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Hi there,
After fuddling around for a while trying to get my XDAiis to hook into my Netgear broadband network, it dawned on me that maybe the advice to try it without security enabled might be worth a try. And lo and behold, it works, with WEP security turned off.
The problem is, I can't turn off WEP security in my work network - so I'm looking for help on what I need to do settings wise to make my XDA talk to the network properly.
So, here's what I do (and what doesn't work)
Open wireless manager, choose the settings of the Rocket network (my work network) and go to Network Key.
Under Data Encryption, I choose WEP, and enter the network key and the proper index (which I've made great pains to check IS the right key and index).
Now, no matter whether I set the Authentication to Open, Shared, WPA or WPA-PSK or if I then change the settings under the 802.1x tab, and cycle them so I've gone through all possible combinations, when I try to go online, I always get a "The page you are looking for cannot be found" error.
So, can anyone tell me what the settings are supposed to be for the Network Key tab and the 802.1x tab? If I know, and it's just plain not working, then at least I know there's something else the matter. But, like I said, i know I've entered the right key and index - and, like I said at the beginning, the XDAiis does hook into the network with security disabled.
Thanks in advance for any help you can be.
C.ya
Jsedit
Ah,
Don't worry, sorted it myself (I think).
In case something like this occurs with anyone else, after tweaking away, I finally sorting things by setting the router to Shared Key authentication. If it was on Open - or on Automatic, it just wouldn't work, but when I changed the Router to Shared Key, all has fallen into place.
Have a nice day.
Jsedit.
fwiw, I had fun trying to connect to my wifi network until I realised that I had to enter the 32 char key into my XDA in uppercase...
thks jdedit yr post sorted me out nicely
ahh forum power
paul
Unsure if this matters to you now...
Ok, I've a Netgear DG834G at home and I've never had a problem connecting my wi-fi devices to it. These are the settings I have under the 'Wireless Settings' option in the left hand pane when logged on to the router. They are of course my own personal preferences and straight forward and depending on the sensitivity of your data you may wish to change the encryption strength and whether you use a pre-shared key..
Wireless Network
SSID - (The name of your network)
Region - Europe
Channel - select the channel you wish to use (the number of channels you have available is dependent on the region) I currently use channel 11
Mode - g & b
Wireless access point
Enable wireless - ticked
Allow broadcast of name (SSID) - ticked
Wireless isolation - un-ticked
under Wireless Station Access List
Turn Access control on - ticked
I've added New Stations Manually and explicitly stated the mac addresses for each of the devices I want to allow access to
Apply these and go back to Wireless Settings
Security Options
WEP - radio button selected
WEP Security Encryption
Authentication Type - Automatic
Encryption Strength - 64 bit
WEP Key
Enter a Passphrase and click generate. This will generate 4 Hexedecimal keys. Select the key you want to use by clicking on the radio button. The key you select is used on your device when you set the device up to connect on the first occasion normally and they must be exactly the same!
Hope this helps you if not someone else! :wink:
So I can get on wifi networks anywhere but at home. My MDA Vario finds the SSID, but won't connect.
If I remove WEP encryption on the router side, it'll connect. No luck with WEP64 or 128, it'll just say 'connecting' for a while and then go on to the other networks on my list.
What am I missing? I'm using the WRT54GL, which is pretty much the same as every other Linksys.
The obvious question comes into my mind.
Did you place the WEP key in "network key".
If not that will do the trick.
Cheers,
Drifter
yeah, I have.. both shared and open, on WEP. Something more odd is happening, which is why I suspect the configuration of the Linksys.
Like I said, it works if I turn off WEP on the router.
if I wait a while, I get the "unable to obtain a server-assigned IP address" message.
Try to reset your Linksy by unpluging it for a while.
Sometimes I can't connect to my linksys and after a reset it will connect.
Some ohter question. Why don't you use WPA instead of WEP?
Have you the possibility to enter the WEP Keys in hex and in ASCII Mode on your router?
WEP is a bit tricky on a wm5 device. You have to enter your key in hex format and it has to be exactly 10 digits long for 64bit or 26 digits long for 128 bit. That means the ASCII version of the key has to be five digits or 13 digits respectively before being converted to hex. I believe your router will do the conversion for you.
BTW, the lynksis wrt54g series routers are sorta a "hacker favorite" because lynksis made the firmware open so there have been a lot of firmwares developed for it that extend it's capabilities like being able to turn up the transmission strength or add a RADIUS server. Check out DD-WRT or OpenWRT (actually a mini Linux installation). It's a fun little machine.
Gene
theres no need to enter the key in hex. i use an ascii key! but be sure you take the right format on your router!
I've not got an ascii key to work but have helped a number of people to connect to a variety of APs using hex of exact length that couldn't otherwise connect. FWIW.
Yeah, that's why I got the GL
I've tried 5-character ascii and 13-char ascii. I think I'll try the 64-bit hex now.
I may use WPA at some point, but I have other odd devices that need to connect, such as a wireless print server. They are hard to configure.
(edit: I got tired of having to type in the hex key, so I went with WPA. Reconfigured my printer adapter and MDA, now I have two laptops and a second MDA to go! I guess the ASCII-hex generation scheme on the Linksys doesn't match the WM5 scheme.)
so you got it to work? If not, give your wizard a static ip address and see if that helps. also i'm connecting to my linksys and d-link routers easily and both or them have a Shared WEP encryption.
I have a linksys and it works fine; try upping the power output of your k-jam to full power and then try...
yes, I got it to work. I think the trouble was trying to use the ASCII WEP key.
Hi there, I've put WPA PSK security on my router, thinking that my Hermes would be able to connect without a hitch but now it doesn't even show the SSID when it's searching, never mind ask me for a password...
Any ideas?
Thanks
You are trying to do it in a wrong way.
Go into the "Settings" -> "Connections" -> "Network cards"
When you see your SSID in a list with "Available" status just click with stylus on it.
You will see configuration dialog for your SSID.
There you will be able to setup type of used security (WEP, WPA-PSK), type of key (TKIP) and enter a network key.
Thanks for the tip, I did as you suggested, found the network which was available, input the password and now I'm in exactly the same state as before... I'm sure it should be connecting but it doesn't
Oh, that's done the trick. I had a look at the router settings and the encryption was set to TKIP and AES (whatever they are) I changed this to TKIP and now it connects no problem. Thanks for your help
Using a T-mobile MDA Wiz200 w/ WPA-PSK, the correct encryption key, the latest ROM update, and 802.11g enabled, I cannot login to a network with WPA-PSK encryption. That WPA-PSK network does not require a certificate or smart card. The network is detected, MDA tries repeatedly to connect, but no IP address is provided. I can login to Open, WEP encrypted access points, and T-Mobile Hotspots with no problems.
With WPA-PSK enabled, if I click Settings, Connections, Network cards, the access points name, and 802.1x, the checkbox for 802.1x network access control can't be unchecked, although a checkbox is displayed. I believe this is the problem because when I use my HP laptop's built in wireless and uncheck the same 802.1x network access control option, I can login to the WPA-PSK encrypted network with no difficulties.
Question: Does anyone have a hack or suggestion for a way to allow the IEEE 802.1x network access control requirement to be unchecked on a T-mobile MDA Wiz200 Windows Mobile 5.0? Any suggestions are appreciated!
ROM version: 2.16.10.2 WWE
Radio version: 02.15.11
Protocol Version: 4.1.13.12
ExtRom version: 2.26.10.105
Windows Mobile 5.0 OS 5.1.185 (Build 14955.2.3.0)
Hi, just wanted to note that I'm having a similar/the same issue. Router is a Linksys WRT54G running standard firmware, no Open WRT. I've been able to connect my MDA to every other access point I've tried without problems, but I cannot get it to connect to my own G router with WPA-PSK. Same behavior as above post. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
i haven't seen wpa in any rom except for orwells1984. even the pdaviet roms dont have it.
WPA/WPA-PSK authentication and TKIP encryption are included in ALL ROMs for the Wizard, no execeptions. Faria managed to add WPA2 & WPA2-PSK authentication as well AES encryption in his AKU 3.3 ROMS which I can verify works perfectly (WPA2 & WPA2-PSK both with AES encryption). The reason 802.1x is greyed out with WPA-PSK & WPA2-PSK is it isn't relevent with this authentication type. WPA & WPA2 (Enterprise) requires a back-end RADIUS Server that performs the authentication using 802.1x.
With WPA-PSK & WPA2-PSK you are relying on knowing the Pre-Shared-Key (PSK), my guess is you have entered it incorrectly. Re-check the key you entered.
HTH
Andy
Thanks ADB100. Yes, I'm the network engineer that set up the WPA-PSK network I'm trying to access using a Wizard. What you describe is exactly the way it is supposed to work with an initial Pre-Shared Key (but without any Radius Server, smart card or certificate). All my HP and Toshiba laptop users can access that network without problems using their laptops running Windows XP Pro when in Wirelesss Network Connection Properties the "Authentication" tab for a WPA-PSK wireless network has the check box for "Enable IEEE 802.1x authentication unchecked.
Here's what causes my confusion with the Wizard (although this may just be a badly designed GUI in Windows Mobile 5.0). When WPA-PSK with TKIP data encryption is enabled in the Wizard (T-mobile ROM 2.16.10.2.WWE) and I click on the 802.1x tab, a page displays showing a box checked by default which cannot be unchecked to "Use IEEE 802.1x network access control" and with "EAP type: Smart Card or Certificate" also displayed but grayed-out in a drop-down box.
I work for a software development company and we would use that display configuration to show settings enabled by default that cannot be changed. To indicate that settings are not in effect we would either (a) not display any settings at all, or (b) have the tab open but have all the text grayed-out with the "Use IEEE 802.1x network access control" box unchecked, and with a blank field displayed in the "EAP type" drop-down box.
I appreciate your suggestion about making sure the encryption key is correct because its always useful to start with the basics. I'll also try re-entering the key using both the keyboard and the touch screen on the Wizard just to make sure there are no problems with the type of date entry I'm using. However, the encryption key that I've been entering on all the laptops that I've set-up for users of the wireless network has worked fine.
Do you have any other ideas or suggestions?
Hey folks,
I agree with jonmcad that leaving the box checked when grayed out gives the user the impression that this option is selected and cannot be disabled. But I understand that's not what's really going on. As for my wifi problems, after reading several other threads here, I got things working by changing the channel my router was using from 6 to 1. Works fine now. I don't know if changing the channel would be an option in a corporate environment, that's just what worked for me.
I have the same observation as you on a different device.
My PDA is AIRIS T620.
When WPA-PSK is enabled then the checkbox for 802.1x network access control cannot be unchecked (it is grey on the sheet).
I tried to disable 802.1x by different way. I have downloaded Total Commander for PDA (or for Win CE? I don't remember exactly). With the help of that utility the registry can be searched and edited. I have found \\\registry\HKCU\Comm\EAPOL\Config\Network_name\Enable8021x key with 1 as value. I changed the value to 0. After I started network connection the value was changed back to 1. There is another key too: \\\registry\HKCU\Comm\EAPOL\Config\Network_name\EapTypeId. I tried to delete this key while Enable8021x was set to 0. The result was the same: the WPA-PSK connection was unsuccessful and the original keys and values were restored.
I have no other observations ...
László
I had the same problem today while trying to connect to my wpa-psk tkip wifi. Then i remembered i had messed around with Advanced Config, setting wpa authentication to enabled. So i reseted it back to disabled and after soft reset i was once again able to connect to my wpa-psk tkip network.
I met the same issue.
1. I use WPA2/PSK - AES or TKIP
2. "Use IEEE 802.1x network access control" is checked, and grayed. I can't uncheck it.
3. My phone can connect to the router, but IE won't show a webpage.
4. While my laptop works fine.
Hi guys, does anybody found a solution for this?
Can anyone find the solution for this as i Have HTC Touch Diamond.
Hi Guys & Gals,
I have a brand new HTC Touch Diamond 2, on O2 network - this is an untouched device, all i have done is booted it up and sync'd it with my PC,
I have tried to connect the device to to wireless networks now with no luck.
1. My home connection - security enabled WPA-PSK password protected, The phone can see the network, i type in my network key - i also checked the password on my router setup. The little spinning circle comes up and try's to connect with no luck. It will then keep trying for as long as the wireless is on
2. Home connection again with no encription - again the same thing
3. Work connection WEP secured, type in the key, same thing again.
Has anyone encountered these sorts of problems before in the past - if so how do i fix it so i can connect wirelessly.
Cheers Guys
JdeRonde
Doubt if this is an issue with the phone more likely to be a setup of the wireless.
What router do you use?
Do you have MAC Filtering enabled?
Do you use your router as a DHCP server?
Are there any error messages displayed on the phone?
When it doesnt connect and you tap the notification area (top bar to the right of START) do you have any messages there?
jderonde said:
Hi Guys & Gals,
I have a brand new HTC Touch Diamond 2, on O2 network - this is an untouched device, all i have done is booted it up and sync'd it with my PC,
I have tried to connect the device to to wireless networks now with no luck.
1. My home connection - security enabled WPA-PSK password protected, The phone can see the network, i type in my network key - i also checked the password on my router setup. The little spinning circle comes up and try's to connect with no luck. It will then keep trying for as long as the wireless is on
2. Home connection again with no encription - again the same thing
3. Work connection WEP secured, type in the key, same thing again.
Has anyone encountered these sorts of problems before in the past - if so how do i fix it so i can connect wirelessly.
Cheers Guys
JdeRonde
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I too had problems with WIFI. My home work network was visible but it would immediately drop or not be able to connect. A few days later it started working flawlessly and I have no idea what changed.
I am sure you have tried a soft reset but just in case...
Tony
I have a NetGear DG(Some Number) v4 ADSL wireless router, which i have set up and works for all of my other devices (ie. Laptops, PS3). With a simple encription key.
I get no messages etc, all it sais is that its 'not connected' and there are no new notificatons
It then persists in trying to connect again and again, when it cant connect for a while, it then comes up with 'new network connections found' in the notificatins area.
I have switched the power mode to best performance with no luck.
I have tried on 2 different networks now. including with all encription off. WEP and WPA-PSK - This is driving me nutz cuz i love the phone, i just want to use it to browse the web without paying out the nose for it.
DHCP server is dynamic from my ISP.
I have contacted HTC now about the issue, but im going to feel so stupid if it turns out to be somthing simple like a setting on the phone somewhere.
But thanks for the reply
Have you checked you arn't using MAC filtering?
Log-in to your router and check under Wireless settings > Wireless Station Access List.
While you are on your wireless setting page check what Encryption your using for WPA-PSK? TKIP? (The wrong encryption chosen will cause you not to be able to connect)
Ok maybe telling you how to suck eggs but on your phone:
Settings > Communication > Wifi
Select Advanced at the bottom right.
Select Change Network
Click Add new...
Type in the name of your network (The SSID also found under wireless settings, Case sensitive)
Select Connects to: The Internet
Leave the other two boxes unticked.
Click next.
Select the correct Authentication - WPA-PSK is different to WPA2-PSK. You will probably be using WPA-PSK.
Select the correct Encryption (Propably TKIP)
And type in your Network Key
Click Next and Finish.
How does this fair and what are the results of checking info on wireless setting page?
Im at work at the moment trying to connect to the WEP connection,
This connection most deffinatly does not have mac filtering on it, just asked the network tech.
Okies.....
Changed the network key to.... Shared key and it works
so i am guessing that it must be somthing to do with my setup at home..
Cheers guys
Cool.
Just match up the Authentication / Encryption / SSID and Network Key from the router to your phone setup and you should be fine.
HTC TD2 Wifi issues
Hi
There's some discussion around the web about this problem of encrypted wifi connectivity: a few things to note
1] the TD2 is _very_ sensitive to the power settings applied to the wifi chipset.
The default power saving settings are only likely to work if all other on-board devices - bluetooth, HSDPA, GPS [and maybe even the screen] are either off or in low power mode: the general recommendation seems to be that one adjusts the wifi device power to be "best performance" if one wants to guarantee connections.
2] several people have reported that both the wifi device [card] and the settings for the particular wifi lan [SSID] to which you are attempting to connect should both be configured for "Work" rather than "The Internet".
3] these secured/encrypted connection failures are not about the WiFi access point or router: I've personally tested with several different makes and models of Router and Access Point [3com, Cisco, Enterasys, Netgear, DLink, Belkin etc] - both on my own and on client networks where I have complete control of security, and have also methodically tested every single combination of TD2 setting for WEP and all variants of WPA. In each case my TD2 has failed to make a valid encrypted connection.
The same device will happily connect to "open" unencrypted access points and routers.
Other models of HTC device, such as the Tytyn II and Touch Pro work fine on the same access points and routers: so we can be pretty sure that this is specifically a TD2 issue.
Conversations with HTC's European Tech Support on this issue have not been helpful to date, but they HAVE pushed the issue further up the line, so there's a chance that we'll see a resolution.
Robert