XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-11   
   From: vallor@cultnix.org   
      
   On Tue, 11 Feb 2025 20:52:45 +1100, Daniel70   
    wrote in :   
      
   > 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. ;-)   
      
   Congrats! :)   
      
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