Re: Windoze Open WiFi Problem

The telecom modems are for 3G (HSDPA/UMTS via the cellphone network)
rather than for wifi. The laptop must have had built in wifi if it
could pick up your network. The certificate error may be because the
laptop is configured to connect to a corporate wifi network. Would be
interested to know if it worked on other wifi networks.

Cheers,

Rene

On 7 February 2010 12:19, Perry Spiller <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Recently, I changed my D-Link WiFi router
> modem from secure to open. (What a hassle!)
> Someone visited with a laptop. It could 'see'
> the wireless network, but would not connect,
> saying it couldn't get a certificate of some sort.
>
> I went through my laptop settings and generally
> fiddled around, trying to change the visitor's
> laptop to the same settings, but couldn't solve
> the problem; even assigning the same fixed IP
> address details to the visitors's computer, (HP),
> and gave up.
>
> A www search hasn't been very helpful. The
> user has one of those Telecom wireles USB
> 'dongles' for roaming Internet connection, so
> I didn't want to fiddle too much, in case that
> device got screwed over in some way.
>
> Any clues on this 'certificate' thing? Or, more
> importantly, how to disable the requirement in
> visiting laptops and make the connection work?
>
>
>
>
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