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Originally Posted by temple5
Windows or Mac?
If Windows...
START > RUN > CMD > <ENTER> ipconfig /release <ENTER> ipconfig /renew
Try releasing your IP address when reconnecting. How "classy" is the building. If they are more a "home brew" IT setup they are likely using one of the WRT firmwares. With the hotspot firmwares it has options for timeouts. Its specifically designed so to disconnect computers that arent in use.
For the Sign in Page, is it just the normal username/password window or is it a webpage desinged window - the former means ad hoc IT service the latter means they put some time into it.
If they are using that and not a commercial router and security it should be possible to break their router security and add your PC's MAC address to the exceptions list so that their rules wont apply to you. You are in a great position to do that since you already have user access, just need to packet capture while connected to see what they are using - it should then be alot easier to run their encrption through a myriad of free online tools.
Just checked their website - looks pretty ad hoc to me, likely no more than a 15 employee operation.
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Windows, upgrading to 7 whenever it arrives in the mail.
I'm going to try the IPConfig option next time it cuts out and see what happens.
It seems pretty ad hoc to me, but like I said I don't know a whole lot about that.