This is probably created by the mdns_minimal plugin in /etc/resolv.conf The situation is that the developers of multi-cast DNS on Linux thought they needed to claim .local for multi-cast DNS and hence won't allow any "normal" lookups as your hotel is doing.
Or asking your laptop to do. If you go to /etc/resolv.conf (this is long ago I know, but I guess you could still be subscribed and might never have found the answer), you will see hosts files mdns_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] dns or something similar. The [NOTFOUND=return] is the culprit, because it is the "dns" module that would successfully have found the login page. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/855019 Title: Automatically redirected .local domain cannot be reached To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/855019/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
