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Can anyone help with WIFI

Hi I am new to this part of ppc life. I have an xda exec and wififofum enabled.
I can find access points that show internet connection but when I start IE to surf the web my grps connects and I connect that way instead of via wifi..
am I missing something.
sorry sorry sorry for the noob question, just never used this before and am sure I am not taking advantage in anyway of my devices capability.
Please help.. oh and i need it from the start..
cheers
Magpie2000k

before we start diagnosing have you changed any settings or hard reset the device in anyway?
Bryson

Bryson I have in the past but
It is installed on 02 mms gprs etc all work.
The device is standard in all ways i believe
your help is appreciated

Ok, lets try this lot first:
goto the wireless manager screen, and select the wifi tab, this should fire up wifi.....then hit settings bottom right hand side of wirless manager screen.
Hit wireless LAN settings and it should bring up the Wireless LAN Status screen.
At the bottom left hand corner of screen there should a small image of a PDA, hit that, and it will take you to the Configure wireless Networks screen, and in there, if a Newtork (hotpsot as you say) is detected, you should be able to hold your Styli on the detected network and click Connect.
Make sure on this screen also that it is set to ALL AVAILABLE networks to access. You should now be online if you are in a hotspot and have paid to connect up etc.
If that fails, look to the right of the Wirelss tab at bottom, there should be a Newtork Adapters tab, Hit that.
See what you have 'My network connects me to:' drop down box and select internet, NOT work.
Give this a go and let me know if succesful, I hope so!
Bryson

ok cheers
I can see the available connections but it cant connect so I guess that is because these are not hotspots but individuals wireless networks..
SHame I cant just hook up to them LOL
Am I correct or do I have to do something else.
cheers again
Magpie

yeah, thats what I think it will be, if you get a chance bob into a hotpsot in a starbu$ks or simlilar and give it a whirl to see if that is the case, you should hook straight up to them and be taken to their 'pay me loads of money screen for 1hrs web access' when you fire up I.E !!
Good luck keep us posted!
Bryson

so how do we...
do this without pay loads of money.. I know people do it
is there no standard way or none standard as the case may be

I have never connected to the internet using wifi so after reading instructions above i drove down to the local McDonalds where i know you can get a connection and followed instructions, i got a signal but come unstuck when i was asked for a pass key. I assume i have to pay to get this wifi connection and pass key but how do i go about doing this? Please help a thicko, many thanks.

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I have never connected to the internet using wifi so after reading instructions above i drove down to the local McDonalds where i know you can get a connections...
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I think you are referring to BT Openzone - a public network of wifi hotspots at sites like McDonalds, Wetherspoons bars, etc
I used to use it with my old PDA so my knowledge is quite out of date, but when I used it, I had to sign up BT first, giving them a bank account details for billing. In return you get a username and password to get access to their network. I was then billed monthly - at a rate of 50p a minute, using the time I entered my username/password to the time I returned to btopenzone.com to logoff.
It was okay for the occasional quick dip online, but it was too pricey for extended use.
Like I say, my knowledge is very old, so do check btopenzone.com for their latest prices. But if its anything like it used to be, I'd stick with GPRS if I were you.

Trouble with GPRS connections on EXEC

hi everyone, i got my brand new xda exec today..
its a great fone and i like it very much.. but i am having some trouble with my gprs connections.. i have setup the connections as i wud on my late xda II mini.. and the connections seems working just fine wen the are connected automatically for use (like for receiving/sending mms, messenger.. etc) but as i hav a different connection for browsing the internet, because of my operater (damn operator!!!), i had to connect it manually (i did the sam on the mini too) by tapping on the G icon and choosing it from the connectivity bubble which pops up..
but wen it cam to the exec, it doesnt show any connections there, eventhough i already had the two connections from my operator.. it just says, "to connect to either the internet or work, set up a new connection in settings" .. as if i had no connections made..
why doesnt it shows the two connections like it used to show up in my mini :?: i feel its a problem with my fone / OS.. is this how it is in windows mobile 5 :?: if so, is there anyway i can show my connections there in the bubble which pops up wen i tap the G icon :?: any help wud b appreciated.. thanx in advanced..

wont anybody say anything?

still nobody?!? i'm sure there wud b ppl, hu can help me here.. or ppl hu've got the sam problem.. wont anybody just say anything???

I have the exact same problem! A bit stupid how nobody will answer!?? At least tell us if your own one works fine, people!?
I have a feeling that it is a problem with our phones, as I upgraded the ROM to a Qtek and Imate rom but still had same problem. Mine is an Orange SPV M5000 btw.
Hope somebody will take some notice....
cya

No I'm afraid I don't have that either unlike on my BA which did list the connections and a connect to... button.
Perhaps someone (or even I) could write a little program that pops up a list of connections and allows you to connect them.
But why would you want to do this. I too have a different mms and internet connection - just set one to be the default for internet and work (under connections control panel) and tell the mms program to dial the mms connection. Works for me on orange. Do you really need two different cellular connections AND an mms connection?
Pete

Because I want to use GPRS, MMS, and my own VPN Connection..... a bit annoying. Oh well

@appu, you know the bubble you get when you click on the "G" allows you to access a WiFi connection and that is why you get a query about internet/work. Are you saying your SIM has two phone lines, one for calls and one for data? If that is the case I have not seen any one mention this situation before. Would you need to switch off youe device and select the second line?

No No No. You didn't quite understand what I was saying. On my Alpine, when I tap on that bubble I get a connection menu for Wifi, My ISP connection, and my Work Connection. On the Universal, the last two do not appear... I was just wanting to find out if that is the case on EVERY Universal.
No two line business etc!? Don't know where that came from?!
Cya

@moghisi101, you can change the selection of the GPRS/3G connection from start>settings>connections>connections and select "manage existing connections"
Same on the JasJar and XDA Exec

Yes I know, but that seems much more 'involved' compared to what it is supposed to do; show them in that bubble. I think it may be a glitch in WM5. Would be interesting to see if people that have Wizards have same problem.
Cya

all wm5 have this issue.
it is known, there is no fix, and nothing that can be done at this point except follow the directions as indicated.

Wifi WEP

Is there some registry or configuration file setting where I can hardcode WEP keys for different SSID's?
I have 3 different wireless networks that I connect too at different times. Each one has a different WEP key. I find over time that my device (iMate JasJar) will reset the WEP key box to "automatically provided" when switching between wireless networks. My wireless networks do not provide the WEP key for me but rather have to be keyed in.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Help plz
Im trying to connecte to a wireless network with my mda pro it finds my bt voyager box not prom but it keeps saying it needs a network key could u help me out and tell me step by step what to do as im a newbie and need to connect to it so i can get free internen when im at home.If you want to call me itf that would be better you can do just im me and we can sourt something out or can u put up here how to do it many thank mono33 and sorry fort being so thinck

erm the bt voyager modem wont work as a wireless access point, go out to pc world or w/e and buy a wireless access point
plug that into the bt voyager and connect to that
everything should be dandy then

Thanx so much
Thanx for your help but why does the phone pick up the bt vorager when i scan it in wifi mode.It says its available But then it asks for a network key but we dont have the network key how do we get the network key and what does a wirless acess point plug do and how do we use it sorry im so think but i really want to use this phone on my wirless network thanx so much mono33

Thanx so much
Woiuld you talk me though step by step on what to do and how to do it so my bt voyager will work with my mda pro on wifi We have a laptoo and our main compuer working off the bt voyager and dont understand why it will not work on my mda pro im thick by the way and dont understand it finds the bt voyager and asks for the network key whats this and how do i get this and how would i get it to work and not connect to gprs thanx for all your help on this matter mono33

hi
Hi mate we do have a wireless access point thats what the bt vorager is so plz now can you help me out with the rest of it like a aked before thanx mono33

no the bt voyager is a adsl modem bt planned to provide wireless acess with them but never did hence why they are encrypted. go out buy a wireless acess pointl. plug it in to the ethernet port on the back of the bt voyager modem and you should be good to go

Thanx mate
Hi mate thanx for that but there is no ethernet port just 4 wired netwprk points Im useing the bt voyajer 2100 adsl/Please could you tell be what wirless acess point plug i would need just name one for me so i can go have a look thanx mono33

wired netwroking is ethernet.
buy that
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos...37556/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_2_1/202-4693688-0096611
and plug it into ure bt voyager.
it is not possible to connect to your bt voyager with wireless as the wireless function is not fully operational yet

What are you talking about? I have a BT Voyager 2100 Wireless router myself, I take it thats what this guy is referring to. When you first got your Voyager did you set up any security like a WEP key? To check open your web browser on your PC and type 192.168.1.1 You will get the Voyager homepage. Click on Advanced, then Wireless (you might have to enter username and password (default is admin for both). Have a look at your security settings and see if you have a WEP key set. If you do, make a note of it and try connecting using your phone with this key. If you still have problems, let me know.

thanx
Thanx ill try that asap and let you know mono33

Help
Sorry about this its still sating the nework key is incorrect but we know its right when we put the mouse over the green box with the signal it say this BTVOYAGER2100-9A But on my pda pro at the screen that says configure wireless netwok there are loads of name its trying to connect to all of them one at a time but its picking up the name BTVOYAGER2091-EO This one says available so i put in the network key but it still says wrong network key.IM THINKING IM PICKING UP ANOTHER BTVOYAGER am i right do you think and what should i do nxt will you talk me through it step by step and thanx mate if together we can get this working you would make me very happy thanx mono33

I think these come with wep defaulted as on. the wepkey code should be on a sticker on the bottom of the router. it is on my 2091 an I had the 2100 before that.
it will be a long combination of numbers an letters.

do this.
turn on pocket pc and stand as close to your 2100 as you can.
try and find your network.
it is possible that your picking up more than 1 wifi. in my street there are 20.
do you know much about your router. I.e how to rename it ?

do this should sort it
on pocket pc.
go in settings
connections tab
wireless lan
in the bottom left hand corner you should have a icon that is a pocket pc with a wireless connection on it.
click this
you will now have a list of all wifi networks in range on your pcc
click on your one. and press connect. this should ask u for wep key now.
if not go into settings and put them in. hope this helps.

Thanx
Ive done this allready and still no luck amymore help would be nice thanx mono33

ill pm you some ideas

I to have the BT Voyager 2100 and this is what I did to get it to work. first off if you stand to close it will not work, try to stand a minimum of 10 feet away. I had some problems setting mine up but it had more to do with my environment than the Exec. This is what I did:
1 Turn off all security on BT Voyager
2 Turn off all security on Exec
3 Attempt to connect with the Exec
4 Change the channel that the channel that the Voyager operates at until a seccessful connection is established. Change and try, change and try until it connects.
5 Walk around house to ensure that you stay connected where you will be using the Exec.
6 Set up other wireless devices you will be using and test to ensure they can connect at these settings
7 THEN I set security on the Voyager then on the Exec and follow up with your other wireless devices
Try this, I hope it works..

Thanx all
Hi there i had to make a new connection on the phone cos it was trying to connect to a dif btvoyager and not picking up the main one we you the one that comes up when u put the mouse over the single strenth on our maine pc we tryped in the name and we stet up a network key i think 16 numbers on your compur then typed it into the phone and it work and the phone picked up the bt voyager2100 without a problam WELL MY WIFE DID IT TODAY AND IT WORK Dame i tryed this testerday for abt 2hours the same thing she did and it did not work for me but know she has it working its working fine.Maybe its becouse i truned off the btvoyager 2day as the speed had dropped o well now i can get FREE internet on my mda pro im so happy not so ill use my free web mins on gprs only when im out but gprs is must slower
Well thanx for all your help you guys out there im so happy thanx once again to u all mono33

Newbie Wifi Help Please?

Hi Everybody!
For some reason, I can connect to the internet when my pda is pluged into my computer via usb, but I cannot connect to my wifi?
I use a netgear router and WEP.
PDA is running win v.5
Thanks for any replies?
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scutter said:
Hi Everybody!
For some reason, I can connect to the internet when my pda is pluged into my computer via usb, but I cannot connect to my wifi?
I use a netgear router and WEP.
PDA is running win v.5
Thanks for any replies?
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When your PDA is plugged into the computer and active sync is active it will connect to the Internet using your computers connection rather than wifi. I'm not sure if there is a way to stop this, I would guess by stopping the PDA from automatically connecting to active sync on connection (I have seen threads about this around the place, I believe there is a tweak on the wizard wiki to help with this also..). Hope that answers your question.

Hi SYN and thanks for your reply!
Iunderstand now how I am gettin online, but I don't understand why I cannot connect via wifi?
I have added the Wizard to my acces list on my netgear router and I use a WEP for all machines.
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scutter said:
Hi SYN and thanks for your reply!
Iunderstand now how I am gettin online, but I don't understand why I cannot connect via wifi?
I have added the Wizard to my acces list on my netgear router and I use a WEP for all machines.
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So your difficulty lies when your NOT connected to the computer via usb.. Does the PDA see the wireless network? Have you tried the PDA with any other public wireless networks?

Hi Syn.
Yes it does see my WiFi.
Maybe as a newbie, I'm doing something wrong?
I haven't tried connecting to any other network as I can't see any others.
Maybe I wil try that 2morrow when I am in the city centre.
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scutter said:
Hi Syn.
Yes it does see my WiFi.
Maybe as a newbie, I'm doing something wrong?
I haven't tried connecting to any other network as I can't see any others.
Maybe I wil try that 2morrow when I am in the city centre.
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Have you added the WEP key to your PDA when you try and connect? When you try to connect it should provide a notification popup asking for the network key, this should be the hex WEP key, not the passphrase (the passphrase may work, but I've never had luck with using them.)..

Hullo again !
No, I didn't see that?
Is there a "THICK GUIDE TO SETTING UP TO YOUR HOME NETWORK"?
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scutter said:
Hullo again !
No, I didn't see that?
Is there a "THICK GUIDE TO SETTING UP TO YOUR HOME NETWORK"?
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Then thats the issue , ok, *grabs his phone and checks where else you can input the wep key*..
Start --> Settings --> Connections --> Network Cards
This should bring up a menu with the title "Configure Wireless Networks" where you should see a list of already configured networks.. these will generally be networks you have connected too (or attempted to connect to) in the past.
If you click on the SSID of your home network, you will be taken to another menu.. hit the "Network Key" tab at the bottom and add your routers security settings here! Once this is done you should have no problems connecting to the network..

I am having a wifi problem as well. My wife's MDA can connect using the wifi, we're broadcasting in mixed right now, and she doesn't have the tweak for G. I have several things installed, and am running the custom 2.17 TMO usa rom.
opennetcfv1.4
xdadevelopersregistrywizardwww.gadgetfreak.de 54mbit wlan
macromediaflashplayeractivex
loving wife extended rom unlocking wizard
djvw htc wizard 2.0 optimizer
netfront
lakeridge keyboard skin
calc98
omap overclock
dictionaryeditor
passman
sktools
wizard registry tweaks by xelencin
now i know that some of these programs do allow G type access. but maybe it's something else. last night at an apple store their hotspot wouldn't work either. in the comm manager it'll say it's connecting, but after a few moments it'll just go back to saying available

Unfortunately I do not have the G tweak installed to test if I have similar issues. I would suggest reversing the G tweak and testing to see if you still have problems connecting to wifi networks, if not then clearly the tweak is causing the problems. To be honest I don't personally see the need in pushing from 11MB to 54MB due to the lack of traffic a PDA will use.

:?: :roll:
Totally thick here!
I see my home wifi and when I tap on it it says :
Network name :
Connects to :
() This is a device to device (ad-hoc) connection
Can't see but I don't see SSID?
I'm a plonker ain't I ? Go on say it :lol:

scutter said:
:?: :roll:
Totally thick here!
I see my home wifi and when I tap on it it says :
Network name :
Connects to :
() This is a device to device (ad-hoc) connection
Can't see but I don't see SSID?
I'm a plonker ain't I ? Go on say it :lol:
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SSID is the Network name .. sorry technical term. Once you have clicked on your home network in the list, you should be able to follow the rest of the instructions without any problems. However, going to your other thread (the Rom update question) the instructions may differ for your rom version.. If so, it might be an idea to solve that problem first as a Rom update will erase all of this anyway ..

I think your right!
I don't have any option to input my hex key!
I called o2, but they will not let me download the new ROM as the phone is originally Tmobile!
Is there a ROM you can reccomend and then at least I might be able to input my hex key?
Thanks again
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scutter said:
I think your right!
I don't have any option to input my hex key!
I called o2, but they will not let me download the new ROM as the phone is originally Tmobile!
Is there a ROM you can reccomend and then at least I might be able to input my hex key?
Thanks again
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I'm not sure which would be the best rom for you as your phone is originally TMobile, I would suggest going into the "Wizard upgrading etc." forum and either asking or searching for threads made by TMobile users on the O2 network. You may find that the latest O2 XDA rom will work perfectly fine on your phone (I dont see why it wouldnt...) but I would double check with someone who knows more about the Wizard before doing anything.
All of the roms for the Wizard can be downloaded from the sites FTP which is in a sticked thread at the top of this forum .

Cingular 8525 Wi-Fi issues

I've been having a bugger of a time with the Wi-Fi on my 8525. I keep getting a response that the WEP key is incorrect. I was able to connect once, and have since deleted my settings that the Wi-Fi network, but nothing I'm trying seems to get me connected.
Any ideas?
Thanks!

I had a problem with my Wifi working when I first got the phone. But since I wanted to SuperCid the phone I had to downgrade the IPL to do so. I re flashed to the same Cingular 1.34 with IPL 1.06. Since then I have not had any problems with the Wifi.

stsanford said:
I've been having a bugger of a time with the Wi-Fi on my 8525. I keep getting a response that the WEP key is incorrect. I was able to connect once, and have since deleted my settings that the Wi-Fi network, but nothing I'm trying seems to get me connected.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
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Here's a thought. Why not try the Hitchhiker application. It tends to get round quite a few issues in set up. Also once you've got it working and connected to Wifi you can close it down if you wan to and you'll find it has saved correct settings for your normal way of connecting to wifi. Another benefit is that you can cut the wep key from a text document and paste it into the box it gives you (saves a lot of hassle whenever you need to re-enter the key - which in my case is 28 letters digits long!!) WM5 box as you may have discovered does not allow wep pasting!!
You need to have .netframework installed as well byt the link I give you also has a link for that as well:
http://www.kasuei.com/hitchhiker/
Mike

i recently got att 8525 but i havent able to connect wifi with my home network. it asks for wep key, then shows connecting to network and after a while shows wrong network key...no success so far...i even tried the abive hitchhiker sf and all but no luck...has anyone come up with any solution??? i had np connecting 8125 b4...!!!
btw i use wm5 and the most recent att rom update posted on htc site...
hoping for some solution...

I have similar problem too with my cingular 8525. I unlock it to work with t-mobile and also upgrade to wm6 . Now, I can not connect to my home wlan. If I click on wlan, it show my wireless network. But if I click on internet explorer, it show me the default internet window explorer with at & t and window mobile icons. when I click on either one, it take me to media net log in screen. help me

ok, i dont know how but my wifi started working last night!!! b4 it always looked for IP address and eventually disconnects b4 connecting to home network. so i installed "hitchhiker" but no luck either...so i uninstalled and then tried but this time it said connected to network and as soon as i open IE, it disconnects...it looked like wifi connects but then disconnects or timeout due to power settings, so i changed power settings under wifi settings to best performance and now it just connects right away...

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ellisos020 said:
Just wanted to let everyone know that switching from "best battery" to "best performance" also solved the "incorrect network key" error for me. Thanks Chakli!
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Thank You Thank you Thank You. I've been at this for a few days now. It would have to be that simple.

Just remember you need to run the remove proxy cab file if proxy is has been set to use GPRS/WAP. Also make sure the right network interface is selected - like work uses 802.11 etc..