XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-11   
   From: dan@djph.net   
      
   On 2025-02-11, Daniel70 wrote:   
   > On 10/02/2025 9:14 pm, Graham J wrote:   
   >> Daniel70 wrote:   
   >>   
   >> [snip]   
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   >>>>   
   >>> 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   
      
   "WPA PSK" just means you're using a pre-shared key (i.e. you told the AP   
   and the client what the password is).   
      
   > 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."   
      
   That might be your mobile phone carrier only allowing certain (common)   
   ports through the hotspot, such as 80/443 for web browsing and   
   495/587/25 for email.  Maybe a few other things too.   
      
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