Comment 9 for bug 1766969

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mike stewart (mdrmike) wrote :

This seems to affect many public Wifi Hotspots. A very common example is the new setup by Starbucks/Google (usually seen as **Google Starbucks Wifi**) in the US by (Tech behind it is https://globalreachtech.com/ with their http://odyssys.net/).

Under Ubuntu 16.04, Windows, Android, Mac OS, or iPhone, a WiFi guest user can connect without problem. However, since upgrading to Ubuntu 18.04, I've encountered this in at least three separate Starbucks stores in Southern California.

## WORKAROUND ##

An easier workaround, with fewer system modifications than the original bug report is to use `ip route` to determine the IP address of the host router, then add the hostname with that adress to `/etc/hosts`

Step by step details can be found here: https://askubuntu.com/a/1027605/139249