When using public hotspots sometimes I am able to connect to an unsecure connection, even though no passwords are required After receiving visual signal strength, I am unable to vist any webpages or download email. My browser tries to connect to a page and never does so. Are these not public hotspots? Is there some other setting I need in order to connect?
Thanks.
"Rick.Pearl" hath wroth:
Public does not equal free. Un-encrypted does not mean wide open.
Many hot spots do not have encryption enabled. You can connect, but you find nothing. You need to use their VPN software in order to login, authenticate, and complete the connection. However, all of these give you a opening splash page with instructions when you initially connect, even without their software. It should display something, but apparently doesn't. Have you considered asking the "public" hotspot operator for connection instructions?
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