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I've just arrived at some place which offers wireless internet. When I try to connect my computer, it sends me to some specific URL in which I need to accept some terms of use, and then the Internet works fine. When I try to connect to that network with my Android, however, it's stuck on the "obtaining IP address" stage of the connection for long minutes.

After a few tries, it just gives up and moves that SSID to a "disabled" status - which I haven't seen until now - in which it is remembered but it doesn't attempt to connect to it.

I can't navigate to any special address on the device's browser because it outright refuses to connect to the network.

How can I solve this issue?

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The issue is not with your device but with the wireless provider. That is the typical behavior when connecting to a defective hotspot, either over capacity or just a tad too far for a reliable connection...

Sadly there is nothing you can do about it. It happens a lot to BT hotspots in the UK, in London most of them are overloaded during working hours.

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  • I tried again this morning and this time it worked - which reaffirms your answer, since nothing changed on my end, but maybe there is now less load on the hotspot. Thanks! – Oak Sep 24 '11 at 12:27
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This exact symptom can be fixed by changing permissions on

system/etc/dhcpcd/dhcpcd-run-hooks

to execute on all accounts: user group and others

As mentioned here

You need rooted device and root browser.

Hope this helps any fellow Googlers

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