Peter, I'm using a closed network in conjunction with WPA Personal security. No issues with any other Mac connecting, just the iPhone. And from the limited testing I've done, it doesn't seem to be isolated to the fact that I have a closed network anyway.
The only other issue I've had in the past is with Windows machines being able to connect to the "closed network with WPA security" combination, with the workaround being to temporary lift the security and broadcast the SSID (which one of those fixes the problem I don't know). I don't have the background to understand the technological differences between broadcasting and not broadcasting an SSID, but it seems to me that it has some privacy upside, and conceptually shouldn't create any technical issues if a device knows the network name and security access details. I haven't tried your latest suggestion yet Ronni, but I'll give it a go when time and let you know the result. Cheers, Steven On 22/11/2010, at 10:37 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: > > > On 21/11/2010, at 7:25 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: > >> Also, I meant to add, but hit send before I typed this: >> Automatically connecting to a network with a hidden SSID is a bad idea. >> > > Can you enlarge on this Ronni? > > My WiFi network has a hidden SSID, and I have no trouble connecting to it > automatically from my iPhone, nor from my iMac or my Macbook Pro. Not only > the SSID hidden, I'm also using WAPA2 encryption with a complex password, > which I really DON'T want to be entering every time I want to access it > myself, especially on my iPhone. > > Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services > FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer > Perth, Western Australia > Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 064 948 > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]>
