I have a very interesting problem. For awhile now I have had to use my laptop's wifi to as an ad-hoc network so that I can have wifi and it works great. However, when I went home to my Dad's house, who doesn't have wifi, I dug out an old wifi adapter to make an ad-hoc network there. The problem is I can only make it open or WEP secured and apparently my phone can't see those networks. I tried to connect to the networks using another laptop and that worked fine.
So is there some issue with connecting to WEP and Open networks? I would love a fix for this.
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I have managed to connect to my wireless router at home via my MDA3 but whenever I open IE and try and surf it responds by telling me that the page isnt available. ie. it cannot surf the net!
As soon as I put the MDA3 into the cradle it works fine. I know these are two different ways of connecting to a network but how do you surf the net via WiFi to your home wireless network?
Hello meatychi,
Try connecting the MDA3 as the only device on the router. You may have to switch off other devices first and reboot the router.
I have this problem too, and i can NOT use my pda2k and the Fujitsu laptop at the same time on the wireless router. It will work if the laptop is hooked up via cable and the pda2k is on wireless, but never together.
I returned the router to the shop and we tested it there. It all worked as it should with their wireless equipment, which leads me to believe that the wireless components in my Fujitsu laptop interfere somehow.
Let me know how you go.
Regards,
Atze.
Interesting!
The only other device I have on wireless is my mac and that wasnt on when trying to get the MDA to work.
Did you use a static IP or DHCP?
Could you give a little more detail into the way you setup your PDA to communicate with your wireless router?
Initially I used DHCP, when that didn't work I switched to static IPs
which didn't help either. I even throttled the router back to 802.11b, as I thought that the two different protocols may be in a tangle, but... you guessed it. No luck.
After all this I reverted back to DHCP and switched the router back to 802.11b+802.11g. The laptop is back on a cable
Everytime I try something with both devices hooked wireless I have to restart the router, as it will no longer work with either device.
I have set up the pda2k as follows:
Connect to Work network,
Using WPA-PSK authentication
TKIP Data Encryption
It is set to access All Available networks,
Automatically connect to non-preferred networks
Use server-assigned IP address
Leave DNSs and WINSs blank
Performance is usually set to Best Battery, but I vary that when I go downstairs. (doesn't appear to improve the range thoug I think it's pretty poor.)
Auto turn of WLAN if not connected is ticked to kick in after 2 minutes.
Regards,
Atze.
Thanks for the info I will try again tonight!
i'LL LET YOU KNOW HOW i GET ON!
HI!
From I have upgraded to WM6 I can connect by WIFI to my close network at home, but not in open network that I used to do before (airport, Cafeterias, etc), I connect, I get IP address but the internet explorer does not work.
Any idea? Have I forgotten something?
Thanks
Rafael.
I have a similar wifi problem!
I can connect fine at home, but on an open network such as at my university, I can connect briefly, then it will seize to work after loading a page or so.
Then I cannot connect again.
Anyone know how to solve this problem with open networks?
btw, I am using Black 3.0.1
Thanks!
I have a problem with my wifi, at work I connect to a Addon wireless router and most of the time it works ok.
But at the moment I'm having a problem where the phone finds the network, says remembered, secured with wpa/wpa2 psk, then it suddenly drops to not in range and my wifi status is 'disconnected'
It continously is doing this at the moment and just wont connect, the WPA key is correct for it as I have connected fine to the router before.
kevinsmbuk said:
I have a problem with my wifi, at work I connect to a Addon wireless router and most of the time it works ok.
But at the moment I'm having a problem where the phone finds the network, says remembered, secured with wpa/wpa2 psk, then it suddenly drops to not in range and my wifi status is 'disconnected'
It continously is doing this at the moment and just wont connect, the WPA key is correct for it as I have connected fine to the router before.
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is the signal weak? i.e are you far from the wireless router?
Im sitting next to router and the signal is Excellent
Is there anything on the router that could be blocking my phone from connecting?
yes if someone has setup mac address filtering
Mac restrict mode = disabled
i have a router that every 3months or so i have to reboot!
i see it in the wifi available list but it won't connect
turn off and back on and hey presto.
not ideal i know but hey ho
could try a reboot on phone too
My Tilt 2 has been connecting to my Linksys router with no issues until yesterday. This was even after I flashed a new ROM. It has been painless until I lost my internet connection with AT&T and had to reboot my modem and my router. Since then I have been unable to connect at all. I have other wireless PC's that are connecting to my router with no problems. I have spent a lot of time going over and over the internet wi-fi settings. The phone is picking up the router, but never connects. I do not have any security running so this should not be it.
Any ideas?
Is there a script or app or ROM that will enable Ad hoc network connectivity with WEP security?
In my classroom I have a mac sharing its wired connection over its wireless card - instant wi-fi. Until recently it has been unsecured and I connected my phone to the network via wi-fi.
Recently I've had to add a WEP password as students have discovered the SID. Now my Samsung won't connect. It sees it just fine but won't connect even with the password.
Please Advise how to make the connection.
Thx.
Aww man! No help on this?
To recap - I can see and join ad hoc wifi network when there is no WEP security in place. When I add a password then I can see the network and try to join the network, but when I enter the password nothing happens. It thinks for a while and then it disconnects.
Any solutions? Or recommendations about what would be the correct forum to ask in?
Sounds weird, as our phones don't normally support connecting to ad-hoc WiFi at all. The only ROM that does support it as far as I know is Alien ROM:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1376482
I'm not sure how you managed to connect to ad-hoc in the first place, and if it's not ad-hoc then it should already support WEP out of the box.
I'm using the GingerSnap ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1418293
FiveOhFox, the dev, doesn't mention anything about adding this functionality but I've used it every day (Until I added the WEP and password).
Maybe I'm using the term adhoc incorrectly. This is a Mac, wired to our network via CAT-5 whose wireless card has had internet sharing turned on. This broadcasts a SID and allows wireless clients to share its internet connection - with our without WEP.