[FAQ] How to fix WiFi problems on JB - HTC One X

I've seen people mentioning this problem in several dev threads and just wanted to share the solution that worked for me.
So what's the problem?
When you connect to some network, the wifi works for some time, but then it stops and you cannot even ping the router's IP, though the signal is good and you seem to be connected. Restarting the wifi works, but the problems repeats.
Solution:
1. Disable WMM (QOS) in router config (for me the problem disappeared right there)
2. Instead of b/g/n select b/g mode (repoted working by some folks in sony threads with similar problem)

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XDA IIs Wifi and lockups

Does anyone have a problem with their wifi locking up their xda iis? I have bought a linksys router and am getting frequent lockups when using wifi. I am using the shipped O2 rom, thanks
I have no problem at all with Netgear router. Try changing the connection speed setting in the router to the "b" mode only. Hopefully this can solve your problem.
No problems here either I'm afraid. I'm using a Draytek Vigor 2600VG at home and at work there are two of us with XDA IIs using a Linksys BEFDSR41W wireless router and no problems there either.
Sorry! :-(
Try a hard reset (gulp!) and see if you still have problems (Without anything else installed that might be inteferring) otherwise might be a faulty unit perhaps.
--Neil
I second what xanth said, I had the problem where wifi would not turn on, so I hard reset and installed each software back individually the problem was Calligrapher 7.3 did not like being in Storage or Storage Card only in Main memory (go figure)
efjay said:
Does anyone have a problem with their wifi locking up their xda iis? I have bought a linksys router and am getting frequent lockups when using wifi. I am using the shipped O2 rom, thanks
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I use the XDA IIs on a variety of wireless networks and experience problems with an alarming regularity. The most annoying is the fact that the top bar seems to loose functionality, when using wireless!!
I will actually add that I do seem to have problem with the "range" of WiFi.
I need to do more testing, but it doesn't seem to be more than 20m or so before have communication issues/timing out :-( Will have to find out what our walls are made of!!!
I have problems connecting sometimes. I regularly use three routers, Draytek, Buffalo and Belkin. The only time that it locks up is when using skype. The skype problem is a known issue with no cure.
Nigel
I am having a problem where my Siemens SX66 will loose connection to my Microsoft MN700 wireless AP on occasion. -It simply appears as if the Wifi radio shuts itself off.
Weird.....
Wifi has never worked for me. It simply doesn't work in the way nature intended.
The main problem (as far as I can tell) seems to be that it cannot get DNS or IP configuration settings from my router (Belkin 7630) automatically.
It can connect to my wireless network without any hassle, but that's about it. If I enter DNS and IP settings manually it works fine. But this is unworkable if you want to connect to another wireless network.
If I can't sort this out by next week I'm going to sell the unit on eBay. It's been nothing but a pain since I mistakenly bought it in December.
Wifi is a nightmare on this device! I'm going back to Nokia.
I am going to do a hard reset and test to see if i still get any freezes. Anyone know of any software i can use to backup my text messages?
WiFi
Hi guys,
Haven't had too many issues with WiFi over here - standard O2 Asia ROM (with the BT 3500 update).
I'm running a Netgear WG602 @ home with 64bit WEP and a Dlink AP2100 @ work with WPA-PSK. No connectivity problems at either location, both DHCP. It does however take a few minutes to connect, but this is on the odd occasion.
The only frustrating thing with the WiFi is that I have to soft-reset often to turn Wi-Fi on - any ideas? Hopefully O2 will fix this in the next ROM. Other than that, I've had the Nokia 9500, P900/800 and this is by far the best device for the power user.
Just me 2c!
Cheers
cK
Wifi is on all the time on my device, sometimes when I switch the device on while within range of an AP it does not connect. Often switching wifi off and then onn again causes it to connect. If this does not work then I can often go into the network dialogue section, and see the network marked as 'availble' but not connected (why it sometimes does not auto connect I dont know). Tapping connect usually cures. If that does not work then I too need to soft reset.
I hope like you that they fix this cause its damned anoying. I will be interested to see what the Benq P50 is like when its released. I shall get one from expansys to test and ship it back within the 7 days.
Nigel
As for those having problems with specific access points. It is not nessesarily the fault of the blue angel. It seems to me that none of the manufacturers of wireless kit understand the term 'standard' they all seem to have their own take on it, which is why kit from different manufacturers refuses to talk to each other. I am of the opinion that they do it in purpose to lock you into using their client cards with their AP's !!
Try it with some non Belkin kit and see what happens.
Nigel
Well i tried a hard reset and didnt install any apps and tried connecting to wifi again and still got a lockup and loss of connectivity. Im going to swap the router for another make and see what happens
Swapped my linksys router for a D-Link and so far no problems after 2 days. so looks like my problem was my router.
Swapped my linksys router for a D-Link and so far no problems after 2 days. so looks like my problem was my router.
XDA IIi and wifi
I just bought one of these and can't get it connected. I have a netgear wg602 access point. When I finally figured out how to set the IP manually (the 02 xda tech support said it can't be done - maybe they're right ;-)
I now have it saying it's connected, with right IP address. My DNS and gateway are set up for the wireless adapter in network adapters. The signal is average. The XDA says wifi is connected. The access point even says it's authenticated and associated - same as my other stations.
Only problem is, internet explorer doesn't find any web pages - says "The page you are looking for cannot be found" (works fine through GPRS)
Also, terminal services times out trying to connect to an internal IP address (to eliminate DNS as a problem)
So, anyone know how I troubleshoot network problems - it looks like a TCP/IP issue? Can't find ping or arp etc. I've also tried an IP address that I know works on the network.
thanks for any help
Dave
Hi
For ping, ipconfig and stuff, head to http://www.cam.com/windowsce.html
I have had multiple issues trying to get wifi working reliably. It still fails now, but there are a few tricks to get it working again. Most of my wifi issues have been due to regular use of three AP's [email protected] and [email protected] along with GPRS and VPN.
To start with I suggest setting all the ****e in connections (internet and home network to 'My ISP' then goto your wifi setup, network adapters, and tell it that the wireless card connects to the internet. Now, tap ok, and goto tools, network cards, tap the active connection (it must already be connected) and ensure that its set to internet.
Next soft reset the thing, and wait for it to connect to yr wifi. Now, use the ipconfig tool and ping tool from the above site to check that all is OK. Check that its got the default gateway right and a sensible LAN IP.
I have found on occasion that I can be connected via wifi, but that the device is still trying to talk using an old IP allocated by gprs which means nothing to my lan! IPconfig will show if all is OK.
Whoever wrote the whole of the networking system (and its terrible gui's) on windows mobile wants shooting. I usually have 2 VPN profiles setup under my work network. If I leave it set to that, and use wifi from my lan to connect to the internet all is fine. However if I try and access a local server, the damned thing starts trying to connect a vpn (it aint inteligent enough to work out that the IP I asked it to connect to is local).
I have been trying to find a setting for all this networking rubbish that allows me to do *everything* without reconfiguring each time - to no avail.
Another thing to note is that you cant send/receive MMS messages while wifi is connected (more stupidity), it tries to connect to the MMS server using the wifi connection, and the telco blocks it cause it wants to charge you for sending MMS over GPRS. Only solution is to disconnect wifi, send MMS then reconnect wifi!!!
Nigel
No problems with WiFi for me
Hmm I'm using an O2 Asia Rom as well.. and my wifi manager seems to automatically create "settings" for each AP it detects and I seem to have no problems connecting at all... been using WiFi around my house since the first day i got it..
i am using a Linksys Wireless 802.11b router..
btw I am new here.. finally able to register!
How's everybody doing?
Cannot turn off IEEE 802.1x
Has anyone had problems unchecking the 'IEEE 802.1x netwrok access control' checkbox???
I uncheck it, but then when I go back to the screen (click on the connection | then select 802.1x tab at the bottom) it has checked itself again!
The XDA IIs does not save the setting - it just keeps re checking itself 02 help have been no use - they sent me an instruction manual and it even says in one of the step 'uncheck IEEE check box'
Im am using a netgear wirelesss router and have also tried on a d-link
Sugestions - is anyone else having this problem??

[Q] Wifi keeps disconnecting

I'm getting very annoying Wifi disconections all the time, like every 1-2 min my wifi disconnects and reconnects in a while.
I think I tried everything possible:
- Battery manager -> all settings (maximum performance, battery saver..)
- Wifi settings -> "never" sleep, "sleep when screen off", "never sleep when plugged"...
But still wifi disconnects all the time and it is very irritating when browsing.
Is there any fix to this?
P.S. it seems that while talking on skype the connection is active and does not disconnects even for hours!
Any ideas?
I think Defy (at least some) has Wifi issues. My problem is, as soon as I try to download anything (i.e. Market app) all devices connected to my router drop their conenctions, so as my Defy. I found it very annoying.
Sorry, didn't mean to hijack your thread by the way.
yonef said:
Any ideas?
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Do you have Bluetooth enabled on your Defy and/or other devices? It might interfere with WiFi signal.
Try to use static IP-addresses for the devices attached to your router.
May try disabling 802.11n in the router and/or defy. And try using wpa2-psk if not yet.
Many people (including myself) have solved their wifi issues by updating their sim and I recommend getting a uicc sim. T-Mo asked me to go to one of their wifi hot-spots and see if I still had connection issues. I did. So they gave me a uicc sim and I currently have zero connection problems. But, that's just me.
yonef said:
I'm getting very annoying Wifi disconections all the time, like every 1-2 min my wifi disconnects and reconnects in a while.
I think I tried everything possible:
- Battery manager -> all settings (maximum performance, battery saver..)
- Wifi settings -> "never" sleep, "sleep when screen off", "never sleep when plugged"...
But still wifi disconnects all the time and it is very irritating when browsing.
Is there any fix to this?
P.S. it seems that while talking on skype the connection is active and does not disconnects even for hours!
Any ideas?
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hehe i know what you mean. I had that issue for so long time.. At the end, solved by these steps:
1) router's firmware was upgraded to the latest version (don't understimate this!)
2) from the router's config page, i assigned a static ip for my Defy
3) i switched the router from N to G mode.
Now it's stable and all works well, no disconnections any more!
PS. Netgear dgn1000
ok then, my "router" is acutally a wifi PCI card that tethers internet using Conectify.me
I do not have bluetooth or any other wireless devices enabled.
I'm using wpa2-psk as well as 802.11g.
What is that uicc sim? I don't think that t-mob UK have that kind of sim
Tried using static/dinamic IP address with no difference
Weird thing is that while on skype call the wifi did not disconnects even for hours.
And if I leave a skype call on background I can surf the net ...but I have to bother someone all the time
yonef said:
ok then, my "router" is acutally a wifi PCI card that tethers internet using Conectify.me
I do not have bluetooth or any other wireless devices enabled.
I'm using wpa2-psk as well as 802.11g.
What is that uicc sim? I don't think that t-mob UK have that kind of sim
Tried using static/dinamic IP address with no difference
Weird thing is that while on skype call the wifi did not disconnects even for hours.
And if I leave a skype call on background I can surf the net ...but I have to bother someone all the time
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uicc sim is: http://www.justaskgemalto.com/en/communicating/tips/what-uicc-and-how-it-different-sim-card
Wifi issues - solved - use TKIP rather than AES
I had the same problem.
Changed security settings on wireless N router from AES to TKIP and works fine.
Seems that defy has some sort of problem with AES security.
When I was on 3.4.3-11 based Roms this problem was happening, but when I switched to 3.4.2-155-002 and others my problem was solved. Try barebones, xd1 or jboogie rom's.
try:
the defy CAN´T handle router with WMM + 802.11n standart.
Log in to your router an turn off WMM or switch the wifi from 802.11n to 802.11g
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the defy CAN´T handle router with WMM + 802.11n standart.
Log in to your router an turn off WMM or switch the wifi from 802.11n to 802.11g
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tried 11n w/o WMM, still have connectivity issue, now sticking with 11g only.
try ,Routing respectively into 11g 11b

Xperia Neo & Arc Wifi problems with WPA and 802.11n

Own a Neo for about a week now.
After some personal testing and forum surfing, it seems that Arc and Neo have the same problem with WPA2 and the N standard.
Any WPA2 & N Protocoll connection will last for a few minutes, dropping after that (the wifi icon says is still connected, but no connectivity).
Forcing the router with WPA-only or WPA2-only did not solve.
Some users report WEP beeing functional, which is not acceptable. WEP and WPA are easly cracked and obsolet....
On the web we can find many many foruns reporting the same problem.
Gingerbread does not solve the problem on Neo (2.3.3)....
Some users reporting sucess after phone exchange (hardware problem ? )...
Workarrounds:
-- disable WAP and enable WEP (not recommended due to vulnerabilities)
-- disable 802.11N protocol, enabling only G on the router
Workarrounds that DO NOT work :
-- disable WMM on the router
-- disable auto-channel and force channel 7 our 11 on the router
-- config sleep time to never on Wifi settings
-- other software solutions, usually arround lock and sleep timer
It seems the driver needs some kind of patch....
I have an Arc that works perfectly on both my N standard routers (both Netgears) using WPA2, has done since the first firmware. I have not used any special settings or workarounds.
This sounds very similar to the issue that many current Nokia's suffer from where they struggle with certain brands of router. In some of those cases updating the routers firmware has solved the problem, in others it has not.
For me I only have issues with certain routers, including mine lol.
Simple solution for me was simply to assign the arc a static IP in my router config.
Sent from my LT15i using XDA App
PsychoMania said:
I have an Arc that works perfectly on both my N standard routers (both Netgears) using WPA2, has done since the first firmware. I have not used any special settings or workarounds.
This sounds very similar to the issue that many current Nokia's suffer from where they struggle with certain brands of router. In some of those cases updating the routers firmware has solved the problem, in others it has not.
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At home I use a DLink-615 (latest firmware) and tried it on a hotspot and with a SMC router. Same result...
I ran out of ideias..... except for a phone refund.....
Guess it's either a new phone or new router for you?
It would be interesting to find out exactly what causes the issue in certain routers with certain phones. Similar problems like this were effecting phones as far back as the N95.
It's a known problem affecting many Neo/Play/Arc users
http://talk.sonyericsson.com/message/97795#97795
New Firmware FINALLY fixes the problem!!!
For me it did not solve it ... I am running the latest update and I still notice disconnects.
It's weird though, since my SSH connection to the phone doesn't drop (I can still code in Putty), but every 5-10 minutes I see some of the software detecting a reconnect and attempting to update values / reconnect themselves.
Don't know if related, but my dmesg is littered with :
....
<6>[24858.202148] TISDIO: Asking TIWLAN to resume
<6>[24859.437377] TISDIO: Asking TIWLAN to suspend
<6>[24859.452972] TISDIO: Asking TIWLAN to resume
<6>[24864.941772] TISDIO: Asking TIWLAN to suspend
....
hi guys after 2 weeks finally i found out a solution for my home wifi internet then my android phone now work like champ .so i hope that something im about to write here will help you:
(i have 1 modem adsl named Postef,1 Wifi Access point named Planet WRT415)
here are what i did :
1) change the IP address of Modem to :192.168.1.1
change the IP address of AP to 192.168.1.2
2) change the channel of AP to 9
At the first time my modem and AP have the same IP which is 192.168.1.1 so when i use iphone4 and laptop to browse 192.168.1.1 it logged in to the Modem but my Android phone logged in to the AP so that is the problem ,the android phone can not distinguish if you use the same IP for Modem and AP

[NEO] Strange wifi problem. Connects but no internet.

Hello. I have xperia neo for 1 week. It is great phone and great upgrade from my X8 but i see a strange wifi problem. My firmware is latest version - 4.0.A.2.368.
At my home phone connects fine to my wireless network and everything is stable. I do not see any disconnects, reboots or other problems. My router is linksys wrt320N and i connect at wireless N speed - 72Mbps.
When i try to connect to the wireless N network at my office the phone connects fine but i do not have internet access. I have IP assigned by the router, network is shown as connected but i do not have connectivity. I tried with 3 different browsers and with the market and nothing connects. At the same time i can connect with my laptop to the same network and i have internet. My colleagues with other phones also connect and have internet.
I tried setting static IP address on the phone but this did not help. I read that if i set static IP in router's settings assigned to the mac address of the phone this will help. Unfortunately i can not test this because i do not have access to router's settings. Also at my home i did not make such settings and everything is working fine.
Previously i have seen this problem with my X8 and the same work wifi network but it was not always present. It was present with some custom firmwares and not with others.
If you have any ideas or have seen this problem please help.
Having the same device from Globul I never had such problems for the 2 weeks I'm using it. I had some disconnects but i put the blame on my router.
if you can try changing the wifi channels
I think I've found the issue (by facing by myself)
The version neo is shippe (2.3.2) has a serious bug on AES encription.
Actually only the upgrade to 2.3.3 (no clue about upcoming 2.3.4) can fix the WPA/AES issue.
So the actual solutions are:
or change your wifi securty to WEP, updathe the phone via OTA
or use the Windows Software and update to 2.3.3.
Please note that if you use the Control Power widget it has been removed in 2.3.3
This was my problem when I had just bought my Arc.My phone couldn't surf the internet with my personal wifi network although I tried to use many browsers and also Android market. Then I reset and reinstalled my router, everything works well ^^
Ask your office IT staff to do a simple power cycle on the router and try connecting again. That may solve the problem.

wifi issues

Since I've purchased the note 10 +, I've had some wifi connection issues. The phone never stays connected, or will drop wifi frequently. Normally once a day. Now though, it is much more common, and it is for longer periods of time. I'll be casting something to my tv, and then the video will drop due to the phone trying to "reconnect" to the wifi. Has anyone else seen similar issues?
No issues here with WiFi. Do you have any other devices that exhibit this issue? What have you tried so far in terms of troubleshooting?
I've tried resetting the router, and doing a factory reset on the device. Also, I've tried it on another wifi network and it does it there as well. No other devices that I have on my wifi exhibit the same behaviour. I was hoping with a software update it would get better but it is getting worse.
Do you have a case on your phone?
Any settings made in advanced wifi settings?
Tried app like wifi analizer? Both to check the received wifi strength and also possible wifi congestion...
Are the problems only while casting to TV or also when streaming of Internet?
Did you try change in wifi settings in router, like extended lease time or assigning fixed ip-adresses to both TV and phone, change of wifi channel, switch between 2.4GHz and 5GHz?
OnnoJ said:
Do you have a case on your phone?
Any settings made in advanced wifi settings?
Tried app like wifi analizer? Both to check the received wifi strength and also possible wifi congestion...
Are the problems only while casting to TV or also when streaming of Internet?
Did you try change in wifi settings in router, like extended lease time or assigning fixed ip-adresses to both TV and phone, change of wifi channel, switch between 2.4GHz and 5GHz?
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The wifi network is fine. Both in signal and congestion. The phone is set to be on the 5 ghz. And I've never had any issues with it on any other device. I lose signal frequently. I only used the casting example to help people understand what's happening.
Now there is a problem with many routers. Even expensive models may not solve the problem with an Internet connection. I also had problems connecting to wi-fi. The phone was disconnected from the router once every few days. I called the guys who connected the Internet to me, but they said that everything was fine on their part. They sent me a master, he looked, but could not do anything except how to change my router. A few days later, I realized that the problem was not solved and started Googling the problem on the Internet. I came across a forum where they advised me to enter this ip 192.168.1.1 and after a couple of manipulations, I was able to fix my problem.
larazimmer said:
Now there is a problem with many routers. Even expensive models may not solve the problem with an Internet connection. I also had problems connecting to wi-fi. The phone was disconnected from the router once every few days. I called the guys who connected the Internet to me, but they said that everything was fine on their part. They sent me a master, he looked, but could not do anything except how to change my router. A few days later, I realized that the problem was not solved and started Googling the problem on the Internet. I came across a forum where they advised me to enter this ip 192.168.1.1 and after a couple of manipulations, I was able to fix my problem.
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Are you just talking about the programming page of Netgear's routers? Netgear also has apps for that...
larazimmer said:
Now there is a problem with many routers. Even expensive models may not solve the problem with an Internet connection. I also had problems connecting to wi-fi. The phone was disconnected from the router once every few days. I called the guys who connected the Internet to me, but they said that everything was fine on their part. They sent me a master, he looked, but could not do anything except how to change my router. A few days later, I realized that the problem was not solved and started Googling the problem on the Internet. I came across a forum where they advised me to enter this ip 192.168.1.1 and after a couple of manipulations, I was able to fix my problem.
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How did entering your router's default IP address fix your issue? What changes did you make to your router's configuration?
Just saying that you entered that IP address and making a couple of manipulations doesn't help the OP.

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