Cannot get personal hotspot to work

I get this message (see image) when i try to connect to my personal hotspot.
Anyone knows what could be the problem?
I tried on an older mac and tried to connect it through regular hotspot, which worked fine, but my laptop only shows the hotspot as a personal hotspot and not as a regular wifi connection so its not even possible to try it that way.

Hi martin131086,
If you are having an issue with one computer being unable to connect to your iPhone's Personal Hotspot, I would suggest that you troubleshoot using the steps in this article - 
iOS: Troubleshooting Personal Hotspot
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Brett L 

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