Thread: n810 - Problems connecting to most open Wifi
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2009-01-05 , 19:39
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#37
Originally Posted by fragos View Post
Most APs provide DNS server IPs with DCHP. Not all apparently open APs are open and may require a login or have implemented a technique like MAC blocking which without hacking on your part keep you out.
I understand that & I suppose that this particular AP might have enabled MAC blocking/inclusion since the last time I blead there , but it's not something I inquired about. But if there was MAC blocking, why would I have been assigned an IP? Or is that just the way it works?
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