im connected to my router but i dont get internet and 3g goes away the moment i connect to wifi... airplane mode on and off didnt help... its interesting really..
ive tried other routers and my phone can get wifi w/internet from them
i did factory reset on my phone 3 times trying to figure this out; 2 of the three times i got wifi to work w/internet until i disconnected and connected again. then i just got the same problem all over again
im sure wep is right.. im SURE and i did get internet from my wifi before, and it was fast and sturdy..
and my internet works fine on my computers via the same wifi.
my router is an encore
newegg product#:N82E16833180062
any help is appreciated guys
EDIT: it was my modems fault as it turns out.. i replaced it with a different model and all my problems went away, as well as wifi issues id been having for years with my blackberry XD
I have reached my wit's end trying to resolve my problems, so I'm posting here for ideas on fixing this, any input is appreciated!
When this started I was on stock, rooted, ICS 4.0.3 and had been for months. My wife has a nexus s with the same config and hers works fine.
Last week, my daughters sidekick 4G stopped having wi-fi internet connectivity. I turned her wi-fi off, then back on and it was fine and has been ever since. Later that night, my nexus did the same thing, the same procedure resolved it. Ever since then, my wi-fi will only work for 1-5 minutes after turning the wi-fi on. This is the only thing I can think of that changed that could have caused this. This was the first night we connected her sidekick to wi-fi.
The wifi symbol is up there, it'll be blue for up to half an hour, but won't have internet connectivity for long. One thing I noticed pretty quickly was that even though the grey wi-fi symbol is there, I can't access the router settings at 192.168.1.1 from the phone. I thought the grey wifi symbol still indicated I was connected to the router still, but it's not working. Each time this happens, I can turn wi-fi off, back on immediately and it'll work for 1-5 minutes. It appears that the more I constantly use it after turning it back on, it seems to maintain connectivity longer.
Last weekend, just after these issues started, I visited my sister and my phone operated on her wi-fi all weekend just fine.
When I came back home, my problems started immediately.
Here's what I've tried in pretty much the order I tried them:
I started by uninstalling avast, facebook, and autostarts
selected "Forget network" in access points screen and reconnected
Factory reset
Wipe dalvik cache & fix permissions
see if it worked without sim card in (it didn't)
flash GB broadcom driver
Switched router channel from 6 to 1
flash stock 2.3.6 (wi-fi problems still present)
flash OTA ICS (still had problems)
flash stock 2.3.6
flash OTA ICS
re-root
Flash PixelROM 1.60 LiteTouch
factory reset router (No wifi problems on using open network and default SSID for 30 minutes!)
resetup WPA Personal security and rename SSID same as before
Worked for another 15 minutes or so after this
flashed stock 2.3.6
flashed OTA ICS
re-rooted
Restored nandroid backup - quit working after this step
Factory reset router - worked for about 15 minutes, I decided I was ok so I setup security and SSID as before, then it quit working again
flashed PixelRom 1.60 LiteTouch
flashed stock 2.3.6
Flashed OTA ICS - THIS time I did not restore my google backups from the cloud, fearing that this was somehow restoring something that was causing me problems. It did not help.
Changed SSID on my router and reconnected phone
I have spent countless hours trying to fix this. I don't believe it's the hardware because the router factory reset seems to help quite a bit, works fine on unencrypted default router settings, and it worked on my sister's wi-fi.
I have nmap and wireshark and have a basic working knowledge of them. I have adb setup and usable on my computer. I also have dd-wrt installed on my router and have for years. Is there any kind of IP or hardware logging I could perform with these tools to help figure out what's going on??? ANY help is GREATLY appreciated!!
Well i'm no expert with any of this, but it sounds more like a router issue.. If both your sidekick and nexus have the same characteristics of failing wifi, it cant be the devices..
If you've already reset your router and it does the same exact thing, maybe it is something wrong with the router itself. You said it connected fine at your sisters house, so it cant be any hardware within the phone.. The only thing I could think of is maybe try a different router in your house to see if it works? If that helps get rid of the connectivity issue, then you can just get a new router and be happy with the wifis
I don't think a *hardware* problem with the router would only affect 1 device connecting to it wirelessly. I would think that kind of issue would affect all devices on the network.
Which makes me wonder if there's a setting on the router that may be causing it somehow, or some combination of packets might somehow cause the router to block my phone.
But again, I'm open to ideas here and I appreciate your input. I think getting another router will be my next step if I don't hear anything better by the time I get my next paycheck.
nevarDeath said:
I don't think a *hardware* problem with the router would only affect 1 device connecting to it wirelessly. I would think that kind of issue would affect all devices on the network.
Which makes me wonder if there's a setting on the router that may be causing it somehow, or some combination of packets might somehow cause the router to block my phone.
But again, I'm open to ideas here and I appreciate your input. I think getting another router will be my next step if I don't hear anything better by the time I get my next paycheck.
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Ohh, I thought you had said that both the sidekick and nexus were having problems connecting. My bad.
But yeah have you changed any settings on it lately? Or messed with anything related to the router? Some setting may be kicking your device off after 5 mins, maybe some frequency setting or something dumb like that, I have no clue.
I know how it feels to have funky wifi, so I was only trying to help. good luck
Have you removed DD-WRT from your Wireless Router and back to stock OS? I had a Linksys router with DD-WRT and after about 3 years it started working so weird it became useless with any device. Had to buy a new one.
BTW, are other devices connecting fine to this router?
As swamp goblin stated, I would try with a new router.
It sounds like an issue on your router (or AP) with mixed client settings. I have had this issue with an old Netgear AP.
Try forcing "WPA2 with AES only" if all clients support it, otherwise force "WPA with TKIP only". If you have mixed B/G/N devices, force the fastest mode that all devices support. I use "G only".
Then remove and re-add the router on all your devices.
Also check for router firmware updates, and if you use DD-WRT firmware, find the Wiki page for your model and revision and use the suggested build there. The DD-WRT database they have is a mess and should not be used!
swamp goblin said:
Ohh, I thought you had said that both the sidekick and nexus were having problems connecting. My bad.
But yeah have you changed any settings on it lately? Or messed with anything related to the router? Some setting may be kicking your device off after 5 mins, maybe some frequency setting or something dumb like that, I have no clue.
I know how it feels to have funky wifi, so I was only trying to help. good luck
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I haven't changed any settings, until this problem began, which makes this even more maddening. I appreciate your input regardless
Oogway13 said:
Have you removed DD-WRT from your Wireless Router and back to stock OS? I had a Linksys router with DD-WRT and after about 3 years it started working so weird it became useless with any device. Had to buy a new one.
BTW, are other devices connecting fine to this router?
As swamp goblin stated, I would try with a new router.
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I haven't removed it. I thought I had a model that couldn't go back to stock, but I WILL be looking into this. The other devices connecting fine are Sidekick 4G, Wife's Nexus S, Acer Aspire one, HP tx2000 laptop, and my wife's HP laptop. I also have my satellite receiver connected via ethernet.
SpookyTunes said:
It sounds like an issue on your router (or AP) with mixed client settings. I have had this issue with an old Netgear AP.
Try forcing "WPA2 with AES only" if all clients support it, otherwise force "WPA with TKIP only". If you have mixed B/G/N devices, force the fastest mode that all devices support. I use "G only".
Then remove and re-add the router on all your devices.
Also check for router firmware updates, and if you use DD-WRT firmware, find the Wiki page for your model and revision and use the suggested build there. The DD-WRT database they have is a mess and should not be used!
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I will certainly try these settings. Thanks for the tip on the wiki page
I had this problem too, I solved only flash again my radio...
Try if solve...
Or if don't work try to make a reset.
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THIS FIXED IT! I tried it first since it was the simplest solution and I've been 4 days with no loss of connectivity since I changed it to AES only, which all my clients do support! Thanks so much!
Here's my problem, and I've seen many problems with wifi here and on other forums but nothing exactly like this.
When I'm at work, my phone connects to the network over there without any problem but, every time I come home, it simply shows my network as "Not in range", even at 2 feet away from the router (WPA PSK security). I've tried turning wifi off and on, resetting my router, "forgetting" my network on the phone. Nothing does the trick unless, I restart my phone and then it connects automatically and stays connected until I leave.
Something strange I noticed tonight; I went to my son's hockey game and, at the arena, I noticed it still showed as connected to my home network!?!?!!?
I started noticing this issue a few days ago, after flashing the 4.2.2 image from Google. My phone is rooted and is running the latest clockworkmod recovery but otherwise, still stock.
Something else I just noticed; my Nexus 7 doesn't have the same issue...
Anybody else having the same issue? Any hints on what's going on?
I also have this issue. But I had the problem before 4.2.2
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Got to work this morning... wouldn't connect to the network here because... It was still connected at home, 40km away. That's a powerful router!
Any clues as to what might be the cause?
What brand/type of wireless router are you using? What type of security?
We gotta be more than 2 with this problem... I've seen so many issues with wifi with this phone on other threads... Weird
Last night I went to my parents and again, my phone wouldn't connect to their home network so, its definitely not my router. So I made a backup of all my apps and returned to 4.2.1 and voila, wifi problems are fixed, for now...
Hello,
sometimes my Moto Play shows a exclamation mark on both Wi-Fi & Data on the same time
which is very strange in my opinion. I Don't know if some other people here got the same
problem?
Its not a problem with your phone
http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/1...-access-signal-icon-adds-a-for-no-connection/
I have some problems when I disconnect wifi, the data signal shows the exclamation mark until the device is rebooted.
Maybe it's a Android 5 problem...my old Samsung GS4 with stock Android 5 have the same issue.
The problem occurs on both at the same time at random.
Sometimes it goes pretty good for days and sometimes it's just like 4 disconnects on wifi and data in 1/2 hour.
My Wi-Fi is stable, connection is always great (120mbit up/down on 5ghz)
What wireless router do you use?
isene said:
The problem occurs on both at the same time at random.
Sometimes it goes pretty good for days and sometimes it's just like 4 disconnects on wifi and data in 1/2 hour.
My Wi-Fi is stable, connection is always great (120mbit up/down on 5ghz)
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My wife and I both have LG Nexus 4 phones that upgraded to Lollipop a couple months ago. We started having this problem recently when I replaced my old Belkin wireless Access Point with a new TP-Link TL-WR841 that I configured as an AP. Problem was intermittent as described here. I could sometimes correct the problem by just shutting off Wifi and turning it back on, but it would eventually happen again.
The ultimate fix to the problem was to go back to my old Belkin AP. I suppose it could be a wireless protocol compatibility issue. Don't know for sure if that's a fault of the phone or my new AP. I have never seen the (!) marks anywhere else or before I installed the new AP on my home network, so I'm guessing it was the new AP.
jmattioni said:
My wife and I both have LG Nexus 4 phones that upgraded to Lollipop a couple months ago. We started having this problem recently when I replaced my old Belkin wireless Access Point with a new TP-Link TL-WR841 that I configured as an AP. Problem was intermittent as described here. I could sometimes correct the problem by just shutting off Wifi and turning it back on, but it would eventually happen again.
The ultimate fix to the problem was to go back to my old Belkin AP. I suppose it could be a wireless protocol compatibility issue. Don't know for sure if that's a fault of the phone or my new AP. I have never seen the (!) marks anywhere else or before I installed the new AP on my home network, so I'm guessing it was the new AP.
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I think i found the solution, try to turn WMM OFF on your AP, this worked for me. no more disconnects so far last 2 /3 weeks
I use:
Cisco EA3500 (Turned off WMM off this one, and everything worked flawless)
D-Link Dir645
MicroTik RB2011UAS-2HnD-IN
Looks Good!
isene said:
I think i found the solution, try to turn WMM OFF on your AP, this worked for me. no more disconnects so far last 2 /3 weeks
I use:
Cisco EA3500 (Turned off WMM off this one, and everything worked flawless)
D-Link Dir645
MicroTik RB2011UAS-2HnD-IN
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WMM was ON by default for the problem router. I reinstalled the router yesterday with WMM OFF and it looks to have fixed the problem with Android. Nice job, thanks!
This has probably been posted more than once. We have 3 acer Z410 phones. Two of the phones are rooted and have a custom recovery. The two that are rooted will work on any Wi-Fi but our house Wi-Fi. The internet on the two that are rooted worked for a couple months, but then stopped. For some reason the two that are rooted will connect to Wi-Fi, the internet will work for 10 seconds and then Wi-Fi stays connected but internet cuts out. I thought maybe it was because it was rooted so I did a full unroot and factory reset but the problem persisted. The internet on the third phone (the unrooted one) works fine. I have tried doing a factory reset of the router and changing channels of the router. I also tried changing security and changing WI-FI types (B,G,N). Could a custom recovery have anything to do with this? This doesn't make any sense to me that the third works fine. Any Ideas?
I was in a same sitaution where my sisters phone were easily able to connect to the wifi and use internet but mine just connected and then the connection works fine for 5 sec and then stops.So i made a backup and factory resetted my router and then the problem was gone.