I can't connect to public WiFi networks.

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I can't connect to public WiFi networks.

My MacBook pro (Sonoma 14.4.1) cannot connect to wifi networks that are not password protected. If you try to connect from the wifi menu in the top right, the pop up appears "The wifi network could not be joined." If you try to join from the wifi page in the network settings, you get the message "the wifi network requires a None password." It gives you the opportunity to put in a password. Leaving it blank and hitting ok doesn't work. This happens to all networks that have no password to join, but then may require a password/acknowledgment of the TOS after joining.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 14.4

Posted on Jun 17, 2024 4:41 PM

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Grant Bennet-Alder

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Jun 17, 2024 5:33 PM in response to GretaFromHogwarts

open a browser window and type:

1.1.1.1

in the address bar, and press return.

in most situations like this, using an ALL NUMERIC IP address will be intercepted, and you will get your login page.

in a few rare situations, you may get the CloudFlare** splash page instead.

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

The reason attempts at web pages may not work in certain situation is that what your Mac tries first is a DNS server request (look up this “website.com” to an ‘all-numeric’ Internet Phone number), which is blocked because you have not logged on yet, so your actual web page request goes nowhere because your Mac can't determine where to send it.

Supplying an All numeric IP address Does go out, because it needs no DNS lookup. That gets intercepted and you get your local login page.

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I can't connect to public WiFi networks.

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