My wifi has been working just fine on my Vibrant since the day it came out. Never had an issue. Never changed the settings. Now, when I turn it on, it gets hung up on "obtaining address". It eventually gives me a 'wouldn't work' type message. I don't have the upgrade yet, so that shouldn't be it. Any thoughts? :-/
hospo said:
My wifi has been working just fine on my Vibrant since the day it came out. Never had an issue. Never changed the settings. Now, when I turn it on, it gets hung up on "obtaining address". It eventually gives me a 'wouldn't work' type message. I don't have the upgrade yet, so that shouldn't be it. Any thoughts? :-/
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Try restarting your router..Had similar issues with Linksys. Then delete and recreate your Wireless profile on your phone.
chichu_9 said:
Try restarting your router..Had similar issues with Linksys. Then delete and recreate your Wireless profile on your phone.
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Those were the first things I did. (Sorry, I should have mentioned that.)
Is your USB connected by chance? I had the same problem once, where it would not connect to the wifi with the USB plugged in.
mobilebone said:
Is your USB connected by chance? I had the same problem once, where it would not connect to the wifi with the USB plugged in.
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No it's not. Sigh...wish it would be as easy as the suggestions given so far. Please keep 'em coming!
And thanks for the quick replies
Try setting up a static IP and see if that works. If that works, then at least you know you have DHCP problems, which are mostly likely on the server itself (your router, etc.). If the static IP works, then go to whatever your DHCP server is and look for an option to clear all previously remembered leases. Then go back and start fresh again by re-enabling DHCP on the phone.
That doesn't work either. I've tested 3 cells, they all connect. It's just mine. :-(
Now I just wonder if I should wait for the OTA Update or just get a replacement. Honestly, I'd rather not do either. lol
I had the same exact problem. I flashed the JI6 update with Odin and it works fine.
DHarr20 said:
I had the same exact problem. I flashed the JI6 update with Odin and it works fine.
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REALLY?? Oh, that would be great if it were that easy! And by easy, I mean this newby will attempt to spend the next day and 1/2 trying to figure out how to flash J16 update with Odin, lol.
Is it password protected? Make sure you type the correct password...I know this may seem redundant but I forget all the time....
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Is it password protected? Make sure you type the correct password...I know this may seem redundant but I forget all the time....
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I did that too. I did it twice, just for good measure.
I think I'll try the update.
Follow the instructions in this forum to downgrade your phone to STOCK using ODIN.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=810130
Repeat steps by using files from the below link for JI6
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=8511186#post8511186
Hope this helps.
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Um, Hi. I'm pretty new to this. So I just flashed the froyo rom 6.0.2.1 yesterday, and it worked perfectly fine. I'm just wondering if the wifi is one of the known bugs to it, or is it just me experiencing it. Well the thing is, I'm trying to connect to my wifi, but it only says "obtaining IP address from ___________" or" scanning" and it just stays like that. Is there any settings that I have to change or is it a bug? Thanks =]
I have the same issue, and I believe it is a known bug. Mine will connect every now and then, but mostly not. You may want to disable your wifi if your battery starts dying too quickly. I know this doesn't solve your problem, but hope it helps to know that you aren't alone in your wifi woes.
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I got it fixed! Try looking up Hidden SSID Enabler from the Market, and first turn off your wifi. then the program on. then turn on the wifi. After that, put in your SSID. That should work.
Hopefully it works for everyone!
Credits to: @Attn1 and @Jambi
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Um, Hi. I'm pretty new to this. So I just flashed the froyo rom 6.0.2.1 yesterday, and it worked perfectly fine. I'm just wondering if the wifi is one of the known bugs to it, or is it just me experiencing it. Well the thing is, I'm trying to connect to my wifi, but it only says "obtaining IP address from ___________" or" scanning" and it just stays like that. Is there any settings that I have to change or is it a bug? Thanks =]
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Why didn't you ask this in the proper thread instead of creating a new one like a total noob?
bkmo said:
Why didn't you ask this in the proper thread instead of creating a new one like a total noob?
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'Cause he said he's new to this. Give him a break. YOu come on here just to say that. If you don't like it being here, well no one made you enter the thread.
As for the Hidden SSID, I can confirm it works.
I was using Mattc's 1.8 for weeks and suddenly i got this weird wifi fail.
My phone contancly tries to connect to my network, and when it does, it fails on the point when he's obtaining the ip-adress. After that my phone will scan again for available network and i end up in the endless loop.
I found a similar thread on this
But on this thread they talk about flashing back to stock rom, wich I can't since i'm using dhe haRET bootloader.
Anyone else with this strange thing or maybe a solution?
Thanx
Pretty obvious suggestion, but have you tried deleting the access point and starting again? If yes, have you checked your wireless router to make sure you've not disallowed access for some reason?
johncmolyneux said:
Pretty obvious suggestion, but have you tried deleting the access point and starting again? If yes, have you checked your wireless router to make sure you've not disallowed access for some reason?
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Did all things u said allready. And the strange thing is, it worked wel 24 hours ago
was it working ok with the same build? cause I noticed after trying out different builds some use different mac addresses and I have to add them to my router.
ok before the update my phone never had any issues connecting but since i downloaded the official update that someone posted in the development forum it has stopped working, i have tried both Bionix 1.9 as well as Bionix Fusion 1.0 (currently using this one) neither has helped.
whats happening is the phone finds the wifi, connects to it, and then keeps like restarting or losing connection saying obtaining IP address. I have tried this from my home router as well as my work router neither of which work any longer.
I have also tried giving it a static ip address but then it just keeps losing and connecting (refreshing i guess).
If i try and go to the market or a website while the wifi is connected, refreshing doing whatever it doesnt work at all just shows could not load screens.
I have the same issue, with a stock (but rooted) JI6. The only resolution I have is rebooting the phone.
-bZj
down8 said:
I have the same issue, with a stock (but rooted) JI6. The only resolution I have is rebooting the phone.
-bZj
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rebooting the phone for me doesnt do any good, i leave wifi on, reboot and then when its back on wifi still doesnt work. Is it possible to go back to pre JI6? if so have you tried that yet?
You could ODIN back to stock. At least you won't be having this problem and plus you could test to see if JI6 is the problem.
I HIGHLY recommend to do a nandroid backup before anything and save ur apps with titanium backup. :]
You need to rest your wi-fi router ie once it connect for the first time its fine afterwords. I have fixed four of my friends vibrants same way.
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Dbryon said:
You need to rest your wi-fi router ie once it connect for the first time its fine afterwords. I have fixed four of my friends vibrants same way.
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I havent done so yet but even if this does fix my router at my home issue i cant very well tell my work and places with free wifi "hey i need you to reset your router"...
well im not sure what the issue was but it fixed when i put rom Bionix Fusion 1.1 onto my phone.
Hi all,
Since my wife updated her a500 to 3.1 she is no longer able to connect to any wifi networks.
There's a few threads around talking about replacing the wpa_supplicant file, but this tab is NOT rooted, and is completely stock. It's only a couple of weeks old. I don't particularly want to root it unless I have to, because I don't have the time/cbf. I've tried rebooting everything, clearing cache, all the obvious things, but it just loops through the connection process.
Is there any way to fix it? I guess a factory reset is the next thing to try, but only want to do that if it's likely to work.
Thanks in advance.
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Rooting is less work than a factory reset. And if you swap WPA_Supplicant files, you can connect to ad-hoc networks, like one broadcast by a smartphone. I did it myself last night in about 4 minutes.
Hardicus said:
Hi all,
Since my wife updated her a500 to 3.1 she is no longer able to connect to any wifi networks.
There's a few threads around talking about replacing the wpa_supplicant file, but this tab is NOT rooted, and is completely stock. It's only a couple of weeks old. I don't particularly want to root it unless I have to, because I don't have the time/cbf. I've tried rebooting everything, clearing cache, all the obvious things, but it just loops through the connection process.
Is there any way to fix it? I guess a factory reset is the next thing to try, but only want to do that if it's likely to work.
Thanks in advance.
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Remove the connection from your device.
Reboot your wifi router.
Set up the connection in the A500 again.
Good Luck.
Neoprimal said:
Remove the connection from your device.
Reboot your wifi router.
Set up the connection in the A500 again.
Good Luck.
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If only it were that easy. Thanks though.
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simonsgray said:
Rooting is less work than a factory reset. And if you swap WPA_Supplicant files, you can connect to ad-hoc networks, like one broadcast by a smartphone. I did it myself last night in about 4 minutes.
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Pretty sure it could wireless tether before the update. I'll look at rooting I guess...have to do it to 2 devices though and support them long term...so not overly keen...had hoped acer would take care of it all.
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Hardicus said:
Pretty sure it could wireless tether before the update. I'll look at rooting I guess...have to do it to 2 devices though and support them long term...so not overly keen...had hoped acer would take care of it all.
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I'm confused. If you're worried about someone running amok with root, just unroot once you've got it fixed. What's the support concern?
Hardicus said:
Hi all,
Since my wife updated her a500 to 3.1 she is no longer able to connect to any wifi networks.
There's a few threads around talking about replacing the wpa_supplicant file, but this tab is NOT rooted, and is completely stock. It's only a couple of weeks old. I don't particularly want to root it unless I have to, because I don't have the time/cbf. I've tried rebooting everything, clearing cache, all the obvious things, but it just loops through the connection process.
Is there any way to fix it? I guess a factory reset is the next thing to try, but only want to do that if it's likely to work.
Thanks in advance.
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Hi I don't know whether will this help in your situation; I had similar problems when after 3.1 update, the wifi connection fails. I go to setting-networks-wifi-settings. next i will "forget network" the connection that fails, and then I add them manually in the "add wifi network".
after that the wifi is back in working condition for me. Hope this helps.
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I'm confused. If you're worried about someone running amok with root, just unroot once you've got it fixed. What's the support concern?
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That's not a bad idea actually. Thanks.
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Got onto Acer today. They barely asked me any questions, and advised a factory reset, and they will contact me when a fix is available. I guess they are aware of the issue. They also advised that rooting won't void warranty unless it damages the hardware. So probably going to go that method.
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This just happened to me today out of the blue sense day 1 ota of 3.1 and factory reset did fix the problem. Im very tech savay and did everything I could before doing a drastic last ditch effort of resetting and this seemed to be the only quick solution.
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This happens with non-final 3.1 and it is a known glitch. Just update to final 3.1 and problem solved. Otherwise you just have to erase a file in the dhcp folder.
Best regards.
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Want to help us out and tell us what file needs to be deleted?
gabrielbcn said:
This happens with non-final 3.1 and it is a known glitch. Just update to final 3.1 and problem solved. Otherwise you just have to erase a file in the dhcp folder.
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Yes, you can fix this by deleting a file, but no, it's not a problem with just non-final updates. I had not updated anythinh unofficial, and this happened to me. I got the offial OTA 3.1 update and have been fighting this issue ever since. Very annoying, basically requires everybody to root their device until this is fixed. See here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1138905&page=7
I rooted my acer so I could replace the wpa_supplicant file to update it. then when I unrooted it, my wifi wont work either. It just says error and I tried that factory reset and it didnt help either. now I dont know wut to do
Hi guys! Im new here and I just wanted to share my experience with my Acer Iconia after updating to Honeycomb 3.1
After updating to Honeycomb, it did seem to run faster and better but after how many hours, i wasnt able to connect to any wifi network. That pissed me off... :l
I tried numerous ways to try and fix it, I even tried manually using static ip and reserving an ip address for my tablet and it worked, it did connect but there was no internet.
So I tried resetting my tablet by pressing the reset button beside the usb port. the first reset, no luck, still won't connect but on the second time i reset my device i was able to connect
I suggest before you do a factory reset on your device, try resetting your device first 2 times and make sure to forget the wifi networks as well and try reconnecting again.
I hope this helps! So far I've connected to three different wifi networks and experienced no problem at all.
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Hi guys! Im new here and I just wanted to share my experience with my Acer Iconia after updating to Honeycomb 3.1
After updating to Honeycomb, it did seem to run faster and better but after how many hours, i wasnt able to connect to any wifi network. That pissed me off... :l
I tried numerous ways to try and fix it, I even tried manually using static ip and reserving an ip address for my tablet and it worked, it did connect but there was no internet.
So I tried resetting my tablet by pressing the reset button beside the usb port. the first reset, no luck, still won't connect but on the second time i reset my device i was able to connect
I suggest before you do a factory reset on your device, try resetting your device first 2 times and make sure to forget the wifi networks as well and try reconnecting again.
I hope this helps! So far I've connected to three different wifi networks and experienced no problem at all.
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Dude this actually worked, Thanks.
Yeah, thanks for that.
Mine was fine for a while after 3.1 update and suddenly lost wi-fi.
The guy above is correct.
I deleted the wifi details (ie long click, forget).
Reset Once. Still broken.
Reset second time. Enter password.
Working.
Weird. (my tablet is unrooted, standard OTA 3.1 update).
delete this to fix
dhcpd-wlan0.lease
/data/misc/wifi/
Using rooted filemanager with press long, then delete.
Good luck...
mulawingalang said:
Hi guys! Im new here and I just wanted to share my experience with my Acer Iconia after updating to Honeycomb 3.1
After updating to Honeycomb, it did seem to run faster and better but after how many hours, i wasnt able to connect to any wifi network. That pissed me off... :l
I tried numerous ways to try and fix it, I even tried manually using static ip and reserving an ip address for my tablet and it worked, it did connect but there was no internet.
So I tried resetting my tablet by pressing the reset button beside the usb port. the first reset, no luck, still won't connect but on the second time i reset my device i was able to connect
I suggest before you do a factory reset on your device, try resetting your device first 2 times and make sure to forget the wifi networks as well and try reconnecting again.
I hope this helps! So far I've connected to three different wifi networks and experienced no problem at all.
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Dude I so hope this works I'll go try it now.
Report back in a few...
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...after a few...
Thank you soo much I rebooted 2x and it worked, back on WiFi again.
NB wait for a full restart be for hitting the restart button again.
1: I reset n saw the Acer splash screen and then punched the button again = didn't work
2: reset on waited till i saw the lock screen then hit reset again = Wifi working again
ando.rulez said:
dhcpd-wlan0.lease
/data/misc/wifi/
Using rooted filemanager with press long, then delete.
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Should be this folder:
/data/misc/dhcp/
Hi guys.
I have an issue with WiFi in this WP7 ROM. They say that you can fix it by lowering the channel of your router, and there are 2 fixes (CAB packages) that are supposed to fix wifi or something.
My problem is that, even after applying the fixes and lowering my router channel I am STILL unable to enter my network. My problem before was that I cannot see the network at all, but lowering the channel seemed to fix that. However now I can see, but not Join my network. It is password secured and it is NOT mac filtered.
My router channel is 1
I have tried both fixes and neither have worked
I have hard reset countless times
I have run task 29 countless times and reflashed
WiFi works in neither 7004 or 7720
Funny thing is, that for a very short period of time I got the WiFi to Work and that was when I first lowered my channel to 1. I have tried several channels, but NONE worked. In the begining when I flashed the ROM for the first time ever WiFi worked, I upgraded to mango, and when I activated the Live services it stopped working (after a reboot). The next time I got it to work was when I lowered the channel of the router to 1.
This is weird and I don't know what to do. I could not find anyone with my problem anywhere!
P.S. The messege I get is something like: Your phone couldn't connect to the network Gratis Internett (my network) because there was no response from the network.
Same problem here.
My device don't detect Home Wi-FI, only the neighbors wi-fi.
Strange Think.
Sometimes, I Restarted de reuter... to detect and connect without problem. But if for any reason I turn wi-fi off... i've to restart... and restar again.
I apply the WI-FI fix EU. No difference
i have a diffferent problem with the wifi. I disable my wifi on my phone and my data slows down. i enable and it moves regular any fix for this?
MirandeZ said:
Same problem here.
My device don't detect Home Wi-FI, only the neighbors wi-fi.
Strange Think.
Sometimes, I Restarted de reuter... to detect and connect without problem. But if for any reason I turn wi-fi off... i've to restart... and restar again.
I apply the WI-FI fix EU. No difference
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Exact same problem
iKilla said:
i have a diffferent problem with the wifi. I disable my wifi on my phone and my data slows down. i enable and it moves regular any fix for this?
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It might be that your wifi is faster than your phone. Don't know if it helps but if you install advanced config you can add a 3G toggle, and enable wifi n mode, but DO NOT try to prevent phone from relocking (you will lose all xaps)
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romac said:
Exact same problem
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Has anyone tried hidden wifi?
MirandeZ said:
Same problem here.
My device don't detect Home Wi-FI, only the neighbors wi-fi.
Strange Think.
Sometimes, I Restarted de reuter... to detect and connect without problem. But if for any reason I turn wi-fi off... i've to restart... and restar again.
I apply the WI-FI fix EU. No difference
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My problem was that it didn't detect the network. I fixed that by lowering the channel of my router. My current problem it is that the phone REFUSES to connetct to my network!
HD2_(ab)User said:
My problem was that it didn't detect the network. I fixed that by lowering the channel of my router. My current problem it is that the phone REFUSES to connetct to my network!
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Do you have set up access control on your router?
Because the MAC-Issue (random MAC on every reboot) is still not fixed.
I was investigating on this issue but I'm still not able to create my own cabs...
chabun said:
Do you have set up access control on your router?
Because the MAC-Issue (random MAC on every reboot) is still not fixed.
I was investigating on this issue but I'm still not able to create my own cabs...
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Do you mean like mac filtering? I made it clear in my top post that I DO NOT have mac filtering on!
It's funny, but restarting my router was something i forgot to try. It fixed my issue...for now...
EDIT: Oh my god! I have reboot my phone and WIFi still works! Wonder for how long...
EDIT 2: I have reboot my phone once more, but this time it stopped working. I will just have to reboot the router every time I reboot the phone. -_-
HD2_(ab)User said:
Do you mean like mac filtering? I made it clear in my top post that I DO NOT have mac filtering on!
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Sry, didn't notice it
HD2_(ab)User said:
It's funny, but restarting my router was something i forgot to try. It fixed my issue...for now...
EDIT: Oh my god! I have reboot my phone and WIFi still works! Wonder for how long...
EDIT 2: I have reboot my phone once more, but this time it stopped working. I will just have to reboot the router every time I reboot the phone. -_-
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Even if you said you have no mac filtiering, it seems to has something to do with the changing mac 'cause that's what changes after a hd2 reboot...
Does your router have an option that sets a maximum number of cennected clients? - 'cause it maybe calculates the number based on the mac...
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Sry, didn't notice it
Even if you said you have no mac filtiering, it seems to has something to do with the changing mac 'cause that's what changes after a hd2 reboot...
Does your router have an option that sets a maximum number of cennected clients? - 'cause it maybe calculates the number based on the mac...
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Now that's a whole different thing. Since the router is our Home router, I don't have 100% control over it (I'm the 14 year old son ^^) and my dad knows that. I'll ask and tell you what I find out. Thanks for this suggestion.
And did you (or your dad ) get it working?
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And did you (or your dad ) get it working?
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It wasn't the issue.
Hmm, I'm sure you did it already but have you tried some other wifi devices? Or another OS on your phone (Android,WinMo)?
The issue is quite confusing... Anyway, the last option I can think of is to reflash wp7...
PS: If you want to test it with android, dualboot would be the best option...
chabun said:
Hmm, I'm sure you did it already but have you tried some other wifi devices? Or another OS on your phone (Android,WinMo)?
The issue is quite confusing... Anyway, the last option I can think of is to reflash wp7...
PS: If you want to test it with android, dualboot would be the best option...
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I have had and I currently do have Android on my Device. It's WP7 that makes the issue, not the device. It works like a charm on cyanogenmod7!
I found a solution for this.. the issue here is not the phone.. the issue was the router. the best way to end this issue is to reset the configuration of your router.