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Re: wifi connecting to unauthenticated hotspots in preference to authenticated known hotspots

 

On 07/21/2015 11:08 AM, Alan Bell wrote:
Hi all,

I am finding that the phone has a tendency to connect to open hotspots,
which is a bit of a pain because they are normally captive portals that
I don't want to connect to, it means that mobile data stops working
because it tries to use a broken wifi connection and it means that when
I go to a place where there is a hotspot that it has got credentials for
it sometimes picks up the open hotspot next door. Can it be set to not
auto-connect to any open hotspot?

Alan --

What device and image are you running?

Can you be more specific about when this occurs? Are you working with the network menu when it happens? Any chance you could've accidentally brushed the AP in the network menu?

Also, can you check system settings and see if the access point in question shows up in the "Previous networks" list?

In the case where it picked an open hotspot next door, was the name the same as the secure hotspot that you had credentials for?

This definitely should not be happening.

Regards,
/tony



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