On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 5:57 PM, Mark Misulich <munguanaweza@gmail.com> wrote:
In the meantime, since I last posted on this, I am having a similar problem at a second hotel. I wrote their customer service, and the head IT guy from the hotel chain replied by email. He replied:
"Please contact me at the number below when you arrive so we can ensure that your Linux machine is whitelisted (bypassed) for the duration of your stay.
Lastly, would you mind sharing the Internet Web Browser you use and your version of Linux?"
Naturally, I was curious as to why this was happening, so I wrote back and asked that question. His reply:
"Our gateway is provided by AT&T Wi-Fi Services; we generally do not have any issues with Linux machines being forced to re-authenticate before the specified duration.
The best way to resolve this is to contact me the next time you get onsite, so we can monitor the gateway to see if, why and how it may drop your Network Interface Card’s Media Access Control (MAC) address."
While I'm afraid I don't have an answer to your issue, I'm curious where this hotel is, or at least which chain it is. I'm floored that you've been able to get such helpful feedback from a hotel for your Linux connectivity issue! That's a place I'd like to take my business! -- Chris -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org