HP laptop can't connect to WiFi with letter 'p' in the password (2018)
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HP laptop can't connect to WiFi with letter 'p' in the password (2018)
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Re: HP laptop can't connect to WiFi with letter 'p' in the password (2018)
#2Well, that's just taking the iss
Re: HP laptop can't connect to WiFi with letter 'p' in the password (2018)
#3This seems to be just a support thread with two comments? Was kinda expecting a full bug explanation or something with a bit more substance as to why this is happening beyond 'it's just very odd'.
Re: HP laptop can't connect to WiFi with letter 'p' in the password (2018)
#4This seems to be just a support thread with two comments? Was kinda expecting a full bug explanation or something with a bit more substance as to why this is happening beyond 'it's just very odd'.
The title isn’t even correct - the problem seems to be entering the letter p, not authenticating if the password has the letter p
Re: HP laptop can't connect to WiFi with letter 'p' in the password (2018)
#5Well, that's just taking the iss
What a ain
Re: HP laptop can't connect to WiFi with letter 'p' in the password (2018)
#6This must be to prevent users from using "password" as the password (and instead making them use the less likely to be guessed "assword", assuming of course that the attacker doesn't have a HP computer).
Re: HP laptop can't connect to WiFi with letter 'p' in the password (2018)
#7Well what do you expect from a company whose acronym stands for “Hates P”?
Re: HP laptop can't connect to WiFi with letter 'p' in the password (2018)
#8Read the comment from the other user who chimed in with the same issue: it occurs in other obscured password boxes as well, has the problem typing 'p' either with physical keyboard or onscreen keyboard, but accepts 'p' input via copy and paste. If this is really an accurate bug description that is a doozy!
Re: HP laptop can't connect to WiFi with letter 'p' in the password (2018)
#9I absolutely loathe those condescending corporate fluff responses "Welcome! I understand you're having issue with x, try doing y and z, all the best!"
So much bullshit in one paragraph, why aren't they trained to type like human beings?
Re: HP laptop can't connect to WiFi with letter 'p' in the password (2018)
#10This seems to be just a support thread with two comments? Was kinda expecting a full bug explanation or something with a bit more substance as to why this is happening beyond 'it's just very odd'.
The title isn’t even correct - the problem seems to be entering the letter p, not authenticating if the password has the letter p
And the second comment seems to imply it's an issue with password input fields, not wifi in particular