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[Mat]

I am trying to use my Ti with wlan. Works well via modem and wep encryption or free. Now I wanted to use it with a hotspot from my new KaiOS phone. Therefore I open an unencrypted hotspot. The TI can connectto the phone. I can surf via Classilla, but airport is in a kind of loop and displays "searching for status" and 5 seconds later "status not available" and so on.

I can download only files up to 232kB, than it stops …
There are no adjustments possible for unencrypted hotspots at KaiOS.

Any ideas?

[Mat]

Nobody? Nothing? I expected some network professional around starting to tell "it's a well known MTU issue, … solve it by …" or similar

[robespierre]

I used to use wlans on my PowerBooks in the 2000s, but haven't had good luck with them on my "modern" WPA2 network. To debug the problem, you need to run Wireshark and capture all of the "management frames".
It does sound like the AP ("hotspot") is resetting the connection due to a mismatch with the older 802.11 protocol spoken by the Tibook.

[Jubadub]

Nobody? Nothing? I expected some network professional around starting to tell "it's a well known MTU issue, … solve it by …" or similar

Solve it via the same means you solve problems with any other wireless tech: smash the antennae with a hammer, especially if the antennae is working, then plug-in ethernet.

[Mat]

Thanks Jubadub for your input! Usually yes, but I really would like to have a usable hotspot everywhere where my mobile phone is. ;)

robespierre, any more hints how I could get it running, and what to do exactly?

[davecom]

One option is to get a bridge adapter. This is a modern device that connects to WiFi but bridges it to Ethernet. Search "Vonets Bridge" on eBay.

[laulandn]

That's very odd.  Must be something the modern networking on the phone expects, but the airport card doesn't support.  I'd expect it to either work fully or not at all!

My workaround for using older airport cards is I kept a very old linksys wrt router around, and have it on my network using the older encryption that the airport card in my tibook supports.  I only power it on when I need to connect with my old machines, as otherwise it could be relatively easily cracked, if I left it on 24/7 like my primary router.