On Sun, Feb 13, 2022 at 02:41:31PM +0100, Linux-Fan wrote: > Brian writes: > > > On Sat 12 Feb 2022 at 21:07:10 +0100, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > > [...] > > > > This is Firefox's captive portal [1] detection [2]. > > > > > > Cheers > > > > > > [1] Had I a say in it, I'd reserve a very special place in Hell > > > for those. > > > > Could the process to replace them on, say, public transport be outlined? > > [...] > > It highly depends on your jurisdiction and other regulatory requirements > thus I gather there is no comprehensive answer to this question. > > Alternatives could be any of the following: > > * Not using a captive portal at all i.e. having just a free WiFi > for everyone near enough to receive the radio signal. > > * Using WPA Enterprise (RADIUS) to have users login without any > website but directly as part of joining the network. This works > for very large networks, too. E.g. the `eduroam` common in some > universities can be accessed from any of the participating > universities' accounts by just entering their campus e-mail address > for login. > > * RFC8910 - Captive-Portal Identification in DHCP and Router > Advertisements (RAs). I never never heard of it before searching > for “Alternatives to captive portals wifi” online :)
* Joining a local initiative providing free connectivity (and, of course, lobbying your local policy makers that this be legal; the very idea of providing free stuff tends to be suspect). Freifunk [1] is one successful example. Cheers -- tomás
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