[maemo-users] [maemo-users] n800 not working at hotel hotspot

[From: Kalle Valo]

"Jon Smirl" <jonsmirl at gmail.com> writes:

>> I'm at a ramada hotel typing this email into Internet Explorer because for
>> some reason, although my n800 picks up the hotspot loud and clear, the
>> browser doesn't seem to redirect to the guest registration page and allow me
>> to browse. I just get a message "network problem" in a dialog box on the
>> screen.
>
> If you have it loaded try 'wget webpage' from a command prompt. That
> might give you a better clue as to what is failing.

Also if you could try with Opera on your laptop? 

Just a wild guess: does the authentication page use only host part of
the DNS name? For example, does it use it only 'foo' in the URL
instead of 'foo.example.com'?

-- 
Kalle Valo