Since I got this phone about 2 days ago, I've been struggling to get the wifi working. I have a netgear WG602v2 access point which is connected to the Ethernet.
The device trys to the connect, it says 'connecting' and after its attempt it says available, which I'm guessing doesn't mean connected. I obviously don't want to be using my internet allowance through my network when I have a better internet connected, free at home.
What steps can I take to get this to work? Do I need to modify my wireless settings on the AP in some way?
i would update the routers firmware
solves compatibility issues with many a wifi device
It appears I am already running the lastest firmwire for the AP
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this may be something very simple but up to 2 weeks ago my exec was connecting to wireless networks no problem. Suddenly it just stopped connecting when i go into the wireless manager it says scanning network, i then check networks that are available it will say what are available but it will not connect to them.
Can anyone help Please
Liverpool said:
this may be something very simple but up to 2 weeks ago my exec was connecting to wireless networks no problem. Suddenly it just stopped connecting when i go into the wireless manager it says scanning network, i then check networks that are available it will say what are available but it will not connect to them.
Can anyone help Please
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Maybe the problem with your wifi router (or anything you want to connect to)
sorry! i didnt mention this but i don not think it is anything to do with the router as my laptop can run off the same wireless network and also at work people with an exec can access wireless but mine still cant
I understand but it can be the problem with the wep key or mac address... in the wireless router just for the pda. Beside of this your laptop should work but the pda not.
I have had intermittant problems with tethering my laptop via an 8525 since the release of the att2.15 rom. sometimes it would work correctly, sometimes intermittantly, sometimes not at all. After trying numerous combinations of proxies on and off, and various connection settings, I have finaly isolated what i believe to be the problem. When my wifi adaptor is turned on, IE on the laptop appears to prefer to connect to the internet via wifi instead of the usb connection to my hermes device. I do not have an internet connection on the wifi router/hub at my home. Is there a simple explanation for this that one of you network gurus could educate me with? Does anyone else experience this?
There is no broadband access at my residence (rural area) other than satellite or cellular. The wireless router is functioning only as a network for several computers and printers at my home. It is a hassle to lose my tethering connection every time i need to access wifi to print, or get data from another machine.
Any info would be appreciated.
I attached poll because i wondered how often people are using this functionality.
mthomas,
I just flashed up to the 2.15 ROM last night. Internet Sharing would never stay running on my laptop. I had my wireless card active on the laptop as well. It worked fine before I updated the ROM.
Edit:
I turned off my wifi card and still have the problem. After a few minutes of internet sharing, my laptop cannot recognize the the phone.
Hi guys,
Got my Xperia recently on Vodafone UK network. Had problems with Wifi connection as it wouldnt connect to my home local wireless network although all security keys were right. So decided to flash it to the generic UK ROM...did so and everything else is working just the way it is...but the WiFi problem still exists. I cannot connect to my home wireless network. I can see my network, can click connect and it prompts for my network key...I've put the correct one in and it scans for a little while and then a message 'unable to connect to network, please check your network or service provider settings.'
Any idea? This phone seems like a total waste of time and money if I dont make use of it connectivity to the max! Please please please advise!
many people exp problems like this with phones with wifi and iphones and ipod touch and other portable wifi devices
most success seem to be with upgrading the firmware of ones wifi router
other people use changing to another encryption form like wpa or wpa2
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i had the same problem with my netgear router, but all i had to do was log on to the router with my pc, where all the settings are and allow the connection with my X1's mac/IP address. hope this helps.
THanks for all the info guys...I have upgraded the firmware for my wireless router and it works now, I can log on with the Xperia to the WiFi. However...I still cannot use it to do anything useful. I try login on to Windows live...no...Skype...no...Opera...no. Although it is connected to the WiFi, it does not seem to be able to surf the internet. Any ideas?
well.. I would first try to disable any security to make sure your router and the phone can talk first....
now I have just got my phone 2 days ago and since then I have been using wifi all day long.... I can get on msn live and skype and opera and youtube etc... if you want to try it is the phone or the router just try to logon to another router and see... otherwise you can try bringing your phone back to the shop =P
Before and after the recent TMOUS ROM upgrade, I have always been unable to access the internet with the wifi hotspot created by my iPhone as the wifi router, while my laptop and ipod touch could. Are there any special settings I have to do on HD2? Any suggestions? Thanks.
Now I could not even access internet via my hone wifi router - it used to be able to right after the ROM upgrade last hight...
Have you checked your wifi settings, you may have to re-configure your HD2 to your network.
I have updated my ROM to 2.13 but didn't encounter this issue.
Yes I did check the wireless controls (comm manager) for connections many times and showed clearly it was connected to my home wifi router network; but it just could not access internet ("Error! Connection closed by remote server"). I must have missed something in configuring wifi settings properly... Would you be kind enough to show how/what to re-config the wifi settings to access internet? My other mobile devices could access internet via the same home wifi router without having to re-config anything...
I figured out the problem
I noticed that the wifi IP address for my HD2 was completely different from those of my other mobile devices on the same home wifi router, so it dawned to me that I might have inadvertently put it on a different wifi network. I decided to re-flash the new TMOUS ROM (2.13) upgrade, and go through the wifi setup again more carefully. It turned out that last time when the setup asked me if I would use "TLS" wireless network for authentication, I tapped the "wireless network" button - although I should have ignored it and tapped the "next" button instead, which I did this time. Now I could access internet via my home wifi router, as well as via the wifi hotspot created by my other mobile device. So the problem is considered SOLVED.
Hope this post is helpful for those who might be experiencing similar problem as I have been.
or maybe your phone felt insulted you were trying to connect it to the internet via an inferior children's phone (iPh#$% - sorry no cursing allowed) and just said no. i bet if you tried using your PC (not M*C) as a hotspot, or a dlink (lol) you hd2 would connect perfectly.
ps: dlink is about the worst router out there
Just opened my new Elocity A7 today and I can't seem to get an internet connection.
I'm trying to connect to a Belkin Wireless Router. My Windows Laptop and Xbox 360 have no problems with the router. It's using WPA2 / PSK for encryption and the SSID is not hidden.
The A7 is able to detect my network and even goes so far to let me input the key. When I view available networks I see: "Network XYZ - Remembered"
Obviously the A7 is retaining the key, but everytime I hit connect it just sits there and I never get an internet connection.
Thoughts?
So it appears that I'm having connection issues with other Wifi Networks as well. My laptop can snag an unsecured connection from the coffee shop around the corner, but while the A7 detects it, it doesn't connect just like with my wifi.
Do I need a firmware update? Have I missed some settings or config?
I've downloaded and installed the latest firmware update - and surprise! Still no Wifi connectivity. I've been assured by Elocity customer support that this firmware update should have fixed the issue.
I'll be trying a factory restore and re-loading the update once more, and then I'll be shipping this tablet back. Without internet access it's just a giant iPod.