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keithmi_2034856
SMARTY Pioneer
22-05-2023

wifi connection is showing but has a cross through it

wifi connection is showing but has a cross through it on my laptop but i can connect from my phone and other devices. i can still conncet my phone to router and then hotspot to PC but dont know why PC wont allow me to access the network? any ideas? @ links to members

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  • MSF's avatar
    MSF
    SMARTY Guru
    23-05-2023

    Hello keithmi_2034856 . Is your PC trying to connect to your home wifi or to the telephone hotspot directly?

    Would it not be easier to connect PC directly to phone hotspot?

    • keithmi_2034856's avatar
      keithmi_2034856
      SMARTY Pioneer
      24-05-2023

      Hi, it is a router I have on a boat I am trying to connect to, I can hotspot from phone but prefer to link to router directly otherwise I am tied to sitting next to my laptop

      • MSF's avatar
        MSF
        SMARTY Guru
        24-05-2023

        keithmi_2034856 I'm no expert, but would you need to then change the router settings so that they reflect the phone as provider?