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WiFi and prefered networks

I have a strange problem with my HTC Trinity's WiFi. It connects to the network ok, but after stand-by mode, when I press the power on button, it just keeps discovering other WiFi networks but do not connect to my preferred (home) network automatically.
If I click Start / Settings / Connections / WiFi, then select the network and click connect, it connects ok to the network and stays connected until next stand-by, when the problem repeats.
My old iPAQ 4150 connects to the same network all the times easily, but there is a parameter Automatically connect to not-preferred networks which I keep unchecked. Now I cannot find that parameter in Windows Mobile 5.
Any ideas?

I have an identical problem, and it's driving me crackers each time I come out of standby it finds and trys to connect to every other network other than mine! It's a complete pain to open comm manager each time to select my network.
Does anybody please have the solution?
Thanks

Forcing Internet connection type

I configured my private wireless network, and the needed configuration for my cellular carrier web connection.
The issue is that whenever I am trying to surf to any webpage using my wireless LAN, my trinity always trying to connect to the cellular network, without using the available wireless connection. If I'm trying to cancel the conection process, it stopped but I can't surf anywhere.
Any ideas how to force the trinity to use the wireless network when available?
Thanks,
Amir.

In your connections configuration, create a new connection and do not add any entries to the Modem Section. Just configure the Proxy setting according to your ISP requirements. You have to change the connections configuration ach time you want a different connection to the internet. This you can do easily by creating different connctions for different situations.
Regards,
Randy

It sounds as if your connection to the WLAN Router isn't being recognised.
1st thing to try is to go into the WLAn control panel, and in the Power tab, make sure the slider is fully to the left for max performance.
In the Network Cards CP, see if your router is listed, and whether Available or Unavailable.
Recheck the security settings- are you using WEP or WPA? Does your router have any Range Extender features- if so, turn them off.
Once you have a valid WLAN connection, the PPC will use that in preference to the GPRS, as long as you have WLAN conneced before opening PIE, and as long as there is no current GPRS activity when you open PIE (I find that if my Exchange Server is connecting via GPRS, then WLAN won't connect till the data session has completed)
For a quick way to force GPRS off, then on as needed, look for a great free app called Bandswitch. This allows you to force the P3600 to use GSM or 3G if needed to conserve power, and also to quickly enable/disable the various GPRS connections.

work -> home wi-fi?

When im at work i have access to wi-fi
When i walk home i dont have access to wi-fi
Then when i get home i have access to wi-fi again.
My question is how does it work, i mean at work i connect to work-wi-fi
Then i lose it when i walk home and im not sure the HTC touch HD automatically recognizes the home-wi-fi when i get home, i think it uses the gprs when getting mail etc, unless i tell it to connect to the wi-fi.
I would like it to be automated, so that when theres a wi-fi nearby that it can use, it will use it, and only as a last resort i would like it to use the gprs.
Can anyone explain how the HD does this?

There should be some way to set net priorities like in real windows ...

Actually when you connect to a wifi, the connection settings (e.g. network key etc.) of the network and the network's SSID (i.e. the network's name) is stored in your device. When you are in the range of a stored wifi your device will automatically connect to it (provided of course that you have the wif turned on).
I suggest that once you leave work turn the wifi off and as soon as you reach home turn it back on again.
Hope this helped...

You can check if, and to what wifi network the HD is connected (tap the wireless icon at the top of the screen). If it is connected to your home wifi, it uses that over GPRS. The best and fastest connections always gets priority.

hi,
I think the WiFi turns automagically off after a given time without connection.
In the "J.S. Advanced Configuration Tool" it says "2 min (default)" so i think this is the default system setting for this.
So you leave your work-wifi, walk home without a connection and at home, yor wifi is switched off.
Its possible to set "no timeout" (in "Advanced Config Tool" at least, don't know about a "normal" system-setting for this) but i think your battery will hate you for that
greetings
Seth

Problem with WLAN

I have connected my WM6 Hermes to our WLAN network, but I cannot access the internet. And yes, I am 100% sure I am connected and have put in the WEP key and everything.
When I try to go to a webpage, it says, "The page cannot be displayed or downloaded because the connection was lost. Please check the connection and try again."
So I check the connection and sure enough, I am connected fine.

are you using any proxy's on your internet to connect?
if so, configure them in your hermes

no I don't use any proxies, it is just regular Wi-Fi... when I look under wifi in the Connections section of Settings it says I am connected to my network, and I was playing around with the "Connections" app in that section and I all I could do was edit some stuff about my Media Net or 3G connection.

the icons on the top bar clearly shows what connection is being used as active data connection
the manual describe what each icon mean
you should be able to force it to use other connections then gprs
in
settings->connections->connections->advanced-Select network

alright I got it to work, I disabled some IEEE EAP stuff, but now it only remains connected for like 10 seconds, about long enough for me to open 1 webpage, even though the icon at the top still says my Wi-Fi is used as my active data collection

set up static ip

hello help,
my wife has an htc hd2 phone and i am trying to connect it to our home network. we have an mn700 microsoft router. i have security on it WEP
and on channel 3. The phone is asking for a network key and i put in the wep key and and put it on channel 3 it
states that iam connected but we still can not surf the web.
all other wireless computers and laptops in the house i have assigned a
static ip, i oculd give her phone a static ip but i can not find where or how to do this on htc hd2 phone.
i am thinking that this is the solution, if not please point in the right direction.
also ineed step by step directions on the phone since it is not mine i do not know to much about it.
thanks,
craig

I'm right there with ya, exact same problem. It's amazing to me that a device as sophisticated as this is so difficult to set up. Here are my posts from the t-mobile forum..PLEASE HELP...
I just got my htc hd2. So far I love it. my last phone was a G1 and it was able to automatically switch to my home wireless network when I got in range. Is this possible on the hd2? Also Is it possible to set a static IP address for these devices? I have not been able to get it to work on my LAN. If anyone can give me a walkthrough to set the phone up so It automatically switches to my LAN with a static IP when I'm in range this phone will be pefect...wife just got the cliq xt and she's teasing me... TIA
can anyone tell me how to set a static IP address and how to get it to connect over my LAN. I called customer care and the person i spoke to only had a set of written guide lines and couldn't tell me how to do it, said he had never been asked before. So, Here's what I've done so far to get this device to work with my wireless at home. 1st, Click START > SETTINGS> Wireless Controls and turn Wi-Fi on. It sees my Wireless network and the icon spins to let me know it's attempting to connect? I've put my network password in before so eventually I get a green check mark. So next I tap Advanced in the lower right corner and get to the Wireless Lan page. Then I tap the Change Network button which again lists my wireless networks in range and mine is listed as connected. so then I click the Network Adapters Tab, which brings me to my first question. What should be the setting for "My network card connects to:" I assume "The Internet" but I could be wrong. Below is a long list of adapters I can modify, which brings me to my next question which adapter do I modify? I assume the Broadcom 802.11 Network Adapter, when I tap it I get a screen where I can set a static IP and DNS. I figured I had it at that point, except It doesn't seem to work!. The wi-fi antenna icon is at the top and I have two arrows next to it pointing left and right. green check on my wi-fi network, but when I try to use Opera browser it says ERROR! Connection closed by remote server and I cannot ping the ip i set in the device from my network. I go back turn Wi-Fi off and everything works again. AM I DOING ANY OF THIS RIGHT? thanks again.

Okay, got it to the point to where I can ping the device on my network. The adapter I had to set the static ip to was the Broadcom 802.11 DHD Network Adapter. Using Wi-Fi toggle to turn it on and off and it responds well and connects reliably. However, when I try to browse it fires up the 3G connection. I have just now been able to use remote desktop on my local network using the servers IP, without it turning on the 3g connection. Looks great in 16bit color, but no landscape mode? Most other apps, facebook the browser and others make the 3g connection come back on. How can I make all data connections go over my lan? almost there....

I got it to work, not sure if this is best practice or not, and it's definitely not elegant, but it works.
1. Touch Start > Settings > Wireless Controls and Turn wi-fi on
2. Select your wireless network and enter your password or key
3. Once you are connected (green check), touch Advanced > Change Network (under the ssid) you will see your wireless connection again and it should say connected
4. touch the wireless adapters tab at the bottom. Here at the top select my network card connects to The Internet and select your wireless adapter from the list below.
5. set your static IP address and Name Server info. Touch OK and then return to the home screen
At this point you should have the wi-fi icon with two solid arrows next to your 3g icon.
6. Touch Start > Settings > menu > all settings > connections > connections > advanced tab > Select Networks.
7, change both drop downs to my isp (may be different if you named it something different)
to get back to 3g repeat steps 6 and 7 to switch both dropdowns back to tmobile data or whatever yours was originally and turn off the wi-fi (or download wi-fi toggle) and turn wi-fi off. 3g should come back on automatically if you run an app that connects to the web. if not turn data connection back on in the comm manager.
This works but this sucks. Is there an easier way to Automatically switch between 3g and wi-fi? Am I making a simple problem over complicated? or is there and app for this? Android beats winmo 6.5 on this one.

still no wifi
hello,
trying for days, i can not get your setup to work. still connected
but no internet browsing. i took the same ip that i am using for the phone and put it on the laptop---so i know it is the phone and not anything going on
with the router.
craig

To the OP, i am by no means an expert on this topic. This is how i got mine to work. only advice i could give is to make sure you are editing the correct adapter and if you named your connection settings something different double check. How far do u get with the instructions? do you get a green check after you put in your network key?
I can switch back and forth between wi-fi and 3g no problem but it would be nice to have it done automatically when i'm in range...can anyone help

finally
we reset the phone and then followed your directions. Viola! it worked!
we are working on how to setup identies for different networks,
thanks again mr1credible.

Update. My phone locked up hard and kept telling me my password was incorrect so I had to do a hard reset...After the reset, I decided to take another look at the Network settings..I've got it set up now so that All I have to do is turn wi-fi on and it will use my wi-fi as the preferred connection. All I did was follow steps 1-6 as previous except when I got to step 7, I only changed the second drop down to My ISP. Both Icons 3G and Wi-Fi appear at the top but I can remote desktop my PC and connect to my shares on my local network. I also have it set to automatically shut off my wi-fi if it cannot connect in 30 sec, So when I leave for work in the morning I don't have to remember to shut it off, and I don't have to switch back and forth between settings anymore. All i have to do is turn wi-fi on when I get home. Not bad. Still would like to have it automatically detect my network and connect when in range but I can live with this....

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