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Old 05-14-2014, 01:31 AM   #1006
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Originally Posted by davidfor View Post
My workaround, which I don't like is to put the userid and password in the URL. Such as:

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http://userid:password@127.0.0.1:80
That works, while exposing another shortcoming of the browser: it rejects some addresses without even trying them.

My particular use case is a Sandisk Wireless Flash Drive, which can connect to a larger wifi network and make itself visible as http://sandisknnnnnn.local/files/ - where the bolded part is derived from the unit's MAC address.

With my iPad, I can access that URL directly, either with or without the hack you describe. With the Kobo, I can only access it through the IP address and with the hack. The only thing I can think of to explain that is that the Kobo is looking at the ".local" and saying "I know that's not real" instead of actually checking.
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