Don't worry, we just elected Donald Trump. Soon we will be an underdeveloped nation too.Lol what a dream to have free wifi everywhere, here in Brazil we're a little too much underdeveloped in relation to you.
Don't worry, we just elected Donald Trump. Soon we will be an underdeveloped nation too.![]()
LOLDon't worry, we just elected Donald Trump. Soon we will be an underdeveloped nation too.![]()
Just as a FYI, you can configure your computer to spoof the mac address of your Apple Watch, and register on many public wifi systems, and then switch the mac address back to the burned in mac.
You don't need your computer to get your MAC address. You can use your settings app on your watch or the watch app on your phone (under settings > info)
Just as a FYI, you can configure your computer to spoof the mac address of your Apple Watch, and register on many public wifi systems, and then switch the mac address back to the burned in mac.
On a macbook, this will look something like:
1) Disconnect your macbook from wifi by holding alt and clicking the wifi menuitem.
2) sudo ifconfig en0 |grep ether
^- this will show your burned in mac address for your laptop, save this somewhere
3) sudo ifconfig en0 ether [mac address from your apple watch, grab this from the 'watch-> general -> about -> Wi-Fi Address' on your paired iPhone
4) Connect to the public wifi network, and use your web browser to register.
5) Disconnect from the wifi network like in step 1
6) sudo ifconfig en0 ether [use the mac address you learned from step 2]
I've done this at some hotels, and was able to roam around the whole hotel with my watch connecting to my phone over the wifi, as the phone was left in the room. Unfortunately, I haven't made it work with xfinitywifi yet, and I'm not sure why - but I suspect it's because I have the xfinity wifi profile on my iPhone which doesn't work with the apple watch wifi setup.
Bump. Thanks so much for these instructions - they worked perfectly for me. Just used this method to connect my Apple Watch to xfinitywifi, and confirmed a working connection by successfully sending a text from my watch with my iPhone turned off.
This will be very useful for me as I can now leave my phone at home while going on runs but still stay connected through my Apple Watch. Here in Charleston xfinitywifi has very robust coverage and a signal is accessible even from the sidewalk of most streets. Who needs a cellular Apple Watch when you have a city-wide wifi network? Thanks again!
It depends ... If you use the wifi on your phone at work, do you need to go through the captive portal every day, or does it 'remember' your device after your register the first time?Sorry I am very new to this. Do you have to do this every day? Or just once? I want an Apple watch, but the work network is captive and I'd like to get on it. I have a mac at home, but PC at work.