XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-11   
   From: daniel47@eternal-september.org   
      
   On 11/02/2025 9:31 pm, Dan Purgert wrote:   
   > On 2025-02-11, 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   
   >   
   > "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.   
   >   
   Making note of these Port numbers .... you know ... Just in case.   
      
   But, seems as I was able to browse and post to UseNet, I'm hoping it   
   will not be necessary.   
      
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   Daniel70   
      
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