Support for Hotspot wifi captive portal via RFC 8910 and RFC 8908

projectmoon

@pparent so if I dump this script into the network manager scripts dir, it will Just Work?

pparent

Yes!

Use the latest script from my PR:

https://gitlab.com/pparent/lxc-android-config/-/blob/main/etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/99captive_portal?ref_type=heads

Make sure to make it executable (chmod +x) and reboot before testing

gpatel-fr

@pparent said:

it is an OS sepcific feature to decide how you are going to display the captive portal.

now you have seen the reaction to your MR

Quote from Gitlab:

I have a deep interest in captive portal as a feature being also available to other distros (such as pmOS or Mobian)

pparent

Here is what looks like a new prototype:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MrFvLvAq4bc

More info here:

https://gitlab.com/ubports/development/core/hybris-support/lxc-android-config/-/merge_requests/184#note_3271557185

projectmoon

@pparent so I was not able to get this script or app to work. Is there something I should look for in the logs?

pparent

@projectmoon

With the latest version of the script you need to install this app first:

https://github.com/pparent76/Captiveviewer-UT/releases/tag/0.1.0

Then install the latest version of the script, and chmod +x the script, and reboot

https://gitlab.com/pparent/lxc-android-config/-/blob/main/etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/99captive_portal?ref_type=heads

Then you should get a notification when you connect to a wifi with captive portal, and if you click the notification it will open the captive portal app.

projectmoon

Ok I had to fix ownership and perms on the script. Portal app loads, but not the portal itself. But that's not the fault of the portal app.

pparent

@projectmoon

What do you mean, do you get the notification when you connect to the wifi network with captive portal?

(You should not open the app from the app grid, it is useless, it will open when you click on the notification, in the notification panel, like in the video)

projectmoon

@pparent yeah I got the notification and opened the app from it. But i couldn't load the page. But I think that it's a problem with my network configuration.

pparent

@projectmoon

Ok well I don't know, are you testing with a specific wifi network with captive portal? Does it support RFC 8910 and RFC 8908, or is it legacy? Did you try with other wifi networks?

Ps: You can also retry with mobile data disabled, sometimes it's better.

projectmoon

@pparent said:

@projectmoon

Ok well I don't know, are you testing with a specific wifi network with captive portal? Does it support RFC 8910 and RFC 8908, or is it legacy? Did you try with other wifi networks?

Ps: You can also retry with mobile data disabled, sometimes it's better.

Disabling mobile data didn't help. The app receives the captive portal URL, but I get connection refused. I don't think this has anything to do with the captive portal helper. I thought it might be uAdblock, but seems no. So, no idea. I also have no idea if the captive portal is RFC or legacy.

pparent

@projectmoon

Can you do

journactl -r | grep 99captive_portal

?