What software have you found particularly frustrating or difficult to configure on Linux?

  • beeng@discuss.tchncs.de
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    3 hours ago

    I still cannot connect to captive portals for public WiFis, eg on train or hotel and I have no idea where the config comes from.

    DNS? Resolve.conf? Systemd network manager? WTF?

    (Probably for the best though, so I use my phone 5G and not these suss open networks )

    • sntx@lemm.ee
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      25 minutes ago

      If you connect to the network and open firefox, it will display a toast to open the corresponding captive portals page. You can then login through that. Given that your VPN isn’t blocking unencrypted connections etc.

      Extrapolation of partial knowledge warning

      I assume the network advertises a captive portals url and identifies your based on you MAC address.

      The config is server-side (router).