Cannot Sign In Using Hotel WiFi on Linux (Ubuntu / Mint)
I had trouble connecting to the Internet while abroad using the hotel1 WiFi2 on my Linux Mint laptop.
The Problem
I could connect to the WiFi and obtain an IP address, however, the hotel’s internet sign-in page failed to load in both Chromium or Firefox. Turns out it was a DNS oddity.
The Solution
Update (thanks to Abe)
For Ubuntu 17.04 simply run:
sudo dhclient -r
Original Solution
When I had this problem on Linux Mint the following solved the problem for me:
- Comment out
dns=dnsmasq
in/etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf
(i.e. put a#
at the beginning of the line) - Restart network-manager:
sudo service networking restart
Additional Steps
The following commands might also be required for some:
sudo dhclient -r
sudo dhclient
Feedback
I would appreciate if you have time to let me know if this worked for you or if anything else was needed.