Connecting to Wireless Network at Hotel
I am staying at a Hampton Inn (Hilton hotel chain) and can't get my MacBook to work on the wireless network they have here.
The hotel instructions to access the wireless are:
1. Configure your wireless network card as needed. Make sure that data encryption (WEP) is disabled.
2. Select or enter SSID "hhonors".
3. Launch your web browser.
4. Enter the access code provided to you at the front desk and accept the terms of use to start browsing the internet.
Based on the instructions the hotel gave me, I turned on the computer and opened a browser window using Safari, but instead of bringing up a webpage to enter in an access code, I just got a message that I was not connected to the internet. I then opened a browser window using Firefox and got the same message. When I used the connection diagnostic, I go throught the steps, and it shows the hhonors wireless network, but when I choose, it asks for a WEP key. I even tried entering the access code as the WEP key, which, of course, didn't work.
I can see the hhonors wireless network when I click on the AirPort, but when I select it from there I get a message that says "The selected network uses an Access Control List to restrict access and this computer is not on the list".
The hotel has indicated they have not had anyone else having problems (and a couple folks in the lobby are on the same wireless system). I'm at this hotel for a number of days, and while they supplied me with a cable to connect through the ethernet port, I would really prefer to use the wireless (especially as the cable is very short and I am basically having to huddle in the corner on a chair). I know my AirPort works as I use wireless at home, and just left a friend's home where I used their wireless with no problem.
Do I need to manually change the settings on my AirPort, and if so, how should it be set up?
Thanks in advance for any assistance.
The hotel instructions to access the wireless are:
1. Configure your wireless network card as needed. Make sure that data encryption (WEP) is disabled.
2. Select or enter SSID "hhonors".
3. Launch your web browser.
4. Enter the access code provided to you at the front desk and accept the terms of use to start browsing the internet.
Based on the instructions the hotel gave me, I turned on the computer and opened a browser window using Safari, but instead of bringing up a webpage to enter in an access code, I just got a message that I was not connected to the internet. I then opened a browser window using Firefox and got the same message. When I used the connection diagnostic, I go throught the steps, and it shows the hhonors wireless network, but when I choose, it asks for a WEP key. I even tried entering the access code as the WEP key, which, of course, didn't work.
I can see the hhonors wireless network when I click on the AirPort, but when I select it from there I get a message that says "The selected network uses an Access Control List to restrict access and this computer is not on the list".
The hotel has indicated they have not had anyone else having problems (and a couple folks in the lobby are on the same wireless system). I'm at this hotel for a number of days, and while they supplied me with a cable to connect through the ethernet port, I would really prefer to use the wireless (especially as the cable is very short and I am basically having to huddle in the corner on a chair). I know my AirPort works as I use wireless at home, and just left a friend's home where I used their wireless with no problem.
Do I need to manually change the settings on my AirPort, and if so, how should it be set up?
Thanks in advance for any assistance.
MacBook, Mac OS X (10.4.10)
