At school we have WiFi, i have the code on my phone as a WiFi profile, can I get the code off my hero, then put the code into friends phone, as the school are not giving out the code anymore
It is secured with wpa2 if that helps
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Right then, I don't know much about secure Wifi, so I've just changed my access point to not broadcast the SSID. So, how might I get my MDA Pro to learn about the SSID if it's not broadcast? Can someone please give me a "for dummies" guide to the LEAP thing as I don't have a clue
When I was broadcasting an SSID, it all worked perfectly, pretty much automatically.
I cheated, i set access point to broadcast ssid just whilst i put the JJ on it, once on i turned off ssid broadcasting.
its seemed a bit flakey when trying to add it in the leap settings page. i tried both open adn eap and then just decided it'll be quicker just to enable ssid for 2 mins.
This is hardware dependent, of course, but I set my wifi router up to only allow access from listed mac addresses. That, in addition to hiding ssid (once connected) and 128 bit wep is about enough to stop me getting the crawling heebie-jeebies.
They don't call me paranoid mike for nothing.
Just because you are paranoid, doesn't mean they *aren't* out to get you
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This is hardware dependent, of course, but I set my wifi router up to only allow access from listed mac addresses.
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Interesting, and I think my router will do this. How can I determine the MAC address of the MDA?
OK, the following is on a blue angel but I imagine that the principle should extend to WM05.
Firstly, get the wep setup and copy the (uppercase) key to your ppc via AS so you can broadcast your ssid with relatively few twitches D).
Start > Settings > Connections > WLAN, fire up wifi and connect to your access point - in WM2003SE this means checking a tick box (or ticking a checkbox). Once you're connected, you should be able to see the ssid, tx rate etc as well as the mac of your wifi adapter.
Additionally / alternatively, your wifi ap may tell you the macs of all connected devices. The smart person would check this first and make a note of any devices and use this as a cross-check.
HTH!
Hidding the ssid doesn't bring any security
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The only way is to setup a basic WPA encryption. And you will be secure as long as you change the password on regular basis (every 1 or 2 months)
Avoid WEP encryption it's just crap and doesn't bring any security.
The SSID stuff and mac address filtering are just making you think that you are secure when you are not.
30sec to 5min max to decrypt WEP encryptions, less than 5 sec for mac address and SSID stuff.
works fine on mine and I don't broadcast ssid.
>start>settings>connections>network cards
>add new
type in your SSID as the network name
fill in the rest as per your setup
ok, there is no real security on wireless, but if we are all going to use it we may as well instigate all the security options we can. if there are 2 connections for a cruiser to access and 1 is easier than the other, I know what I would do....
WEP and above do provide security, at least if you don't want any old Johnny using your network.
So, use WEP or whatever security you have.
Hiding SSID literally just hides it. However, most hacking tools easily show the SSID anyway, so don't really on this. But, if you do hide the SSID, you have to set up the connection manually, typing in the name of the SSID and WEP key.
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most hackers tools that show ssid will decrypt wep in less than 2min.
I was just pointing it out because
1- it's to consider when you're buying an Access Point
2- If you're using it with sensible website (bank account) and such (even to check your mail - using your credit card etc ...)
fair point...
I guess it would be unthoughtful of us to give the know how without also giving the gotchas
;-)
I have got a hidden SSID and the qtek is able to find the network after typing in the name, but it ist not able to connect.
I have already checked the MAC.
It gets the right IP but after few second it scans the network for another time and so it goes on
When connecting my HTC Mogul's wifi to my home's wireless internet, my Mogul will ask for a password, let me use the internet for a minute or two, then tell me the password and make me re-enter the password. It does this over and over. What's the problem?
I have a wifi router at my office - Netgear, I am using WPA-TKIP as security options, the problem i am facing is - i have setup a passphrase on the router, but on phone, it just asks for network key, i need a way to enter a pass phrase, are there any updates to wifi for WM6 which can help me to get out of this situation?
I cannot change my existing WIFI settings on router, my other machines and devices are using the same configuration and now if i change it to WEP or something else, i will have to upload all other machines.
I cannot move to an open system as well.
please help
wpa without wpa-psk wont protect your network from being used by other ppl. i suggest u to choose wpa-psk (pre-shared-key). u choose a password and it is easy to setup for the other clients on your wireless lan. just enter password one time on the other clients and they are online. and wpa-psk works with wm6. greetz spaxxi
Where it says Network Key is where you enter the passphrase as used on your router.
On my SPV E650 (vox) I have WPA-PSK with data encryption set to TKIP
Use IEE 802.1x network access control box ticked and EAP type as smart card or certificate.
Also I have set networks to access as All available but on my netgear under wirless settings I have set up enable access list with the mac of the phone (which you can get from connection settings or with wirless on the phone switched on the router should detect the mac from phone broadcast which you can then accept as a trusted station.
This means only my phone can connect to the router even though my ssid is broadcast.
Hope that helps.
MrMond
the sip client you have works
w pa-st k is the best most efficient way to run and your net gear has 3 different ways in but the paraphrase is fine. use the para phrase where it says key go right through it, if i recall the client has ports but ur going direct you dont need it. Your just and to log into your router regular client is for web based app go right at the router use wififofum and then just make sure your sip is on meaning registry is live dont worry about the settings. Let me try to make sense all next ell are voip just an ip i don't care what anyone says. your do not need a web based sip just leave the sip alone but try activating it remember it a phone turn it on but 1 thing give out static ips u will succeed. static wpa-stk intra net ur just taking to the device no need for any barriers. you could hook up computer up slap head phones and a mic in the analog jacks from the 80's and you have no succeeded in ? Voip. all that matters is the router is set right and sees only you for the duration of your call. Most likely wil end up turning that whit wpn8xxx into a access point have fun don't ask. But it only took me 3 hours to realize i left to come back into my office for what a paid for call. And the day wireless is everywhere i will be a lan expert.
ciao good luck don't orry just look at it and you will see what makes sense.
Has anyone been able to connect successfully to a 802.1x wifi network at a college or workplace? I tried earlier today without any luck. I even manually created the network with the right credentials with no change. Does anyone have a simple how to for the Vibrant?
No problem conecting to my college 802.1n/g wireless network.
MY school's own is kinda hidden so you have to set it up manually first, but i basically just use 802.1x enterprise, add my username and p/w and it works fine, although at first it seemed i had to reset it up everytime i wanted to use it (not sure if i was in low signal areas of campus or what)
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MY school's own is kinda hidden so you have to set it up manually first, but i basically just use 802.1x enterprise, add my username and p/w and it works fine, although at first it seemed i had to reset it up everytime i wanted to use it (not sure if i was in low signal areas of campus or what)
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I have some kind of problem with my home network with hidden SSID. From time to time vibrant just wont contect to it. I have to delete the network and reset it up.
I can connect to my college wifi, but we have to then log in from that point, and I have not been able to get that to work. I read somewhere that this might be an android issue, can anyone confirm that?
I have not had a problem connecting to my schools wifi. We have for different buildings with four different access points and I connect without any issues.
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Make sure your school network doesnt have MAC address filter on. If it does, add your device in your account.
My school does.
I use my phone for a WiFi hotspot and sent the signal to a Wireless WiFi router to get internet to my Desk Top computer and my FTA satellite box. I was just wonder, if I turned off my WiFi hotspot and turned it back on would the IP Address change at all or would it be consistently the same??
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I use my phone for a WiFi hotspot and sent the signal to a Wireless WiFi router to get internet to my Desk Top computer and my FTA satellite box. I was just wonder, if I turned off my WiFi hotspot and turned it back on would the IP Address change at all or would it be consistently the same??
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try it out?
Leased IP Address
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As I said, I run my computer from my cell phone wifi hotspot and when I turn off my wifi hotspot and turn back on the IP Address seems to stay the same and MOST IMPORTANT, my computer does not show how long my IP Address is Leased for. Is that a good sign, which means that the IP will stay the same and not change every time I turn off the wifi hotspot. I really need a constant IP and was just wondering. I have unlimited data on my cell and trying to save money on the cost of internet, like many of us. Thanks for any help.
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As I said, I run my computer from my cell phone wifi hotspot and when I turn off my wifi hotspot and turn back on the IP Address seems to stay the same and MOST IMPORTANT, my computer does not show how long my IP Address is Leased for. Is that a good sign, which means that the IP will stay the same and not change every time I turn off the wifi hotspot. I really need a constant IP and was just wondering. I have unlimited data on my cell and trying to save money on the cost of internet, like many of us. Thanks for any help.
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Well, if you're on T-Mobile you don't actually have a publicly routable IP address. So you may think that you're getting a consistent IP from your phone, but you really probably aren't to the rest of the internet.
Of course, if you truly *need* a stable IP address (ie for hosting something), then you should at best pay for residential DSL/Cable (which are still dynamicly assigned IP addresses, but have long leases and typically reassign the same IP address to your modem's MAC), or business Cable/DSL which guarantees your IP address will stay the same.
Having expectations of that sort of thing on a mobile network isn't going to be very helpful.
And that said, if you're trying to use T-Mobile as a home internet replacement, you're probably going to start complaining in the "5GB data cap" thread pretty soon. Please don't waste your time. Switch to Sprint if you need unlimited. You'll at least get a publicly routable address, and it may even stay consistent. If you really need to "save" money: sell your phone, transfer your line to someone else, get on prepaid and use the savings to pay for basic DSL.