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|    Re: "Tether"?? What is it and how might     |
|    11 Feb 25 20:52:45    |
      XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-11       From: daniel47@eternal-september.org              On 11/02/2025 8:47 pm, Daniel70 wrote:       > 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       > .....              And, Lo and Behold!! I have uploaded a message to the Internet and       downloaded that same message from the Internet .... and starting the       Browser function of my SeaMonkey Suite and I can SEE WEBSITES!!              Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!              (Now to remember to keep a check on how much of my 4.5GB Mobile Phone       Data I'm using .... until my normal account becomes re-active on about       the 20th of the month.)              Thank you!! Thank you! Thank you. ;-)       --       Daniel70              --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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