Open Wi-Fi with Retropie

dhlee20

I need to transfer some rom files via SSH in Retropie 3.3 or later.

Is it possible to transfer files using an open Wi-Fi? (requires another log-in page)

Home Wi-Fi which has to enter a password is perfectly fine.

Beretta9

backstander

@dhlee20 Just to clarify when you said open Wi-Fi, do you mean like the ones at Hotels and Hospitals where after you connect you have to goto a website to agree to their terms and conditions? Hmm I don't know but it seams like you'd need some web browser to accomplish this. If you have Raspbian installed you might be able to use the included web browser but you might also be able to use the text web browser called Lynx from the command prompt?

PetroRie

Only good way to know this is to try it out yourself since you're already in that situation.

mediamogul

@PetroRie

I believe all you have to do is connect as usual via the RetroPie menu. From there you would simply make an attempt to access any page through 'Lynx' as @backstander mentioned. You should then be greeted with the necessary login page. As an alternative you can also connect with your phone and use it as a hotspot for your pi.

mediamogul

This question has had me thinking all afternoon, as it could easily come up while traveling. I was thinking that there must be a way to do this without the forethought to install 'Lynx' ahead of time. After a bit of searching, I found the following at:
https://superuser.com/questions/132392/using-command-line-to-connect-to-a-wireless-network-with-an-http-login

You will have to look once at the source of the login form to find out the names of the user and password fields. As the authentication redirect all pages, use any URL to get that source:

curl http://www.google.com > login.html

For example, you'll find:

<form method="POST" action="http://my-public-provider.com/agree.php">
    <input type="checkbox" name="agree" value="yes">I agree
    <input type="submit" name="push" value="Send">
</form>

Then you can build your curl command to post your form information:

curl -d "agree=yes&push=Send" http://my-public-provider.com/agree.php