Wifi hotspot

[cyb3rt]

Sup guys, I am trying out this wifi hotspot with my Desire, and my netbook. But I can't get it working for some reason, it connects but then my netbook just says 'limited connectivity', and no website wants to open...

Anybody used it or know if there is something special to use? I don't plan on using this a lot, I just need it for something personal quickly.

 

[sand_man]

What security authentication method are you using? WPA(TKIP) works the best for me (set on the phone portable wifi hotspot settings).

EDIT: I needed to use the phone as a wifi router once during a power failure at home and I must say it worked effortlessly from configuration to connecting and browsing took a matter of minutes. Very useful tool this Desire is...

 

[cyb3rt]

I tried it the first time with WEP, and then with no security at all... Still did the same... Will try WPA quickly, se if it makes a difference.

 

[cyb3rt]

Hmmm... nope, still says 'limited access'... don't see other options or anything... :/

 

[sand_man]

mmmm... odd, have you tried WPA2(AES)?

 

[cyb3rt]

No, but I would think with no security at all its supposed to work...

EDIT: Okay sweet, got it working, Win7 came up with some resolution by itself. Ran a check and it reconfigured the settings on the netbook. Don't ask what it was but it's connecting now

Thanks

 

[sand_man]

Good stuff...