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    Local only wireless but still have internet access

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by caustin828, Aug 16, 2008.

  1. caustin828

    caustin828 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've noticed that my network icon in the taskbar is frequently displayed as "Local Only," see the pic below. I however still have full access to everything and am posting this message as it is displayed. Is this anything to be concerned about? My old laptop would not let me connect to anything in local only mode.

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    caustin828, Aug 16, 2008
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  2. Bog

    Bog Losing it...

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    Local implies that you are connected to a LAN, or Local Area Network. Wireless LANs are denoted as WLAN. The messages you are seeing are normal.
     
    Bog, Aug 16, 2008
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