[icon-discuss] Re: interesting wireless experience
- From: Andy Smith <musicproandy@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 21:00:05 -0500
what is wpa2?
On Thu, 01 Jan 1970 14:38:48 -0600, chase crispin wrote:
>As of release 1.06.21, the unit supports open, wep, wpa, & wpa2
>networks.
>
>Chase
>
>On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:26:25 -0500, John McCann wrote:
>
>
>>John Esak wrote:
>>
>>"It [his work wireless internet connection] is using simple WPA and
>>whenever it asks me for the key, I put it in and it just does not
>>connect."
>>
>>WPA is the problem. Icon only supports WEP, unless this was changed
>>before
>>we got to version 1.06.21.
>>
>>John
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "John Esak" <john@xxxxxxxxx>
>>To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 3:09 PM
>>Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: interesting wireless experience
>>
>>
>>>I don't want to add this note to make it sound as if Icon has more
>>>problems
>>>with wireless than any unit of any kind would anywhere. It is and has
>>>been
>>>just great for me at dozens of places. However, I called Michael last
>>>week
>>>with the main wireless system at my new place of work... it simply will
>>>not
>>>connect to this system. It is using simple WPA and whenever it asks me
>>>for
>>>the key, I put it in and it just does not connect. Can't rmember if it
>>>says
>>>bad key or something. Michael suggested that Icon has had some trouble
>>>with
>>>Enterprise WPA whatever that is... and it could be that this is what our
>>>system is using. I've only been able to talk with the network support
>>>guy,
>>>not the main system designer... and it is a big very heterogeneous
>>>system.
>>>I'll let everyone know if the Icon can ever get past the encryption on
>>>this
>>>one network... because, I as I'm sure everyone else too would like the
>>>unit
>>>to always connect to whatever is available and accessible.
>>>
>>>John
>>>
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>[mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jenny Axler
>>>Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 7:41 AM
>>>To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: interesting wireless experience
>>>
>>>I've never gotten the McDonalds connections to work either, but, it
>>>should
>>>be noted that I've had trouble with other devices too. I don't know
>>>what's
>>>up with them, but they're just difficult ot use in general.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: Paul Henrichsen <mailto:paulh52@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 10:44 PM
>>>Subject: [icon-discuss] interesting wireless experience
>>>
>>>
>>>Hi, guys.
>>>
>>>Well, I decided to try using my braille plus outside the house to
>>>see if I could connect wirelessly. We went to our local McDonalds where
>>>they
>>>have wayport, which I guess is part of AT&T WiFi.
>>>
>>>No matter what I tried, connecting through AT&T WiFi, or wayport,
>>>which is the correct way, the braille plus could not connect. Once it
>>>got
>>>a
>>>failure to connect message, One could not turn the wireless off or on.
>>>Going
>>>into the status menu and arrowing down
>>>
>>>To the wireless status locked the unit up. The only way to get
>>>things back was to remove the battery. Pressing pound star and program
>>>one
>>>did no good.
>>>
>>>I believe the signal strengths were between 35 and 54 percent, but
>>>they fluctuated a bit.
>>>
>>>We decided to go to a starbucks to see what would happen there. The
>>>braille plus found the T-mobile WiFi and connected. I was able to bring
>>>up
>>>the T-mobile web page.
>>>
>>>We decided to try another McDonalds on the way home. We had the same
>>>results. We could get no connection either to AT&T WiFi or to the proper
>>>wayport connection.
>>>
>>>The unit would lock up. Going into the web page did no good at all.
>>>Once, I was told I was resetting after pressing the appropriate three
>>>keys,
>>>but there were no vibrations and on trying a power off, I got a power
>>>off
>>>error.
>>>
>>>I again had to remove the battery and reinsert it to get things
>>>working again.
>>>
>>>It seems that there is something odd with wayport and the braille
>>>plus.
>>>
>>>I want to try a Barnes and Noble this weekend as they have wayport
>>>as well. I am wondering if their router will have a stronger signal
>>>strength.
>>>
>>>But I wonder why there is so much trouble with wayport?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Paul Henrichsen
>>>
>>>paulh52@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>>Kurzweil 1000 Technical Support Engineer
>>>
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>>>
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>>>
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>>>
>>>
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