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More than 2 connections and Connection Manager

I'm using an XDA2 with the latest public ROM version from O2.
I have three GPRS connections that I use - the Internet, a work VPN, and WAP.
For day to day work I tend to use just the Internet and work VPN. Sometimes, however, I also use WAP.
Is there an easy way of connecting to WAP WITHOUT having to go into the connection manager and change my Internet settings from the Internet connection to the WAP connection?
Or, is there a better Connection Manager out there that can handle more than 2 connections?
Or, finally, is there a way to detect that a WAP connection is needed, and connect as required?
An alternative would be a program that allows you to, with the click of a button, select the two connections that you want to use (i.e. profile 1 is VPN and WAP and profile 2 is VPN and Internet).
Thanks!

I have exactly the same problem.
Too many operations to change the connection!!!
Someone any ideas?

Same here .. Having the same issue ..
It is inefficient to change the connection through Conn Manager ..
Perhaps can we do it through registry change? i.e. create several registry files, and just click the one we need when we want to connect to certain profile ..
Tried to look through the registry setting for Conn Manager, but it is confusing, they are using so many {436EF144- ....}, {18AD9FBD- ..} thingy
Maybe some expert can help here?
Thanks

Back From The Grave!!!
I was wondering the same thing!
I hate to say it, but the iPhone does wifi much simpler than Windows Mobile -- just flick a software switch and you're on, no changing settings, and no changing back when you go offline.
It's over 10 taps in Windows Mobile to do the same thing! I know there just HAS to be a simpler way to do this!

you can make you life a easier if you create a shortcut of the remnet.exe (inside the windows directory) to the start menu folder
rename "shortcut to remnet" to "connections"

Hello,
i've been searching around the web for a definitive explanation of the communication settings (Wep, Wap, GPRS, Internet, ISP, Wlan, etc.) in WM2006.
I can usually fiddle my way through setting something up, that seems to work...but i never know exactly why or what i did!
Now that i've got the HTC tytnII with built in Wlan this has become even more complicated.
For example, sometimes when i have an active Wlan connection and am surfing the internet, the phone connection pops up and asks me to connect via GPRS (Wap or Wep).
This is something that i've been confused about for some time anyway: how doese the unit know which way it should connect to the internet when i start an application?
IN any case, i've now been searching for a definitive explanation of the various settings contained in WM6.
Is there somewhere a good explanation of how it all works, so that i can understand the various settings?
Thanks in advance for any help....

tjohnso1 said:
Hello,
i've been searching around the web for a definitive explanation of the communication settings (Wep, Wap, GPRS, Internet, ISP, Wlan, etc.) in WM2006.
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Same here, I'd also like to know the difference.
For example, right now I seem to be able to configure a specific network connection to use for my Gmail synchronization. However, this ranges from 'The Internet' to 'My Internet', and just don't forget 'Work'.
Having a more profound understanding of these 'networks' and how to properly configure them is vital in this day where devices can also connect to the net using USB/ActiveSync and Wifi.

Cingular USA Settings for the Trinity

I've now had my Trinity for a week and I love it. The GPS and TOM TOM are great. I bought a car mount from Mobile Planet (Expansys) and it works better than the Magellan I was using. The phone functions work generally well, although not as crisp as my Cingular 8525.
I set up the MediaNet connections manually using the settings from the AT&T web-site, and it seems to work well.
There are cab files for all of the Cingular settings that are posted on the XDA Hermes/TyTn list, but I'm not sure if there are any settings in that cab that will improve my Trinity's connectivity. I'm also concerened that I may in some way disable the Trinity with this cab file.
Any Comments?
Ron

I'm in the market for my 2nd Trinity. Where did you get it and what did you pay? Some resellers still have old stock with the old ROM.
As far as your settings go, I saw little or no difference with the cingular settings in my area. There are a couple of options you have including DNS servers and access point. I've had good luck with the folowing:
cellular line GPRS
access point - wap.cingular
user name [email protected]
pw CINGULAR1
no domain
Advanced server settings
DNS 208.67.222.222
ALT 208.67.220.220
Others may have a different experience. I never installed the cab.

Baxter said:
I'm in the market for my 2nd Trinity. Where did you get it and what did you pay? Some resellers still have old stock with the old ROM.
As far as your settings go, I saw little or no difference with the cingular settings in my area. There are a couple of options you have including DNS servers and access point. I've had good luck with the folowing:
cellular line GPRS
access point - wap.cingular
user name [email protected]
pw CINGULAR1
no domain
Advanced server settings
DNS 208.67.222.222
ALT 208.67.220.220
Others may have a different experience. I never installed the cab.
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I got my Trinity from Phone Source USA for 593 shipped. Here goes a link to their ebay auction.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Brand-new-HTC-P...ryZ64355QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Results from quick experiment: San Francisco, USA
HTC Trinity (Latest LVSW.1.0.0.7 rom & Radio.1.41.00.11)
The Cing cabs (from this Forum) used to make settings put adv server config numbers in. Everything else is exactly same as manual setup with auto or configured servers.
Advanced server settings
DNS 208.67.222.222
ALT 208.67.220.220
Phone Band network type set: Auto
GSM/UMTS set: GSM(1900+850)+UMTS(1900+850)
Method: Connections, Advanced, Selected Network, MEdia Net settings or WAP (no proxy) settings, IE defaulted to Windows Live, clicked on url to DSL Reports-Speed Test, 600K used for every test, resulting kbits/sec, re-entered DSL Reports url each test. Between different network settings runs, made change, & soft reset. 2 separate run sets for both network configs & auto/non-auto adv server setup. All numbers kbits/sec.
MEdia Net-AUTO: 804, 889. Avg=847
MEdia Net-Adv settings: 880, 857. Avg=869
WAP-no proxy-AUTO: 634, 618. Avg=626
WAP-no proxy-Adv settings: 632, 705. Avg=669
(For accuracy, each number of the first 2 pairs presented are also averages of 3 separate runs each, with lowest value dropped & 2 used for avg of that run.)
Either method shows MEdia Net as mycingular.net or WAP-non-proxy as myvzw.com, but different ip addresses, for these runs.
Looks like NO STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES in overall results as to the use of Advanced dedicated dns settings.
Also, using the Cingular apps, i.e., MobiTV, Media Net Video, Streaming Video or Music, or other (non-Cingular) Internet Streaming Video & Audio sites, AUTO server-assigned settings worked almost always.
When switching to Adv dedicated settings instead, sometimes a change to AUTO-server assigned would be necessary to get the Video or Audio to run correctly.
Similar results obtained with HTC Tytn.

The only diff I saw with DNS is the time it takes to locate and open web pages. Much faster with the DNS settings I listed above for all of my devices. It has been a year or so since I have changed anything. Results may not be the same now.

How did you put in these settings? I went to Settings --> Connections --> GPRS Setting, but it only has 2 radio buttons: "PAP authentication" and "CHAP authentication".
Baxter said:
I'm in the market for my 2nd Trinity. Where did you get it and what did you pay? Some resellers still have old stock with the old ROM.
As far as your settings go, I saw little or no difference with the cingular settings in my area. There are a couple of options you have including DNS servers and access point. I've had good luck with the folowing:
cellular line GPRS
access point - wap.cingular
user name [email protected]
pw CINGULAR1
no domain
Advanced server settings
DNS 208.67.222.222
ALT 208.67.220.220
Others may have a different experience. I never installed the cab.
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Create a new connection with those settings.

I am using the .cab 'Cingular WAP MediaNet MMS Settingsv2' on my Trinity and I am always getting nice 3G speeds (Since I am in UMTS or HSDPA areas 95% of my day).

If I go to Settings --> Connections --> Tasks, I only see
"Add a new model connection"
"Add a new VPN server connection"
....
I have tried all of those options, but don't see to be able to create a connection described by you. Can you help? Thanks.
Baxter said:
Create a new connection with those settings.
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nbc17 said:
If I go to Settings --> Connections --> Tasks, I only see
"Add a new model connection"
"Add a new VPN server connection"
....
I have tried all of those options, but don't see to be able to create a connection described by you. Can you help? Thanks.
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You said: "How did you put in these settings? I went to Settings --> Connections --> GPRS Setting, but it only has 2 radio buttons: "PAP authentication" and "CHAP authentication"."
For GPRS, choose CHAP. Then return to Connections, to continue dialog.
Go to Settings/Connections/Connections:
There you should see: 2 main Headings: Media Net & My Work Network
Also, you have the Advanced tab at bottom, Click on that:
Click on Select networks
Choose on top dialog, My Isp for setting up Data connection OR media Net for setting up proxy connection.
OR, an easy way is:
The file commented on in previous post by maevro, is the easiest way. Do a search on forum, you'll find it easily. Install the cab. Search for cab: Cingular WAP MediaNet MMS Settingsv2

Just create a new modem connection.

Thank you guys, I appreciate it. I am able to get it to work now. How come mine says I connect to EDGE, but not 3G? Again, thank you.

Wow, why go through all of this? Download this .cab and run it & it will set up all the AT&T/Cingular settings...I have said this a while back in this thread....

Proxy Settings MIA

Help...
I have a HTC 3600 (handy as I'm posting in this forum ) and I have been trying to connect it to my work wireless setup. This is fairly locked down and has a hidden SSID and requires me to enter credentials (user name, password) to access the web. I can successfully connect to the Wi-Fi, I am issued with IP address etc but can't then take the next step to connect it to the web.
I have found an area to add a proxy with username and password - I do this but still nothing. One odd thing is that when I then go back to try editing the proxy settings 9 times out of 10 it has vanished and I have to create it again!!
This is causing much hair pulling!
Any direction/help in this would be great as I am now a little stuck.
I am on AX3L v3.0.9 build.
Cheers

Update
I have found out that if there are two settings in the connections summary - such as 'My Work Network' and in my case 'etisalat UAE' the proxy setting never gets lost. Is this a quirk, is there something that I am not understanding (I know the obv. answer to the last question is yes!)
This now brings me to my nest challenge which is how do you arrange these connections? What I mean is that if I am at work/home and have a wi-fi link active how do I get the device to pick this in preference to a GPRS connection which it should use at all other times? I have tried looking for some kind of guide so I can work through this my self but no luck so far..... if anyone knows of such a thing or can point me in the right direction then please reply to this.
Cheers

Setting up 8525 wifi - No data plan

I got my 8525 almost 24 hours ago and I still haven't been able to connect to the internet. I have combed just about every thread on the net I could find on this subject and still haven't been able to use the wifi for even a second.
So far I've tried:
* removed media net
* removed my isp
* disabled proxy in proxy manager
* adjusted power save mode to best performance
* changed from dynamic ip's to static
* tried numerous kinds of router security (WEP, WPA, etc.)
* added DNS addresses to device
* disabled router security all together
* updated router firmware
At first all I could see on my device was the wireless network name...each time I clicked connect it just displayed "available". Eventually I managed to get it to connect to the network, but I still can't get a single web page to come through on internet explorer. Each time I punch in a website and hit enter, it just displays "Locating..." in the status bar, and eventually pops up with a message saying "This page cannot be found...".
PLEASE advise!!
* I'm running Windows XP/WM6, wireless router: Linksys WRT54G

setting->connections->connections->adavanced-select network
try setting both dropdownboxes to my network rather then
my isp or whatever yours are called

Thanks, but they're already set like that

sounds like a setting issue somewhere
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=335485&highlight=wifi
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=344087&highlight=wifi
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=321768&highlight=wifi
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/inde...5-based Pocket PC's and Smartphones released!
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Getting the MAC address of your Wi-Fi unit & card
good reads
you may have to clear the device to make sure that things / settings you changed or deleted which was required
dont cause issues
also as test you can see if you can get internet using activesync overbluetooth
if so you are 1 step closer to knowing where the issue is located

You may also want to try this out:
http://rapidshare.com/files/42598341/wpbear_Proxy_Folders.cab
The original link is here (kudos to wpbear for all his work) but there are a ton of links in that post. AT&T REALLY REALLY wants you to use their data plan so they include a hidden proxy. The cab above will install shortcuts to enable and disable the proxy.
You can use the search link in my sig line to search for 'hermes enable proxy', 'hermes diable proxy', 'hidden proxy', etc. if you're interested in the back story.
BTW, after you install the cab, you want to click the 'Disable Proxy' shortcut. That may have been abundantly clear to you already but just in case...

Thanks for all the help so far. I'm getting online through activesync, but not feeling any closer to the wifi working. I tried using Fitipaldi1's cab file, but it just says failed to install. Is it not the same thing as the "disable proxy" anyway? I also looked through the threads, but didn't find any solutions.
This is getting ridiculous. I paid a lot of money for this phone and I can't even get it to do what I need it to. Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

What about updating the rom? Mine is 3.62.502.3

Try this ...
I'm using Schap's 4.31 ROMs and have to do nothing special (it's a wonderful ROM). I know that in Windows Mobile 6, our 8525's should be able to access 802.11g by default, but maybe your's is disabled.
I do not have a dataplan either, but access everything via WiFi. I know for a fact that I am accessing wireless routers @ work that are configured as "G Only" devices.
A last bit of advice is that you could check your LinkSys and see if it is configured as "G only" or Mixed Mode. Maybe as a test, you might want to change it to Mixed Mode and then see if it connects. If it does connect in Mixed Mode, then you need to change your Registry settings to connect to 802.11g's.
I hope this helps!

[SOLVED] WiFi Certificate Issue

I have a major issue with my college WiFi network, I can join from every OS, but not from WM (even Symbian can do it!)
My university uses a certificate-based wpa-tkip, I have installed the certificate on my Touch Pro, but I can't login...
More details can be found @
http://www.asi.polimi.it/rete/wifi/istruzioni/Servizio Wireless - Guida Utente.pdf
http://www.asi.polimi.it/rete/wifi/istruzioni/Istruzioni WiFi Linux v1.0.pdf
The language of the guides is Italian, but the images and the scripts are in english, I hope you can help me out with this issue *__*
I even installed Secure2W, but it seem to not work...
SOLUTION @ http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2815200&postcount=15

Anyone?
I can't really find a solution ç__ç

Same issue here. This connection would be very useful, because the whole campus is covered by wifi and since I spend lots of hour there...
After installing the certificate, while attempting the connection, a further username+domain is required. That does't happen with a pc or a mac.
Some specs about the authentication:
- Auth: WPA
- Encr: TKIP
Certificate:
- Sha1 RSA @ 1024 bit
Did someone succeed in logging into similar networks?
Fulcrum.

Are you using Schaps Advanced config 3.2? If so then you need to make a couple of changes.
619619 said:
I have a major issue with my college WiFi network, I can join from every OS, but not from WM (even Symbian can do it!)
My university uses a certificate-based wpa-tkip, I have installed the certificate on my Touch Pro, but I can't login...
More details can be found @
http://www.asi.polimi.it/rete/wifi/istruzioni/Servizio Wireless - Guida Utente.pdf
http://www.asi.polimi.it/rete/wifi/istruzioni/Istruzioni WiFi Linux v1.0.pdf
The language of the guides is Italian, but the images and the scripts are in english, I hope you can help me out with this issue *__*
I even installed Secure2W, but it seem to not work...
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leobalou said:
Are you using Schaps Advanced config 3.2? If so then you need to make a couple of changes.
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Do you mean enabling:
# Validate server certificate
# WPA authentication
???

No I mean setting:
Network -> WPA auth... from enabled to Disabled
And Wi-Fi delay after boot: 0
I could not connect - I changed these settings, rebooted and it resolve my problem.
I hope this works for you too.
Fulcrum1 said:
Do you mean enabling:
# Validate server certificate
# WPA authentication
???
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Ok, I'm gonna try tomorrow morning and I'll report back asap.
Thanks

Thank you, I'm going to try tomorrow too
I hope to reply a success from my Raphael!

Uhhhmm, tried today and nothing happened...
Sometimes it doesn't connect ad sometimes it asks for User+Domain
Fulcrum

Sorry to hear that - it worked for me and others - sorry.
Can anyone else help this guy???
Fulcrum1 said:
Uhhhmm, tried today and nothing happened...
Sometimes it doesn't connect ad sometimes it asks for User+Domain
Fulcrum
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Fulcrum1 said:
Uhhhmm, tried today and nothing happened...
Sometimes it doesn't connect ad sometimes it asks for User+Domain
Fulcrum
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The same happens to me
I will try again more combinations tomorrow...

Sorry for the bump, but I think I have found the issue.
When I try to connect to the network and configure the access wm tells me that there is no personal certificate, but I have installed the certificate.
But I noticed that the provider certificate is an Intermediate, not a personal certificate!
So I can't configure anything, nor connect!
There is something wrong with the certificate installation, why it is located in Intermediate and not in Personal?
EDIT: I've renewed my certificate, and now it's in the personal tab, the previous one was without the personal Key, this time must be it

It's a no-go ç__ç
If I choose PEAP autentication the phone locks up and needs a soft-reset when I try to connect

I've solved it!
Now I can successfully connect to the WiFi Area!
A tutorial is on the way

Here I am, sorry for the long delay.
I solved my problem following this procedure:
Install the certificate on your device (The certificate must have the user key emended)
You must edit this registry key: HKLM\Comm\EAP\Extension\25\ValdateServerCert change it to 0
Reboot your device
Now you can create your network settings, for my network I had to set:
Network name: The network SSID
This is a Hidden network: True
Autentication: WPA
Data Encryption: TKIP
EAP Type: PEAP (Select your certificate from the list)
That's it, now it should work, or at least it's working on my network

Hi!
u have a little typo in there: its HKLM\Comm\EAP\Extension\25\ValidateServerCert ... and unfortunately this solution does only prevent WM to check for a serverside Certificate but does NOT solve the bug with the configuraton - popup:
o When coming to the page where u can change the auth method from certificates to PEAP, then the popup will nag us. No chance to get into the peap config to set MsChap V2 for example. We *can* prevent the popup by renaming the key for the certificate method HKLM\Comm\EAP\Extension\13 to HKLM\Comm\EAP\Extension\130 for example (so the popup is elimanted because then peap has the lower number and is handled first) *but* its still impossible to get into that damn config...
*That* Problem seems to be unsolved so far.. :-(
One of my employees told that he managed to get into the network by simply pressing "ok" at this popup, closing the wizard and when connecting to the network the username / password (mschap v2) Dialogue came -> and he was online. But unfortunately this was un-reproduceable
Any hints highly appreciated (for getting into a secured network by mschapv2 on user/password basis)

Yeah, I'm having the same problem as well...
I tried to follow the intructions to log on the wireless network available at the hospital I work, but these instructions are for desktop computers and notebooks and they have steps that I can't accomplish in my blackstone. The instructions are the following (for windows XP):
-add a new network with the name: wifiuel
-choose WPA2 autentication
-choose AES cryptography
-choose PEAP access, go to properties and uncheck all options. Also, at autentication method EAP-MSCHAPv2, click on configure and uncheck the option to use the logon's name and password automaticly.
There are a few more steps, but from this last one I can´t go on. When I tap on the properties buton on my blackstone, I get the following warning: "Cannot log on to the wireless network. This network requires a personal certificate to positively identify you."
I've tried to make the registry tweaks available in this post, but I still can't connect. The network manager says I´m connected but at the same time, the little locker icon is also shown in front of the network's name and I just can't access any website.
The real thing is, as licht77 said, I can get rid of the WM checks for a serverside Certificate but it does NOT solve the bug with the configuraton, as I still can't get into the peap config to set MsChap V2.
Can anybody help us?

Same on My Rhodium TP2
My University settings are:
SSID: 4csuuseonly (visible)
Security: WEP-enterprise
Encription: TKIP
cert: PEAP
than i have to put Username and Password; but i could never get to that step.
It did worked couple of time for me,
What I did was I created a LEAP in wifi settings with SSID, USERID and PassWord
then I enter the SERVER ,ID n Password Under "Enroll" tab in wifi settings
It did work few times; I don't know if that may help
We all Need a Solid Solution
Edit: I tried SecureW2 software to connect , Played with the software for two days. Did the reg hack, didn't help either.
Finally I uninstalled the secureW2, and guess what after the soft Reset, when i hit connect it did ask me Id and Pass.
And Now it connects within two seconds every time I go to school.
Couldn't really figure out How did it worked