[X4U] Tiger, Internet Explorer, and Wireless access in Airports

[Allan Hise]

On Fri, 6 May 2005, Jim Robertson wrote:

> problem I've had is that when I'm in an Airport terminal and try to log on
> to the pay-for-use wireless networks (T-Mobile Hotspot, Wise, Boingo), when
> I launch Safari I get a "cannot find the server" message, whereas when I
> launch Internet Explorer, my default browser homepage is replaced
> automatically by the login page of the wireless vendor whose signal is
> detected by my Airport Extreme card.

The wireless network in my (formerly) local Panera was like that (don't
know but expect  that they all are). I found that using Firefox would work
where Safari wouldn't. Perhaps you can still live your life free of IE...