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wmwifirouter on mac

does anyone know how to get it to work on mac? i have version0.91. Ive been trying for hours, if anyone can help I would really be greatful

fliparsenal said:
does anyone know how to get it to work on mac? i have version0.91. Ive been trying for hours, if anyone can help I would really be greatful
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i found this at howard forums for you:::
I was having the same problem but got mine to work. It seems that when I went in to my phone wifi settings and physically connected to WMWifiRouter - it worked! So, after you do successfully do this - turn on bluetooth pan, start WM Router, and connect.
Before I tried this, my laptop would see the network but not connect. I am getting speeds of 1.5 KBS, and the upload speed is great. It works perfectly with my company laptop and MAC. Also, be careful with battery. Keep your phone plugged in. I love this and will now cancel my Comcast.
find the thread here http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1349806

what version of wmwifirouter are you using? i followed your directions but i get stuck on "WLAN is ON! Waiting for ICS" and Internet Sharing is built in ookbas rom. Then the wifi disconnects
My old ibook doesnt have a wifi card, I CAN use this to connect to the internet right? Thanks for the quick response btw.

:::EDIT::::: okay so i did some searching and this is a common problem. only works with certain phones. the only advice i gleemed from it was to try a program called WalkingHotSpothttp://www.walkinghotspot.com/ but unfortunatly it is a one time 24.99 charge. sorry i can't help anymore. i'll search for answers and send you a message if i find anything different
these aren't my directions.. i just gave you a forum link that you might find some solutions. i personally don't have this problem but.... i'm sure with some good google searches you might find something. the guys on howardforums are pretty good with the hardware problems. i'm searching for another article for you also i'll post it as soon as i get it. it may have a solution for you too.

oh man thanks alot, i think it might have to do with the fact that i am using an old version of wmwifirouter. thanks for your help

Really Weird WIFI Problem

Greetings everyone. I've had a T-Mobile Dash (the black one) for quite a while now, but since I got it has a really weird problem with the WIFI. When I turn on the WIFI it searches the connections flawlessly, I can put the key on any connection or enter freely when is open. But then it says connecting and a few seconds later it says connections available again, as if it tried to connect and could not. This happens with ALL connections, unsecured, WEP, ect. I had installed every cooked rom available and also installed the stock one to see if it works, but alas, nothing works. Does anyone has any tips or tricks on how to get the WIFI working?

luisro said:
Greetings everyone. I've had a T-Mobile Dash (the black one) for quite a while now, but since I got it has a really weird problem with the WIFI. When I turn on the WIFI it searches the connections flawlessly, I can put the key on any connection or enter freely when is open. But then it says connecting and a few seconds later it says connections available again, as if it tried to connect and could not. This happens with ALL connections, unsecured, WEP, ect. I had installed every cooked rom available and also installed the stock one to see if it works, but alas, nothing works. Does anyone has any tips or tricks on how to get the WIFI working?
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Have you considered that probably the router your phone is searching has a problem? or you tried in other location and still the same problem?

gmaniac2008 said:
Have you considered that probably the router your phone is searching has a problem? or you tried in other location and still the same problem?
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Thanks for the suggestion, but yeah, I already did that. I have tried connection in many routers and in all happen the same thing. It is a really weird problem and searching through the 3VO thread I saw somebody had the same problem but no answer. I am ready to just accept that my Dash is WIFI less forever. I have tried everything. But thanks anyway

[Q] Wifi Tethering with Mac

Hey guys I am having problems with the wifi hotspot on my Nexus with my Mac. It will connect fine but after about 5 min the internet will cut out but still remain connected. Have no problems with my iPhone 4 from work so it is something to do with the phone. Any ideas on how to fix it? Very frustrating.

Joshaldo said:
Hey guys I am having problems with the wifi hotspot on my Nexus with my Mac. It will connect fine but after about 5 min the internet will cut out but still remain connected. Have no problems with my iPhone 4 from work so it is something to do with the phone. Any ideas on how to fix it? Very frustrating.
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Are you on 4.0.1? I heard that .1 has some kind of issues with tethering taht were solved in newer builds. Did you try to tether to some other computer?

Yeah I am on 4.0.1. Have not tried other computer. Have found turning location services off fixes the problem. Is it hard to flash to yakju build so I can get 4.0.2? Is there any way to do this to void my warranty?

Joshaldo said:
Yeah I am on 4.0.1. Have not tried other computer. Have found turning location services off fixes the problem. Is it hard to flash to yakju build so I can get 4.0.2? Is there any way to do this to void my warranty?
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IMHO this whole yakju-better-than-yakjusomething is over hyped. There were threads where yakjusomething builds got updates, and yakju didn't. I wouldn't bother my self to wipe phone and flash other builds If I were you, well I'm not going to do that since I have yakjuxw or something similar It's still a Nexus, you WILL get any update as soon as it will be possible! Earlier I had Nexus S i9023 with SLCD screen (I loved that screen BTW) and I was getting updates couple of weeks after Android sites started to write about them. It looks like Google disabled updates after battery complains from users. For some time now I haven't heard about anyone getting .3 or .2 update to any SGN. Just my thoughts, sorry for little OT

Thanks again for the reply. Yeah I might just leave it as it is until I get the update. Turning location services off doesn't seem to fix the problem it is still disconnecting. Will just use my iPhone 4 for now :-(

Have now also found that I can not connect the nexus through bluetooth either. The Mac won't even recognise it. Any way around this? Grrrr

Joshaldo said:
Have now also found that I can not connect the nexus through bluetooth either. The Mac won't even recognise it. Any way around this? Grrrr
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Did you check device visibility in bluetooth options? I'm curiosity now, I'm going to try how tether and bt workshop with my SGN and mac
I will try to report back my findings
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

Thanks mate . Bluetooth is working ok now. Have found an app called wifi hotspot which seems to be holding the connection.

im also having the exact same issue. i'm on att. running an AOSP custom 4.0.3 Rom. I tried using att's tether apn and it keeps reverting back to Cingular 410, however i dont believe this is the issue, i think its related to the OS itself. is it Mac related? i have no other computers to test it with :-/

Maybe this: https://plus.google.com/103583939320326217147/posts/1Yy1jb9z4TA will help? In the post there is a zip for mac

Hey mate thanks for the link unfortunately it doesn't make a difference and for some reason the net won't work on wifi hotspot at all now. It connects but that is it :-(.

I didn't have time to really look into it, but I have some idea. Can you try how will it work when you disable security in settings? I mean make it an open network for, a second and try some browsing
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

that seemed to work on my nexus one and iphone 4 when i tethered. tried it with my gnex, same results, still showing connected, but no internet access after 5-15 min. i checked the status log of wifi tether for android, as it was doing the same thing with this app, and the it showed the wifi interface disconnecting by itself, i didn't do anything. Definitely OS related. Interestingly enough, this has happened both on the stock kernel and this franco 9.2 i'm running right now. Likewise with stock rom and this my current rom. so who knows.....very annoying though. :-/

Ok, with the network open on the Nexus the connection is fine on my Mac. As soon as I enable security though I have problems. Thanks heaps for the help so far but is there any solution available for this? Not real keen on leaving my connection open.

Sorry to bump. I'm having this issue as well. Verizon Galaxy Nexus on 4.0.2. My MacBook Pro connects to the hotspot fine and works for a bit, but then stops working. I can run network diagnostics to make it work again, but I have to keep doing that every 5-10 minutes or so and it makes it too annoying to use.
My iPad 2, iPhone 4, TouchPad, and mom's Windows laptop works just fine and never have these issues. It's only my MacBook. Anybody find a solution yet?

Exactly the same problem here.. Galaxy Nexus tethered wifi macbook pro running 10.7.2. Stays connected, but stopps passing any packets. Ipad, and other devices are still connected working properly, and the phone itself can use the LTE data connection. I've tried stock 4.0.2, as well as AOKP 4.0.3 latest build.. no luck. I've also tried both the native AP and android-wifi-tether too. Any help would be appreciated and rewarded.
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PS - I even have the tethering option enabled on my Verizon account... (in case you were thinking it had something to do with big red blocking data)

I am still suffering this problem too. :-(. It is a real issue when I work outside the office a lot and do not have any problems with my work Iphone 4. I found pdanet works connected by USB but you can not access secure sites on the free version. Is there good alternative to pdanet?

hey guys. i now use an open network when i tether. it seems to keep a stable internet connection (packets transferring). the longest i've maintained a working tethering connection has been 2 hours....so it seemed good enough for me. Let me know how u guys fair if u do try an open network. still a weird issue imo that doesn't have too many solutions or even suggestions in the xda community (probably cause not many are tethering?). gl.

Hey, when I put my phone to an open connection mine is stable too. Must be something to do with the security. Wish there was a solution, I can't keep mine open the whole time :-(.

Anyone found a fix for this yet? Just about to return mine, tired of it not working. Have updated to 4.02 and my Mac to 10.7.3

[BUG?] WiFi drops after a few minutes...just off/on helps - The FINAL ANSWER search

Hey my xda friends out there!
Being a pretty new Nexus owner, I´m getting crazy by serious WiFi issues over here. My Nexus can´t get any stable Wifi connection at all...as soon as I´m making up a connection, I can be pretty sure that I will loose it after a few minutes. The only way out of this is...like I knew it from buggy roms before...to switch WiFi off and on again. After this procedure, I do have WiFi again, but it´s the same situation like before...after a few minutes --> bam, I´m out again.
Well, after some research on several forums out there, I can be sure that there are some other guys, struggling with same issues as well. Some of them are just having some standby issues, some of them can´t get any wifi connection at all. But an answer to my sort of issue? No way...
So what´s the deal here? I´m on a Stock Rom, what could be the reason for my WiFi issues? Any ideas?
Would be very very grateful for some support!!

Having the same problem here. YouTube seems to knock out Wi-Fi for me. Or marketplace downloads.
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Beastly Galaxy Nexus Prime!

brooon said:
Hey my xda friends out there!
Being a pretty new Nexus owner, I´m getting crazy by serious WiFi issues over here. My Nexus can´t get any stable Wifi connection at all...as soon as I´m making up a connection, I can be pretty sure that I will loose it after a few minutes. The only way out of this is...like I knew it from buggy roms before...to switch WiFi off and on again. After this procedure, I do have WiFi again, but it´s the same situation like before...after a few minutes --> bam, I´m out again.
Well, after some research on several forums out there, I can be sure that there are some other guys, struggling with same issues as well. Some of them are just having some standby issues, some of them can´t get any wifi connection at all. But an answer to my sort of issue? No way...
So what´s the deal here? I´m on a Stock Rom, what could be the reason for my WiFi issues? Any ideas?
Would be very very grateful for some support!!
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My initial suspicion is on a router configuration. Do you have this issue on multiple wireless networks, or just yours at home/work? Try somewhere like a coffee shop with an unsecured network. If you don't have the same issues on other networks, I'd look into messing with your wireless configuration. My router at home gives me issues losing connection to Google's servers (gray signal bars) intermittently, and I haven't yet found a solution.

copkay said:
My initial suspicion is on a router configuration. Do you have this issue on multiple wireless networks, or just yours at home/work? Try somewhere like a coffee shop with an unsecured network. If you don't have the same issues on other networks, I'd look into messing with your wireless configuration. My router at home gives me issues losing connection to Google's servers (gray signal bars) intermittently, and I haven't yet found a solution.
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Hey copkay! Thanks for your input!
The point is:
Dell Streak,
HD2,
SGSII,
Flyer,
Touchpad,
Transformer,
Galaxy Note,
Sensation.
ALL of them worked/are working well. So this has to be a Nexus thing, or am I wrong? Maybe its working better with an unsecured open WiFi Hotspot, but hey, this shouldn´t be the main place to work (imao!)
What do you think about it?

brooon said:
Hey copkay! Thanks for your input!
The point is:
Dell Streak, HD2, SGSII, Flyer, Touchpad, Transformer, Galaxy Note, Sensation.
ALL of them worked/are working well. So this has to be a Nexus thing, or am I wrong? Maybe its working better with an unsecured open WiFi Hotspot, but hey, this shouldn´t be the main place to work (imao!)
What do you think about it?
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You have too many gadgets.
But yes, that's a good question. WiFi can be finicky with some drivers, so it's possible that yes, it's a problem with the Nexus in particular. The reason I'm asking is that it's much easier to narrow down the problem when you eliminate certain solutions. So does it work properly on other wireless networks? Does it do the same? Does it drop connection entirely, and if so, for how long? Or does it simply switch to gray bars?
I certainly don't recommend switching to no network security, but if it's a particular router/setting, more information would help to deduce the problem.

I had some of the same issues with my wifi (as well as sometimes it wouldn't fully connect and would get into an authenticating loop). I never had this on my past devices though. I don't know the ultimate solution to it, but I have found some work arounds for some of the networks I frequent.
What I've found is that I've had to turn off the auto detect wifi frequency band and leave only the 2.4ghz band while other times I've had to turn it back to auto detect.
While annoying and not the desired answer, hopefully it can help you out in the mean time.

[Q] Problem with WIFI auto connect in Android 4.3

Ok, So this has been happening for a while. I kept looking up for a fix, and i finally foudn this issue ticket open that looks like others having the same issue, and it appears to be this specific phone.
Is anyone else having this problem and is there an easier way to solve it than resetting the device?
Goggle issue 58230
I will copy the first post, as it pretty much mirrors my experience.
My wifi is always on (turned on the option for keeping it on even when the phone is idle). With older versions (4.2.2 and older), when I arrived at home, the phone automatically was connected to my home wifi.
But when 4.3, sometimes it doesn´t connect until I enter the wifi menu.
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My issue extends to work as i work at a school, with many different WAP's, and this occurs sometimes when switching WAP's as well.
Thanks

Oh common, i cant be the ONLY one on here with this issue.

Lyian said:
Oh common, i cant be the ONLY one on here with this issue.
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Lyian, I have the same issue as well, on google stock rom as well as all the modded roms, whether 4.3, or 4.4. I may have to junk my (otherwise perfect) phone just for this. I don't see any solutions anywhere.
(Using Sprint version of Galaxy Nexus)