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Lock icon on network connection

secrux Posted messages 1 Status Member -  
brupala Posted messages 111189 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -
Hello.

After updating the drivers with Driver Booster, the PC displays the different access points but with a padlock, and when I click on my network to connect, it shows "We couldn't connect to this network." So, I had to reset my PC and buy a new Wi-Fi adapter just in case, I still have the padlocks but after clicking on troubleshoot, I was able to connect but there are still instabilities in my connection.

Do you have a solution to remove the padlocks, please?

Thank you in advance!

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    bazfile Posted messages 58537 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   20 288
     
    Hello,
    Your connection seems to be bad, maybe because the network is poor in your geographical area or your internet box provides a low-quality WiFi signal. Test your connection with a PC directly connected via Ethernet to the box, then do the same test with the PC connected via WiFi at https://www.speedtest.net/fr
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  2. kaumune Posted messages 22605 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   5 160
     
    Hi

    What are you talking about?

    About hotspot or Wifi provided by boxes?

    If it's about boxes, it's perfectly normal for there to be a lock on wifi connections

    It's because they are protected by a security key, which is also more than normal.
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  3. brupala Posted messages 111189 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   14 462
     
    Hi,
    to remove a padlock, you have to put the right key in it...
    Not the adapter, the real key, the network password.

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