[Q] Will WPA2 AES ever work on galaxy S4 ? - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4

Hi,
Since my S3 I have been having issues with AES encryption. I know an easy fix is to use TKIP only, but that solution is fine when I am at home, but what about all the other places that have wifi and use AES? This phone can do pretty much everything, except have a stable connection using AES encryption.
Is there a known fix?
Big thanks in advance

Works fine on mine. I run WPA2-Personal with only AES and it works fine for both the 2.4 and 5Ghz spectrums.

Really? On every AES network? Seems android is plagued with many devices not operating properly using AES. I know some routers need firmware updates (especially d-link) to support android AES better. Your wifi is never non responsive? Here at work I use connectify, and my phone stays connected, but with no network. I have seen many posts here on XDA , but most of them are for other devices, not the S4 .. A simple google search or XDA search always yields the same results.. they say to change to TKIP only and true enough, problem is solved. Its only that a lot of public networks seem to operate on AES, which just doesn't work properly.
FYI my router is a trendnet tew-633gr with latest firmware (1.0.6) and connectify is using a Linksys WMP600N as the device to create the hotspot. Since using TKIP on my trendnet router, I never have connection problems. Unfortunately connectify cannot be set to TKIP only, and its creating a hotspot with WPA2 instead.
Thanks for your input though.

never had any problems with WPA2 AES. Wouldn't use anything different....
Well when I first connect and get authenticated I do have to restart my phone if it's the first time

Same here. Note 1, S3, Note 2 and S4 all working on an AES only network. Both 2.4 and 5GHz. Only issue I have is 5GHz on the other side of the house, but that is an inherent issue with the frequency, not the phones or AES.

All right , thank you all. I guess the problem lies within my router with its 2009 firmware... Although I have seen many reports of this problem, they might all just be related to the hotspots/routers rather than the phone..

I have the same problem with the same Trendnet AP, on my Verizon S4. I've read thread after thread about this after most everyone seems to solve it on different routers with a firmware update or by disabling features that the Trendnet doesn't have to being with. I don't think Trendnet is going to update the firmware on such an old device any time soon so shy of buying a new router the only hope is a fix from Samsung.

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[Q] WiFi problems after Froyo update

After installing the Froyo update yesterday I seem to be having troubles with my WiFi connection. The connection is being dropped after a half an hour or so and I'm unable to reconnect at that time. The Desire just keeps connecting and disconnecting to my network.
I need to reset my router in order to re-establish the connection but it gets dropped again after a half an hour.
I did not experience these problems on the previous version, I did however experience something like it when I connected my PS3 to the router via WiFi in the past. After I done that I wasn't able to connect on my laptop. But I switched to a cable for the PS3 after that anyway.
Is it possible that something on the Desire triggers an overload in the router that causes it to malfunction? I'm unable to connect with my laptop when the connection is dropped on the Desire as well.
It's a Belkin f5d7632-4, which is actually a modem-router, but after disabling the DHCP server it functions fine as a wireless router.
Thank you in advance for any ideas.
If I can't find a solution I think I have to get a new wireless router, I can't go without WiFi on my Desire at home!
If that's the case, advice for a new wireless router is welcome as well. Please post the brand and type and if it's functioning fine with the new Froyo for you.
I have the same issue. I went from standard, unbranded 2.1 to OTA 2.2 like a good citizen, but now it won't connect to my belkin wirless N router, but it DOES connect to my SKY netgear router.
What's the deal?
Yes, I've spotted some more Belkin N1 users on (the dutch website) Tweakers.net with the same problem.
I retain a good connection for about half an hour. They seem to be having the same problem right from the start.
I have a similar problem with a BT HomHub 2.0 but it drops the WiFi randomly however I do not reset the router just turn the WiFi Off and On on the phone and the Desire reconnects. My Desire will also change which SSID its connected too, i.e. from my own SSID to BT Fon or BT Openzone (I have them both turned on in my Home Hub) again to get back to my own SSID I have to stop and restart the WiFi on the phone, simply asking it to move back to my own SSID doesnt work.
Just had a call with HTC Netherlands and they advised me to try it on a different network/router and/or do a factory reset to a clean 2.2.
Has anyone tried the factory reset? I doubt that will do any good. A different router would seem to work according to Jammy1 (and I didn't expect otherwise).
Apparently something killed the compatibility between Belkin routers and Android 2.2 ?!
do you guys have the Bluetooth turned on?I realised when both the Bluetooth and Wi-Fi are on at the same time,the signals tend to clash thereby resulting to connection loss. Though,I experienced this on another android device (a tablet:Archos 5 AIT) especially when a major update occurs.Still waiting for my new Desire.
Random drops also on Linksys WRT54GL with Tomato firmware...
nasimdejai said:
do you guys have the Bluetooth turned on?I realised when both the Bluetooth and Wi-Fi are on at the same time,the signals tend to clash thereby resulting to connection loss. Though,I experienced this on another android device (a tablet:Archos 5 AIT) especially when a major update occurs.Still waiting for my new Desire.
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No Bluetooth here. Never even used it.
Try turning off the bluetooth.
Bought myself a cheap Sitecom WiFi router and it works like a charm now. But I hope HTC wil fix this and other little bugs present in this version.
I had similar problems after upgrading to Froyo (custom rom) - the Wifi seemed to get connection then as soon as I tried to use it within the browser it dropped and tries to regain IP. After a bit of fiddling with settings I have found that
i) using channel 12 (12 and 13 are only available if router is set to America location) to avoid conflict with heavy wireless coverage in my area seems to help
ii) using WPA2 encryption seems to give a much stabler connection over WPA, although now and again it forgets the passkey data, even re-entering it fails, only solve was to turn wifi off then on for it to reconnect
still having this problem...
does anybody have some news on this ?
I can connect to my home router a linksys wrt600n with WPA2-PSK key but i cant connect to a belkin N1 with WPA2-PSK enabled.
I tried every setting on the belkin router, just cant get it to connet.
My device just keeps connecting and disconnecting, it gets an ip but cant connect...
What i haven't tried is setting a maual ip and see if it connects then.
If i set it to manual ip, it works.
Does anybody have some news on this ?
What channel is your router on? Read somewhere about it not liking anything over 11...
I've been having the same issue on my Desire and on HD2Android.
If a 2.1 ROM is loaded into either of my devices TKIP and AES work perfectly.
With 2.2 it only connects through my Marconi router and doesn't obtain an IP from my Belkin N1.
I don't think this is a device issue but rather a ROM/OS issue. After speaking with some Linux guys they seem to have the opinion that the driver on 2.2 doesn't resolve it's IP address with some routers. Especially higher end ones with added features like QoS ie Belkin/Linksys.
EddyOS said:
What channel is your router on? Read somewhere about it not liking anything over 11...
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Doesn't make a difference.
I tried everything
Jedit said:
I've been having the same issue on my Desire and on HD2Android.
If a 2.1 ROM is loaded into either of my devices TKIP and AES work perfectly.
With 2.2 it only connects through my Marconi router and doesn't obtain an IP from my Belkin N1.
I don't think this is a device issue but rather a ROM/OS issue. After speaking with some Linux guys they seem to have the opinion that the driver on 2.2 doesn't resolve it's IP address with some routers. Especially higher end ones with added features like QoS ie Belkin/Linksys.
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Yes that was my initial thought !
But my linksys is newer then my belkin and it has no problems connecting my phone.
The 2 wireless routers are configured the same.
On android 2.1 i had no problems.
is it possible to try and install the 2.1 wifi drivers on 2.2 ?
i had the same problem 2 months ago when i first got my Desire. worked at just about every damn wifi router but the one in my house.
did some reading, no one had an answer. just seemed that it worked on some and not on others. so, i went out to the store and i picked up a Linksys after testing the linksys at the shop. my phone connected and had internet no problem. i thought, perfect, i'll take it.
brought it home, same problem. wifi connects and no internet. no setting would fix it. i brought it back to the store. and sure enough, we plugged that very router into their connection and my phone connected and worked. they obviously would not return the router because it works (and i live in a 3rd world country, forget about it).
so, **** if i could figure it out. i wound up using an older adsl/wifi router i had and no problems. but, i have a new linksys that is just sitting in a box...
its not your router, but the phone.
you can always sell the router on internet or the phone
DaFrenk said:
Just had a call with HTC Netherlands and they advised me to try it on a different network/router and/or do a factory reset to a clean 2.2.
Has anyone tried the factory reset? I doubt that will do any good. A different router would seem to work according to Jammy1 (and I didn't expect otherwise).
Apparently something killed the compatibility between Belkin routers and Android 2.2 ?!
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I had contact with HTC Scandinavia and they also recommended a factory reset. But these guys haven't got a clue - they didn't even know this was a big problem after the froyo update. Weird when you think about it, I mean wifi is kind of a big thing for a smart phone.
But no, factory reset did NOT change a thing. And replying to other messages: this thing has nothing to do with what router you use. It seems totally random almost.

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.
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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

wifi connection problems (not antenna fault or powersave on wifi)

Hi folks.
Trying to get to the bottom of wifi issues to do with One X and my router. Ive puzzled over this for a while but no clues yet.
Got a dd-wrt flashed Linksys WRT610N v2 with the latest firmware. Its a dual channel mimo 802.11n device.
Router is set up as DHCP forwarder to a ClearOS home server handling all the DHCP, WINS, web access etc. duties.
Everything else communicates with router fine, except one netbook that has to be set to use TKIP, but I think thats limitations of the netbook Intel wifi card or its drivers.
The phone will set up a wifi connection with 610N, show very strong signal but almost never manages any data traffic. The phone will communicate with other routers just fine.
Channels are set same SSID, one 20mhz and low band fixed channel other 40mhz and high band auto channel, WPA2-Personal PSK is the encryption type using eithe AES or TKIP (unsure which the phone selects). The 20mhz channel needs fixed channel id because its working as a client bridge with another wifi router in the house for the TV box. That router is a DLink DIR-615 also flashed dd-wrt, same SSID 802.11n single channel mimo router also using same encryption and wifi security. Essentially all routers and channels function as parts of same wifi network.
Im hoping someone knows of a specific limitation the phone has that can be worked around, or indeed can offer some insights into known problems with the One X wifi capabilities.
I found the solution to this, so I thought Id return and respond seeing as no one else could, just in case it helps a future reader.
The problem turned out to be the particular release of the dd-wrt firmware, I am not clear unfortunately on what aspect.
I obtained my wrt-610n V2 soon after it was released for sale in Singapore. At the time I flashed the most current dd-wrt firmware available and left it at that, firmware dated october 2010 iirc.
The procedure is first a special flash image then you can flash one of the broadcom specific 2.6 kernel generic releases(vitally important to only use 2.6 kernel on V2 models).The dd-wrt database still lists that early firmware from its reference page. However, if you go to the ftp site regular and recent generic builds are available.
I used the very latest generic build compatible with the 610n hardware (preserving settings so i didnt even have to reset and reconfig), since doing that my One X has been completely stable and performs well on the wifi connection. One wrt-610n radio set 20mhz low fixed channel other radio set 40ghz upper auto channel.
Problem completely solved.
For good measure I flashed up my two Dlink DIR-615 routers to the latest dd-wrt build and they now perform noticeably quicker and better on wifi connections. One of them spends its life as a travel router the other as a wireless bridge to the low channel radio on the 610n to remotely wifi link some AV gear on my network.
So the generalistic "keep firmwares up to date" certainly applies with these routers.
As an aside the Dlink DIR-615 has got to be one of the cheapest 802.11n routers out there thats full dd-wrt flashable, nothing fancy but they can be found in vast numbers on ebay for just a few quid

[Q] One X serious wifi problem

cHi all.
I got my new htc one x week ago. The problem is everytime i connect out home wifi, it works for some tíme and then, after 40minutes approx, wifi goes down and cannot be reconnected not even by computer or other phones. I ides to connect via dads samsung ave and it worked without problems. Is there a way my htc one x could be doping something with router? We also had people here from the providers company and they.changed everything, changed the type of.router, antena etc, yet still after.connecting wifi it only works some tíme. Then blackout. And have to reset whole wifi router...
Thank you for your answers.
Best regards,
Martin
martinko89 said:
cHi all.
I got my new htc one x week ago. The problem is everytime i connect out home wifi, it works for some tíme and then, after 40 minutes approx, wifi goes down and cannot be reconnected not even by computer or other phones. I ides to connect via dads samsung ave and it worked without problems. Is there a way my htc one x could be doping something with router? We also had people here from the providers company and they.changed everything, changed the type of.router, antena etc, yet still after.connecting wifi it only works some tíme. Then blackout. And have to reset whole wifi router...
Thank you for your answers.
Best regards,
Martin
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Got the same problem with my HOX. I'm using a d-link router DIR-615. For me the only solution was to switch from a/b/g/n to only g (the 2.4Ghz band). When connected to Wifi via N band, I must reset the router frequently. So try to switch your router to G band only (2.4). Many forum talk about this issue but it seems this is more related to Android OS itself. Some user tried other combination like DHCP or Static IP, different security level (wep, wpa, wpa2). Hope this helped! If you find a better solution please tell me, i wish i could use my router in the 5Ghz band.
http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2012/01/03/android-causing-wifi-router-lockups/
Have a look at wifi analyzer app check your not sharing your channel with neighbours try changing channels worked for me
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whynot66 said:
Have a look at wifi analyzer app check your not sharing your channel with neighbours try changing channels worked for me
Sent from my HTC One CMX
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This is a good idea:good:. find the channel with less trafic with wifi analyser https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.farproc.wifi.analyzer&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDNd and set your router to that channel.
I had the same problem on a netcomm router. I had to replace my router anyway, so I ended up getting a netgear router and the problem has completely stopped.
It works on both 2.4G & 5G bands without hassle since changing. It also works on my work router which is a linksys.
I think there must be some issues between the HOX and certain brands of routers.
tsqpu said:
I think there must be some issues between the HOX and certain brands of routers.
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The HOX isnt the only android device to experience this exact same issue (xperia x10,HTC Evo, HOX,Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-S5830, Xoom, Toshiba scribe, droid x) Maybe its related to some android builds or device's radios? Some pple are reporting this on many brands of router(Linksys,d-link, Sagemcom, cisco) but not all model of those brands and some of them reported that different settings resolved this issue (a/b/g/n to only g or b+g, AES to TKIP, wpa/wep or no security...). Its very strange and I hope someday they will find the cause of this HUGE problem. But for now Google and manufaturers are speaking like if this issue doesn't exist.
But i'm sure there is a way to solve this before replacing the router...
http://www.xoomforums.com/forum/motorola-xoom-general-discussion/11891-xoom-causing-linksys-router-crash.html
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1053080
http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2012/01/03/android-causing-wifi-router-lockups/
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-x-tech-support/70285-droid-x-wifi-connection-crashing-home-wifi-network-help.html
alray said:
Got the same problem with my HOX. I'm using a d-link router DIR-615. For me the only solution was to switch from a/b/g/n to only g (the 2.4Ghz band). When connected to Wifi via N band, I must reset the router frequently. So try to switch your router to G band only (2.4). Many forum talk about this issue but it seems this is more related to Android OS itself. Some user tried other combination like DHCP or Static IP, different security level (wep, wpa, wpa2). Hope this helped! If you find a better solution please tell me, i wish i could use my router in the 5Ghz band.
http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2012/01/03/android-causing-wifi-router-lockups/
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when i had weird router problems, basically my hox and only the hox caused the router to stop working completely for every device until rebooted, it even took out the other router that it was connected to.
my fix was changing the band thing as above. just try each setting and test each one

OP3 WiFi behaviour with a Repeater

Hello All,
Could anyone else, connecting to WiFi via a repeater and not directly to the source router, confirm if their OP3 behaves oddly as well?
I am using a TP Link MR 3020 as a repeater in one of my rooms and while my laptop works fluently, the damn phone does no data transfer what so ever. The issue has become worse after nougat update. I don't know what the hell is OP doing but i would like to resolve it on my own if there are any tweaks i could try.
Please advise.
Can you ping to your PC from phone?
I'm using an Asus RT-AC66U_B1 (basically an RT-AC68U with a different case) in repeater mode. It attaches to the source router's 5GHz band, and creates two subnets, with DHCP pass-through (the whole process is completely transparent, though the router does detect things connected as "wired"). It works fine on both my PC and my phone (and my Xbox and my NAS, and my various other devices).
TP-Link with official firmware is a bit odd regarding IPv6, maybe thats your problem. Android behaves a bit different regarding IPv6 than other systems. Best example for devices hating IPv6 in special configurations is the FireTV Stick. DHCPv6 is not given very much love in Android for example. I fixed it with LEDE firmware and a proper IPv6 configuration.
Soumitra.5693 said:
Can you ping to your PC from phone?
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Could you please describe how to do that? I can share content using ShareIt on the same repeater if that helps in any context.
fonix232 said:
I'm using an Asus RT-AC66U_B1 (basically an RT-AC68U with a different case) in repeater mode. It attaches to the source router's 5GHz band, and creates two subnets, with DHCP pass-through (the whole process is completely transparent, though the router does detect things connected as "wired"). It works fine on both my PC and my phone (and my Xbox and my NAS, and my various other devices).
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Well my main router is only single band, and repeater works really well with both a PC and my laptop, just not this stupid phone.
emuandco said:
TP-Link with official firmware is a bit odd regarding IPv6, maybe thats your problem. Android behaves a bit different regarding IPv6 than other systems. Best example for devices hating IPv6 in special configurations is the FireTV Stick. DHCPv6 is not given very much love in Android for example. I fixed it with LEDE firmware and a proper IPv6 configuration.
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Is there any option to completely remove IPv6 detection or process? I am 100% sure there is no IPv6 setup in my repeater or primary router.
I use multiple repeaters with no issue on OP3 at home and work.

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