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XDAIIs wifi aaaarrrghhh - I wanna break it

into teeny weeny little pieces.
I feel so much better now!!
Anyways...I have a wireless home network up and running and would like to connet the xda to it.
I can connect to the router no probs but IE cant connect to the web. it says "the page you are looking for cannot be found".
Any ideas why I can connect to the router but not to the web?
Cheers folks - thanks

I know how you feel. There are a couple things you have to do.
First check that you have selected to connect via "work".
Then ensure that the IP address shown is in the range of 192.168.0.X

had no problems with my wifi on my home network, as ale210p said, I think it's with the way your connect via "work" or "ISP" is configured

hiya folks
thanks for coming to my rescue..hopefully i can get this thing on the road.
- in connections - advanced - select networks. both selections are set to "my work network"
- in configure network adapters - network adapters. the "my network connects me to" dropdown is selected to work.
- where can i check my ip address on the device?
Alhtough I am connected to my wireless network as that what the wireless LAN manager says?
any ideas guys?
many thanks

Is your internet provider checking the MAC address? my provider checks for the MAC address and hence I had to register my MAC address first with the provider.

I'm pretty sure my ISP isnt checking my MAC address as my PC and other computer on the network work fine with regards to internet access and I never gave the MAC addresses to the ISP.
However, my modem router does have mac filtering enabled. I have copied the MAC address of the xda to the allowed list. However I've also tried to turn this filter off and the result was the same....I still could connect to my home wireless network but had the same error message when trying to surf through pocket IE.
Any other ideas on why I can connect to the network but IE wont let me surf?
thanks again

I'm having exactly the same problem as Richard. What I don't understand is, I can drive around and find free residential wireless hotspots and surf the net , but I can't do it on my own WLAN!

IP info OK?
These symptoms could indicate that vital IP info is missing on your XDA.
Does your XDA get an IP address + gateway address + DNS server address from the router's DHCP server? Use vxIPConfig to determine this http://www.cam.com/windowsce.html
I know for a fact that many times (not always) my QTEK 9090 does NOT get the required IP info from my SMC Barricade 2804WBR b/g wireless router, so I started using fixed addresses on my QTEK.
If I use DHCP, many times I can connect to the router but am unable to access the internet... Because the QTEK has not received an IP address/gateway address/DNS server address in those cases. Fixed addresses always work.

whoa
thanks for the advice. i installed the app. rubbed the sticks together and there were sparks i tell you!!! but what does it all mean?
the ip address is 169.254.84.245
subnet mask 255.255.0.0
dhcp server 255.255.255.255
im no tekkie so am not sure what the above means? does it provide any clues?
thanks for the advice so far

just an update
i manually inputted the ip address assigned to my xda by the router as i have dhcp disabled on the router.
nonetheless it sill doesnt let me connect to the net but i can connect to the wlan?

richard321_blue said:
just an update
i manually inputted the ip address assigned to my xda by the router as i have dhcp disabled on the router.
nonetheless it sill doesnt let me connect to the net but i can connect to the wlan?
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Fixed IP address is good, but have you also put in the gateway address and DNS server address? Normally the gateway address + DNS server address = router address.
If your routers IP address would be 192.168.1.1 (quite common address), then your IP address could be 192.168.1.2, gateway address would be 192.168.1.1 and DNS server (name server) address also 192.168.1.1.
BTW; this:
the ip address is 169.254.84.245
subnet mask 255.255.0.0
dhcp server 255.255.255.255 <========= !!!!
means that DHCP didn't work!
I suppose that when you state "connect to the wlan" you mean that you can 'see' machines on your local network? Or what? That would make sense because you wouldn't need a gateway address and DNS server address for that normally (broadcasts).

siliconaddict....you're a genius!
finally it works, it works i say.
fantastic.
thanks to all for the advice and feedback - much appreciated.
can i stoke the fire and ask how i can sync via wifi as well?

never done it myself, but here is a guide
I have never synced over WiFi myself, but here are some guides:
http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/WM2003/ActiveSync/WM2003ActiveSyncConfiguration.html
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?p=132820
Please note that the next version of Activesync, version 4, doesn't do syncing over Wifi anymore...
Good luck!

Sorry to be a complete noob, but:
1. How do I find out the IP Address of the XDA (Is it in Wireless LAN Manager, under "current config" and "IP:"?)
2. My Netgear USB WLAN is showing an IP of "0.0.0.0" (on command prompt >> ipconfig) How do I change this?
Thanks

Q & A
A 1: On your PDA use Use vxIPConfig for this http://www.cam.com/windowsce.html. Unfortunately the OS doesn't have a standard utility for it, like 'ipconfig'.
A 2: Does your router hand out IP addresses at all? Or: is DHCP enabled on your router? If true, do you have the correct drivers loaded for that USB NIC? In Device Manager how does it look? Yellow exclamation mark? Can you post the output of 'ipconfig /all'.

wi fi problem i think

Hi,
I can connect to my home router no problem. the connection strength is good but when trying to access sites thru the connection it always comes back as failed? When i do the same thing thru GPRS it works fine?
any ideas?

Do you have an IP address, do you use proxy settings, ... :?:

I have the same problem.
When i choose automatic ip adres and dns servers it could not connect to my router.
I must set the ip adres and dns server manual then it could connect to the router.
Grtz

leonreijnders said:
I have the same problem.
When i choose automatic ip adres and dns servers it could not connect to my router.
I must set the ip adres and dns server manual then it could connect to the router.
Grtz
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I can connect to my router no problem, view the ip, and see the signal strength no problem it's just when i wanna use that connection to access the web thats when i get an error? It has worked in the past no problems i just aint treid it in a while. I havent changed anything to do with my router plus i'm also running my notebook wirelessly so i know the routers fine.
cheers

Is it possible to give my Hermes a static IP?

I connect to a WiFi network where each component has a static IP, the problem being that my Hermes will take the earliest free IP address that it can find causing the PC which has that IP address to start spouting errors?
How can I remedy this?

If you have access to the router or buzz the (lousy ) administrator, configure the DHCP to a range that noone has a static IP in (for example x.x.x.250 and up)

After playing around with the router I think that I might have struck gold. Thanks for the speedy reply. I'll post an update in a day or two.

You can set fixed IP addresses on the device as follows:
Start>Settings>connections>Network cards>network adapters (tab)
Here you can then tap each type of connection on the list and choose either server assigned address or enter a specific address.
Mike

new hd but strange wifi problem....

hi guys,
i have just bought a new hd, but when i turn on wifi, it finds my router working on G speed, it connects, but the ip adres stays 192.168.1.131, and that ip adres is NOT from my router, it is set to use a ip adres given from the router but it's not working.
if i set the ip adres to a fixed one that is the same as one of the ip adresses from my router , i can use internet....turning the setting back to dhcp, i get the 192.168.1.131....
anyone??

Don't understand you problem, dhcp server normally try to give the same ip to the client, so its not strange that you get 192.168.1.131 every time?

could you please explain what you mean...
i use: use server-assigned ip adress.....but still the ip adres is not from my network....

mickeymouse said:
i use: use server-assigned ip adress.....but still the ip adres is not from my network....
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Then your dhcp server is messed up and distributes wrong ip addresses. Normally you can re-configure it using the web interface (or command line).

well all my other client pc's ( wifi and ethernet connected) work fine with good ip adresses...
could it still be a router problem??

Are you sure you are using the WiFi ? Isn't your HD still using the GPRS (or Edge or 3G) for data, even when Wifi is ON ?

yes i am sure....if i enter an ip adres that usualy is from my router, i can work on internet...so it connects fine to wifi, but is not getting the right i adress....

hmm check your Routers DCHP servcer settings and see if its leasing out the ip to HD

i checked the dhcp log from the router and i see that the hd gets 192.168.1.105.
but in my hd it says connected to network with ip adres : 192.168.1.131.
if i set the 105 ip as fixed ip in the hd, i can use internet......
realy strange....

is there any possibility that your HD connects to another router nearby...?

stsalkit said:
is there any possibility that your HD connects to another router nearby...?
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That would be the most probable explanation to this problem .
You have probably connected to another router and set that as your preferred connection. Or maybe set it to connect to it even if the network is offline.

darkside80 said:
That would be the most probable explanation to this problem .
You have probably connected to another router and set that as your preferred connection. Or maybe set it to connect to it even if the network is offline.
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yeah right....

stsalkit said:
is there any possibility that your HD connects to another router nearby...?
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same issue with other routers....

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 ?

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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.