Can't log in to Hotel Wifi

Travelling. It can be fun, but if we are travelling for work, and can't get onto the hotel Wifi, travelling can suddenly turn into a 'grit the teeth' time. You know, when we go to log in, we find the Wifi, we connect, and our laptop opens a blank browser page so we can enter our log in details and accept the terms and conditions... and nothing else happens. We keep getting a blank page, and no connection. Our Wifi may say we are connected, but we are not. We refresh, we reconnect, we disconnect, we 'forget' the network... and nada.

I am not sure why, but I rarely have difficulty logging on to hotel Wifi using my phone: it is just my laptop that drives me mental. I have used the 'logout.gg' in the past to great effect (here), but this doesn't always work.

However, a helpful Reddit poster (Markhyo, answering Doorhingetedman, 2016) provided me with some advice, although the steps that get us to get the information have changed. Try the following:

• Find and 'Connect' to the Wifi network
• Click on the network Properties hyperlink. This will open the network settings pane.
• Scroll down to the 'Properties' section.
• Scroll down to the 'IPv4 Default Gateway'. The address will look something like this: 172.xxx.x.x (see image accompanying this post).
• Copy the IP number and enter it into the browser.

This should take us to the hotel's Wifi's terms and conditions page, so we can sign in.

Sam

• Reference: Doorhingetedman (2016). Can't connect to Hotel wifi - sign in page doesn't appear. https://www.reddit.com/r/Surface/comments/4i7bbd/cant_connect_to_hotel_wifi_sign_in_page_doesnt/