Public Wifi auto authentication ?

[VE3WZW]

Okay so I travel, and I enjoy using my pi-star hotspot. My issue is often I may not have a cellphone or mobile phone in the Caribbean or small islands or other countries. I am hoping others can offer suggestions or solutions For WIFI, example coffee shop wifi.

Often coffee shops are available, hence I would like to configure the hotspot wifi file to be configured with McDonald’s, Starbucks, Timhortons and other (POPULAR) free wifi. (total of 5) wifi with auto authentication.

HOW DO :: you setup the auto authentication for McDonald’s wifi ?????? With no key_mgmt=WPA-PSK used.



created a wpa_supplicant file and added to the boot directory of the SD card.

network={
#ssid="Mcdonalds"
ssid=Mcdonalds
scan_ssid=1
#psk="Xxx"
psk=Xxx
id_str="0"
priority=80
}

network={
#ssid="Tim Horton"
ssid=TimsHorton
scan_ssid=1
#psk="Xxxx"
psk=Xxxxx
id_str="0"
priority=70
}


network={
ssid="FirstSSID"
psk="password"
key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
id_str="0"
priority=68
}

network={
ssid="SecondSSID"
psk="password"
key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
id_str="1"
priority=66
}

Note :: I’ve also checked the documentation from Toshen, KE0FHS with no luck



Please show detailed examples what the file may look like ?????

Thanks,

[VE3WZW]

I believe I saw what seems to be a popular reply

No, it's been mentioned many times before in the FB group. Currently there's no method built into pi-star to aid you joining a 'captive portal'
You could usb tether too ur phone or laptop and use it to join the network, the pistar hotspot then gains access through the phone, laptop.
Andrew M1DNS, (MOD)

It can not be done

Public Wifi Issue
viewtopic.php?f=40&t=926

It does say something if many are asking the same same question ....

[M1DNS]

4.1.2 has captive portal abilty with pistar setup AP.

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[VE3WZW]

Thanks to everyone (Andrew M1DNS)

So I am almost complete,
I now posted how to use : Pi-star WiFi captive portal

viewtopic.php?f=40&t=2754

Thanks again.

[M1DNS]

No need to thank me. Everyone, (Andy) did all the hard work on this. I just took 30secs out to make you all aware.
Glad you got it up and sorted and it's working for you.

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