![]() ![]() (Truncate the url at the first question mark. While waiting for that to happen, you can always copy the login page url from a PC (or older Mac OS) that is able to access the hotspot, paste it into your address bar, and take it from there. If this is your issue, tell whoever runs the network to get with the program! ![]() Most public WiFi systems have made the adjustment, but there are quite a few (including many schools) who are behind the curve. The permanent solution is for the hotspot's "captive portal system" to allow Macs to connect to the Apple host, so that the OS can do the verification. If it fails to get back a message declaring the hotspot's certificate to be valid, it assumes that the hotspot login popup is fake, and won't let you proceed. The fix was to rig the OS so that, when you connect to a wifi network, a Mac running the new and improved OS will silently "phone home" to an IP address at, and inquire about the hotspot's certificate. The other (and worse) problem might be a security feature added to OS 10.7.2 and higher versions.Īpple found out that a hacker could fool you into accepting a bogus "update" via a fake Software Update pop-up. (Network Preferences -> Location -> Edit Locations.) Create a new one (click the + sign), and use that location when logging on to public WiFi hotspots. (Network Preferences -> Advanced -> DNS, see if anything is specified.) If so, you want to create a new network location which doesn't have any DNS servers defined. One possibility is that you have specified DNS servers in your Network preferences.
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