There is a major DSL outage in the UK this morning. No problem just connected the phone to the computer, switched to Internet Sharing and after a couple of drivers were automatically installed "Internet Access".
Much easier than my old WM phone.
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Guys,
This WiFi problem affects 3 guys in my office, each with different PC's (IBM vs HP) and WM devices (Hermes vs TyTn) and network routers (LinkSys vs others).
It's taken MONTHS to figure out what's going on, but here it is:
- On a non-secured WiFi network, PPC devices can connect to WiFi, their companion PC's connect to WiFi, and activesync works fine between the PPC and PC in every way one could want.
- HOWEVER, on WPA WiFi networks, any PC that has had a PPC device connected to it at any time since the last PC reboot does the following: Network is found and is immediately (5-30 seconds) closed down such that no PC in the office can connect for a few mins, then cycle repeats. ie WPA network is crippled for use by any and all PC's, let alone PPC's. Note that it's the PC's crippling the network, PPC's are all turned off at this stage of the game.
- Provided PPC and PC are not USB activesync'd since last PC reboot, all devices access WPA WiFi network perfectly; the PC's and the PPC's
- A side symptom: PC's list of networks ("View Wireless Networks") will show that you are not connected when you are, and connected when you are not. ie connection status gets inverted.
Clean rebooted PC' all work fine, until someone does a USB activesync and then their PC is screwed and HAS to be rebooted. If they don't reboot, they can go home and their home WPA network will immedaitely collapse as they turn on their PC. Once a PPC has been USB'd to the PC, that PC is screwed no matter where the PPC is, and no matter whether the PPC has wifi turned on or not. We see this when guys come from home (non-secured network) and turn on PC at work, the work WiFi collapses, even tho no PPC is trying to access the network at all.
Once again, different PC's, different PPC's, different WM5/6 PPC ROM's (TyTn WM6 Black, JasJar WM5 AKU 3.5). ALL FAIL ALL THE TIME on a WPA network. We even changed the office router - no better. Besides, we all have different ADSL routers at home.
There are many other Hermes posts where I can see the user is having EXACTLY the same issue, but haven't yet gotten the insight I have from playing with so many devices on so many networks. ie I am not alone...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1201280&postcount=12
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1202911&postcount=16
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1204410&postcount=22
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1204410&postcount=23
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1204410&postcount=26
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I've been working on this for months and only now fully understand the issue such that I can avoid it (unsecured networks at home, rebooted PC's after Activesync). Any help would be MUCH appreciated.
Hi Everyone,
I know there are already a lot of posts out there on this but I have tried them all to no avail. I have an unlocked HTC S620 (not Dash) upgraded to WM6 that I use with AT&T. I have the Smartphone Connect Unlimited plan and would like to tether it to my Vista Business laptop. I am able to connect it via bluetooth and the network center recognizes an established connection, but it says it's 'Local Only' and has not access to the internet. Same thing happens when I tether via USB. I have already tried completely disabling the firewall and that does not help either. What am I missing here?
Thanks in advance,
J.
I'm assuming you're using Windows Mobile Device Center? If so, under
Open Windows Mobile Device Center
Goto Mobile Device Settings --> Connection Settings
Allow Data Connections on Device when connected to PC
I checked and the option is already checked. The connection occurs and it does show that I am connected to a network but it just says that it's only a local connection, not internet.
Figured out what my problem was. I just had to change the naming convention of my connection on the phone.
I have noticed a few people posting about Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) problems with the fantastic new 6.1 ROMS. This is what I discovered:
I was mystified that Internet Sharing was showing as "Connected" on the smartphone but my PC would not get an IP address (some other people report this as getting 0.0.0.0 but that just means that it's not getting an address). Then I realized that my laptop already had an active Internet connection (through WiFi) when I was trying this. So, I disabled my WiFi connection, shut the phone off and then turned it on, and Internet Sharing worked!
I think this is why: I don't remember if this was true in the 6.0 ROMs, but in 6.1, when the phone is connected with the USB cable (and ActiveSync 4.5 is installed) the phone will automatically grab and use the PC's Internet connection. So in this mode if you do any browsing on the phone you are actually using the PC's Internet connection and not the GPRS. So when you try Internet Sharing it creates a "double sharing" problem that keeps you from getting an address on the GPRS network. I think this is a cool feature!
If there is no PC Internet connection then turning on Internet Sharing on the phone works. Now I'm wondering what would happen if I am WiFi connected on the phone. Will Internet Sharing in 6.1 give out the WiFi connection instead of the GPRS connection? Probably not - but it sure would be cool!
Anyway - this is my first post, and here is the signature that I plan to use here:
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Kavana and Ricky are AWESOME!!! I love the 6.1 ROMs on my S620 (formerly TMobile Dash) and I can't thank you two enough for providing them.
Sharing phone's WiFi - not quite
So I tried sharing the phone's WiFi connection to the PC.
I know - why bother? Because it's cool!!! (Actually the phone gets really hot when WiFi is turned on.)
Unfortunately, it seems that Internet Sharing (on the phone) will only try to share the GPRS connection. It doesn't list WiFi in the Connect to... box. But it tries! In fact it gave my PC an address on the WiFi network, but it established the actual connection to the GPRS network. I tried turning the phone functions off but this just causes Internet Sharing to fail completely.
Oh, and a note: Internet Sharing will NOT work properly if you have the phone's WiFi turned on. This is because Internet Sharing will connect to the GPRS network but will give you an address on the WiFi network, which means that none of your traffic will route correctly. At least I think that is what's going on.
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Kavana and Ricky are AWESOME!!! I love the 6.1 ROMs on my S620 (formerly TMobile Dash) and I can't thank you two enough for providing them.
internet sharing implies pc/ppc sharing only right?
phil_white99,
That is very similar to what I am experiencing. I tried this past evening to disable the onboard network connections of my home pc before I attached my Dash. I then attempted internet sharing, and still only got 0.0.0.0s for an IP.
Have you been successful on sharing your Internet connection on multiple computers?
Don
BlueTooth was the problem.
I finally figured out that I could work around the problem by disabling bluetooth in the comm manager when I need to use Internet connection sharing. http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-385825.html was what clued me in to the answer.
k. i live in the woods and my dsl modem fried from lightning last night. i have a ****ty isp that can only be reachable by submitting a service request via email since i work during their service hours of 12-3pm. i have to wait a week for a new modem
tldr; i need a program and directions that have proven to work'
here's my setup
windows xp sp3
audiovox 6600(camera)
windows mobile 2003se
usb cradle
well, what is your actual problem, connect your device to gprs, put it in the cradle and if activesync is set to accept, that the device runs wireless data connections, even while cradled, your internet connection should work. your pc should simply use the devices gprs then and automatically be connected to the internet. other alternatives (in case that doesn't work) would be, if you have wi-fi on your pc, you can try and install a wi-fi router software to your device and connect your pc to it just like with a normal access point, a freeware to try would be htc wifi router, although i fairly doubt any of those programs run with wm2003, but that should give you a clou, what to look for.
problem: wm2003se has no easy way to bum internet off of, only through the usb cable
sprint is cdma
there is no 802.11 wifi on this phone.
Still looking for help.
I purchased a laptop today and DID NOT install active sync on it...when i attempt to tether it with my touch pro2, the internet connection breaks after about 2 mins constantly...im using the internet sharing app to connect...
what can i do to get a longer lasting connection...do i need to install active sync on the laptop??? little help...???
Thanks
Do you have the stock Tmo USA rom on your phone? Or, have you done any major tweaks, etc., that might have messed with some connection setting?
Are you using a T-Mobile "smartphone" data plan and is the data connection APN set to epc.tmobile.com (or internet2.voicestream.com)?
Why not install Activesync (or Windows Mobile Device Center if you're using a Vista or W7)? Is your laptop a Mac?
If not a Mac, then yes, install Activesync or WMDC. That's the standard way for a Windows Mobile device to connect to a Windows PC.
It does seem strange that you can connect for a brief time, then lose it -- seems like it would either work or not...??
THANKS FOR THE REPLY...!!!
yes i have the stock rom...havent done any major changes other than install sbp mobile shell...my apn is epc.tmobile.com...i am using a pc with vista...
I found the solution...!!! In the internet sharing app, my default network connection was "T-Mobile Internet". Once I switched it to "T-Mobile Data", I got a constant connection...Surfed the net for over 3hrs last night....!!! Thank God for HTC, WM & bittorrent