[Skybolt]

The building I work in offers a free hot spot on its plaza. Brought my PB (Aluminum 12" running Panther, AE card, wireless at home just fine) to work to test it out. When I clicked to turn on the airport, it showed the location just fine -- "plaza", but would not connect. I'm sure I'm missing something simple, but just don't know how to connect. Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong? Thanks in advance!

[mystery_stain]

Should work if your Network settings are AirPort TCP/IP set to DHCP and no other restrictions. If you use other settings for home or work, make a new Location.

[Skybolt]

Thanks for the response! Tried again, still no luck. Under Network, Airport is chosen to an Automatic location, TCP/IP is "Using DHCP"AppleTalk is inactive, and Proxies are all unchecked. Anything else? I have tried it with the firewall on and with it off, so that's not the answer either. When I turn the airport ON via the menu item, it sees the location as "plaza" like I said, and the signal strength shows O.K., so feel I am connected, just can't load anything. Is it possible the Wi-Fi in the building is not mac friendly? Or????

[chanzilla]

Does it require a password? I have problems connecting to encrypted networks ever since I upgraded to Panther. In Jaguar, there is a pull-down menu for type of password (40/128bit, Hex/ASCIII, LEAP). So far, I cannot find such an option in Panther, and I have no idea if Panther automatically knows or not. Anyway, I get an error message like "There was an error while trying to connect to 'Network'". Unless someone can shed some light, I may be forced to downgrade.