Some times these access points have a rule configured whether you can connect to their web interface via WLAN or LAN only?
Did you try to access the web interface from both LAN and WLAN sides? Tomas On Wed, 2019-02-27 at 07:45 -0800, Rich Shepard wrote: > On Wed, 27 Feb 2019, Rich Shepard wrote: > > > No. When I selected the WiFi icon Android found all the access > > points in > > the neighborhood with mine at the top of the list. I selected mine > > and > > entered my user password for network hosts as I never set up a user > > password for me on the WAP. > > I've moved this to PLUG-talk as the focus has shifted to Android, not > linux. > > Backing up and puting this WAP issue in context will help us all. > > Here in the office I've no need for the WAP; it serves only to allow > the > Sony Vaio to access the router and FiOS connection to the 'Net. Every > host > in the office has an ethernet connection to the router; when I'm not > in the > office I've no need for a computer and 'Net access. So, why did I > start the > thread? > > I read that when Android updates the OS and installed applications on > the > Nokia they can take a long time so it's better to use the phone's > WiFi > capabilities rather than the mobile carrier's. > > The Nokia has Android 9 installed so I imagine that a long running OS > upgrade is not in the immediate future and I do not need to connect > it to > the WAP here. > > But I do have a relevant question because I've not had an Android- > powered > mobile phone before. How do I know when there are upgrades available > that > should be applied? > > If I'm notified somehow, perhaps by a text message sent by Google, I > can > walk to the nearby library branch, connect to their WiFi for the > upgrade, > and read while the upgrade(s) are processed. > > I'll use the phone as a phone here in the office, but not to access > the Web > or other 'Net functions. I hope this clarifies the situation. I'll > re-work > the WAP some time in the future as it's not immediately needed. > > Thanks all, > > Rich > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > PLUG@pdxlinux.org > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
