Re: WiFi connections and management - Hotspots and Home LANs

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Todd All*** wrote...

Pity. I need fixed IP addresses so port forwarding on my ADSL router will
work properly. I don't know of any other way to do that, hence the fixed
IPs.

What about UPnP port forwarding? The router then opens the port for
whatever device asks for it, doesn't it?

I don't know that much about it. I think that I tried setting it up once
but something didn't work. It's a while now and 3 ADSL router/modems
later. I just have the apps that require PF set to their fixed IPs and
have left it at that.

When you have a mapped drive that looks at one PC, if you have dynamic IP
or DHCP set up, if the PC's IP changes would that cause the mapping to
fail? Or does it look at the computer name only?

What about encryption? Surely hotspots aren't all free and would require
some sort of method to lock out non-paying users. Setting encryption must
bring you back to the same thing with respect to DHCP configuring.

Most public hotspots use browser-based authentication. You connect to the
network without encryption, try to open any web page and the browser is
"hijacked" and directed to a login page (free Hotspots generally make you
accept a T&C page, paid ones demand payment.) Then your MAC address is
recorded and granted access for whatever time period you purchase. Using

Ah, that makes sense. Yep, I understand that. Thanks.


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