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Problem with secured Wifi connection

Hi all,
i am new here
I have problem with my Xperia.
When i connect with my phone to unsecured Wifi network everything works fine.
But when the wifi network is secured (WPA2), i cann't access the internet. (IP address is assigned, but ping to the router is without answer)
I have allready trying to set the IP address manualy, but without any success.
Can somebady help me please?
Thanks
BR
Edo

Is the WLAN-SSID hidden? That often makes trouble with devices like Phones, Radios, MP3-Players or something else. If so try to activate SSID-Broadcast (unhide SSID) and connect again.
What does your phone show in it's wireless settings (IP, Gateway, Subnet, Encryption etc)?

On my Cisco router I use WPA2-PSK Authenication with AES-CCM Encryption. The SSID id is hidden. No problems at all....
Is your router using MAC Address filtering??
This will also make it unresponsive to pinging if it is Enabled
and your x1 in not on the permitted list!
good Luck.
Stuart

hi,
now i use only MAC address filtering (without WPA2) and it works fine.
(SSID broadcast is enabled)
With activated security WPA2, MAC address filtering dissabled, SSID broadcast enable/disabled, it doesn't work
Tested with wifi router Belkin.
With HTC Diamond it works fine also with WPA2 secured network.(almost the same HW like the Xperia)
Tomorrow i will "play" a little bit with the router and phone settings.
It must works !!!
Note: i have observed the same problem/behaviour with nokia E66 (OS Symbian)

Hi,
Netgear Router.
WPA2 enabled.
MAC filtering on.
Broadcast Off.
Device added.
Browsing a doddle.
Des. . .

Deactivating the encryption nor use of wep is never a good idea.
Try to change to wpa-psk tkip.

I'm not sure what it could be, but there are some articles on the internet that WinMo phones (in general) have trouble using WPA or WPA2. WEP is apparently fine to use, but then again not secure.
I have a netgear, and using WPA/WPA2 (no MAC ACL) on my router with the Xperia doesn't work, but some of the other guys work fine
Try updating your Router Firmware (or making sure you have the latest firmware flashed to your Router) - this has been known to solve connection problems with new hardware e.g. Windows Mobile or PS3 or Wii.

Wi-Fi Static IP

I have DHCP enabled on my router but for some annoying reason my HD2 seems to want to pick the IP address 192.168.1.1 even though my router should be assigning IPs in the range 192.168.0.3 - 256. Please could someone tell me how I go about assigning a static IP to my HD2? I have gone through all the settings and have google searched but come up with nothing. The address it picks means that it will be incompatible with my network and cannot access the internet.
Is it the settings under Broadcom 802.11 DHD Network Driver or Broadcom 802.11 Network Driver?
Thanks

de5perate said:
I have DHCP enabled on my router but for some annoying reason my HD2 seems to want to pick the IP address 192.168.1.1 even though my router should be assigning IPs in the range 192.168.0.3 - 256. Please could someone tell me how I go about assigning a static IP to my HD2? I have gone through all the settings and have google searched but come up with nothing. The address it picks means that it will be incompatible with my network and cannot access the internet.
Is it the settings under Broadcom 802.11 DHD Network Driver or Broadcom 802.11 Network Driver?
Thanks
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I can't remember where you assign a static IP address, but I'll warn you against it.
I did this a while ago and found that wifi worked as normal, but I couldn't get a data connection any other way. It was trying to assign the static IP address even when not using wifi, and obviously my provider's network didn't like giving me a 192.168 address.
My suggestion would be to assign the IP address to the MAC address of your phone. I've got that setup on my home router cos someone was "using it" without my consent. It now has a list of valid MAC addresses (PS3, Xbox, Phone etc..) and assigns each specific IP address to a specific piece of hardware.

Did you manage to fix that problem? In that case, how? The same occurs for me but I don't know which IP the phone suggests, where can I see that?

de5perate said:
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Is it the settings under Broadcom 802.11 DHD Network Driver or Broadcom 802.11 Network Driver?
Thanks
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I've done this oce using the Broadcom 802.11 DHD one.
You could also try to use a utility like vxUtil (albeit an old tool) or another one of your preference to check your IP config per adapter and try to ping stuff. This way you can easily check your config changes.

erik.alphenaar said:
I've done this oce using the Broadcom 802.11 DHD one.
You could also try to use a utility like vxUtil (albeit an old tool) or another one of your preference to check your IP config per adapter and try to ping stuff. This way you can easily check your config changes.
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What's the difference between "Broadcom 802.11 Network Adapter" and "Broadcom 802.11 DHD Network Adapter" ?

i would recommend using WifiProfiles, although i dont use it on my HD2, it worked perfectly on my TG01, Atom and Neo.
once again, like vxUtil (mentioned by erik.alphenaar), it is pretty old.
good luck, and please share your findings, i'm sure i'll run into the same problem soon.

Kev007 said:
i would recommend using WifiProfiles, although i dont use it on my HD2, it worked perfectly on my TG01, Atom and Neo.
once again, like vxUtil (mentioned by erik.alphenaar), it is pretty old.
good luck, and please share your findings, i'm sure i'll run into the same problem soon.
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Thank you. Good working in my HD2

de5perate said:
I have DHCP enabled on my router but for some annoying reason my HD2 seems to want to pick the IP address 192.168.1.1 even though my router should be assigning IPs in the range 192.168.0.3 - 256. Please could someone tell me how I go about assigning a static IP to my HD2? I have gone through all the settings and have google searched but come up with nothing. The address it picks means that it will be incompatible with my network and cannot access the internet.
Is it the settings under Broadcom 802.11 DHD Network Driver or Broadcom 802.11 Network Driver?
Thanks
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Just stop WIFIROUTER application (service) on you HD2... When this app (service) is started then your phone acts like a router (routing Cellular data to WiFi) and your IP will always be 192.168.1.1 (i think) and phone DHCP serves other IP addresses to the clients that will be connected to him.

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.

Wifi

Hello,
When looking in the wifi options of my HD2 I saw an option to set a static IP adres with dns etc.
Since I use static IP addresses at home and DHCP disabled, I set it up with a static IP. Works fine...at home. When I was at work I wanted to connect to the wifi there, but was unable to do so, probably because he was trying to use the static IP from home...
Why isn't the HD2 switching between these connections/IP settings?....
If this is not possible, why did they implement the option for a static IP on a mobile phone?
Ty

Just like on your laptop, if you assign a static IP it will keep it even if you move to work and connect there. You have to remove it manually to switch back to DHCP. Nothing uncommon.
If this is not possible, why did they implement the option for a static IP on a mobile phone?
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Uhm didn't you give the answer? To connect to a network that has no DHCP...

I mean something as network profiles for each wireless network.
For example on my previous phone, a Samsung Jet, when I looked for wireless networks, I could set up everything for each different network he found.
Meaning when I selected my wifi from home he used the settings with the static IP from that profile, and when I was at work he selected the wireless profile with a DHCP IP from work.
Now I only have 1 set of options regardless of where I want to connect.
A static IP is not really "mobile" friendly to

There's nothing to do that by default in WM.
Seems theres an app for it though:
http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-wifi-profiles-v0-0-2.html
A static IP is not really "mobile" friendly to
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Well, add a DHCP server at home

The static IP address is a setting for the network card, as you well know. The network card does not change just because you go to a different location. Also, due to a bug with Windows Mobile, you may want to forget about using a static IP address. I don't know about 6.5, but with 6.1 it caused my data connection to try and use the same IP address, which was obviously an issue with my service provider, who just refused the connection every time. I was without a data connection for a day, before I figured out what the problem was.

Focus wifi

Just Got a focus from america (i live in the uk). Everything seems to work, except the wifi. It just says connection unsuccessful your phone couldnt reach the wi-fi network. . does anyone know how to solve this issue ?

Is this a home router or work router your trying to connect to? Some people have reported that having the router assign a static IP worked, because DHCP was assigning a IP address that was already assigned to another device.
If it's a corporate router MAC address filtering maybe enabled & your phone's MAC address may not be in the list of allowed devices. It could also be that you haven't loaded the required certificate to allow you use of the router.