Quoting Nimrod (2019-08-07 10:42:09) > my (very old) laptop has been working like a charm until I updated > from Stretch to Buster. Among the other, the issue in the subject is > very relevant for me. > > Here is what happens when I turn on wi-fi hotspot on Nokia 3 > smartphone (Android up to date): > > 1) any smartphone or tablet in the family can connect to my Nokia 3 > hotspot. > > 2) my laptop can connect at least to a tablet hotspot (the tablet has > a rather old Android version, I guess 6 or even less, and it cannot be > updated); also, my laptop finds a lot of wi-fi networks around > (currently I'm in a building in the small town of Anzio, Italy, but > almost every corner of the town is full of wi-fi networks) > > 3) my laptop cannot even see any hotspot provided by a Nokia 3 > smartphone with Android up to date; we have three of them, and I > checked everyone one of them: they all can be used by the tablet in > point 2) above, and none of them are even found by my laptop. > > It seems there is something wrong with my laptop and Nokia 3 when they > try to communicate. Currently I'm still using my Nokia 3 as a modem > via Bluetooth, but the connection is rather slow. When the wi-fi > hotspot was working the speed was much higher. > > Some data: > > - the laptop is a HP 6730s, quite slow but incredibly robust; Buster > is up to date > - all the Nokia 3 have Android 9 July update > > Thanks in advance for any hint. Perhaps your hotspot uses insecure encryption rejected by modern systems? Some encryption (e.g. WEP) is so insecure that it is practically useless: If you cannot upgrade then consider turning off encryption altogether and see if that works. - Jonas -- * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private
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