Public hotspot connect: is there a shortcut?
This often happens when I open my MacBook in a place with a public hotspot: a Wi-Fi network connection is established, but the login window from the hotspot's provider doesn't appear.
To solve this, I usually open Network Preferences, then choose Assist me, then Diagnostics.
In this panel, the control lights for Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Settings and Network Settings are green, but the lights for ISP, Internet and Server are red.
I then have to hit Continue a couple of times to confirm the default choices in the ""Choose network port configuration" and "Select Wi-Fi network" panel.
This usually forces the hotspot provider's login window to appear.
Rather tedious. Does anyone know of a terminal command or a system preset to speed up this proces?
MacBook Air (11-inch Late 2010), Mac OS X (10.7.5)