by going to Home->Settings->Wi-Fi->Other will that give me the
information I need?

Tuesday, November 18, 20085:27 PMLee [EMAIL PROTECTED]

>On Nov 18, at 4:31 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote:
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>> I was out and about with my iPod touch today. I was able to connect to
>> an "unsecured" wireless network, ie, there was no lock associated with
>> the network. The wireless connection was strong, it showed multiple
>> bars, yet when I tried to check email or open up a web page I  
>> received a
>> message saying unable to connect to mail host or, in the case of  
>> safari,
>> I was told Safari was not connected to the internet.
>
>There are several reasons why this could happen. Most likely is  
>authentication is needed to gain full access. Your iTouch detects the  
>network, but can't use it because it can't authenticate. This happens  
>at UofL with the secure wireless; my iTouch can see the network with  
>full bars, but can't connect unless I give it the 802.1x user name and  
>password in the wireless settings.
>
>You can always go to Home->Settings->Wi-Fi->Other to see the name of  
>the network, if they're advertising the SSID. This would probably give  
>you a clue to what's going on.
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