Wi-fi Connectivity in Hotels

I am a frequent traveler. The wi-fi in my hotels are great.
But more often than not, although the wifi is connected when I first initiate the Mac from standby (the tick sign at the wi-fi icon is on), it it's not actually conected until I reboot the Mac.
My home and office wi-fi and certain hotels are fine.
Thanks in advance for your advice.

‘Connection fails’ states, the Nokia 310 was not able to retrieve an IP address.
Normally, this happens when there is no DHCP server running in your Wi-Fi access point. However then, no other mobile device is able to browse via your Wi-Fi access-point. Another cause: Your DHCP server does not have an IP address left for your Nokia. The latter case is fixed by power-off/on (rebooting) the Wi-Fi access-point.
Nevertheless, we do have too many ‘connection failed’ reports here on Nokia Support Discussions. There must be other causes as well. ams_saha, do you have an Android device, OS X or Windows computer around? Then, please, continue there and report your results.

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I bought an Ipad MD528C/A lately and I have difficulty connecting to some public Wifi such as hotels' wifi. I don't understand why it's doing that; I tried to change the settings as some people suggests in certain forums, and it still is not working. The thing is, I bought my Ipad so I could stay in touch with Internet (and the world) while I travel...so...it is kind of frustrating. Anyone could help me ?
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I have sometimes the same problem in some public wifi networks... and I solve it switching off the "mobile data" in the iPad settings.
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Task Category: (63)
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Keywords: (2)
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Hey Jrbindas,
I see that you are having issues accessing Wi-Fi in your hotel. Here is an article that will help you through some troubleshooting steps regarding this issue:
Wi-Fi Quick Assist - Apple Support
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201505
For further information, it might be helpful to utilize the wireless diagnostics in your OS:
About Wireless Diagnostics - Apple Support
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202663
Thanks for coming to the Apple Support Communities!
Regards,
Braden

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