tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385036587194404038.post7399011767540811543..comments2023-10-07T04:29:16.932-07:00Comments on Technical notes, my online memory: Disable Captive Network Support in OS XUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385036587194404038.post-9657815320293520362019-08-31T01:38:56.249-07:002019-08-31T01:38:56.249-07:00After setting the preference and restarting the Ma...After setting the preference and restarting the Mac it works and the CNA doesn't pop up. But after trying to delete the preference as @B suggested the CNA is still inactive i.e. doesn't pop up when connected to a network. So how should I get the CNA back?Alirezahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07445044465475777535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385036587194404038.post-13041735654520658702018-04-13T18:48:27.627-07:002018-04-13T18:48:27.627-07:00This really works - it's not a file it's a...This really works - it's not a file it's a preferenceSanjay Aiyagarinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385036587194404038.post-36640201105290743482016-05-04T09:24:42.299-07:002016-05-04T09:24:42.299-07:00Is there any new tip about how to disable The CNN ...Is there any new tip about how to disable The CNN on El CapitanUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08701087187848402141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385036587194404038.post-29153363862000647992016-02-19T05:42:56.654-08:002016-02-19T05:42:56.654-08:00in my macbook i didn't find this file /Library...in my macbook i didn't find this file /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.captive.control plz suggest any solution.....BhanuPrakashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03544863819616373480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385036587194404038.post-85811444041749261702016-01-07T09:26:57.910-08:002016-01-07T09:26:57.910-08:00I tried this on El Capitan and the capitve portal ...I tried this on El Capitan and the capitve portal still appeared. Do I have to restart something perhaps? Julianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029963506159254401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385036587194404038.post-90651570391551432032015-11-13T13:07:57.129-08:002015-11-13T13:07:57.129-08:00@Anonymous: enter it in Terminal. See e.g. http:...@Anonymous: enter it in Terminal. See e.g. http://osxdaily.com/2012/10/09/best-defaults-write-commands-mac-os-x/ for more information.Colin Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03180154304090318493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385036587194404038.post-44666920347247222862015-07-15T03:27:11.870-07:002015-07-15T03:27:11.870-07:00where could I use this sudo code? Can any1 explain...where could I use this sudo code? Can any1 explain? PlsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385036587194404038.post-56335424422758395602015-07-08T13:07:12.793-07:002015-07-08T13:07:12.793-07:00@man9ar00 The intent behind the functionality is t...@man9ar00 The intent behind the functionality is to save you the frustration of wondering why your mail (or whatever other program that connects to the internet but won't render a captive portal page) isn't showing working even though you're connected to WiFi. That's what I meant by "thick" client.Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00562540281391628849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385036587194404038.post-85298703648926869072015-07-07T12:22:20.898-07:002015-07-07T12:22:20.898-07:00Thanks for sharing. Curious, did you mean this is ...Thanks for sharing. Curious, did you mean this is useful for "thick" or "thin" clients? Because both typically offer a browser app to go online.<br /><br />I do agree and find this a terrible idea to have a custom popup app for this when the Mac could just fire up default browser and let the wifi connection redirect to the captive portal. That's how Windows does it.man9ar00https://www.blogger.com/profile/12846267464022901501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385036587194404038.post-7921503560060794832014-04-08T23:13:18.997-07:002014-04-08T23:13:18.997-07:00In case, you would ever want to remove this settin...In case, you would ever want to remove this setting, you can do<br /><br /><i>sudo defaults delete /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.captive.control Active</i><br /><br />Thanks for the post!Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06567578043310484901noreply@blogger.com