Get the captive portal to load
Troubleshoot splash screens by providing the plain HTTP request networks expect.
Connection report
Headers
Request headers
10 headers
| Header | Value |
|---|---|
| accept | */* |
| accept-encoding | gzip, br, zstd, deflate |
| cache-control | max-age=259200 |
| connection | close |
| host | nossl.sh |
| user-agent | Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com) |
| via | 1.1 squid-proxy-5b5d847c96-kvcjn (squid/6.13) |
| x-forwarded-for | 216.73.216.118 |
| x-forwarded-proto | http |
| x-real-ip | 216.73.216.118 |
Step-by-step instructions
1. Connect to the Wi-Fi network but stay on the login screen.
2. Open http://nossl.sh in your browser. If redirected, accept any prompts.
3. After authentication, refresh to verify open internet access.
What to check if it fails
Disable VPN clients, captive network assistants, or custom DNS filters temporarily. Then reload the page to re-trigger the HTTP handshake.
Can I bookmark a direct captive portal URL?
Most venues rotate portal URLs. nossl.sh is safer because it always redirects to the correct address for the network you are on.
Quick steps to trigger captive portals
Apple captive portal check
Open the official Apple CNA page to force the captive assistant on iOS and macOS devices.
Open Apple captive portalAndroid captive portal check
Use the Android connectivity check URL that devices call before presenting the portal dialog.
Open Android captive portal