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Shit, they were my go-to page for signing into hotel WiFi. Where can I go to now?

by tastyham 8y ago

tompagenet2 8y ago
I enjoy using http://www.stealmylogin.com http://www.stealmylogin.com as it seems apt (and works)
mopeloi 8y ago
NeverSSL.com is my goto
corin_ 8y ago
I use ipchicken.com, works over http for public wifi signins, and has added benefit of showing me whether I’m connected to wifi/4g/vpn via IP’s reverse DNS.
jdlyga 8y ago
www.neverssl.com
tazard 8y ago
http://http.rip http://http.rip
dajohnson89 8y ago
sorry for the stupid question, but how is https a bad thing? and what does this have to do with hotel WiFi?
- enzanki_ars 8y ago
  Most hotel wifi networks require opening a browser to connect. Once you open it, the first page you go to is redirected. Because a lot of sites default to HTTPS, that redirect is detected as a MITM by the browser, and prevents you from moving on. http://neverssl.com/ http://neverssl.com/ is an easy way to get to the portal without an issue. As noted on NeverSSL: > [...] it [...] means that if you're relying on poorly-behaved wifi networks, it can be hard to get online. Secure browsers and websites using https make it impossible for those wifi networks to send you to a login or payment page. Basically, those networks can't tap into your connection just like attackers can't. Modern browsers are so good that they can remember when a website supports encryption and even if you type in the website name, they'll use https.
ecesena 8y ago
http://captive.apple.com/ http://captive.apple.com/
theak 8y ago
http://neverhttps.com http://neverhttps.com is my go-to. Looks like there are plenty of other good suggestions as well :)
enigmango 8y ago
http://example.com http://example.com is my go-to.
saurik 8y ago
All the other replies to your comment are "this is a permanent solution to the problem"; but I think to truly answer the spirit of your question, the correct answer is "yahoo.com": I mean... can you imagine Yahoo! ever getting around to adding SSL to their website? ;P
- enigmango 8y ago
  I just tried http://yahoo.com http://yahoo.com and it gave me a 301 redirect to https://www.yahoo.com https://www.yahoo.com. (Same with http://www.yahoo.com http://www.yahoo.com).
wemdyjreichert 8y ago
Captive.apple.com or msftconnecttest.net/redirect
geofft 8y ago
Redirects are fine as long as they aren't HSTS preloaded - you can open it in an incognito window if your browser has cached the redirect. I usually use gstatic.com, which does redirect, but also gstatic.com/generate_204 is Chrome's own capive portal test page and does not redirect. There's also msftncsi.com, which (/ncsi.txt) is Microsoft's test page.
sandstrom 8y ago
asd.com is quick to type, and short

Shit, they were my go-to page for signing into hotel WiFi. Where can I go to now?

tompagenet2 8y ago

I enjoy using http://www.stealmylogin.com http://www.stealmylogin.com as it seems apt (and works)

mopeloi 8y ago

NeverSSL.com is my goto

corin_ 8y ago

I use ipchicken.com, works over http for public wifi signins, and has added benefit of showing me whether I’m connected to wifi/4g/vpn via IP’s reverse DNS.

jdlyga 8y ago

www.neverssl.com

tazard 8y ago

http://http.rip http://http.rip

dajohnson89 8y ago

sorry for the stupid question, but how is https a bad thing? and what does this have to do with hotel WiFi?

enzanki_ars 8y ago
Most hotel wifi networks require opening a browser to connect. Once you open it, the first page you go to is redirected. Because a lot of sites default to HTTPS, that redirect is detected as a MITM by the browser, and prevents you from moving on. http://neverssl.com/ http://neverssl.com/ is an easy way to get to the portal without an issue. As noted on NeverSSL: > [...] it [...] means that if you're relying on poorly-behaved wifi networks, it can be hard to get online. Secure browsers and websites using https make it impossible for those wifi networks to send you to a login or payment page. Basically, those networks can't tap into your connection just like attackers can't. Modern browsers are so good that they can remember when a website supports encryption and even if you type in the website name, they'll use https.

ecesena 8y ago

http://captive.apple.com/ http://captive.apple.com/

theak 8y ago

http://neverhttps.com http://neverhttps.com is my go-to. Looks like there are plenty of other good suggestions as well :)

enigmango 8y ago

http://example.com http://example.com is my go-to.

saurik 8y ago

All the other replies to your comment are "this is a permanent solution to the problem"; but I think to truly answer the spirit of your question, the correct answer is "yahoo.com": I mean... can you imagine Yahoo! ever getting around to adding SSL to their website? ;P

enigmango 8y ago
I just tried http://yahoo.com http://yahoo.com and it gave me a 301 redirect to https://www.yahoo.com https://www.yahoo.com. (Same with http://www.yahoo.com http://www.yahoo.com).

wemdyjreichert 8y ago

Captive.apple.com or msftconnecttest.net/redirect

geofft 8y ago

Redirects are fine as long as they aren't HSTS preloaded - you can open it in an incognito window if your browser has cached the redirect. I usually use gstatic.com, which does redirect, but also gstatic.com/generate_204 is Chrome's own capive portal test page and does not redirect. There's also msftncsi.com, which (/ncsi.txt) is Microsoft's test page.

sandstrom 8y ago

asd.com is quick to type, and short