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Re:WiFi without internet on a Southwest flight by denvaar on Thursday September 28, 2023 @04:38PM (#37695489)
What makes it so that you can only resolve the host wifi.delta.com during a flight?
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Re:WiFi without internet on a Southwest flight by gsk22 on Thursday September 28, 2023 @05:25PM (#37696105)
I assume the DNS server on the in-flight router is programmed to resolve that hostname to some local device.

Similar to how I can log into my ASUS router from my home wifi by visiting asusrouter.com.

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