Safari automatically opens homepage and router settings when connecting to Wi-Fi

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Safari automatically opens homepage and router settings when connecting to Wi-Fi

Hi,

I have a problem with Safari for my Macbook Air. When I connect my laptop to the internet via Wi-Fi, It opens my Safari automatically and opens 2 tabs. the first tab is my Homepage, which is fine, but the second tab opens my router settings.

When my macbook goes to sleep and wakes, it opens a new tab pointing to the router settings. Sometimes when I wake up in the morning, my macbook air has 9 tabs with the router settings open.

How can i:

1. Stop my Safari from opening automatically when connecting to the Wi-Fi

and 2. stop Safari from opening the router settings tab automatically.

I tried looking around in google but I couldn't find anyone with this problem.

Any help would be appreciated

Thanks!

MacBook Air, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3)

Posted on May 8, 2013 2:22 AM

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Answer 1

May 8, 2013 6:23 AM in response to ruffstuff

• For Safari:

Go to Safari / Preferences / General.

Click on the third line where it says Safari opens with: and select "A new window".

• The applications that open when you log on are listed in:

Apple Menu / System Preferences / Users & Groups / Login Items ( you have to authenticate with your password)

Select the apps you do not want opening on startup, and click the - sign.

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ruffstuff Author

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May 8, 2013 3:31 PM in response to Eustace Mendis

Hi,

I've tried both of these, but it still doesn't work

When doing "Apple Menu / System Preferences / Users & Groups / Login Items ( you have to authenticate with your password)", I checked and there are no login items in my list.

By doing "Go to Safari / Preferences / General, Click on the third line where it says Safari opens with: and select "A new window"., Instead of Safari automatically opening 2 tabs, It automatically opens 2 windows.

My fear is that it may be something with the pocket wifi from Vodafone I bought that made this problem.

Is there a way to re-install Safari instead? It may be the only solution I have left.

Else, I'll just bring it to the local apple store.

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Answer 3

May 8, 2013 3:56 PM in response to ruffstuff

Taking the computer to the Apple store sounds like the thing to do. If Safari has to be reinstalled, they are certainly able to do that.

Good luck.

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Answer 4

Aug 4, 2013 3:49 AM in response to ruffstuff

I am having the exact same problem. The link vodafonemobile.wifi and router settings opens in a new tab in Safari every time my macbook wakes up from sleep. Have you managed to fix this problem? If so please can you reply to me. Thanks very much

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Answer 5

Oct 22, 2013 11:11 PM in response to ruffstuff

Same problem here. Each time I connect to a network using the same router IP the vodafonemobile.wifi opens in a new tab, resulting in a new tab showing to login-page of the router.

Anybody?

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Answer 6

real jg

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Mar 17, 2014 1:16 PM in response to Neil_Steleman

Same problem here with vodafonemobile.wifi router. its very annoying. re-installing safari is easy enough if you have your install disk but I can't see that as a solution. gotta be some sort of option ion the router settings app in your apps folder. Will investigate further. 😟

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Answer 7

real jg

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Mar 18, 2014 1:12 PM in response to real jg

just deleted the vodafine mobile software from my applications folder and issue is resolved. I can still connect to dongle wifi connect and admin it using Safari. everything working again. hope that helps someone.

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Answer 8

May 5, 2015 11:52 PM in response to ruffstuff

With my Macbook air, the problem was the DNS setting System Preferences>Network>Advanced>DNS (Tab). Mine was set to 192.168.2.1 Search domain LAN.

Change to 8.8.8.8

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Answer 9

Mark3D

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Sep 21, 2015 2:31 PM in response to ruffstuff

Pretty easy. Go to your /Applications folder nad/or your Applications/Utilities and look for the Vodafone folder. There should be an application called Unistall. If you don't have it, most likely you can copy that from your router's disk, or download it from the internet. Launch that app and authenticate. Turn off your wi-fi connection. Turn on your wi-fi connection. Done. Safari will never be invoked. I have just done it. Finally. 🙂

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