I want to use a captive portal, limiting the connectee to only the website I put on the router. No internet access nor is it being connected to my internet.
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posted by usermac
on Apr 11, 2013 -
2 answers
My old PC laptop runs perfectly as do any tablets on my apt public wi-fi. The iMac computer (Snow Leopard), slows to a halt and won't get to pages after a few times. I have done several things such as reset PRAM, gone to /Library/Preferences and moved all the files in the System Configuration folder to the Trash, and restarted Mac...The second bit helped for a week and now it is doing it again, no matter what browser. MacKeeper says the computer is alright, and airport utility just tells me I am connected to the internet. (I've done the reconnecting and assistant and diagnostics but nada...) I cannot figure this out and I have scoured the net. If somebody was downloading a ton on it, I would at least understand but any other devices work fine. My husband wants throw it out the window. Any ideas?
posted by chicaboom
on Jan 4, 2013 -
18 answers
I have public wi-fi at my new apartment, and am able to stream Netflix just fine via a friend's laptop. I am not sure if there is a way for my Apple TV (2nd gen) to work here. I have googled around and others seemed to be able and others not. Normally when using my home computer or kindle tablet, I have to connect to wi-fi after a given period of time left unattended and then click "connect" from a browser page so perhaps this is why the ATV2 cannot work. Any thoughts?
Thanks and have a good Thanksgiving!
posted by snap_dragon
on Nov 22, 2012 -
7 answers
Is there anything I can do to improve wi-fi connectivity in a small area (three rooms) when dealing with a large number of other signals? I'm in a high-rise apartment building in a city; after letting inSSIDer run for a while, it shows that I'm competing with 125 other access points. My signal is okay in the first room, fair in the second room, and unusable in the third room. I'm using DD-WRT -- are there any settings I can tweak that might help?
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posted by stopgap
on Oct 22, 2011 -
14 answers
Wi-fi filter: can you help me decide how to find the best broadband connection?
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posted by kjl291
on Aug 27, 2011 -
3 answers
iPad 3G cellular vs. wi-fi -- which takes precedence if both are active? If I have 3G cellular turned on, while sitting at home with my home wireless, does it use the faster home wireless? Or does the 3G just clobber everything and gleefully rack up data charges? I've been turning it on and off as needed, but that's just annoying, so I'd like to get the question settled once and for all.
posted by Cool Papa Bell
on Apr 5, 2011 -
7 answers
What is the cheapest option for using internet in France without one's own PC - i.e., internet cafés, etc.?
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posted by aqsakal
on Dec 13, 2010 -
9 answers
Comfortable coffee shop/bar/cafe with wi-fi for business work near shopping/site-seeing spots somewhere between Long Beach and Downtown LA?
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posted by ejazen
on Oct 25, 2010 -
6 answers
When I start a wifi session (at a coffee shop for instance), the bubble will say "additional login may be required" which, when I open a web page, is just an "I accept" disclaimer. BUT, when I have to turn off the computer (reboot for windows update, go to the bathroom, etc) and then try to re-establish contact, it won't work. I can't get connected and I can't get the login screen. I've tried everything I can think of to get it to work but it just seems like I have to come back the next day.
Any tricks to get me back on?
posted by CodeMonkey
on Oct 22, 2010 -
5 answers
I have Xubuntu, a DWL-G650 wi-fi card, and an Airport Express base station. How do I get them to love one another?
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posted by popcassady
on Mar 13, 2008 -
10 answers
What's a good, free firewall I can use on my home PC (running WindowsXP SP2) that
isn't Zone Alarm Pro, Sygate or Kerio?
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posted by Effigy2000
on Apr 25, 2007 -
24 answers
PC laptop wireless issues: Can’t connect to my secure in-house wireless network. Any smart people able to help?
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posted by Milkman Dan
on Jan 21, 2007 -
13 answers
How can I get my laptop to print wirelessly to an HP DeskJet 6980 like it used to?
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posted by stleric
on Jan 21, 2007 -
7 answers
I'm considering subscribing to a local WISP in the city I live in. Unfortunately, the guy's Wi-Fi network is using WEP encryption and I'm more than a little concerned about security. I doubt one customer recommending his small operation migrate to WPA or WPA2 would yield any results. Is there anything I can do to secure my connection?
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posted by Dr.James.Orin.Incandenza
on Nov 21, 2006 -
4 answers
What does it mean if every few minutes my home wi-fi service stops for a few seconds? Is this a problem with the access point? connecting wire?
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posted by quintno
on Sep 14, 2006 -
8 answers
I just moved to San Francisco and I am looking for good places to work that have either free WiFi or cheap WiFi.
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posted by mto
on Aug 15, 2006 -
12 answers
Recommendations for networking equipment in a Mac household? NAT, NAS, print server, and wifi
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posted by adamrice
on May 8, 2006 -
3 answers
I sometimes have networks show up on my iBook's wi-fi indicator, and then I can seemingly 'join' those networks without entering a password. But then I open my browser and it won't call anything up. Are these phantom networks? Or do I need to play around with the settings?
Similarly, I get 'computer to computer networks' that show up all the time, and those never enable web surfing. Is there some way to jump on those? What's the use of a network if you can't use it, after all?
posted by jgballard
on Feb 9, 2006 -
10 answers
Wi-fi for small businesses 101. What is the best solution for providing our cafe customers wi-fi?
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posted by brautigan
on Feb 8, 2006 -
24 answers
Wi-Fi for dummies: I have a brand-new AirPort Express. My iBook already has an AirPort card, and I'm about to set up a reasonably secure wireless connection at home (I have an iBook, OSX, and a Windows 2000 IBM laptop). Online resources are either pretty dry and technical (as I said, I'm not really a computer person) and some advice seems, frankly, a bit confusing. Can you point me to a good online tutorial for setting up the network? Thanks and happy holidays.
posted by PenguinBukkake
on Dec 22, 2005 -
10 answers
How can I become a
rogue employee? I want to set up an unauthorized hotspot in my office, that "circumvents" the IT policy, by wirelessly linking my iBook to the all-PC network.
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 13, 2005 -
16 answers
Captive Portals. I'd like one. I want it to work with a WRT54G, connected to a DSL line.
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posted by bystander
on Sep 22, 2005 -
4 answers
I need help with my parent's iBook (OS 9.2). They want wireless internet but there's no PC-card slot, nor an "under the keyboard" option. There is a USB port. Anybody know of a $20 USB-adapter that will work with OS 9. I already know about the
AeroPad, but that sucker is $70!
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posted by zpousman
on Jul 15, 2005 -
8 answers
I just got a new broadband connection and a new SAGEM modem to go with that. All works fine with my Powerbook when I connect it directly, but I also bought a new Airport Express Base Station that just won't recognise the connection.
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posted by keijo
on Apr 23, 2005 -
3 answers
