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XDAIIs wifi problems

I just bough my XDAIIs. Live in Sydney Australia.
I'm generally happy with it but the wifi reception is really bad.
I work at a Uni where we have a huge wireless Network with over 150 basestations and I work in the ITS department where we have at least 4 wireless access points. 3 of them a A radio and one is the BG radio.
From what I've seen the XDAIIs used the BG radio and not the A but I have been reasing several posts and it looks like the wifi antenna is very weak.
I too took my XDAIIs right in front of the base station set the reception to FULL and could barely manage a signal and even when it did manage a signal I couldn't connect.
I have
ROM Version 1.12.62
ROM Date 10/04/04
Radio Version: 1.02.00
Protocol: 1337.32
ExtROM Version: 1.12.925WWE
Is it possible to update the ROM on the XDAIIs yet with a later version such as ROM 2.02.t1WWE. I see posts inidcating its possible on XDAII but not XDAIIs
Peter Birkle

Peter,
I haven't bought a Blue Angel yet, primarily for this reason. However, I've been watching these forums closely to see if anyone knows what the problem is with WiFi reception.
So far, no one has posted a solution, and I fear it's not a ROM or software related issue, but a hardware design issue. My guess is that the WiFi antenna design is extremely poor and either:
1. Internals are interfering with the reception of the WiFi signal
2. The case (which I do believe is some metal alloy) might actually be preventing the internal antenna from receiving external signals.
Hope it helps. By the way, the Blue Angel only supports 802.11b, not 11g or 11a.

Some wireless defination
802.11a - almost proprietary wireless network (All PDA based devices are 802.11b, as per other reply)
802.11b - standard 11mb, and what has been mainstay of most wireless devices up until past 6 months
802.11g - standard 54mb wireless.
Sure there are some others in the range afterwards, but next comes configuration.
Most A wireless networks only communicate with other A networks, few were bought out with interopaeratibilty.
B networks will communicate with B Networks
Most G networks are set by default as communicate with G only (The fast setting), and are not changed to support both, as with many wireless networks, slows the entire speed to the lowest connected speed.
Nearly all G wireless networks are backward compatible with B networks and hence why is displayed on box B/G
Hope this clears it up.
For some real run, get wififofum and a bluetooth GPS, and plot out the access points, then hand to your security audit guy, watch those eyes turn red.

I'm not sure it is a hardware issue because mine works absolutely fine and I've spoken to others who have no problems. Anywhere in the house I get a really good signal (about two thirds on the signal quality indicator) and even outside I get a signal. And that is on best battery setting. A friend of mine lives three doors down (i.e. a lot of bricks in the way!) and I JUST get a signal in his house with best wi-fi performance set.
This would suggest the hardware is fine. Certainly it is on a par with my Dell 510m laptop with a centrino chip.
The only thing I've noticed is that the signal indicator drops off VERY quickly as I move away from the house. So it will stay on two thirds for quite some time and then suddenly drop down to almost nothing about 30 meters away.
ROM 1.12.62 WWE
Rom Date 10/04/04
Radio 1.02.00

WiFi fine on Cingular Siemens Sx66
Following these posts led me to have low expectation of the WiFi capability of the SX66, but having received mine on Monday, I am pleased to state, that at least on my unit, the WiFi is working great. On my AP, I run MAC filtering, 128bit WEP and shared authentication. To ease the installation, I turned my AP back to OPEN Authentication, WEP OFF, and MAC filtering OFF. In this config, the SX66 immediately found and connected to my AP. This also gave me an easy way to determine the MAC address of the SX66 for inclusion in my AP and my router tables (ie PPC Wireless LAN Manager MAIN tab). The WiFi signal strength indicated was on par with what my two other WiFi notebooks indicated(ie around 3/4 max). Taking this one step at a time, I then added the SX66's MAC address to my AP and router tables and turned on MAC filtering. That worked okay, so I then set the AP to WEP encryption and entered my 128 HEX (yes HEX) WEP key into the SX66. BINGO, that worked as well. Then I set the AP and the SX66 into Shared Authentication mode and that worked as well. So, I have my SX66 connected my well guarded WiFi AP with full filtering, encryption and authentication active.
As I mentioned, in testing the WiFi capability, I am finding it at least as good as what my Dlink DWL650+ PCCards running in my notebooks and it also seems to have similar range.
I did note that if you leave the Power Save Mode in the default setting ("Best Battery"),it really dogs down the perfomance of WiFi. I moved mine back to "Best Performance" and the web browsing speed is on par with my notebooks.
All in all, I am very pleased with the WiFi connectivity.
david

wi fi reception
Hi, I don't know about wi fi and all, but could it be an issue where there just isn't a good signal..or the signal you receive depends on where you are as it does if you have a tower close by or not? Sorry if I seem like I don't know what I'm talking about...because I don't. I've just been getting into these devices in the last 6 months and really behind...I'm wanting a blue angel (early next year), but want to make sure it's right for me and weigh the good against the bad

WIFI problem on M2000 - plz help

Hi,
maybe something im missing here but i was at a friends house the other day and he has a wireless access point set up (open with no encrption set up yet ...just for testing purposes). so basically he is broadcasting his SSID. I turned my wifi on my m2000 and it picked up his access point and showed me that my phone had connected, with the WIFI signal enabled...however i could not browse or use the net which tells me that i was not picking up an IP address...wats going on here? any clues?
thanks for any help
K

kadabra said:
Hi,
maybe something im missing here but i was at a friends house the other day and he has a wireless access point set up (open with no encrption set up yet ...just for testing purposes). so basically he is broadcasting his SSID. I turned my wifi on my m2000 and it picked up his access point and showed me that my phone had connected, with the WIFI signal enabled...however i could not browse or use the net which tells me that i was not picking up an IP address...wats going on here? any clues?
thanks for any help
K
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if the AP's DHCP sevice is off,you can't get the IP automatically

The DHCP is dodgy on my belkin router, so I have each PC and my BA set up to use a specific IP address, rather than rely on the iffy DHCP.
You may find you need to input a DNS if you do it this way.. just copy one off a working PC

Forgive me if I am talking utter c#$* but if you have established a connection have you not been allocated an IP via DCHP? Just taking a step back from router problems, when setting up the wireless connection did you set up for work or internet profile?

simjo, what you say is prefectly logical, but I have seen cases (as the thread poster was suggesting) where a connection has been created, but no IP addy issued. At these times, no internet access etc is possible. i.e. connection is said to be active, but it is useless.
My solution for this problem was as I posted above, dont bother with DHCP. Set IP addresses manually.

I have a similar problem on a new M2000 (so I'm probably overlooking something)
I can connect my PC and laptop to my router (D-Link 614) on WiFi without any problem
The M2000 can "see" the WiFi but there is no connection
When I try to view pages via GPRS there is no response
When I try MSN Messenger, same again there is no response
I've tried several soft and hard reboots, but no difference
I also find switching the "phone" on is very difficult as I am warned to "The phone is off. Do you want to turn Wireless on"
I then turn Flight Mode on, but am then warned that Orange GPRS cannot connect
I have managed to make some test phone calls, but the menus seem to be taking me round in circles...
Any advice welcome

My Best Roms - WIRELESS PROBLEMS FIXED!!
XDA IIs UK from O2 - WIRELESS PROBLEMS FIXED!!
1. Best ROM so far without doubt for me is the BA_TMNL_14200_119_11300_Ship from T-MOBILE
AND its the fastest ROM ive ever used!
2. Best ROM (slightly slower)
XDA 1.42 115 T-Mobile Firmware (uses Radio 1.13)
3. I-Mates 1.40 WWE with Radio 1.13
still had an issue with audio dropping from incoming calls
If you've seen any of my previous posts you'll see the hell i've been in trying to get anything to work with these ROMS, now it ALL works. and I dont say that lightly!
i tried the last 2 factory ROMS from O2 UK 140.237 & 140.242 which is there latest and I had WIFI nightmares with both of those..
I must have spent 30 hours swapping ROMs and this is the best Ive found so far now. Seamless Wireless Hookup everytime! I have Rude FM 88.2 Streaming Live through my Linksys Router at 64k 44khz using Pocket Music 3.2 , Surfing the Net, even the GPRS is stil enabled with the WIFI signal, a special lead pipes the audio to my Amplifier it's been on all day playing variouse stations, Windows Media Player streaming well, even download Skype over the XDA and installed it.

WiFi problem with WM6.1 & Draytek 2820

I've been having troubles trying to connect my JasJam to my new Draytek Vigor 2820Vn router's wireless LAN, and I'm running out of options.
I can connect my desktops and notebooks to the Draytek, but not my JasJam.
I can connect my JasJam to my old Billion 7402VGO router, but not to the new Draytek.
I am running WM6.1 on the JasJam, and had the same troubles with Fario's ROM and PDACorner's ROM.
The Draytek runs 802.11b/g/n, and I have tried it with b&g&n as well as with just b&g. I have turned security on and off, Access control on and off, and everything leads nowhere.
The JasJam will detect the router and show it as available, but it just goes through the motions as if it's connecting, then drops the connection, and the access point changes from "available " to "not available".
I'm looking for ideas, so hit me with your best shot (politely).

hello,
I Have same Problem.
htc touch
draytek router vigor 2820n

boogiept said:
hello,
I Have same Problem.
htc touch
draytek router vigor 2820n
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I've now lodged a support ticket with Draytek on this issue.
Might help if others with the problem lodge as well.

What I'm guessing is that the router OR phone drops the connection due to an incompatibility with a technology being used by the router.
In the router settings (figured out yourself where)
- Mixed mode protection : RTS/CTS (Gives me stability & range in noisy environment)
- Disable any sort of "performance" tweak/features (Boosting, bursting, any sort of special power mode, whatever)

alkizmo said:
What I'm guessing is that the router OR phone drops the connection due to an incompatibility with a technology being used by the router.
In the router settings (figured out yourself where)
- Mixed mode protection : RTS/CTS (Gives me stability & range in noisy environment)
- Disable any sort of "performance" tweak/features (Boosting, bursting, any sort of special power mode, whatever)
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Yeah. I've been over this sort of stuff in the router config. Tried turning burst off, and dropping back the 802.11 to b&g only, turned off all security, stood on my head, etc - no difference that I can find.
Haven't looked all that hard at the WM6 registry, though. Was trying to find where WM6 set the frequency region (Draytek shows as Europe, even though I'm in Australia). But I am using the same channel on the Draytek (ch11) as I was on the Billion, so shouldn't be an issue.
Will keep persevering with WM6 unless I get a brilliant suggestion from Draytek.

Hi guys,
I too have this problem with a 3600 & the 2820vn router. Has there been any progress?

Previously, I've got a problem with WM 6.0 and a Draytek 2820 using wifi.
Now, it's solved with a 3.21 firmware (and also upnp disabled on Draytek).

d'oh, beat me to it...i use my wm6.1 with drayteks 2820 and 3120 but i had to upgrade firmware

Hello,
I’ve just bought a Draytek Vigor 2200VG and I’m having the same problem with HTC 3600. Previously it was working fine with SMC Wireless router.
My laptop can connect ok, but when working on batteries I’m having a lot of network interruptions.
Model Name : Vigor2200V series
Firmware Version : v2.6.2_(5)
Build Date/Time : Thu Jan 31 10:30:14.88 2008
Compared to Draytek website, it looks like this is the updated firmware…
Anyone with Vigor 2200V or Vigor 2200VG?
Thanks.
Pedro

[Q] Wifi extender with my S3

Hey all. So heres my deal. I have a Linksys E3000 router and an Edimax Wireless Extender I just picked up. I got this since in my house, the router is on one side of the house and so naturally, on the other side, I get 1 bar of wifi strength. Was hoping to improve that. So what I wanted to do was have both units have the same SSID and have the devices automatically switch between the physical devices (same SSID) as I get near them. This didnt work. In fact, both my S3 and my Nexus 7 kept getting confused and dropped connections often.
So now Im trying it where they have different SSIDs (lets say Router1 and Router2) so no conflicts. The issue I have is this. I want both my S3 and N7 to AUTO SWITCH to the better signal SSID. Im running Cyanogenmod 10.1 on both devices and I see in the adv wifi settings something about, 'Only connect to a network where strength is GOOD'. This seemed to be the answer, however it doesnt actually work. 1 network shows great and other shows fair and it still wont switch.
Wondering if there is any other way around this? Otherwise this extender is basically useless to me as I dont feel like constantly switching my wifi networks as I walk across the house. (wow I sound spoil when I say it like that lol)
Thanks all

Is it configured for Universal Repeater Mode?

When you say "it" are you referring to my router or the extender device?
The router BTW is a Linksys e3000 with dd-wrt and the other unit is edimax 7348rpn. I believe that's the right model. Its a little plugin unit. Thanks

RoachForLife said:
When you say "it" are you referring to my router or the extender device?
The router BTW is a Linksys e3000 with dd-wrt and the other unit is edimax 7348rpn. I believe that's the right model. Its a little plugin unit. Thanks
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From the Edimax site:
Complies with the IEEE 802.11b/g and IEEE802.11n standards.
Supports 2.400~2.4835GHz frequency band.
High data rate up to 300Mbps network speed.
Auto rate fallback in case of obstacles or interferences.
Supports point-to-point and point-to-multi point bridge function.
Supports WDS (Wireless Distributed System) repeater mode.
Supports Universal Repeater mode.
Supports AP Client mode.
Supports four sets of ESSID to group the different wireless networks.
Supports roaming link integrity.
Provides 64/128 bit key length WEP data encryption.
Supports WPA, WPA2 security enhanced function (pre-shared key, 802.1x, TKIP, AES …).
Supports WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) function.
Provides MAC access control.
Provides hidden SSID function.
Supports Web-based configuration.
Firmware upgradeable via Web browser.
So it can be configured into different modes. Make sure you have it configured for Universal Repeater Mode

App That You Select 2.5ghz Vs 5ghz WiFi Frequency? Constant WiFi Authentication Issue

I am looking for an app that lets me control what frequency my phone uses for WiFi.
Alright....I am so sick and tired of all the issues I get with WiFi on my Nexus 5x. It seems like every new build I get more and more issues. Stock, Pure Nexus, and RR Roms have all given me issues.
I know that this was an option in the WiFi settings pre-Android 6.0. With how many issues with WiFi has been present in N and M, I have read that controlling what frequency has helped other people.
With the removal of the WiFi frequency option the updated WiFi code is going to try and secure the best connection. The problem with that is my Nexus 5ghz doesn't like connecting to 5ghz. The issue is that my works router has multiple Access Points that broadcast in 2.5ghz and 5ghz. My phone won't stay connected to WiFi because it connects to a 2.5 and then goes to a 5ghz thinking it is a better connection