Mipp21
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Connect to WiFi that requires you to accept T's and C's

Mon Jun 13, 2016 2:31 am

How could I handle a situation in which I need to stay connected to a WiFi network, but the network requires that I accept terms and conditions each time I connect? I also want to be able to deal with a spotty connection that regularly disconnects.

To clarify: i.e. a network in which you need to accept terms and conditions via a browser in order to connect, each time you connect. And there is a possibility of regular disconnects (inconsistent signal) and I don't want to have to hook up a laptop to the microcontroller every time to reconfigure it, I'd like to automate that but I'm unsure of how to do so.

Thanks for any help!

SonOfAMotherlessGoat
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Re: Connect to WiFi that requires you to accept T's and C's

Tue Jun 14, 2016 6:30 am

Do the Terms and Conditions of use of the WiFi network prohibit the use of scripts or bots to automatically agree to them?
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Mipp21
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Re: Connect to WiFi that requires you to accept T's and C's

Wed Jun 15, 2016 1:53 am

I'm really not sure. How would I go about testing that?

SonOfAMotherlessGoat
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Re: Connect to WiFi that requires you to accept T's and C's

Wed Jun 15, 2016 3:11 am

You'd have to read the large block of legal text that you were supposed to read when you first accepted the Terms and Conditions ;)
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Mipp21
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Re: Connect to WiFi that requires you to accept T's and C's

Wed Jun 15, 2016 4:43 am

Oh yes of course, I remember those very well.... after all I did accept them. :?

Anyways I'll look into ways to automate that process. The regular dis-connectivity and T's and C's every time make for a big hindrance to communicating between devices wirelessly for me, as my alternatives are bluetooth (spotty, a lot of noise, distance limitations), RF (not feasible due to walls/concrete/line-of-sight), or hard-wiring which I am NOT going to do.

Do you have any tips for starting off on this? Resources, favorite programs, etc?

Thanks!
...and I'll "go back over" that fine print meanwhile ;)

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