Ubuntu/Applications/Console Browsers
From r00tedvw.com wiki
For those behind a firewall requiring authentication, a console browser is helpful to authenticate without a gui.
http://linuxtoolkit.blogspot.com/2009/06/using-text-mode-web-browser.html
apt-get install elinks links lynx
i.e elinks http://linuxtoolkit.blogspot.com links http://linuxtoolkit.blogspot.com lynx http://linuxtoolkit.blogspot.com