In a message on Saturday 04-17-17 Jean Parrot said to Holger Granholm:

GE Jean,

 HG> I have in vain tried to find the setting for metered connection in
 HG> the stationary machine, but nil.
 HG> On the laptop I have stumbled over it, and set it to NO (metered).

JP> Go into the Systems window -> Network -> Status -> Change Connection
JP> Properties -> Metered Connections to OFF.

JP> Kid's stuff.  Enjoy. Jean.

Yeah, if it were that simple. Of course the start is Settings -> System
Checking all items under System didn't reveal any Network. So back out
and choose Network from the main Settings window to show that LAN cable
not connected, WiFi disabled, and WiFi2 enabled.
Status shows the ASUS N-13 Network Adapter USB dongle, used to receive
the wireless signals, like the built-in antennas in a laptop do.

Not before switching on the soap-like router, I call it router because
it does the same job, can I do something useful.

By clicking on the network icon on the task bar and the clicking on the
name of the "router" do I see Properties -- and now I can see the ON/OFF
setting for metered connection. I did of course set it to NO.

Now it only remains for me to find out how I can use WiFi from the
laptop. In the City there are big advertisements for Free WiFi via
"citymariehamn.ax", but to reach that URL, I must first connect to
my ISP provider, and then it isn't free anymore, since I must carry
that "router" with me to make it possible.

OK, next step is to take the laptop in the car, and drive to the ferry
terminal, that also tells they have Free WiFi, to find out how it works.


73 es GN,

Holger


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