Ocean 17

Q: Constant popup "join Wifi-network"

I suddenly am interrupted every five minutes by a popup that says on the window frame "join (name of wifi network here)".

 

In the window is the message

 

"<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Success</TITLE></HEAD><BODY>Success</BODY></HTML>"

 

What is wrong with my wifi network that I get this?

 

How can I make it go away?

 

Thanks!

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4), 512 Gb SSD, 16 Gb RAM

Posted on Jul 14, 2015 9:39 PM

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  • by Ocean 17,

    Ocean 17 Ocean 17 Jul 15, 2015 8:35 AM in response to Ocean 17
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    Mac OS X
    Jul 15, 2015 8:35 AM in response to Ocean 17

    FIXED.

     

    It looks like everything is back to normal.

     

    The page that our WiFi networks contact at log-in had had damaged code in it.

     

    It's similar to bad HTML. If you made an html mistake, you might have the code displayed on your website instead of doing something.

     

    The same thing happened here. The HTML code from that page was displayed on our computers instead simply communicating.

     

    Since Apple seems to have fixed it, no more pop-ups.

  • by K Shaffer,

    K Shaffer K Shaffer Jul 15, 2015 8:50 AM in response to Ocean 17
    Level 6 (14,367 points)
    Desktops
    Jul 15, 2015 8:50 AM in response to Ocean 17

    Perhaps some of the reason it was brought to the proper attention of Apple was due to those

    who used Apple Feedback to communicate the issue directly to Apple website personnel...

     

    Hopefully whatever oversight or error behind this odd issue won't repeat again soon.

    Or if it does, the temporary cure by Wyrmfire may be re-applied yet again?!

  • by srai13,

    srai13 srai13 Sep 26, 2015 1:33 PM in response to Wyrmfire
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Sep 26, 2015 1:33 PM in response to Wyrmfire

    is there a way of getting it to reconnect automatically once I've done the above? As Ive tried to switch it back and it doesn't work.

     

    Your help would be appreciated.

  • by paulmz,

    paulmz paulmz Feb 8, 2016 7:03 AM in response to Ocean 17
    Level 1 (5 points)
    Feb 8, 2016 7:03 AM in response to Ocean 17

    I have been having this same issue for a year now. Using a MacBook Pro OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 (as of this post), and this problem has persisted through updating from Mavericks. The problem was never fixed and doubt it was ever actually addressed by Apple. The only hack listed in this thread isn't ideal if you're using a computer for work on a corporate network that requires a corporate login. I assume that updating the OS to El Capitan won't necessarily fix the issue, either. At most, it might fix the issue but will probably screw something else up.

     

    Is anyone else still having this stupid pop-up box show when connecting to a network?

     

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  • by K Shaffer,

    K Shaffer K Shaffer Feb 8, 2016 1:58 PM in response to paulmz
    Level 6 (14,367 points)
    Desktops
    Feb 8, 2016 1:58 PM in response to paulmz

    The box appears as though it could be due to some browser cached item; or

    maybe something in Safari. If you force quit Safari and then restart it with the

    extensions-off (hold shift key on launch of Safari) that may help.

     

    I've not had that kind of issue; others have and the source(s) may relate to

    adware or some thing related to popups, and accidentally downloading

    unwanted or unintended software, or just extensions in the browser itself.

     

    The following support link covers several possibilities to your stated issue:

    • Stop pop-up ads and adware in Safari - Apple Support

     

    You may need to look further for other kinds of possibly related bits. And

    never expect a new OS X to fix an underlying problem that predated it.

    Sometimes the cause will be moved along with your old user account.

    You could try to see what Console logs suggest, or look at the highlights

    in an etrecheck report. Not sure if something such as adwaremedic helps.

     

    Regarding the original topic of this thread, this of course -- isn't about that. LOL

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