Can't get into "authentication required" wifi with Mint 18.

[rickdr89]

I can connect just fine, but when I open the browser all I get is "This site can't be reached", the authentication window never comes up. This happens with every such connection (tried it at Starbucks, McDonalds, the university I go to, and one or two other places). Doesn't matter what browser I use.

Any ideas?

[Fred Barclay]

Hey rick! I might not be able to help, but can I get some system info from you? It will help us to help you.
Please open a fullscreen terminal window, run the following code, and post the results back here:

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inxi -Fxz

Thanks!
Fred

[rickdr89]

Hi Fred, and thanks in advance. Here's what came up (sorry if this is too much information):

rick@rick-VPCCW17FX ~ $ inxi -Fxz
System: Host: rick-VPCCW17FX Kernel: 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 5.3.1)
Desktop: Cinnamon 3.0.6 (Gtk 3.18.9-1ubuntu3) Distro: Linux Mint 18 Sarah
Machine: System: Sony (portable) product: VPCCW17FX v: C602HZLG
Mobo: Sony model: VAIO Bios: American Megatrends v: R0190Y5 date: 09/22/2009
CPU: Dual core Intel Core2 Duo T6600 (-MCP-) cache: 2048 KB
flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 ssse3) bmips: 8777
clock speeds: max: 2200 MHz 1: 1200 MHz 2: 1200 MHz
Graphics: Card: NVIDIA GT218M [GeForce G210M] bus-ID: 01:00.0
Display Server: X.Org 1.18.3 drivers: nouveau (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: 1366x768@59.94hz
GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on NVA8 GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 11.2.0 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio: Card-1 NVIDIA High Definition Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 01:00.1
Card-2 Intel 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.4.0-21-generic
Network: Card-1: Marvell 88E8057 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller
driver: sky2 v: 1.30 port: c000 bus-ID: 02:00.0
IF: enp2s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Card-2: Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) driver: ath9k bus-ID: 03:00.0
IF: wlp3s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives: HDD Total Size: 240.1GB (6.1% used) ID-1: /dev/sda model: ST240HM000 size: 240.1GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 217G used: 10G (5%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
ID-2: swap-1 size: 4.26GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda5
RAID: No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 41.0C mobo: 41.0C gpu: 45.0
Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info: Processes: 187 Uptime: 0 min Memory: 407.5/3919.1MB Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 5.4.0
Client: Shell (bash 4.3.421) inxi: 2.2.35
rick@rick-VPCCW17FX ~ $

[rickdr89]

*bump*

[hrmcrm]

There is a fix at http://askubuntu.com/a/872155/671313 that worked for me. This is on a dual-boot ThinkPad X201. Windows 10 Firefox redirected to the hotel login page. Mint 18.1 KDE 64-bit Firefox and Konqueror would not go to the login page. Running Mint, the computer connected OK to the hotel wifi, but could not login to access the Internet. Changing resolvconf as described in the referenced post fixed the problem at this one hotel.
Regards,

[rickdr89]

thanks, Howard, I'll give it a try.