Can't access the welcome page from the Pirate Box network -- and changing network's name

Posted by juanppacheco 
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Hey PB community,

I just installed the last version of PB on a TP MR3020, and everything looked just fine during the process. When I connect to the wi-fi network, which is called "Pirate Box - Share Freely," I don't see anything popping up in my browser though, and I can't seem to access the sharing platform of Pirate Box. What do you think is happening?

Also, I was wondering if there is any chance in which I can change the name of the network. I'm using the wi-fi pirate box protocol, in order to create an open space in a gallery in the Mission district in San Francisco, where people can share art as information/information as art. The project is called "cloud archives" and I would like to rename the network from "Pirate Box - Share Freely" to "Cloud Archives," while still obviously acknowledging that it is powered through your software design.

Thanks! Looking forward to your replies.
juanppacheco Wrote:
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>I don't see anything popping up in my browser
> though, and I can't seem to access the sharing
> platform of Pirate Box. What do you think is
> happening?

Did you try pointing your browser to [www.crayola.com] or any other non-https website?

> Also, I was wondering if there is any chance in
> which I can change the name of the network.

Did you try editing the /etc/config/wireless?


PirateBox Installs:
2x Zsun's (both testing, one with serial interface)
A5-V11 (mostly for OpenWRT testing DIY)
2x RPi Zero's
(one active in car 24/7, gets a lot of hits at Walmart, movie theaters and the mall)
2x RPi3's (both home servers, one Ubuntu custom install along side a ton of other services)
1x RPi2 (currently work server)



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/18/2016 05:20AM by TheExpertNoob.
So it seems that if I close all the tabs in my browser on my computer and then just open it again, it automatically goes to the pirate box welcome page. Does the network work on other apple products such as iPads or iPhones? My friend was trying it on her devices (both apple but not laptops), and she couldn't open it.

I'm very new to the language of programming. Would you mind helping me/guiding me through the process of editing the /etc/config/wireless, so I can change the name of the network in my router? thanks!