

So, delete whatever DNS server IP addresses are listed there ( first be sure to write down the list of IP addresses so that you can add them back in when you get home, if you need them).

Now, if you have anything listed under DNS Servers, this can keep your computer from getting out on the hotel network. This is where you will find your DNS settings Under the advanced settings, click on DNS If you see something else there, such as 255.255.224.0, you will know right away that something is amiss, and that amiss thing is the reason that you cannot connect to and get out on the Internet. Make sure that you have the Wi-Fi in the upper right-hand corner selected, and then click on ‘Advanced…’įirst, while you’re in the Advanced area, click on TCP/IP, and look at the IP address listed as your Subnet Maskįor the average use and user, and for the vast majority of cases, that IP address should be 255.255.255.0. Or, if you have your wifi status displayed in your menu bar, click on the wireless icon and select ‘Open Network Preferences’ from the dropdownĮither way, you will end up here, at the main network settings and information screen: The below assumes that the issue is your DNS settings, which, nine times out of ten*, it is likely to be (*note that this is our own anecdotal reckoning, not a scientific survey).

How to Connect to Hotel Wifi When You Can’t Get the Login Splash Screen your computer says that you are connected to the hotel wifi) but can’t get past that, we’re betting that this is your problem. So, if while you are sitting at the hotel, trying to connect to the hotel’s wifi, if your computer can’t get to a DNS server to help it get out from the router to find the hotel’s wireless network server, to get the splash page login, and then out to the Internet, you will be essentially dead in the water.Īnd, if you can connect to the router (i.e.
