires a pop up) it doesnt connect and no pop up happens. How do I fix this?

     

    Sounds like an issue with whatever you are trying to connect. What is that? A Windows laptop?

     

    • emars's avatar
      emars
      Aspirant
      Jul 21, 2020

      I have a EX6130 dual-band wifi extender (interestingly, I couldn't find this model listed in the dropdown list). I can have it connected to an open wifi which requires a login via HTTPS website, but once the setup is completed I cannot get the login page.

      Tried with a Windows laptop and Android device. Usually, right after connecting to the open wifi I am automatically prompted to provide my credentials. While on Windows, the browser automatically pops up. On Android you've got to click a pop up notification, then the browser opens up.

      It looks like the wifi extender is unable (or blocking) any request from the open wifi right before or during credentials are requested.

       

      I tried a "regular" (smart) and also Fastlane setup. None worked.

      Is it possible to grab the internet configuration (IP address, gateway, subnet mask, DNS, ...) while connected directly to the open wifi and use it as custom setup inside the EX6130 IP address configuration? (I am thinking of everthing at this point).

       

      An older (and for many other reasons, crap) Belkin wifi extender used to work fine with the very same open wifi (the only one available around here...). I don't want to go back to Belkin...