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Help: techie input needed please

Hope someone can help: Every time I connect my JJ to my PC, I get a popup error message "Pocket PC Networking: Unable to obtain a server-assigned IP address. Try again later or enter an IP address in Network Settings"
This only happens when I connect to my PC via AS, and clearly it's because my JJ is not finding an IP address for via-PC networking - only I CAN access the internet this way! So, it seems that some OTHER adaptor is trying to get an IP address and is failing
I've gone thro all my PPC's network adaptor settings - all set to obtain IP address automatically - but I do believe this problem started when I first looked at these settings.

Is DHCP server enabled on your PC/router/whichever?

No, my PC is not acting as a DHCP server, and my router is an adsl router that serves my PC - which it is doing fine.
I didn't change anything on my PC nor router, just browsed network ADAPTORS on my PPC and next thing I knew I was getting this message. :?
Further, my PPC IS getting an IP address on one of the adaptors, which I can ping from my PC, and it does connect to the internet via my PC without problems (it's 169.254.2.1 on the "remote-NDIS Host" adaptor - which you will show too). Thus, I surmise that the adaptor that is supposed to connect to my PC is working, and it's another network adaptor that's decided it wants an IP for some reason... :? :? :?
Not a critical error, but I hate not being able to solve my JJ problems

I had this problem too.
It's because the Remote-NDIS Host adapter is set to DHCP.
The "catch 22" is this.... If you set it to an IP, the ActiveSync won't connect, but your only other option is to set it to DHCP, then you get this problem.
The solution...
Set Remote-DNIS Host to DHCP via Settings->Connections->Network Cards
Now edit the registry...
HKLM\Comm\RNDISFN1\Params\TcpIp
Edit the key "EnableDHCP" = 0
Problem solved !... No IP set and no DHCP either.
Basically, RNDIS shouldn't have an IP set, but it shouldn't be DHCP either... but as soon as you view RDNIS via the usual network adapters setting then you are forced to have one of the other, which will cause the problem described in this thread or will cause ActiveSync not to work.

Thanks arthurfuxake!!!
You also solved my problem!!!

Good Fix! arthurfuxake
8) Thanks man that fixed that irritating "unable to obtain IP Address" message for me
Cingular/Siemens SX66
WM2005
Activesync v4.1

arthurfuxake said:
I had this problem too.
It's because the Remote-NDIS Host adapter is set to DHCP.
The "catch 22" is this.... If you set it to an IP, the ActiveSync won't connect, but your only other option is to set it to DHCP, then you get this problem.
The solution...
Set Remote-DNIS Host to DHCP via Settings->Connections->Network Cards
Now edit the registry...
HKLM\Comm\RNDISFN1\Params\TcpIp
Edit the key "EnableDHCP" = 0
Problem solved !... No IP set and no DHCP either.
Basically, RNDIS shouldn't have an IP set, but it shouldn't be DHCP either... but as soon as you view RDNIS via the usual network adapters setting then you are forced to have one of the other, which will cause the problem described in this thread or will cause ActiveSync not to work.
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Thatz one awesome soltion arthurfuxake! Thanx man! It seems to have fixed that nagging "Unable to obtain server-assigned IP" error that used to keep popping up on my screen. There is only one other problem... my Atom still can't connect to the Internet through ActiveSync! Any suggestions?!

ActiveSync - "Unable to obtain a server-assigned IP&quo

Hiya.
When I'm syncing my Wizard (O2 Mini S) with XP SP2 via the USB cable, I've started getting a dialog popup upon connection which says:
Code:
Pocket PC Networking
Unable to obtain a server-assigned IP address. Try again later or enter an IP address in network settings.
I click ok, and the box disappears, and it seems to sync okay. So it's not a big problem, but I just wondered what exactly it's complaining about.
Cheers muchly.
Rolo.

I got that, too. No idea why, though.

Me to although sync works fine??

i think it's referring to internet through activesync. i was getting the same thing when trying to connect to my router so i went to network adapters in network cards and set a static ip for my device.
in the network adapters page there's an adapter called asyncmac.... maybe if u set a static ip for that adapter u'll stop getting that error

fone_fanatic said:
i think it's referring to internet through activesync. i was getting the same thing when trying to connect to my router so i went to network adapters in network cards and set a static ip for my device.
in the network adapters page there's an adapter called asyncmac.... maybe if u set a static ip for that adapter u'll stop getting that error
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I have the same problem. Setting the asyncmac to static IP did not help.
Anyone that has another suggestion on how to solve this.

My kjam started to do this. I know what I did: I went into the Settings/Connections/Network Cards/Network Adaptors/Remote-NDIS Host and it would not let me out without setting something up so I set it to "User server assigned IP address". I then started to get this message.
Something killed the cat...
I then changed it to "Use specific IP address": 169.254.2.1/255.255.0.0
as was listed on another site. The proble went away..OTOH, I'm not
sure what I messed up in doing this..everything seems to be working.
-Michael.

still got problem
mjohns said:
My kjam started to do this. I know what I did: I went into the Settings/Connections/Network Cards/Network Adaptors/Remote-NDIS Host and it would not let me out without setting something up so I set it to "User server assigned IP address". I then started to get this message.
Something killed the cat...
I then changed it to "Use specific IP address": 169.254.2.1/255.255.0.0
as was listed on another site. The proble went away..OTOH, I'm not
sure what I messed up in doing this..everything seems to be working.
-Michael.
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I tried the same but it seems I still got problem....is the IP number you reported the same for everyone?

I took the listed IP on blind faith... One other thing I've changed in activesync is to set up a dummy server so that it doesn't start up by itself as quoted below from howard-forums at http://65.254.44.186/showpost.php?p=6156473&postcount=3
I ddid this and the ip change at the same time. Might be worth a try.
-Michael.
Quoted of post by Koksie on Howard-forums:
I had the same on my T-Mobile Vario untill I did the following: In ActiveSync go to menu-server configuration. Put in a server name ( just invent one, does not have to be a real one) and tap next. Leave everything empty and tap "advanced". Do not change the values in the boxes and tap next. leave all the boxes empty and tap finish. Then go to Menu-Schedule and put both boxes on manual. On my Vario it worked, ActiveSync does no longer activate itself every x minutes to try sunchronizing with an exchange server, which is what causes the spontaneous periodical activation of Active Sync.

Connection to PC Lost after "Unable to obtain an IP add

I know this might seem like a "networking" issue, but I'm not sure if it is.
Qtek 9100:
IPL: 2.17
SPL: 2.17
GSM 02.07.10
OS 2.17.7.2
Everytime I plug in my device to my computer w/ Activesync 4.2, about 2 minutes pass after syncing all the contacts/email/calandar, and i get the message on my device telling me "Unable to obtain server-assigned IP Address. Try again alter or enter an IP Address in Network settings."
After this, the connection is lost to my PC- I can't explore the device or anything, i have to unplug it and replug it back in, only to find that i have to rename the device- EVERY time. I can't transfer more than a 3 or 4 meg file because I get the message and the connection is shot.
Any ideas?

I have the same issue as of lately. What software are you running on your wizard?

When you enter 1st time configuration of Remote-NDIS Host in Settings/Network Adapters, there is subnet mask 255.255.255.0 and there are no IP address, then when u whant to exit u must enter IP address ??>>!! no way... so when u select use server-assigned IP address u have this problem. But I cant help u :/ I changed the rom

I think I have your solution
I had this problem with my wizard. There are 2 options that fixed this problem.
1:
The problem started after I enabled 'always on' GPRS. Turn this off and problem goes away.
2:
Go to 'Settings' / 'Connections' / 'USB to PC', and turn off 'Enable advanced network functionality'.

SPV M3100 (TyTn). WiFi wont connect to my router.

I have a SPV M3100 (TyTn, I think) but I cant get it to connect using WiFi to my wireless router. I can go into 'Configure Wireless Networks' and tell it to connect to my router, all the settings are correct, but all it does is try to connect and fail, and no error message comes up.
Does anyone know how I could fix this problem?
Thanks,
Sebastian

it might help if you state what rom your are using and what protection the router is using? I know there are many threads discussing this issue with WM6 using WPA. Have you tried connecting with no encryption? If so can you connect.

Sorry, the ROM version is: 1.23.61.4, date: 7/13/06
It is running WM5 PocketPC. Encryption is WEP. No I havent tried no encryption. I will after when I get home.
Sebastian

OK, I've tried without encryption, and I've fiddled about with the settings but it still doesn't work.
Each time I tell it to connect it says 'Connecting' for about a second then says 'Unavailable' for a few seconds, then back to 'Available', untill I next tell it to connect.
Any suggestions?
thanks,
sebastian

if it use mac filtering the mac of the tytn need to be added to the lists of mac's the router wanna talk to

that's not the problem either, sorry

Couple of things (I'm running WM6 on my M3100, so WM5 is a bit of distant memory ) you could look at.....
First, does your router use DHCP to issue IP addresses? if not, you'll need to set the phone with a static IP. To do that, go to Start / Settings / Connections tab / Wi-Fi / Network adapters tab, make sure it says "connect to the internet" then tap the "802.11" network adapter, tap "use specific ip address", fill one in and "ok" your way back out.
Second, in Start / Settings / Connections tab / Wi-Fi / Wireless tab, tap and hold your "unavailable" wireless connection then choose Edit. Make sure the "connects to" box says Internet. Also, if your router doesn't broadcast its' SSID, (on WM6 at least) tick the box that says "this is a hidden network", then go next, next finish (making sure the authentication and encryption types match your router config!!).
Hope this helps,
Mark.

I have now been through every intricate detail within settings, and still to no avail. One (possibly) good thing did come out of it though - an error message.
I got it when going to create a new WiFi connection and clicking on the 802.1x tab, it says:
"Cannot log on to the wireless network. This network requires a personal certificate to positively identify you."
I made sure I inputted the network key correctly and all the encryption settings were right.
Please tell me that helps solve the problem! lol
btw, the router is a D-Link DSL-604+, just incase that helps anybody solve the problem.
sebastian

If you're getting certificate errors, it sounds as though you've ticked the setting in the phone's wireless config that says something like "IEEE 802.1x network access" and selected "smart card or certificate".
Go back in to the wireless config, tap and hold the "unavailable" network, then select Edit. Go through - next, next and the authentication is on the last page IIRC.....just untick the box, tap finish and you should be away!!
Cheers,
Mark.

It WORKS!!
I forgot to untick 'The network key is automatically provided' and tried to connect, and it now works
I'll just kiss goodbye to my battery life now
Thanks for everyone who has helped me.
Sebastian

My ATT Tilt wont connect to my D-Link Wireless N Router.. does the Tilt not work on N routers?

Wifi is connected but i cannot surf

hi there , i can see that my Polaris is connected to my router via wpa2-psk
as it's MAC and ip are showed in router
I also see that an IP is assigned to my Polaris , but i cannot surf the internet
Tried IE , Opera and YouTube
Anybody has a suggestion?

depend on your network setup really
as take me my wifi dont have direct uplink
so i have to manualy set ip's and gateway and dsn to my
pda to match the computer which is the gateway and what
dns it have
you can get that in windows in a console by ipconfig /all
and manualy set my ip within the same subnet as the computer
which is gateway

Rudegar said:
depend on your network setup really
as take me my wifi dont have direct uplink
so i have to manualy set ip's and gateway and dsn to my
pda to match the computer which is the gateway and what
dns it have
you can get that in windows in a console by ipconfig /all
and manualy set my ip within the same subnet as the computer
which is gateway
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THANKS!!!WORKS!!!!

you'd better check your router's DHCP settings as your provider might wish to change his DNS server addresses in the future and your device will keep using old, static ones

same but different?
Greetings:
this thread title describes my problem, but have to admit that I'm not certain the fix described above would apply to me (or perhaps I just didn't understand the answer??)
My setup:
HTC Advantage x7501 (freshly done a "hard reset") running WM6.
I DO NOT have a SIM card installed, nor do I plan (at this time) to use on a 3G network, just wish to use as a mini-computer on wifi. i've set the "wireless lan" Power Save Mode to "best performance" and am sitting close to wifi. Other windows and mac laptops have successfully used this router for years.
Asante FriendlyNet 3002 Wireless router (80211.b; WEP capable and on, MAC address controls capable and on)
The HTC has been connected several times to the router with the 40/64 - bit encryption. The little arrows move during connection, then stop and status is reported as "connected". The Wireless Lan "Advanced" tab shows "connected to network", reports the MAC, and the right IP address, and allows me to 'renew' it (and it always renews to the same #).
I do notice under the "configure network adapters" part of the wi-fi control settings that there are no "name servers" filled in, but the router is doing DHCP so maybe this is not a problem??? (checking my mac powerbook, I don't fill them in there either)
If I check (from another computer) the router I can see the HTC advantage shows up in the DHCP list of active clients.
Now: when I go to surf the internet, I get NOTHING with either IE or Opera 8.65.
when I put an address in the browser bar (or click a link on the Opera homepage) I see a status bar report at the bottom of the screen that says: "Images 0/0KB Looking up host..." after sometime this process times out. sometimes then I get a message to the effect of "unable to locate host" or just a time out.
Any suggestions?
ugggh: BTW, I have my "configure network adapters" setting to say that My Network Card Connects to: "the internet", not "work"
AND, under Connections I used the "select networks" button to say both types of programs should connect using "My ISP"
many thanks in advance! ( i have been trying for nearly two weeks a bit here and there, reading, googling, etc. w/o luck...)

May I suggest to enter manually the DNS and alternate DNS. I had the same problem and done that and worked.

marklar2u said:
Greetings:
this thread title describes my problem, but have to admit that I'm not certain the fix described above would apply to me (or perhaps I just didn't understand the answer??)
My setup:
HTC Advantage x7501 (freshly done a "hard reset") running WM6.
I DO NOT have a SIM card installed, nor do I plan (at this time) to use on a 3G network, just wish to use as a mini-computer on wifi. i've set the "wireless lan" Power Save Mode to "best performance" and am sitting close to wifi. Other windows and mac laptops have successfully used this router for years.
Asante FriendlyNet 3002 Wireless router (80211.b; WEP capable and on, MAC address controls capable and on)
The HTC has been connected several times to the router with the 40/64 - bit encryption. The little arrows move during connection, then stop and status is reported as "connected". The Wireless Lan "Advanced" tab shows "connected to network", reports the MAC, and the right IP address, and allows me to 'renew' it (and it always renews to the same #).
I do notice under the "configure network adapters" part of the wi-fi control settings that there are no "name servers" filled in, but the router is doing DHCP so maybe this is not a problem??? (checking my mac powerbook, I don't fill them in there either)
If I check (from another computer) the router I can see the HTC advantage shows up in the DHCP list of active clients.
Now: when I go to surf the internet, I get NOTHING with either IE or Opera 8.65.
when I put an address in the browser bar (or click a link on the Opera homepage) I see a status bar report at the bottom of the screen that says: "Images 0/0KB Looking up host..." after sometime this process times out. sometimes then I get a message to the effect of "unable to locate host" or just a time out.
Any suggestions?
ugggh: BTW, I have my "configure network adapters" setting to say that My Network Card Connects to: "the internet", not "work"
AND, under Connections I used the "select networks" button to say both types of programs should connect using "My ISP"
many thanks in advance! ( i have been trying for nearly two weeks a bit here and there, reading, googling, etc. w/o luck...)
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I have a HTC Wizard (Cingular version). Last week, I discovered this forum and upgraded my phone from WM5 to WM6.1.... and the exact same thing happened to me! Before the upgrade (on WM5), my phone was surfing the internet thru Wifi just fine... and 30 minutes later, after the upgrade -- it didn't work.
Like you, I searched thru these forums and found various "tricks"... none of them worked for me either.
Luckily, I didn't give up on my phone. A couple days later I got the idea "let's see if I can connect to other networks". I stood out on the back porch and my phone found 3 or 4 other Wifi networks..... I tried to connect to each, with no luck. I came back into the house, and on a whim tried my own home network again --- IT WORKED! Since then, I have been able to connect to various-and-sundry Wifi networks just fine. The problem "just went away" (which some others on the forum have reported... "just keep trying", they say).
I have no conclusive evidence, but my theory is that there are some default (or residual) registry settings for Wifi that need to get "pushed out" or overwritten. By attaching to several different networks, the new/default settings in the registry gets overwritten, and once all the "bad" data is gone -- your phone will be fine.
Hope that helps.... good luck!

TY - but no success yet
MariaM:
I went to my router config page and got the DNS, then I checked the DNS from a laptop (that is successfully connecting) and both report the same:
domain net
nameserver 71.252.0.12
nameserver 71.250.0.12
Note that neither show / report a "WINS".
entering these into the SETTINGS>CONNNECTIONS>WIFI>NETWORK ADAPTERS>NAME SERVERS helped...and I did a soft reset after entering them, and the entry did hold in the setting after the soft reset.
if anyone has any ideas I'd be thrilled. Happy to do a hard reset again and start from scratch if need be. TY.