In the past week my Galaxy S5 (SM-G900V - Android version 5, Kernal 3.4.0) has lost the ability to connect to the internet a few times when wifi is on (under wifi, it appears that it is connected successfully to the wifi but when using the internet I get an error message about DNS not working).
This first time it happened was at at home and I thought that maybe my router just needed to be reset (which didn't fix the issue) but it happened at work today.
Both at home and at work, the only thing that I could do to fix the issue was restarting the phone (resolved the issue at both locations).
I tried all of the following suggestions with no luck:
Turning wifi off and then back on
Making sure that 'Always allow scanning' and 'Smart network switch' were both turned off on my phone
Choosing the wifi network on the phone and 'forgetting' it and then connecting to it fresh
Setting the DNS servers on the wifi network of the phone to use a static IP address and static Google DNS servers
Trying a different browser on the phone
The only thing that has resolved the issue once it starts is to restart the phone.
Any other suggestions?
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This is very odd. Suddenly today I'm getting connection errors (GPRS) on every program on my phone EXCEPT for Skyfire. Skyfire can connect and surf the net with no problem, but not one other app on my phone will connect to the net, and I've tried several browsers as well as apps that connect directly (i.e. YouTube, Google Maps, etc).
I'm on AT&T in the US (New Orleans, specifically). I've checked and triple-checked my Media Net connection settings, and nothing has changed that I can see since the last time I was able to use it successfully. I've soft-reset several times, to no avail. I don't know if this is an issue, but while I was using WiFiWMRouter yesterday, it crashed. But I used the "Reset All Settings" function of that which is a crash cleanup of sorts, and still no luck.
What else can I check? It would seem that if it were an AT&T issue, Skyfire wouldn't be able to connect either!
Weird, I have the exact same problem too. I probably wouldn't have known that Skyfire could connect until I saw your post. My problem began (I think) when I uninstalled WMWifiRouter last night. I haven't gotten a connection with any other app since then. I had a hell of a time uninstalling an old version or WMWR I had installed just so I could install the PAID version and now it is apparently causing problems even on uninstall...
To add to this - I've confirmed that devices connected with ICS can connect to the internet through the phone. So it seems to me that the problem is related to some wifi settings (maybe that WMWR sets up) that aren't being "released" when wifi is turned off/disconnected.
If I do a hard reset the connection seems fine. If I then restore a backup from right before the problem started the connection is okay, but only until I try wifi again. From then on it's borked until I restore the backup again... frustrating as hell.
FWIW - I think I pinned down what was going on with my phone. In my wifi settings something (probably WMWR or Phojo) had set a static IP when establishing an ad-hoc network and didn't revert to "obtain an IP address automatically" when I quit/uninstalled the program. I don't know why the IP address of the wifi network adapter affects my cellular data connection, but setting that to "obtain automatically" and turning wifi back off allowed my phone to connect again. So it seems like it was using that IP address regardless.
Hi everyone.
First off, I know there are a million and one other threads.. believe me.. I have searched!
Basically my phone won't connect to my network. It was working fine earlier today. I've tried changing all the security settings in my router (turning off encryption for example). I've tried soft resetting and hard resetting the phone.
Nothing seems to be working. It finds the network fine, but it just says 'Connecting' then goes to 'Available' but it won't use the wifi connection.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
Have you tried connecting your device using a friends wifi router to see if this connect you
Nope. I forgot to add that I will try connecting to work's WiFi tomorrow!
Anything to try in the mean time?
Try these:
1) disable frame bursting
2) disable big packets and other methods of wifi speeding
3) force 11b
4) use WPA-PSK TKIP only
5) check if you have MAC or other access filtering
than let us know
miland said:
Try these:
1) disable frame bursting
2) disable big packets and other methods of wifi speeding
3) force 11b
4) use WPA-PSK TKIP only
5) check if you have MAC or other access filtering
than let us know
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1) Can't see any settings under my router.
2) Tried disabling gnitro (Belkin router), no difference.
3) No difference
4) Already on that.
5) Turned off.
It's so odd. Works fine with an N95.
I don't think it's anything to do with my router because like I said it worked fine earlier on in the day then suddenly stopped. The router settings hadn't changed.
Edit: I've tried turning the router security off altogether also. I really don't feel it's an issue with my router.
Tested the phone at work. It works fine.. so I don't have a clue why it's not working at home? Surely the router can't be incompatible with the phone.. especially considering it worked at one point.
Very weird! I got fed up with my router so decided to restore the factory defaults and start from scratch.. worked straight away! So I restored the settings back to exactly how they were before (using a backup file I made).. and it worked!
Just posting incase it happens to anyone else anyway.
AltF4me said:
Very weird! I got fed up with my router so decided to restore the factory defaults and start from scratch.. worked straight away! So I restored the settings back to exactly how they were before (using a backup file I made).. and it worked!
Just posting incase it happens to anyone else anyway.
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Maybe uve tried this already but could be the fact that your home internet access point is listed as Work rather than internet, used to have an issue with mine cause of that.
I also have this problem.
Reset did not help.
Listed as internet or work did not help in both cases.
Real weird!!
I've got the same problem, all of a sudden my hd won't connect to my router.
I can connect to open networks (wi-fi hotspots etc) so i know the wifi in the phone is working ok and my partners diamond can connect ok to my router, so the router is obviously ok.
Have reset the router as well and haven't changed any settings on the phone.
Don't understand!!!!
as other users point out within other threads, it seems that Blackstone has a problem connecting to wifi networks when WPA Authentification is enabled
try to disable it. it worked for me and soem other guys
good luck!
I could connect to my router fine using my laptop.. but I still had to reset my router to the factory settings before it worked again on my Touch HD.. then I could enable WPA and everything back again. So try that!
i thought i had a similiar problem, mine wouldnt connect to wifi, kept switching itself off. figured this is normal when its connected to usb. unplug usb and it turns back on!
I own an HTC Touch HD since January and have a similar problem, only it surfaced last week. Before I had only used the WiFi connectivity briefly. The problems started after I installed an AP on my house expressively for the new PDA. The node is fully open and set to B/G/N protocols.
After a couple days of medium (couple hours per day) use the WiFi connection suddenly quit, the device would try to connect (the top bar showing the WiFi connection animation continuously) and after a few moments gave up with a dialog box stating the current network settings were wrong (even thou they worked fine a few hours earlier).
I tried several hot and cold resets, but only solved the problem after flashing a new ROM; even then the same symptoms reappeared after a couple of days of regular use. Again no re-setting would cure the problem, and now not even flashing the ROM again would work. Nonetheless, some hours latter the WiFi would connect perfectly with the same nodes it refused to before, and in very short time.
I have witnessed this cycle twice and have yet not been able to find a trigger for it, but will keep my eyes open for any tell tale signs, and post any findings here.
Hi
I used to have problem using any secure wireless connection. Then I realized that you need a personal certificate to use secure wireless networks. It uses certificate to encrypt connection between access point. I have access to a windows certificate server so I created a personal certificate with private key and import it to my mobile. Now I can login to any secure wireless network.
A solution has been posted for data connection problems. Can be found here
This may help, may not. Let me know
Fallen Spartan said:
A solution has been posted for data connection problems. Can be found here
This may help, may not. Let me know
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That solution doesn't seem to work for this problem.
Resetting the router does seem to work.
I don't get why resetting the router works.... other devices can still connect no problems before resetting, so it only seems to be aproblem with the hd.
It also sux when you are using a public router with this problem that you can't reset.
Connecting to Belkin router
Guys, I had the same problem as well. HTC touch HD used to connect to the router fine but after installing an update/upgrade it would pick the signal from the router but would not connect. (I was using WEP authentication at this time)
SOLUTION:
Go to belkin router configuration on the web.
Under security change the Securtiy Mode to WPA/WPA2-Personal(PSK)
Change authentication to WPA-PSK
Select Encryption to TKIP and enter your password.
GO to your HTC touch HD's WiFi setting and turn Wifi ON. Select your home network SSID and edit it using the information you used on the router i.e. WPA-PSK ; TKIP, enter your key/password and click next, next and finish.
Worked for me....hope it helps.
WIFI not connecting
That truly is extremly nasty.
I have the same issue - wifi found, correct password (WEP, WPA all settings) but no successful connection.
Took an old HTC 3xxx - runs immediately.
I can not reset the router - there are too many users, they will kill me then.
So I installed an Access point (Sparklan WX 7800A) to play with.
Notebooks (HP, MSI and ASUS) have successful internet access, also the old HTC 3xxx.
But still the HTC HD does not connect.
Tried "WIFI Monster" - shows the wifi, but does not connect.
(But it deletes all wifi entries easily - so you can set them up new)
Tried with NO security/password: same issue.
WEP, WPA (all kinds): no connection
There must be something to be changed in the registry - but I have no idea what & where.
Or is the wifi that useless ?????
Maybe someone can help
Ciao
Mike
I had the same problem. But the problem stopped when i connect my htc HD to my laptop and used activesync to connect to internet. After i disconnected it, open wifi and... works ok!!
Hi folks,
Upgraded to v.1.66 a while back (I'm on Voda UK) and can no longer connect to my Wi-Fi network. Done reset to factory defaults twice. Immediately after reset and during initial setup HD2 will successfully connect to Wi-Fi but that's about it. Any other attempt to connect will fail.
Wi-Fi is available (2-4 bars depending what part of the house I'm in).
Overall, every time I tap on the wi-fi it will look like HD2 is trying to connect but with no result whatsoever. Like trying and dropping straight away.
Tried with no seeming result:
- setting static IP on DHD Broadcom adapter
- changing Data Encryption (AES to TKIP and back)
Wi-Fi worked b4 the upgrade to 1.66 (from 1.43). Didn't have to change any of those settings above.
Logs on Wi-Fi router won't register any attempts to connect. My pure guess is that signal/connection/whatever drops b4 any IP address will assign.
I know that not a lot of information but that's what I have gathered so far.
Ideas? Thanks.
look at all other adapters and set them to dhcp... no problems with wifi on 1.66. make sure your router is configured to allow new wifi connections...
Replaced router today. Seem to have sorted the issue. Will keep my eye on it.
I've run into a weird problem. Today I got internet at my new place, and of course first thing I do is whip out my trusty mini wireless router (TendaLink w300m) to provide all of our computers with fresh wifi. The laptops are fine. But now...
My G900F refuses to connect to the wireless network. Other places were fine, no such problem, but here I get
obtaining ip address...
but here it stays. Sometimes it gives a final error "Failed to obtain IP address"..
I tried using a static IP, that did actually work as far as connecting to the network (so password error can be excluded), but I couldn't get any data / website / mail to load.
I tried restarting, and toggling the "Smart network switch" (which wasn't switched on in the first place).
I changed the channel of the router twice, to no avail.
To make it all even more unfunny, I frequently get a popup telling me "Network disabled because internet connection is slow" (although Smart Network Switch is OFF)
If anyone has a solution to this , please let me know!
Try to rule out the issue being the router, reboot it and if that doesnt solve the problem factory restore the router or change it out.
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I usually just restore the router to factory settings. Beyond, that, I don't know.
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The Problem was solved by analyzing the new Network properties and adjusting the router settings which were quite different from the old ones. Now all is well.
So today I came home, connected my S7E to home Wi-Fi, and after some time, the internet was not available. The wifi icon is shown with exclamation mark and none of the apps, neither the browser, has connection (chrome says DNS probe finished, no internet). But it was working for about an hour, then it suddenly stopped.
I used another device to make sure the internet is working. Then I rebooted my router and phone, but no change. I made Android forget my Wi-Fi and connected again, also tried again with specifying the IP, mask, gateway and DNS. Still no success. (When I connect to the Wi-Fi without specifying IP and other stuff, the mobile obtains it automatically) Tried on 5 different routers (TP-LINK, Zyxel, Compex), the same results. All of them are 2.4Ghz, will test at some Ubiquiti's 5GHz APs tomorrow.
The ping in IP Tools app timeouts on every IP (router, gateway, DNS servers), only mobile's IP can be pinged. When I try to ping from another device to my phone, it works. Just the reply time varies from 4ms to 1000ms.
Tried hard reseting my phone (holding power + volume down, not doing factory reset) and hard reseting (cut the power) all my network devices (routers, gateway, switches). All of them have the latest firmware.
When using mobile data, internet is fine.
Also, the internet is propably sometimes available for some apps. I let the phone for few hours to see if it will fix itself, and there were new notifications from Instagram app (I'm 100% sure that my post was liked after the phone lost internet, so the notification must have been pushed to the phone through the "broken" Wi-Fi. But when I open instagram, it says it's offline. Other apps (Messenger, Gmail, Facebook, etc.) didn't received any notifications.
I have Galaxy S7 EDGE, Android 7.0. I used mobile data to check for software updates, phone is up to date.
So the issue stil persist, and I noticed some more things:
I also tried booting into recovery mode and wiping cache partition but it made no change.
If I disable encryption on my WiFi, the connection starts working, but only for few hours. Then It's not working again. Also, this helps only sometimes.
I used IP Tools app to perform a ping requests, set it to 10sec timeout and let it for a while to do ping requests to my gateway. Most of the requests just timeouts, then for a few seconds there are some successfull ones with time of about 5ms, and then it goes back to timeout.
Pinging from my computer to phone is always successfull, reply time varies from 5ms to 70ms.
So the randomly goes on and off on many routers, and none of my actions made change, so it's definitelly a software glitch, maybe the latest update caused this.
Me to...
Did you ever fix this? My phone has started to do this in the last week or two.
Have you installed a local VPN-based adblocker like AdGuard? I have. And lately I've seen the same symptom on WiFi -- connected, but can't communicate. Stopping and restarting AdGuard fixes the problem.
No, no new apps or anything vpn related.
Seem to have solved it now after a hard reset (hold volume down + power button) suggested elsewhere. A day and a half without problems, fingers crossed.