Are there any known bugs with the wifi in this device? I can connect to most, but specific Cisco wireless APs won't allow me to connect. I remember once I read something somewhere (hows that for specific?) that addressed a known bug in wireless devices on htc devices. Any pointers would be greatly appreciated.
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Pardon me because this isn't entirely a Wizard specific questions although I am able to replicate the problem with my Cingular 8125 (new ROM) 100% of the time.
I'm not a stupid person. I've setup numerous wireless networks for corporations and home users. I always use WEP or WPA and never unencrypted (no) security.
In most situations, the wireless router does NOT supply the DHCP to the clients. It usually comes from another DHCP server on the same LAN segment. Typically, this is a Windows server although it could be a DHCP-assigning device, such as a Cisco router.
PCs have no trouble seeing the wireless network and connecting to it and getting addresses assigned to them. For a while, I couldn't do this on WPA security but upgrading firmware and software on the laptops (usually Dell) rectified this.
With my Wizard, both old and new ROMs, I can SEE the wireless networks and connect to them but I can NEVER get an IP address. It tries and tries and fails and fails and eventually gives up. (Yes, the Cingular proxy is turned off)
Yet, at the airport or other public places with free wireless, I have no problems connecting my Wizard to the access point and surfing away. Thus, I know its not (entirely) a Wizard issue. Of course, these public access points aren't encrypted which could be one of the reasons but I doubt its the only one.
As a test, I just built a new wireless router with a SSID (other than "default") and security turned on (WPA) and let the router act as the DHCP server. Wizard connected in seconds and was surfing away. So the obvious next question is: why doesn't this work when the wireless router ISN'T the DHCP server? Other machines (laptops and such) have no problem connecting to one wireless router and getting a DHCP address from another box yet my Wizard cannot.
I've tested this with D-Link and Belkin wireless routers (consumer-grade).
I've seen other people post that they cannot get their wireless to work on their Wizard and while the fix may not be on the side of the Wizard, I think others may be in the same boat I'm in so I'm hoping that maybe we can compare enough stories to narrow this down so that we CAN use our Wizards wirelessly!
Ken
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maybe you should try assign a fix ip to your pocket's wifi adapter and see if it would work. or just let the wlan security turn OFF on your access point to see what would happen.
i guess that the network protocol stack is slightly different between a PC and a PPC, which limit the DHCP request route.
I have just purchased the Wizard, aka o2 XDA Mini S, and use it with my Belkin Wireless Access Point (WPA-TKIP Enabled, DHCP & NAT disabled) and Cisco ADSL Router (DHCP Server) without any problems.
I have assigned the Belkin Wireless Access Point a fixed IP address however, but I don't think this would make a difference.
The other thing I found was that the Wizard would not connect correctly to the Belkin using WPA with AES encryption, but switching it to WPA with TKIP works flawlessly.
Well, I suppose its encouraging that others with the same wi-fi routers are getting this to work but its discouraging that I'm having so much trouble!
Fixed IP does work (therefore, its unlikely a Wizard-only problem) but obviously a fixed IP doesn't let me roam from one hotspot (home) to another (work) very easily.
Haven't tried it sans-security yet although that might just prove a point, rather than be a perminant solution. I have tried WPA-PSK and WEP with the same (negative) results.
I personally have found that unless I change the power settings for the WiFi adapter to full power, its hit or miss.
Never have a problem maing connections, geting leases, etc with it there.
YMMV though
Regards - John
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i found that before i active sync'd. the wireless monitor on my wizard showed a strong signal from the router. then after it synced, it picked up an IP from the servers dhcp fine.
also for lightweight simple security i use mac address filtering on the AP
Have been trying out some wifi software for PPC. Have tried Pocket warrior, MiniStumbler, and a few others.
Is anyone aware of some software that is compatible with the Wireless adapter on the XDA IIi that is capable of showing SSID, IP Address as well as what encryption is being used.
Any help would be appreciated.
I have several imate Jamin, and i've used them without much trouble for the last coupe of years. We used a Linksys router to connect via wifi and it worked well, but know we bought a Cisco 851w router and the Jamin don't connect to it. They receive the SSID, but if we try to connect to the router, it just doesn't happen.
The Jamin are flashed with an official i-mate WM5 ROM.
Does anyone has any idea what the problem maybe? I've read that the CCX Cisco extension has caused some problems with others HTC devices, but i don't knonw if this router uses CCX and if it does how to disable it.
Any help is welcomed.
aaecheve said:
I have several imate Jamin, and i've used them without much trouble for the last coupe of years. We used a Linksys router to connect via wifi and it worked well, but know we bought a Cisco 851w router and the Jamin don't connect to it. They receive the SSID, but if we try to connect to the router, it just doesn't happen.
The Jamin are flashed with an official i-mate WM5 ROM.
Does anyone has any idea what the problem maybe? I've read that the CCX Cisco extension has caused some problems with others HTC devices, but i don't knonw if this router uses CCX and if it does how to disable it.
Any help is welcomed.
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What type of encryption/pass key does the router use? (WM5 may not support the latest encryption/pass key systems)
Does it need to be put in a pairing mode before accepting new connections? (my router has this which I didn't notice at first)
Does it have a MAC filter?
There's no ecryption key and no MAC filtering. Other devices (latops, HP pdas) can connect to the router without any problem, so the problem is specific to HTC devices (Jamin and SP5 at least).
aaecheve said:
There's no ecryption key and no MAC filtering. Other devices (latops, HP pdas) can connect to the router without any problem, so the problem is specific to HTC devices (Jamin and SP5 at least).
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Maybe an issue with the CCX functionality, although I have no experience with that...
I think so too, but i don't know how to disable CCX in a router using Cisco IOS (or if it is possible).
I have several imate Jamin and SP5 (HTC Prophet, Tornado), and i've used them without much trouble for the last coupe of years. We used a Linksys router to connect via wifi and it worked well, but know we bought a Cisco 851w router and the devices don't connect to it. They receive the SSID, but if we try to connect to the router, it just doesn't happen.
The devices are flashed with an official i-mate WM5 ROM.
Does anyone has any idea what the problem maybe? I've read that the CCX Cisco extension has caused some problems with others HTC devices, but i don't knonw if this router uses CCX and if it does how to disable it.
Any help is welcomed.
Hi everybody.
May anyone help me to set my WM6.1 device (HTC Tynt II) working properly via VPN with my Netgear FVG318 router???
I tried many times, also searching info on the board, but I have never been successful.
The main problem (I believe) is that the Netgear VPN router has so many options compared to the VPN client in WM6(.1), so I do not know what to do.
If you are men of good will, you can have info on the router looking at: http://kbserver.netgear.com/products/FVG318v1.asp
Many thanX
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