my phone connects to any unencrypted open network from a router or my pc. but whenever I encrypt the network by wep and put a key on it. it fails to connect instead keeps showing the disappearing arrows that signify the phone is trying to connect how do I fix this?
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I have a problem with my Cingular 8125.
I can connect to my wep-enabled wireless router at home and get internet access. I can connect to the internet via edge using a cell call. But I can not connect to an open wifi source.
Under Network Managment -- Programs that automatically connect to the internet should connect using: I setup a connection that I named "wifi only", and under proxy settings I checked "This network connects to the internet".
Under Network Managment -- Programs that automatically connect to a private network should connect using: My ISP
What more do I need to do here to make this thing connect to a simple open wifi source?
Thanks for any suggestions.
First of:
Does the device connect to the 'open WiFi source' (the icon with the antenna and two little arrows appears in the task bar)?
Second are you sure the source is open? Some networks filter devices by MAC address. The network will appear as open but will not let you connect unless your MAC is registered.
Finally try this:
under Programs that automatically connect to the internet should connect using: select 'My ISP' and select this network connects to: 'the internet'.
I finally gave up and cleared everything (for the third time) and it connects to open wireless networks like it's supposed to. I don't know what the problem was, but it's fine now.
Thanks for the reply.
Hello!
Does anyone know, what might be the cause of this problem:
i-mate JasJar does not connect using WiFi Ad-Hoc mode with WPA-None and TKIP encryption to a PC (with WiFi network card ASUS WL-138g V2).
It does connect fine when I select "No encryption" or WEP, both with Open and Shared auths.
However, when i choose WPA-None and TKIP, connection:
1) either cannot be established (network shown as "Available", I click "Connect", it flashes "Connecting" for a second and then just "Available" again)
2) after JasJar reboot, connection seems to establish ok, but no data can pass through it - i.e. ping does not work, web pages do not open, and soon (after several minutes) it will disconnect and won't connect again until next reboot. (returns to behavior #1)
I am sure I set the same settings (including network key) both on PC and on JasJar.
Does anyone use such configuration (Ad-Hoc WPA), and if so, what are hardware and settings?
Thanks in advance.
i have the same problem ... WM5 ultimate edition
I've had two Wings with the same issue: no matter what access point I connect them to, the connection drops randomly.
When this happens, the icon in the display still shows as connected (two parallel arrows), the Wi-Fi status shows the device is associated and has a valid IP address, BatteryStatus shows the device is connected to the AP, and Comm Manager shows green on the Wi-Fi icon.
But, you cannot browse the Internet nor can you synch email (I use POP3, Live and Exchange direct push messaging).
Putting the device to sleep and reawakening it instantly reconnects Wi-Fi as does shutting the connection down and restarting it in Comm Manager.
This happens on any Wi-Fi access point, and I have tried about six: multiple T-Mobile hotspots, WPA2/AES and WPA/TKIP encrypted hotspots and completely open Linksys WRT54G access points.
This HAS to be a setting in WM6 or in the adapter settings somewhere. T-Mobile hasn't got a clue and many searches on the Net haven't turned up a clue.
Has anyone else seen this?
I too have noticed this
Its weird mine too loses connection I had always thought it was my WiFi at home because its a crap router but i guess not anyone have a fix?
My wizard has found my home router and has a strong signal but when i come to use msn messenger or ie it will not connect.
Any ideas?
'When connecting to a WiFi hotspot from a Windows Mobile device, you first turn on your wifi then the tower like arrow appears in the Start bar. Near the tower two oppositely pointed arrows keeps moving when connecting. These arrows should stay stationary meaning the network is successfuly connected. If you try using msn when the arrows are still moving, you'll end up seeing the device has no connection!
Regards,
Carty..
looking at the wifi it is active. i've checked the settings and it has a valid ip address but still will not connect.
but the gprs for t-mobile will let me connect but it costs £££.
Is your wireless router security encrypted??
Mine is.
If I connect to wifi on my device at home, it will ask for my encryption passkey. Then I tell it to save. From that point I can connect at home no problem. Now if I re-flash my rom and forget to enter my passkey, my Wizard will recognize my wireless router, but will not connect until I remember to re-enter my encryption passkey for my router onto my Wizard.
This may or may not be your problem, but I hope it helps.
PS- I created a simple text document with my passkey on it and saved it onto my SD, so now all I have to do is copy and paste the passkey. Makes life much easier.
(Posted by soopahfly)
I set the network up and the only security on the network is MAC control.
It will not issue an IP address without a valid, recognised MAC.
My Trinity will access the wireless fine here but the Wizard won't.
Its issued with an IP, Gateway and DNS servers but won't access the net.
Same deal at another house where the network is WEP encrypted and the passkey is known.
I have the same problem. My Blue Angel works fine with WiFi on WEP, but my Wizard does not. If I disable all encryption, it works just fine. But I don't want to get rid of the encryption. Any ideas?
Hello,
I am having the following issue while using Wi-Fi: in the list of available networks is a type of connection I have not seen before. It seems to be a modification of sorts of my own wi-fi connection, but if the device connects to it, I cannot connect to either websites or to the other PCs on the LAN.
This connection is represented by a different type of icon as you can see on the screenshots. I have not created it, but it may be a remnant from my previous connection - look at the names, one has a space in between, the other hasn't. I created the new one (without the space) after I changed my router to D-Link's DIR-600.
An interesting thing about this connection is that the device does connect to it even when not anywhere within range of the router (say 2-3 km.)
Any ideas?
This the symbol for an Ad-Hoc network (Computer to Computer). You can probably remove that connection and still be o.k.
Thanks!
I tried removing it, but it then creates it again.
Of course, I can always disconnect and connect to the other network.
I have never dealt with Ad-Hoc connections. Isn't this connection supposed to enable access to the other computer then? Like LAN? And why does the device connect to this network when far outside the router's broadcast signal?