Re: WIFI-USB

On Fri, 15 Jul 2005 10:40:57 -0700, the renowned Jim Thompson
<thegreatone@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Spehro,
>
>In WiFi in hotels, is your connection to the Internet still via a
>browser, or do you have true network accessibility?
>
> ...Jim Thompson

As well as browser stuff, such as webmail, I downloaded Free Agent and
read some newsgroups via a free Italian NNTP server, so I guess it's
pretty complete. I didn't try POP3 as the webmail was pretty snappy.

Not sure exactly what the sequence is when you are authenticated-- I
assume it limits when you can send/receive to a local login page until
it verfies your password, and then it opens up the network to your IP
address. I didn't have to type any Holiday Inn URL, yet the login page
came up by itself, so maybe it sent the page in response to a request
to look at another (Google, in this case) page.

Of course you do have to go in and select the network (this one
installs an icon in the Control Panel for settings) before anything
happens.


Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
--
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