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Hermes does connect to internet, but can't access any pages...

Hi everybody,
My Hermes stopt finding websites this morning. It says it's connected to the internet. I called my provider to ask if the network had issues, but it didn't. I thought it might be some corrupt drivers in the OS. So I checked my registry with memmaid. It said that a registry key pointing at "sssmxr.dll" was useless and could be deleted safely. I didn't do that, but tried to find the file on my phone and the internet, but I couldn't find it.
I hard resetted my Hermes, didn't work.
Anybody?

have you tried changing your dns server? the problem could be that the dns server is down. It happenned to me the other day. try going to opendns.com. they will tell you how to change to their dns servers. I haven't had any trouble at all with them.

omg, I just changed my default tmobile uk dns settings to these dns servers. That has just speeded up my browsing by loads. I used to get "locating" for at least 5 seconds on every page request. Now its near enough straight to downloading the page.
Thankyou!

ATT rolling my IP address every few seconds on wap.cingular

Hello,
If I connect via wap.cingular (my account cannot connect on isp.cingular) I am having major issues using outlook web access, rapidshare, and a few other web apps. this is apparently due to ATT rolling my IP address every few seconds.
If I go on my phone (HTC FUZE/RAPHAEL) to http://whatismyip.com/ and refresh the page a few times, I get a different IP almost every time. it is always in the same subnet, so far (only the last numbers change ie, aaa.bbb.ccc.xxx, where xxx changes all the time, and a, b, and c, don't).
I use a huge load of data. Have they put me on some blacklist because I stream media all the time? This actually doesn't affect streaming media, but it screws up legitimate work usage.
Is there some keepalive utility I could use that would fix this as a countermeasure? Is anyone else running into this, or am I just special?
Thanks in advance for your help

wwwes said:
Hello,
If I connect via wap.cingular (my account cannot connect on isp.cingular) I am having major issues using outlook web access, rapidshare, and a few other web apps. this is apparently due to ATT rolling my IP address every few seconds.
If I go on my phone (HTC FUZE/RAPHAEL) to http://whatismyip.com/ and refresh the page a few times, I get a different IP almost every time. it is always in the same subnet, so far (only the last numbers change ie, aaa.bbb.ccc.xxx, where xxx changes all the time, and a, b, and c, don't).
I use a huge load of data. Have they put me on some blacklist because I stream media all the time? This actually doesn't affect streaming media, but it screws up legitimate work usage.
Is there some keepalive utility I could use that would fix this as a countermeasure? Is anyone else running into this, or am I just special?
Thanks in advance for your help
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I'll plead ignorance on this, but I always switch off the proxy for the media net and get great usage for doing that. I don't know if you have tried it yet, but here is what I do.
Start/settings/connections/connections
Once it brings up the page, click advanced on the bottom.
Select networks
I use media net for both drop down. Click on edit. Select Proxy Settings on the bottom. Uncheck this network uses a proxy server to connect to the internet.
If you cannot get to the edit because it is not available, all you need to do is install the HTC Connection Setup and run it. Soft reset and the settings are available. It just rewrites the information but undoes what AT&T did to the phone.
Hope this helps.

Thanks for the reply.
I also use media net without the proxy. I only have issues with timeouts on my outlook web access server, and sites like rapidshare that make you wait 30 seconds to download a file and then complain of session timeouts.
With the proxy I get an IP address range in the 162.xxx.xxx.xxx family, which interestingly enough whois reports to be a verizon dsl modem address.
Without the proxy I get an IP address range in the 32.xxx.xxx.xxx family, which is ATT.
Either way, the address rolls every few seconds.
one workaround I have found is that Opera mini apparently uses an opera-run proxy server to access the internet, and opera mini does not have this logout issue on my outlook web access server even when the IP address rolls, since the proxy is not changing.
I believe the ISP.cingular APN would also fix this issue, but I have yet to find anyone at ATT willing to add it to my account so I can try it out, since they sell it with a tethering plan as an extra feature. I would have to convince my employer to add this to my plan, which is not likely.

Changing DNS

After many months of searching to find out why my mobile broadband connection was so slow alot of the time yet downlaods were fine.i finaly found out that hdspa/gprs name servers can be terribly slow. So i changed them to opendns and now its all fast.
So, im wondering if its possible to do the same with the G1. I know you can do it with windows mobile.
This could improve the G1's possibly, as i have noticed that sometimes web page response slows down alot, just like my mobile broadband. Both are tmobile. G1 on tmobole, and usb modem on tmoble

you can try "setprop net.dns1 [ip]" in the terminal. this will work as long as the network state stays the same. if the phone did a dhcp, those settings will be overwritten.

you can change the nameserver in /etc/resolv.conf

Sounds like a good opportunity for another Root app.

sweet ill give that ago, only trouble is, root terminal cant access su, complains about the super user process cannot be found.
running haykuros h build which i reckon has somthing to do with it, running the super user program just brings up a black scree, hmmm

The problem of dns changing notwithstanding, I would not recommend using opendns in conjunction with 3G or any other system where multiple users share one public gateway. The reason is dns poisoning.
Opendns provides a service where you can manually set dns resolves for your ips accessing opendns. Meaning I could say, change www.yahoo.com to redirect to www.google.com for all users in my home network. The problem is that i've seen malicious users registering themselves as the administrators of the ips of some T-mo gateways. This would in effect give them control of dns for G1 users using opendns as their resolver.

WLAN :: Browser authentication trouble

Hey guys,
At my school the students have access to an open WiFi network. The internet connection is routed through a local proxy, and when we first open the web browser we are presented with an authentication page where we input username and password. Using Firefox, Chrome, or any other browser on a regular computer, this works just fine.
On my Hero however, something prevents it from working correctly. I get the authentication screen, input my username and password, I click Login, but from here nothing seems to work.
The proxy spits out a message saying something like "authentication successful, logging you on to the network", but then it says something about a DNS timeout, and that I have to restart my browser to gain internet access.
Obviously, that doesn't work. I tried once to load google.com, using its IP and it worked I think (given that the browser didn't load it from the cache). I guess the problem somehow relates to the way Android handles DNS.
My Hero is not rooted, and for various reasons I'm not planning to do it either. Running latest official ROM.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated, as IT on my school doesn't seem to actually know anything about the authentication process.

I also have problem with secure login but in my case I can't load the securelogin page where I need to enter the user name and password.
Non android phone don't see this problem and also I don't have this problem with my android at my home with open WIFI.
I am using HTC Hero G3 with official android 1.5.

Hi, has anyone been able to make this work?
I'm also having the same experience but with my x10mp.
the browser login page is not displaying so i'm unable to use the wifi.

shameless self bump.
i have already tried 2 apps (Open Wifi Login and Browser Wifi Login) that should have solved this but did not.
can anybody help with this issue?

Nexus 7's Chrome will not redirect for Wifi Authentication

The wifi at my university either prompts devices for a log in or redirects the browser to a log in page to fully access the wifi. I cannot for the life of me, get my nexus 7 to fully connect. No prompts and chrome will not redirect. Any help would be appreciated!!
Typically on my laptop or other tablets in my University, whenever I connect to the Wi-Fi either a pop-up prompt appears where I can enter my log in info or I go on to my browser (also chrome) and enter a website liek facebook or yahoo and it will redirect to the University's Wifi page and I can log in from there.
My Nexus 7 doesn't have a pop-up prompt when I connect to the wifi nor does the Chrome redirect. Any tips?

That's weird. I connected to the harvard medical school network at where I work and when I tried going to a web page (espn), the redirect occurred and I could sign in. Don't know why it isn't working for you

bammarata89 said:
That's weird. I connected to the harvard medical school network at where I work and when I tried going to a web page (espn), the redirect occurred and I could sign in. Don't know why it isn't working for you
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I have no idea why, I'm connected to Cornell Medical School wifi as well, and typically i'd have to type in my log in and my password when Chrome redirects me but it's not redirecting. It keeps saying This Webpage is Not Available because the DNS Look up failed."
I get an error on the bottom of Chrome stating: "Error 105 (net::ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED): Unable to resole the server's DNS address."

Trying using Firefox to authenticate instead. Once you do Chrome will work fine (just not for the authentication part).

Quick idea:
At Eastern Washington University there's an open access AP and a secure AP. When you use open, you are redirected to a student sign on page.
When you use secure, there is no page redirect, as you login using some fancy WiFi security protocol with the same user/pass combo from open. (Tablet remembers network auth and auto-reconnects when in range with no redirects) Maybe just check to see if you have that available?
Also, try forgetting/disconnecting from your network so it doesn't reconnect; then manually reconnect to it. This would hopefully flush any DNS configuration your tablet may have erroneously stored.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium

xfinrodx said:
Quick idea:
At Eastern Washington University there's an open access AP and a secure AP. When you use open, you are redirected to a student sign on page.
When you use secure, there is no page redirect, as you login using some fancy WiFi security protocol with the same user/pass combo from open. (Tablet remembers network auth and auto-reconnects when in range with no redirects) Maybe just check to see if you have that available?
Also, try forgetting/disconnecting from your network so it doesn't reconnect; then manually reconnect to it. This would hopefully flush any DNS configuration your tablet may have erroneously stored.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium
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Thanks everyone, for suggesting the use of other browsers such as Opera to help me redirect. However, I downloaded Opera and Dolphin browser (couldn't find Firefox for some reason) and both of them will not redirect me to the log in page. But my iPhone is able to connect. Any tips? Any help would be appreciated!! (Sorry this is my first Android device)

Can someone please solve this issue? Or at least give an explanation why the nexus 7 has issues with certain open networks?

If you're going to an encrypted (https) page, you won't redirect. Try going to www.google.com instead of your homepage (gmail can be set to https).

Its not encrypted. Just a standard login. I really have no clue what is going on. I tried setting a static IP and using google's DNS as well as open DNS which helped a bit (I occasionally get th elogin screen now, but it doesn't do anything for me).
Has anyone ever solved this issue?

Mine redirects just fine. I have to select the network in the WiFi settings, and then open the browser, though.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium

Sunburn74 said:
Its not encrypted. Just a standard login. I really have no clue what is going on. I tried setting a static IP and using google's DNS as well as open DNS which helped a bit (I occasionally get th elogin screen now, but it doesn't do anything for me).
Has anyone ever solved this issue?
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Not sure from your answer if you understood me. If the page you're trying to get redirected FROM is HTTPS, it won't redirect. Navigate to google.com and see if you redirect (since that's never https).

That page is not https. It is standard HTTP.
Before I wouldn't even get that page. Now I reliably get that page (the authentication/acceptance of policy page) since I changed the DNS settings for open DNS (another site recommended using google's DNS or using open DNS). However after I hit accept, it doesn't do anything and just times out after 5 mins or so.

This should work
idk if I'm late in answering this but next time you log in from any device look for the router number and type that in the web browser on the device it isn't connecting on and that should redirect you

Is there any hope? Android is just impossible when it comes to wifi. Sometimes it brings up the login page. But if it doesn't bring up the login page, you will never get connected.
Here's a sample experience.
I'm at a coffee shop trying to connect my oneplus one, which has cyanogen12.0-yng1tas17l
Some things I tried: I opened wpa_supplicant.conf with a text editor and deleted this coffee shop's network. I tried to connect using the app "wifi browser login." I went to settings--modify network--advanced options--ip settings to find the gateway, ip address and dns of the coffee shop, and tried typing them into the browser. Nothing works.
This failure to load the login page is a problem that affects android in general, not just the oneplus one or cyanogen. I have problems with the nexus 7 sometimes too. I've been searching for a solution for years. The silence is deafening.