Re: running FreeBSD on Notebook

On Sat, 7 May 2022, Sysadmin Lists wrote:

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>> From: <doug@safeport.com>
>> Sent: Fri May 06 18:38:40 CEST 2022
>> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
>> Subject: Re: running FreeBSD on Notebook
>>
>> One thing I have never been able to do is configure the system so I can
>> negotiate the Hotel 'your gota log with the browser' setup. If there are
>> any tutorials on this, I have not found them.
>>
>
> I managed to get it working on a university wifi network using wpa_supplicant. A quick
> search through my notes indicates I no-longer have the relevant wpa_supplicant.conf
> file, though. The laptop would automatically connect to the network, I'd open a browser
> which would automatically be redirected to the university's wifi login page, enter my
> credentials and it'd connect. The config file had a ton of notes about the different options
> available and which ones were necessary for the connection to succeed.
>
Thank you I will have a go at it. You are not the only only that loses
notes. I configured a system to be only used to front end a moxa in 2016
and then apparently never rebooted it until a few days ago.

I use and found non wpa_supplicant solutions: tethering, apple hotspot 
(costs money with my account) and using a network extender. I have a 
linksys but my current favorite is a BrosTrend as it has an iPhone app that 
is reasonably straight forward to use. The wpa_supplicant would be the 
preferred solution has I would then have nothing I would need to include in 
the bag. I forgot my mouse on the last trip to the colo. Thanks again