diff --git a/sites/en/services/connectivitycheck.md b/sites/en/services/connectivitycheck.md index b8ecb4a..ed73209 100644 --- a/sites/en/services/connectivitycheck.md +++ b/sites/en/services/connectivitycheck.md @@ -5,4 +5,56 @@ title: Captive Portal Check --- # Captive Portal Check -The description for the Captive Portal Check is coming soon. +A captive portal is a login page in public WLAN networks to restrict Internet access to the approval of certain terms of use. When you see a login page on a public network, your device uses a captive portal check. This allows the device to find out whether you have direct Internet access or not. In Android, for example, your device sends a request to a Google server. + +Since mid 2019 I provide a free Captive Portal Check: [https://connectivitycheck.sp-codes.de/generate204](https://connectivitycheck.sp-codes.de/generate204) You are welcome to use it if you like. + +## Setup in Android + +To change the Captive Portal Check in Android, you need a terminal app or a connection via ADB to a computer. + +To use `http` you can run the following commands with the respective method: + +``` +# settings put global captive_portal_use_https 0 +# settings put global captive_portal_http_url "http://connectivitycheck.sp-codes.de/generate204" +``` + +To use `https` you can use the following two commands: + +``` +# settings put global captive_portal_use_https 1 +# settings put global captive_portal_https_url "https://connectivitycheck.sp-codes.de/generate204" +``` + +Maybe you have to reboot your phone after updating the settings. + +If you are using AFWall+ you need to give access to _[1000] Android-System_ and in some cases _[10040] CaptivePortalLogin_ to make it work. + +## Setup in Ubuntu + +In Ubuntu, the file `/etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf` must be changed. Add or change the following lines: + +``` +[connectivity] +uri=https://connectivitycheck.sp-codes.de/generate204 +``` + +Restart the network-manager: + +``` +sudo service network-manager restart +``` + +## Setup in Firefox + +Type [about:config](about:config) in the Firefox address bar and search for `captivedetect.canonicalURL` and `network.connectivity-service`. Set the URL values to `https://connectivitycheck.sp-codes.de/generate204`, the domain values to `connectivitycheck.sp-codes.de`. That's it. + +## More useful links + +* [Captive Portal Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captive_portal) +* [Source code](https://git.sp-codes.de/samuel-p/connectivity-check) +* [Docker Image](https://hub.docker.com/r/samuelph/connectivity-check) +* [Setup on Android](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/186995/288049) +* [Setup on Ubuntu](https://askubuntu.com/q/1167177/920103) +* [Captive Portal Kuketz Blog](https://www.kuketz-blog.de/android-captive-portal-check-204-http-antwort-von-captiveportal-kuketz-de/) diff --git a/sites/en/services/invidious.md b/sites/en/services/invidious.md index 3e2e229..00d27f7 100644 --- a/sites/en/services/invidious.md +++ b/sites/en/services/invidious.md @@ -5,4 +5,13 @@ title: Invidious --- # Invidious -The description for Invidious is coming soon. +Invidious is an alternative YouTube-Frontend. It establishes only the most necessary connections to YouTube and many of them are even made by the server itself. So Invidious increases the privacy of the users. + +__Since December 2019 I run a public Invidious instance.__ Feel free to watch some videos there. + +__Watch your first video on [invidious.sp-codes.de](https://invidious.sp-codes.de).__ + +## More useful links + +* [List of other public servers](https://github.com/omarroth/invidious/wiki/Invidious-Instances) +* [Source code of Invidious](https://github.com/omarroth/invidious)