[Q] Android fails to load wifi access login page

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Here's the problem.

When I try to connect to my University's network , the my Galaxy S is able to connect JUST fine. However, when I open a browser it says the incoming certificate is not secure and then I have NO INTERNET on any page. It tries to redirect me to the login page for the network but fails to do so with a "communications error" and subsequent no internet access of any sort.

What the network is supposed to do is redirect me to the login page so that I can register the device to the network and login using my university account. My phone can't do that apparently and just sits connected to the network with NO INTERNET connectivity. How can I fix the problem?

This is the university network and the instructions how to get on it for Android devices:
http://www.colorado.edu/its/docs/wir...dwireless.html

I connect to it just fine but am UNABLE to get to that device registration/login page.

This is NOT just for my university. ANY public network which requires me to accept an "agreement" before it lets me have internet access, my phone KILLS ITSELF and CANNOT pull up the agreement page but instead tells me there is no internet. I'm SURE its a software problem or something with settings but can't figure out just what it is. Help?

Just about the only networks I can connect to on Wi-Fi are home networks.

You could see if your university has the (presumably) self-signed root certificate for their trust chain for their captive portal and install it on your Android device. That would make the browser warning go away.

You could also check if there is a "show security warnings" option in your browser and disable it to skip over the certificate entirely.

Or perhaps Samsung did something funky to the browser to explicitly forbid access to self-signed sites? I'm not too sure there, I only have HTC devices to test with.

Well the thing is I tried several browsers.

1. The default one that comes with Android
2. Opera mini
3. DolphinHD

All same thing. I'm now going to test with a beta build of Firefox for android (fennero was it called I forget) but its SUCH a stupid thing to not work. Every other device WORKS. Blackberries, Iphones, tablets, laptops....everything.


EDIT: The EXACT error I get is:
"There is a problem with the security certificate for this site. This certificate is not from a trusted authority." I get this AS it attempts to load the redirect login page (both university and at work now). Same issue. It's browser/certificate related. And its ANNOYING as hell.

EDIT 2: Found the problem. It's that stupid certificate.
"This is a result of your corporation using an in house Certificate Authority to provide SSL encryption on your mail server and clients.

Basically....the computer that issued the certificate isn't trusted by the android phone. I'm new to android so I'm not sure if you can add a trusted CA (I haven't seen any options for it).

I don't know about future updates like the above poster mentioned.

Most companies will purchase a certificate from one of the major Certificate Authorities on the internet, which are pre-programed into most operating systems to be trusted. Internal CA's are trusted by the domain environment at your work, but not by anyone else. External (Internet) CA's are trusted by everyone.

if you want an example, open up IE (gross I know) and go to your options. Click the content tab, then there should be a button label certificates. inside the certificates window select Trusted Root Certification Authorities.

That is a list of all the builtin trusted CA's provided by Microsoft and the companies that govern the internet. "


I STILL have no idea how to fix it and to make the phone accept the certificate though.

EDIT 3: Fennec (Mozilla Firefox for Android beta) managed to pull up the login page for my work network. Not sure if it will work for the university yet.

Originally Posted by }{Alienz}{

Well the thing is I tried several browsers.

1. The default one that comes with Android
2. Opera mini
3. DolphinHD

All same thing. I'm now going to test with a beta build of Firefox for android (fennero was it called I forget) but its SUCH a stupid thing to not work. Every other device WORKS. Blackberries, Iphones, tablets, laptops....everything.


EDIT: The EXACT error I get is:
"There is a problem with the security certificate for this site. This certificate is not from a trusted authority." I get this AS it attempts to load the redirect login page (both university and at work now). Same issue. It's browser/certificate related. And its ANNOYING as hell.

EDIT 2: Found the problem. It's that stupid certificate.
"This is a result of your corporation using an in house Certificate Authority to provide SSL encryption on your mail server and clients.

Basically....the computer that issued the certificate isn't trusted by the android phone. I'm new to android so I'm not sure if you can add a trusted CA (I haven't seen any options for it).

I don't know about future updates like the above poster mentioned.

Most companies will purchase a certificate from one of the major Certificate Authorities on the internet, which are pre-programed into most operating systems to be trusted. Internal CA's are trusted by the domain environment at your work, but not by anyone else. External (Internet) CA's are trusted by everyone.

if you want an example, open up IE (gross I know) and go to your options. Click the content tab, then there should be a button label certificates. inside the certificates window select Trusted Root Certification Authorities.

That is a list of all the builtin trusted CA's provided by Microsoft and the companies that govern the internet. "


I STILL have no idea how to fix it and to make the phone accept the certificate though.

EDIT 3: Fennec (Mozilla Firefox for Android beta) managed to pull up the login page for my work network. Not sure if it will work for the university yet.

Hate to revive a thread... but I'm having this EXACT problem trying to use Wifi at McDonald's in Spain.

Has anybody came up with ANY solution to this problem?

i have same problem on ma samsung galaxy s can`t connect to wi fi at mcdonalds any mecdonalds... it connects i get an ip but i can`t login it says i got no internet connection

Hate to bring up this thread, but i am having the same issue with 2 android 4.0 devices on my work network. Does anyone know the solution to this issue?