Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/16

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Apple in Germany
From: lrzeitlin at optonline.net (Lawrence Zeitlin)
Date: Mon Oct 16 20:30:16 2006
References: <200610170058.k9H0wFsw090768@server1.waverley.reid.org>
 
On Oct 16, 2006, at 8:58 PM, Howard wrote:

> Hi Howard,
>
> As I told you in Cologne, there must be something peculiar about  
> the way
> your Powerbook is set up. I have used the Airport on mine here in
> Holland, in Portugal, Germany, the UK and Denmark since I bought it in
> April. I used it at my hotel in Cologne. So I don't think there is
> anything systematic about wifi access in Germany that prevents Mac  
> wifi
> access.
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
>
> Howard Cummer wrote:
>> Talking about Wifi access and its cost, in my recent travels in  
>> Europe
>> (Austria and Germany), my Apple Powerbook 4 worked fine in Austria,
>> detecting Wifi Nets and allowing me access, but in Germany there was
>> NO way to connect.


Howard,

Make sure you have the Location set to Automatic instead of Airport.  
It should then recognize all wi-fi signals in the area.

Larry Z