Symptom

The PC cannot sign in to Wi-Fi at a hotel or other location. This may occur due to the local ISP adding in a DNS (Domain Name System) that requires a login or registration page.

For general Wi-Fi issues, refer to Popular Topics: Wireless, Wi-Fi or Popular Chrome Topics: Wi-Fi

Operating Systems

• Chrome OS
• Windows 10

Solution

Try one of the following options for Chrome:

• Go to a non-https site.
• Force the login page by opening a browser and typing http://192.168.1.1 or http://localhost.

Try one of the following options for Windows:

• Try a different browser.
• Go to a non-https site.
• Force the login page by opening a browser and typing http://192.168.1.1 or http://localhost.
• Go into command prompt or Windows Powershell and type ipconfig /flushdns. Use the following steps:
  1. Go into command prompt or Windows Powershell (right-click the Windows icon and select Windows PowerShell (Admin).
     
  2. Type ipconfig /flushdns.
     

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