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https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/199163/how-does-ios-and-os-x-detect-when-a-wi-fi-network-is-a-personal-hotspot https://apple.stackexchange.com/questio
by voltagex_ 7y ago
https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/199163/how-does-ios-and-os-x-detect-when-a-wi-fi-network-is-a-personal-hotspot https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/199163/how-does-io... seems to think it's in the wifi beacon itself for OS X.
No detection method appears to be present in Windows 10, it's all geared towards LTE modems integrated in the machine.
I really wish this had been standardised.
- p_l 7y agoWindows 10 appears to support one of the newer standards for announcing su h details in beacon
- voltagex_ 7y ago"Microsoft has defined a vendor extension to the 802.11 protocol." https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/mobilebroadband/network-cost-information-element https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/mo...
- p_l 7y agoIt also supports at the very least WiFi Alliance's Passpoint, based on 802.11u.