Access Local Server on WiFi Network - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have set up a simple server on my computer that's connected to the WiFi network. I can access the site through the computer's browser and I can also access it on an iOS device that's connected to the same network. However, I am unable to connect to it on my Android device. Are there any special steps required for me to get this to work properly?

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[Q]ADHOC Network (PC client shares ICS with ADHOC on mobile)

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I have a PC with Win7 Ultimate! Modem that connects to the internet is Huawei cable ADSL (non-wireless). It is configured in BRIDGE mode and set in windows to share its internet connection! I have integrated WiFi - AP b/g card on my motherboard.
I have configured the ADHOC network with WEP encryption on my PC, so my other devices (laptop and my mobile phone, which is HTC HD2 with ANDROID ROM) can connect to my PC and have internet access!
THIS CONFIGURATION, for some reason, DOES NOT work. My laptop and my mobile phone, who are clients, CAN'T CONNECT to my PC ADHOC network! They can detect the network, however they get stuck at "acquiring network address".
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Accessing University Internet via Android phones.

Hello everyone. I recently joined my university and they have WiFi connection. We were given unique email ID and password which once we connect our PC to the internet should be used to Login via Cyberoam and only then we can access the internet on our PCs and Tablets.
However, the internet is restricted for any smartphone, so even if we are connected to the WiFi on our Android device, it doesn't seem to work, no internet access at all.
For more clear idea, our university asked us to download cyberoam from a unique link which they provided, and also made us download some sort of certificate for Chrome on PC and then we got registered in their servers and we started accessing internet on PC after logging in on Cyberoam.
Any way to access this on our phones?
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