XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-11   
   From: daniel47@eternal-september.org   
      
   On 11/02/2025 8:42 pm, Daniel70 wrote:   
   > On 10/02/2025 9:14 pm, Graham J wrote:   
   >> Daniel70 wrote:   
   >>   
   >> [snip]   
   >>   
   >>>>   
   >>> The Computer is showing about a half dozen different Wi-Fi signals   
   >>> ..... but the really frustrating thing is that, when I enable Wi-Fi   
   >>> connecting on the phone .... the Computer DOESN'T 'find' a new signal.   
   >>   
   >> You may have misunderstood what the phone is telling you.  "Wi-Fi   
   >> connecting" probably means "connect phone to a wireless access point,   
   >> (probably one in a router)".  What you want is "make phone function as   
   >> a wireless access point".   
   >>   
   >> To achieve this normally you would need to enable "hotspot" but the   
   >> terminology may vary from one phone to another.  So exactly what make   
   >> and model of phone do you have?   
   >   
   > Mobile Phone model Aspera Jazz 2 and I have now turned Wi-Fi hotspot   
   > 'On'. It tells me I am using WPA2 PSK Security (does that mean   
   > anything?),there is a (12 Digit) Hotspot password and is using the   
   > 2.4GHz AP Band   
   >>   
   >> Once you have enabled the hotspot you should see a new WiFi signal on   
   >> your computer.  The name of this WiFi signal will be something   
   >> relating to the make and model of phone.   
   >   
   > .... and what do you know .... there is a 'Aspera Jazz 2' Hotspot device   
   > showing up on my Computers list of possible connections ..... so here I   
   > go!!!!   
   >   
   > It seems to suggest it has connected via 'Aspera JAZZ 2' and the Mobile   
   > phone is now showing 'Android system     Tethering or Hotspot active 1   
   > connected 0 blocked'.   
   >   
   > But .....   
   > "Sending of the message failed.   
   > The message could not be posted because connecting to the news server   
   > failed. The server may be unavailable or is refusing connections. Please   
   > verify that your news server settings are correct and try again."   
   >   
   > So I've re-enabled the Telco Modem Wi-Fi and here we are!! (I hope!!)   
      
   Did I just have a 'Doh!!' moment?? When I picked up my mobile phone to   
   turn off the 'Hotspot and Tethering' .... and realised I hadn't actually   
   turned ON the phone's mobile data function .... so, second time around .....   
   --   
   Daniel70   
      
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