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WiFi problems with 02 XDA Exec

Hi folks,
I'm having problems with my Wifi connection on my O2 XDA Exec.
I have a Netgear WG602 (v3) wireless access point connecting to a Telewest Cable modem (2MB).
The Telewest connection works fine (2 PCs and a laptop can connect to it wirelessly). The wireless network is unsecured at the moment. My router is set to allow connections from the Mac address on my Exec.
I can get my Exec to connect to the Netgear wireless network and the connection stays happily active - but I can't surf the net (using IE) or access email etc. It just says "the page cannot be found. Check the name and try again" or "the page cannot be displayed because the connection was lost. Check the connection and try again later".
Everything seems fine in my Wireless LAN connection settings on the Exec.
The status says "connected to network"
The SSID is NETGEAR
TX Rate is Auto
Mode is infrastructure
Channel 11
BSSID is 00-14-6C-55-2A-F9
MAC is 00-09-2D-98-23-14
I've set the IP in the network adapter (tiacxwin compatible wireless ethernet as 192.168.0.211 (my PC is 192.168.0.210 and the wireless access point is 192.168.0.227)
Anyone got any ideas what I'm doing wrong?
CDC

anyone?

not sure about exec but on my himalaya i go into system->connections->connections->advanced->select networks and pick the connection i want to use when i change between cellphone and bluetooth

copydeskcat said:
Hi folks,
I'm having problems with my Wifi connection on my O2 XDA Exec.
I have a Netgear WG602 (v3) wireless access point connecting to a Telewest Cable modem (2MB).
The Telewest connection works fine (2 PCs and a laptop can connect to it wirelessly). The wireless network is unsecured at the moment. My router is set to allow connections from the Mac address on my Exec.
I can get my Exec to connect to the Netgear wireless network and the connection stays happily active - but I can't surf the net (using IE) or access email etc. It just says "the page cannot be found. Check the name and try again" or "the page cannot be displayed because the connection was lost. Check the connection and try again later".
Everything seems fine in my Wireless LAN connection settings on the Exec.
The status says "connected to network"
The SSID is NETGEAR
TX Rate is Auto
Mode is infrastructure
Channel 11
BSSID is 00-14-6C-55-2A-F9
MAC is 00-09-2D-98-23-14
I've set the IP in the network adapter (tiacxwin compatible wireless ethernet as 192.168.0.211 (my PC is 192.168.0.210 and the wireless access point is 192.168.0.227)
Anyone got any ideas what I'm doing wrong?
CDC
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When you first connected to the AP, a dialog box should have come up on your exec asking whether you wish to connect to the internet or to Work. Choose Internet of course!
You can also go Start > Settings > Connections > Wireless LAN
Tap the wireless icon in the bottom left, select Network Adaptors
Default is almost always work.
Select tiacxwln Compatible Wireless Ethernet, and choose the dropdown box above it to read "The Internet"
You should be in business

Thanks guys. I've done all this, and no joy.
I think I know what might be wrong. My Netgear Wireless Access Point isn't a router, so it's not allocating IP addresses out to the various connected devices. I think I might need a VPN router.

copydeskcat said:
Thanks guys. I've done all this, and no joy.
I think I know what might be wrong. My Netgear Wireless Access Point isn't a router, so it's not allocating IP addresses out to the various connected devices. I think I might need a VPN router.
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Hey CDC,
I have the exact same problem with my dopod 818 pro. What's more, I dont think you need a VPN router. My dopod was working great with my netgear at home or with any other wifi network that I had access to. Now it will connect to the network via wifi but will not allow me to browse the net. I feel the problem is with the SDIO WLAN wireless adapter. If you have solved your problem after this post, do let me know how you did it
PC

Hi I'm having a very similar problem with my HTC touch 3G. It connects fine to my Netgear wireless router but won't let me on the Internet. My old XDA Orbit II connects fine but the newer Touch keeps reverting to the 3G connection.
Did you resolve this problem?

I have also the same NetGear WG602 Router and I have the same problem with my Tattoo (Android 1.6). Tried re-flashing the router with dd-wrt firmware to no avail. I can ping the router and I can open its settings through my mobile but I can't connect to the internet

hi guys,i have xda exec myself & a netger router ,it seems i have the same problem .i hope iam not wasting anyones time with asking for any further advice as i jave searched other threads so not to waste time of other members& forum staff.With regards mut8

hi everyone I'm having problems with my Wifi connection on my O2 XDA Exec.
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copydeskcat said:
Hi folks,
I'm having problems with my Wifi connection on my O2 XDA Exec.
I have a Netgear WG602 (v3) wireless access point connecting to a Telewest Cable modem (2MB).
The Telewest connection works fine (2 PCs and a laptop can connect to it wirelessly). The wireless network is unsecured at the moment. My router is set to allow connections from the Mac address on my Exec.
I can get my Exec to connect to the Netgear wireless network and the connection stays happily active - but I can't surf the net (using IE) or access email etc. It just says "the page cannot be found. Check the name and try again" or "the page cannot be displayed because the connection was lost. Check the connection and try again later".
Everything seems fine in my Wireless LAN connection settings on the Exec.
The status says "connected to network"
The SSID is NETGEAR
TX Rate is Auto
Mode is infrastructure
Channel 11
BSSID is 00-14-6C-55-2A-F9
MAC is 00-09-2D-98-23-14
I've set the IP in the network adapter (tiacxwin compatible wireless ethernet as 192.168.0.211 (my PC is 192.168.0.210 and the wireless access point is 192.168.0.227)
Anyone got any ideas what I'm doing wrong?
CDC
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yeah. i have the same moderm

HTC Touch HD to WiFi Secured - doesn't connect

Hi, I have HTC Touch HD New. I have home wireless secured router DHCP with (WPA2 Mixed) with paraphrase While trying to connect I ran through wizard to connect to my wireless no luck. Then gave static IP , changed WPA2 to WPA/TKP, changed channel from 5 to 11 no response, stopped Firewall, anything what can be done with router did…..no connection. The HD sees the network, but refuse to connect. Although, I am able to connect to an unsecured networks. All other media that connected to my wireless network works fine. Also I have noticed that wile running wizard the: "Use IEE8021x network access control" is checked and gray so I am unable to uncheck it. Maybe here is the problem.. no clue. Appreciate any suggestion.

Hi,
I can confirm I have the same problem.
Not only with Touch HD but also with HTC Rapheal.
If I find a solution I will let you know.

I had this problem too. In the wizard you have to specify it as a 'worknetwork', not 'internet'. The 'internet' option is for public (secured) networks like on a café. Then again, maybe you did this already. I have a WEP encryption.

You might also want to check, if your HD connects at all by turning off encryption in your WLAN router.
If your HD connects fine, then check in Advanced Config under the "Network" section, if you have WPA authentication enabled. My ROM had this disabled. After I enabled this option and made a soft-reset, my HD could connect to my WPA2(AES) secured network.

If everything else fails, you might try this free supplicant: http://www.securew2.com/products/
Please, report back if and how you resolved the problem !

None of the sugestions here (post #3, #4 and #5) solved my problem.
It's still not possible to connect to a secured network.
Tried without MAC filtering and vissible network but no joy.
I use WPA-PSK with a network key.
Unsecured it connects fine.
spasovxda said:
If everything else fails, you might try this free supplicant: http://www.securew2.com/products/
Please, report back if and how you resolved the problem !
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I had the same problem with my Linksys Wrt54g Router using WPA-PSK, no matter what I tried it just would not connect. Without encryption or WEP encryption it worked just fine. Did set Wifi to performance oriented on the HD since that seems to have helped others but still no success.....
Here's the rub: I had installed Schaps Advanced Config tool before and had enabled WPA authentication under network. In a last attempt I set WPA Auth. to disabled, did a soft reset.....activated Wifi, entered my (27 character) passphrase and...my HD connects to my router using WPA-PSK and MAC-filtering without a problem...so that might be worth checking as well...

i hav no problem conneting my blackstone to my linksys wrt610 router using wpa2-aes. maybe you hav ur mac adres filtering turned on
just my 2 cents

Ditto post #8..
I have just connected for the first time to my work network, WPA-PSK(AES) and it connected fine without any problems.
Switched on CM, waited for the phone to list the networks, selected the one I needed and then choose "work" for connection and entered our passphrase. Sync'd up without a hitch.

Just to put this out there - do not connect your phone to the pc when trying to go wifi. It is disabled when activsync is... active.

Hi,
Thanks for the help.
Yes MAC filter is enabled but I've added the adress of HD to the list so it should work.
Today I've changed the channel in my Zyxel router to channel 11 and ques what....
IT WORKS FINALLY !
Channel 11 I choose because that's what the Touch HD chooses in WLan settings.
Maybe this helps for other people as well.
Edit;
A small update to mention.
I have two devices here, Touch Pro and Touch HD.
They both connect fine now.
Also the Touch Pro seems to pick channel 11 as default channel !
I would love to see someone confirms this because it was a real bugger to me.
Edit 2;
With MAC filter enabled both devices won't connect.
Weird thing is, both devices have the same MAC adres !
playboy4u2nv said:
i hav no problem conneting my blackstone to my linksys wrt610 router using wpa2-aes. maybe you hav ur mac adres filtering turned on
just my 2 cents
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Laurentius26 said:
...Weird thing is, both devices have the same MAC adres !
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Are you sure you're seeing it correctly??? MAC addresses are unique, just as telephone numbers are unique to the phone system. Same concept. No two wifi devices are supposed to have the same mac address...
I was having the same issue: not being able to connect my HD to my wireless network. Very frustrating... Then I remembered I use a controlled Access List, on my wireless router, based on MAC addresses. Once I put my HD's MAC in the list, I was able to connect.

I made a mistake.
I connected both devices to the desktop with Active sync to find out MAC.
If I give the command 'IPCONFIG /ALL' both WM devices have the same physical adress,
but after I succesfull made a wifi connection (without MAC filter) with both devices,
I noticed that the MAC adresses are different on both devices in the router config window.
I've added both adresses to MAC filter and enable.
Now everything is up and running !
JesseW said:
Are you sure you're seeing it correctly??? MAC addresses are unique, just as telephone numbers are unique to the phone system. Same concept. No two wifi devices are supposed to have the same mac address...
I was having the same issue: not being able to connect my HD to my wireless network. Very frustrating... Then I remembered I use a controlled Access List, on my wireless router, based on MAC addresses. Once I put my HD's MAC in the list, I was able to connect.
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Laurentius26 said:
Channel 11 I choose because that's what the Touch HD chooses in WLan settings.
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Can this be changed on the Touch HD? I don't seem to be able to change it. And channel 11 is a bit oversubscribed where I am...

razorblader said:
I had the same problem with my Linksys Wrt54g Router using WPA-PSK, no matter what I tried it just would not connect. Without encryption or WEP encryption it worked just fine. Did set Wifi to performance oriented on the HD since that seems to have helped others but still no success.....
Here's the rub: I had installed Schaps Advanced Config tool before and had enabled WPA authentication under network. In a last attempt I set WPA Auth. to disabled, did a soft reset.....activated Wifi, entered my (27 character) passphrase and...my HD connects to my router using WPA-PSK and MAC-filtering without a problem...so that might be worth checking as well...
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i had the same problem. my hd use to connect fine with my wireless ruter untill yesterday. everything i tryed failed until i red this solution. i've done what razorblader suggested and guess what. it works flawless.
thank you!
it seems that the problem occurs after instaling advanced config 3.3, wich i did yesterday. for some reason it seems it mess the wifi settings.
thanks again!
i still have another problem, wich i have it since i bought the hd
i connect my laptop to my wifi router and it works great. i connect my hd to my wifi router and it works (again) great
but if i connect my hd to my laptop via usb and activesync, my laptop lose wifi connection. i reconnect it, keeps connection for few seconds and it loose it again.
any advice?
thank you!

Confirmed...
Had the same problem, Advanced Config WPA disabled works like a charm, if you enable it it actually disables it...

I connect to a Linksys broadband router with Mac filtering and WEP with no problems. Too lazy to try WPA2 because I'll have to reconfigure 3 PC's and two wireless printers. If I do try WPA(2), I post here.

I have WPA2-PSK with mac filtering and ssid broadcasting disabled. And I never had any problems, my router is linksys wag200 if it matters. Maybe you just do something wrong?

Wi-Fi and Active Sync
noris08 said:
i still have another problem, wich i have it since i bought the hd
i connect my laptop to my wifi router and it works great. i connect my hd to my wifi router and it works (again) great
but if i connect my hd to my laptop via usb and activesync, my laptop lose wifi connection. i reconnect it, keeps connection for few seconds and it loose it again.
any advice?
thank you!
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Note: This may be in a slightly different place in ActiveSync on XP.
I have Windows Mobile Device Center on Vista and I had the same trouble until I went to Mobile Device Settings > Connection Settings > check "Allow data connections on device when connected to PC"
(see attachment)
Just noticed you said laptop loses wi-fi.... I assumed HD loses wi-fi. My bad.

This may or may not help some of you, but I found out (the hard way) that the WLAN pre-shared key "passphrase" may only be 12 bytes long. Any more and it will not work.
-Valynor

VPN'ing on HD2

Has anyone managed to get VPN working on there HD2? I'm running the O2 rom 1.43, on the o2 network, i can connect to my home server via my iphone, and a Laptop using the Wifi router on the HD2, but not on WM VPN service.
Has anyone else had any issues?

I also tried to get a PPTP VPN connection established but could not get it to work. On the first connection attempt pretty much nothing happens, the second connection attempt gives my the rotating symbol which stays there forever.
To get out of this I have to reboot my HD2. The same VPN connection works without a problem on the Iphone.
Anybody else who has got a VPN connection on the HD2 actually working?

Hi,
Yes, I can do VPN to a Draytek router without problems usign PPTP connection.
After that I can use Remote desktop and SSH term on lan computers.
I have 1.48 stock ROM WWE East European version. Works even with gprs, slow but works.
One bug with Opera. It doesn't use excluding list, so it disconnects the vpn connection when I want to browse an internal address. Works ok with IExplorer.
Regards,
VM

Hi VirtualM,
maybe you have THE solution?
I tried and tried to configure a PPTP VPN, but without results...
I already open a thread called :How to configure a (free) VPN?... as it's possible with IPhone (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=601465)
Please, would you have a look of this thread, especially the pictures, to check if I'm doing something wrong to configure.
It will be very helpful.

As has been mentioned on this forum before, PPTP VPN with MPPE (i.e. majority of providers and routers) is not supported on Windows mobile...even though PPTP/MPEE is Microsoft's protocol :/
The only way you can get VPN to work in WM 6.0 & 6.5 is to use PPTP without MPPE (i.e. NO encryption...kinda pointless) or L2TP / IPSEC. It's not yet clear whether MPPE will be supported win WM7, lets just hope it is.
Hope that clears it up

just a little update, i've managed to get a connection now after updating to 1.48, after setting every thing back up initially i couldn't get a connection, so i deleted the Modem, under "My Work Network" in connections and just left the "My ISP" as the internet connection.

VirtualM said:
Hi,
Yes, I can do VPN to a Draytek router without problems usign PPTP connection.
After that I can use Remote desktop and SSH term on lan computers.
I have 1.48 stock ROM WWE East European version. Works even with gprs, slow but works.
One bug with Opera. It doesn't use excluding list, so it disconnects the vpn connection when I want to browse an internal address. Works ok with IExplorer.
Regards,
VM
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Hi, could you please describe how you connect to Draytek VPN? I'm using the 2910G, but I'm unable to setup the VPN from WM6.5. I'm using the PPTP from winXP/7 without problems. I have set the encryption to optional but still no luck.
This is what I did so far:
-created Remote worker on router
-create VPN server setting in WM6.5 using Connections (I tried both setting up the VPN and exceptions in Orange Internet profile and also tried creating separate profile for VPN that was set as My Work profile)
-selecting Connect on the VPN connection does nothing and I cannot access the local network
-Installed Draytek Syslog - I see no activity coming from WM (neither in VPN logs nor in any other like FW, DDoS etc)
Thank you in advance.

dannyb1307 said:
just a little update, i've managed to get a connection now after updating to 1.48, after setting every thing back up initially i couldn't get a connection, so i deleted the Modem, under "My Work Network" in connections and just left the "My ISP" as the internet connection.
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And your connection stays up and running when you connect to an internal server? My connection always drops.

My HD2 doesnt have a VPN tab, anybody knows why??
Hello.
I have seen too many people speaking that succeeded do a VPN.
At attatch, is my HD2 screen and it doesn't have a VPN tab...
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How can I do a pptp VPN using the HD2 ?
Which way should I go?
thanks,
João Claudio

Hi,
I've recently bought an HD2 and wanted to setup a connection to my office-network through VPN (PPTP).
Now I manage to get a connection and it will stay open for a couple of minutes, but I get no traffic through to my work network
What I found out, through vxutils, is that the RAS line adapter created by the VPN connection has the wrong netmask, 255.255.255.255 when it should be 255.255.0.0 ?!
I have no clue how to incluence this on my HD2...
Anyone got any hint ??
Thanx, JP.
BTW, I'm running the latest htc ROM.

Currently trying to get my HTC HD2 to connect to ItsHidden.com's VPN.
I have tried GreenBow VPN and it only has L2TP/IPsec.
I have searched and tried all the tutorial I can find so far for the built-in option and I get either:
"Cannot connect: Verify username/password"
or
"Remote party refused connection"
...but it works fine on all of my PC's (yes I have checked the user/pass info to be sure).
I added the VPN to the "My work network", then tried to get it to connect, producing both the errors. The modem connection was under its own bit and no connection was specified for the "My Work network".
Any help would be great...
Regards,
peymax

hye,
my vpn server gives ip between 192.168.1.120 to 192.168.1.130 (i've tried other ranges), it's a simple PPTP setted in XP. Its own IP in the lan is 192.168.0.9 fixed to its mac adresse
i've natted the port 1723 to it (i've tried in dmz as well).
It works from an other XP from internet (so my vpn server is well listenning).
It works when the HD2 share its connection via bluetooth from an other XP or an android (so my FAI orange allow it)
It works when i connect my HD2 in my lan through wifi (so my settings in the HD2 are correct)
i do not manage to connect my HD2 to it directly through its cell connection...
i think there is something arround IP ranges i've misted ...
the freeware NetInfoBox show that my "public" IP on the 3G interface is 10.226.97.103 (it changes and it look like a lan range) mask : 255.0.0.0 dns : 192.168.10.110
when i use the connection shared by the hd2, i see that the device (XP or android) have an IP like 192.168.0.1
And NetInfoBox inthe the HD2 show that the hd2 ip is 192.168.0.1 mask 255.255.255.0 dns : 192.168.10.110
I don't manage to connect to the vpn too when i run the hd2 with android...
i really think there is an IP conflict some where ...
update some days later :
i manage to connect to my vpn with my old samsung player addict i900 running windows mobile 6.1 ... over cell connection (of course that the objectif)
but as soon as i try to connect to any site (internet or vpn), it log me off (from the vpn) ... maybe a question of profil

dannyb1307 said:
just a little update, i've managed to get a connection now after updating to 1.48, after setting every thing back up initially i couldn't get a connection, so i deleted the Modem, under "My Work Network" in connections and just left the "My ISP" as the internet connection.
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I tried that and it worked tanx

successful..
after so many failed attempts finally i got it, now successfully connected vpn on HD2

Wifi but no Internet

Since I bought the HD2 before 2 month and after 2 Rom upgrade I still have the same Wifi problem. I can connect to my home network and the Router can see the HD2 but I can not connect to the Internet through the Wifi. All other computers and PS3 connect just fine. Ip adress seems also ok.
Please help ?

I did have the same problem a while back, and it occured after I used the wifi router. Have you ever used that, even just to try it?

No I never tried the Wifi Router even once and changed rom twice.

quincy67 said:
No I never tried the Wifi Router even once and changed rom twice.
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Probably not the same issue then. For some reason I had it trying to give me a static IP address that my router wouldn't allow (I've got MAC forwarding on my router to make sure that nothing other than the 4 things I have can connect to it).
When you connect to the wifi, can you open the router admin on your HD2?

Thanks for your help. No I cannot access the router from the HD2, could it be a proxy issue. I am not using a proxy for the internet

quincy67 said:
Thanks for your help. No I cannot access the router from the HD2, could it be a proxy issue. I am not using a proxy for the internet
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No worries mate - I hope I can help!
It's not a proxy issue, if you're not using a proxy server. Could you try this and let me know how you get on?
Start your wifi connection
Go to all settings, connection, wifi, wireless networks, network adapters tab
Select the Broadcom DHD adapter
It should be set to use a server assigned IP address, not a static one. It probably is, but it's worth checking.

When I open Wifi settings I can only open advanced no wireless networks or network adapter tab. How do I get there ?

quincy67 said:
When I open Wifi settings I can only open advanced no wireless networks or network adapter tab. How do I get there ?
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After you've started wifi, go to the settings tab, menu and all settings. Then carry on the instructions in the last post.

Found the all settings, the DHD adapter is set to server assigned. Any other ideas ?

...
Well i think we have the same problem.. If you try to connect your wireless, do you get the failure after pressing get IP: Cannot obtain serverassigned IP....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=627654 my thread was this..
I found out that if i you go under WIFI>ADVANCED>press on the NETWORKCARD under the field "SSID"> then go to the networkcard>Broadcom 802.11 DHD network adapter>remove the pin in use serverassigned, and write a static ip: example: IP: 192.168.1.23
UNDERMASK: 255.255.255.0
STANDARDgateway: 192.168.1.1
That helped for me, though i cannot use that fix because my college wont accept the static IP. so it works for like 2 mins and then it disconnect. hehe.

Heh - that would be pretty much my next suggestion.
Try a static IP address and see if that works. It's not a long-term solution, but it would determine whether it's your phone or the router that's having the problem.
Last time I set a static IP address, I liked it and left it like that, but I found (after a couple of days with no internet access) that it tries to assign the same IP address when you use your data connection for internet access. Your service provider is very unlikely to allow you to use the same IP address, so you probably can't connect.
Like I said, it's a test to see if you can connect - not a solution.
Do you know what IP addresses your router will allow you to use? Do you have a specified range of addresses, for example?

I have this exact same problem. I can connect to wifi networks at home, office, etc... But no network access. It connects to the AP's, gives me an IP Address, but I can't ping anything!
This thing gets more and more frustrating daily.

skwizod said:
I have this exact same problem. I can connect to wifi networks at home, office, etc... But no network access. It connects to the AP's, gives me an IP Address, but I can't ping anything!
This thing gets more and more frustrating daily.
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It also happened to me. Turns out it was the router I was using. I bought a new one earlier today and problem solved!

Hi!
I got a d-link dgl-4300 router, and had problem getting a IP adr. from it. When I gave my HD2 a static IP it worked, but very slow. After I changed from DHD network adapter to NE 2000 compatible ethernet driver it get IP from router and I can browse internet through wifi fast. Maybe it can help u 2.
regards Xes.

Wifi Works At Outside Wifi Hotspots but stopped working at home wifi... Please Help..

My HTC Desire HD Wifi has ALWAYS been working at my home wifi network.
Over the last few weeks, it has stopped working for no apparent reason. My pc as well as 3 other laptops work perfectly fine...
When I try to connect to my own wifi network at home now, it REFUSES to obtain an ip address and simply keeps disconnecting...
It however works fine elsewhere....
Anyway I can fix this problem or a simple way to manually connect to my home wifi network?
Thanks in advance...

hi
Have you checked that your security settings are the same on the router? also try and reset the router i.e. unplug for 2 mins blah blah. I know the lappys are working fine but this is what I would do.

I use to have issues like this with my HTC Hero, how i resolved it was by adding the phones MAC Code to the router software. Found in ( Security>Mac Filter ) depends on router! but is something like that. The down side is thou, you will have to add the mac codes from all your other devices to the router also, so everything connects to your ISP. It has the benifts of a more secure network.

Hmm, thanks for the possible answers so far.
It is strange. I just went to a friends house who also has wifi, I connected as normal.
It immediately connected with full reception. It seems that EVERYTHING connects and works as normal accept for my own home wifi...
I have tried resetting it, turning it on/off, it still does not want to obtain an ip address...

what is your make is your router?

AudioFiend said:
what is your make is your router?
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It's Siemens Gigaset SE568

I would advise you against using MAC security on your router. Instead try to "forget" your home network (Settings->Wireless&networks->WiFi settings, then hold your home network and "Forget network") and then re-add your network. If this doesn't work try assigning static IP address (Settings->Wireless&networks->WiFi settings then tap "Menu" and "Advanced" but this will make connecting to hotspots more difficult (you'll have to uncheck the static address every time you need to connect).

tkolev said:
I would advise you against using MAC security on your router. Instead try to "forget" your home network (Settings->Wireless&networks->WiFi settings, then hold your home network and "Forget network") and then re-add your network. If this doesn't work try assigning static IP address (Settings->Wireless&networks->WiFi settings then tap "Menu" and "Advanced" but this will make connecting to hotspots more difficult (you'll have to uncheck the static address every time you need to connect).
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Thanks for the response. I tried the forget wifi network and readd it, still a no go...
Strange how my phone works ANYWHERE & EVERYWHERE accept for my own home network...
It's not important/urgent so I'm not too bothered. I just think it's strange why it refuses to obtain an ip address...

kanej2006 said:
Thanks for the response. I tried the forget wifi network and readd it, still a no go...
Strange how my phone works ANYWHERE & EVERYWHERE accept for my own home network...
It's not important/urgent so I'm not too bothered. I just think it's strange why it refuses to obtain an ip address...
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Did you try to asign a static IP address (don't forget to test if you are connected to the internet after/if this seems to work)? Then you'll know if the problem is with the DHCP service or something else.

Ok. Sorry, I miss understood your problem! First is the router assigning ip address via dhcp as you don't state?. So the static ip method, You can try, Im here to help not say what to do and not to try..But as your pc and laptops are working I don't think the problem with dhcp.
A very quick test is to set your router to a open network and try to connect. Does this now work when you try to connect? We will work backwards to solve your problem. Also are you using a wizard cd software from the router? Or connecting to the router software via the internet explorer?
e.g 192.168.0.1 ? etc.
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AudioFiend said:
Ok. Sorry, I miss understood your problem! First is the router assigning ip address via dhcp as you don't state?. So the static ip method, You can try, Im here to help not say what to do and not to try..But as your pc and laptops are working I don't think the problem with dhcp.
A very quick test is to set your router to a open network and try to connect. Does this now work when you try to connect? We will work backwards to solve your problem. Also are you using a wizard cd software from the router? Or connecting to the router software via the internet explorer?
e.g 192.168.0.1 ? etc.
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Just tried the static ip address, still refuses to obtain an ip address...
As for the router, it's automatic, we simply turn on wi-fi on the computer/laptop, click the wifi network, put password and simply connect as normal....
Strangely my HTC Desire HD refuses to obtain an ip.
A few days ago I went to my brothers friends house for the first time, turned on wi-fi on my phone, went onto his network, put the password and it immediately connected without any problem...
I'm 100% sure the problem lies with my old piece of **** router, well it's not mine but my fathers and I cannot exactly tell him to throw it out the window it's complete ****...
What can I do simply to make the router work with my phone?

Is there any new device in the network? If there is turn off all wifi devices restart the ap and try to reconnect.
Try changing the ap name too.
Hope it helps!
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Last resort might be to factory reset the router, then putting all the settings (e.g. WPA keys) back on.

aspirina said:
Is there any new device in the network? If there is turn off all wifi devices restart the ap and try to reconnect.
Try changing the ap name too.
Hope it helps!
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There are no new devices in the network. Thanks.
olivierlee said:
Last resort might be to factory reset the router, then putting all the settings (e.g. WPA keys) back on.
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I will try this later on and report back, thanks

The simplest way is to set your router to a open network. Then no key is needed by the phone. The phone SHOULD connect with no problems.
You then no its a key issue.

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Last resort might be to factory reset the router, then putting all the settings (e.g. WPA keys) back on.
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If it's not DHCP issue then it looks like authentication one. So wipe the router's configuration and if this doesn't work either I have another solution for you. It involves a hammer and an alibi