Can't connect in a hotel

Open a Browser window and enter a known-good all-numeric Internet address such as 1.1.1.1, which is the splash page for Cloudflare**

Since you don't need a DNS lookup, your packet will actually be sent, and the Hotel/Airport/Public-Wi-Fi will intercept it and send you its login page instead.

**CloudFlare is NOT part of the solution, they just have the easiest to remember all-numeric IP address.

the whole idea of using all-numeric 1.1.1.1 is that it reliably responds with a Web Page, and it is easy to remember on the road.

this gets around the catch-22:

you are blocked by the hotel from doing ANY internet accesses, INCLUDING DNS lookups.

You can't enter apple.com, google.com, Quad9.net, because those names require a DNS lookup, and DNS lookups are blocked, and the Hotel's login page does not display when you try to lookup a DNS reference.

Typing their name is effective as lifting the handset on the landline phone and asking to speak to google.

Instead, you need the [all numeric Internet] Phone number, and you CAN'T look it up because DNS lookups are blocked.

Re: “… Typing their name is effective as lifting the handset on the landline phone and asking to speak to google …”

That perfect analogy made me laugh out loud.

Good point about not needing a resolver.

Chattanoogan wrote:

Re: “… they just have the easiest to remember all-numeric [DNS] IP …”

LOL … I use Quad 9 myself.

not too happy with that one:

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whereas:

Hi,

If it's caused by DNS setting, try to set it 8.8.8.8 and 4.4.4.4 which are Google DNS address.

Re: “… they just have the easiest to remember all-numeric [DNS] IP …”

LOL … I use Quad 9 myself.

Once you get the cloudFlare splash page, try an alphabetic site-name, like CloudFlare.com.

If you get a message that you are not connected, THEN apply kaz-k solution above.

Probably because that’s the IP of their primary IPv4 DNS server.

Their “website” URL is https://www.quad9.net/

<< made me laugh out loud >>

good, then maybe I earned my keep for today.