Celejar <cele...@gmail.com> writes: > On Wed, 12 Dec 2018 11:21:21 -0500 > Stefan Monnier <monn...@iro.umontreal.ca> wrote: > >> > it's android without the "I'd like to call home' parts, if you choose the >> > bare install. >> >> AFAIK the bare install will still call home: every time you connect to >> a wifi network it performs an HTTP request to a Google server in order to >> detect whether the local connection gives you access to the internet or >> not (and if not, it presumes it's a captive portal and offers you to >> launch a browser to sign in). > > I've always wondered how Android (and Windows) "know" whether you're > connected to the internet or not. I guess what you say make sense. Is > this documented somewhere? Is there a way to change the HTTP request to > some other host of your choosing? > > For Windows (Vista), we find some documentation here: > > https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-vista/cc766017(v=ws. > 10) > > https://superuser.com/questions/277923/how-does-windows-know-whether-it-has-internet-access-or-if-a-wi-fi-connection-re > > Is there anything like this pre-made for Debian? I suppose it would be > easy enough to script. >
See https://blog.vorlons.info/archives/2017/03/07/370/ if you're using NetworkManager. -- regards, kushal
