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IOS 6 keeps going to an apple log-in screen every time I try to access my home wifi.

After updating to ios 6 every time I try to access my wifi network my Iphone 4s goes to 3G and goes to an apple log-in screen that says "the page cannot be found". I have tried forgeting the network and re-entering the password and rebooting the phone but both didn't work. Any Ideas would be appriceated.

iPhone 4S, iOS 6

Posted on Sep 19, 2012 4:07 PM

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Sep 19, 2012 4:43 PM in response to Richard Cassidy

I was having the same problem on a 3Gs, seems to have something to do with the apple ID. I went to the 'iCloud' and 'iTunes & App Stores' settings in the settings app and deleted out all account info. Then I was able to connect to my wi-fi without it bringing up the web log-in page. Once I was connected to wi-fi I was able to go back into the setting app and re-enter account info and everything is happy now.

Sep 19, 2012 4:43 PM in response to Richard Cassidy

Hi,

I have had exactly the same problems - I upgraded to IOS 6 and then my iphone 4S would not log onto my BT wifi. I then re set my BT hub, I have also noted that on the Reading list on my iphone that the bar across the bottom has now completely updated. I can confirm that my iphone is working OK and is conecting to my wifi with no problems - touch wood - I hope this helps

Sep 19, 2012 4:44 PM in response to Richard Cassidy

It's fixed because http://www.apple.com/library/test/success.html is loading "Success" instead of a page not found page.


The issue was with that page, not anybody's devices.


It's a page the device checks to see if there's a captive portal (network with a web-based login); see here: http://erratasec.blogspot.com/2010/09/apples-secret-wispr-request.html

Sep 19, 2012 4:44 PM in response to Richard Cassidy

Same problem here.


Have been updating all of our iOS devices to v6 this afternoon. iPad 2, iPhone 4 (Verizon), iPhone 4 (att), iPhone 3gs all updated and connected to home wifi no problem (Apple Airport extreme - single antenna wireless N router).


After updating the iPod touch and attempting to connect to the wifi network, connection was established and then I was redirected to a login page similar to what you would see at Starbucks (to my knowledge, the airport extreme doesn't even have a login page authentication capability...). Since unable to authenticate, it dropped the wifi. This behavior spread to all of the recently updated iOS 6 devices (dropped from wifi for authentication failure).


Now. As I am writing this, all of the devices suddenly will connect ok...


Suggest you wait a bit and then forget / re-attempt your wifi connection.. Rinse and repeat until this automagically goes away?


Note. My wifi access point is set up as a hidden ssid with WPA encryption...

I am curious if the rest of you are using airport wireless access points.. I am guessing not. This appears to be a temporary glitch with the wifi authentication Apple uses to determine whether it is connecting to a login authentication page access point. Very strange.

IOS 6 keeps going to an apple log-in screen every time I try to access my home wifi.

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