Is anyone having any luck with Smart Places working? I don't think I've ever had reliable performance from it?
Would love it to work at my home and office.
Failing that, can I set up trusted Wi-Fi instead? Through a 3rd party app perhaps (but not as secure so not preferred option)
Reliable is it not.
Trusted WiFi does not exist in this context.
But trusted Bluetooth.
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What's the best WiFi interenet sharing solution? WalkingHotSpot, WiFiRouter,
JoikuSpot, ICSControl, Internet Sharing, or Tethering, etc. Is there another option? What's the advantages and dissadvantages of each?
What I would really like is to have a solution that allows me to configure how many people can connect and/or some kind of security, WEP, or anything at all. Is that possible?
I tried using the Internet Sharing Utility but I would keep getting a Verizon sceen saying I needed to sign up for a different service. I tried both WalkingHotSpot and WiFiRouter. WifiRouter seemed to keep my WiFi on all the time and allowed unlimited people to connect with no security, and WalkingHotSpot I couldn't get working for some reason, but it didn't look like you could set up any security with that either. Thanks for the help and time..
I don't think wifirouter can be beat, I have used it and prefer it.
I hear there is a bug in it that allows it to keep your WiFi turned on all the time. I heard there is a WEP feature and a feature that allows you to kick IPs off from using it. Do you know anything about this? Thanks.
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I don't think wifirouter can be beat, I have used it and prefer it.
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I am not sure what you are talking about.
But you can set up a secure wireless network. It is only on if the switch is on so when you disconnect and turn switch off its done.
I have run the program for 10+ hours straight while on the road it kept the wifes laptop connected anywhere we have connectivity. I do run a amplifer and external antenna for those weaker areas.
Go check out the documentation at this link to see if the info is there?
http://support.wmwifirouter.com/documentation/
What version of the software are you using? I don't remember seeing any of those options with my version. It seemed to still have WiFi working even when the button was off, the icon looked like it was still working, but I didn't test it.. Thanks...
wmwifirouter is my favorite and my dad's by far
I am having intermittent Wifi on my phone; but at work only. Everywhere works perfect without dropping the signal, but at work the signal drops once every 10 minutes and I have to toggle Wifi to get it back. It doesnt matter of I sit still or have the screen on or off, it always happens.
One thing to point out is that on my iphone I used to use WPA enterprise as security, but on this phone WPA doesn't work, only EAP security. Its the kind if network where you have to login with a username and pass.
Anyone else experiencing this?
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This is driving me nuts (as well as the many other things I have posted about. I have a feeling I need to head to a networking forum or something. Can anyone reccomend one?
Even with all the problems im having, I still prefer Android to iOS.
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Ok I've figured out where my wifi disconnects are coming from at work. It IS an Android issue so I'll keep posting it here. The problem is that my work needs to use a certificate from entrust.net in order for the wifi to connect and stay connected. I can connect to the network and have full internet access, but after a few minutes its as if the network checks my phone for the certificate, and when it can't find it, throws me offline. Now here's the annoying part. I went to entrust.net to look for the certificate I would need to put on my phone, and found that they offer 4 different certificates. I then looked on the phone at the bottom of settings>location & security and found, "manage trusted certificates". There was a big list of certifcates preloaded on the phone. And guess what? All 4 entrust certificates came pre-loaded on the Atrix. So the problem is not that the certificate is not on my phone, the problem is that I can not associate the certificate to my wifi profile for work.
There are even 2 options under the manage wifi connection that reference certifcates, but when I click them to try and load a certificate, it won't allow me to select anything. I'll post a screen shot of that at the end of this post. If it means anything, the iPhone 4 will auto-pull that certificate when trying to connect to my network here at work. As soon as you connect it will ask to accept the certificate. My work uses WPA Enterprise.
Screenshot: Oh yea.... I forgot, I can't find a single app that will screenshot on the Atrix. What a cool feature we are missing out on. Actually a very needed feature in my opinion.
Please help me or point me in the direction where I can find help. WPA enterprise is pretty common in the business world so someone has already come across this, I am sure.
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Android does not have native support for LEAP either. I went through a similar mess as you trying to get my Atrix to connect at work. I had to download the wifi advanced app in order to get a connection.
I'm sure you're already searching "WPA Enterprise Android". It may be worthwhile to see if there's a wifi app out there that could fix your problem.
I have that app and can add extra options yes, it still doesn't allow me to deal with the certificate problem though
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Hello all.
I can connect my Nexus 10 to my home wifi (password protected), my girlfriend's home wifi (password protected), and the wifi at public places (I've only tried ones without passwords so far). My only problem is when using my University's Wifi. They have one that you use with an account and password, and one that is free (though you need to sign in using an email via a website. Kinda like hotels).
This is surprising to me because I have a Galaxy Nexus running the same OS (4.2.1) and it can connect just fine. When my N10 tries to connect, it says "connecting" for a second or two, and then it just says "Saved" but never "connected" and it never shows a wifi connected symbol at the top right.
I have read multiple posts about wifi problems from 4.2 but couldn't find any specifically buggy wifi problems like this. Have any of you heard of this or a solution to it? Any help would be appreciated!
Have you tried a reboot? Also check to see if your frequency band is set to auto under advanced wifi settings.
Gotta love university security and logins... they can't leave stuff simple
Oh yes. I have rebooted many times and tried using auto, as well as both frequency bands separately.
Hmmm...are you on stock?
Yes I am. Stock on both my Gnex and N10.
I wonder if using a third party wireless manager would help. Search the PlayStore and try one or two. Before you do that, go into your normal WiFi settings and click "forget this network" on the university one.
Hi there,
I work at a University in the midlands and had the same/similar problem. It's to do with certificate revocation in Jellybean (and also the latest ios my colleague tells me). For example on my Nexus 10 I was able to see the network and obtain an ip address but the webpage where you login wouldn't redirect or load. I don't know what Uni you go to but we are advising people to give the IT dept a call and give them your mac address and they can create a fixed profile.
Hope this helps
I'll definitely try the third party app. As for telling the n10 to forget the WiFi, I tried that many times too
Well that's why I mentioned my gnexus because they're the same android versions so if it works on one it should on the N10. I actually work for tech support at my university and my boss couldn't figure it out or suggest a process like you described. Thanks, though!
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I'll definitely try the third party app. As for telling the n10 to forget the WiFi, I tried that many times too
Well that's why I mentioned my gnexus because they're the same android versions so if it works on one it should on the N10. I actually work for tech support at my university and my boss couldn't figure it out or suggest a process like you described. Thanks, though!
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Oh yeah you did mention your Galaxy Nexus, my bad! let us know how you get on with the third party app. You could try giving your N10 a static or reserved IP if you have access, as a workaround!
Hey guys,
I'm from France and had such trouble with my Motorola Milestone and my HTC HD2 (and friends too with Samsung Galaxy S2 and Sony Ericsson Xperia Active) with my school's network. If it's an Eduroam network, try Eduroam Fixer from PlayStore, it helped all of us except one Samsung Galaxy S2. Give it a try
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nl.luqq.eduroamfixer&hl=fr
I wish I could use that app, but it says I can't use it in my country (USA)
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I wish I could use that app, but it says I can't use it in my country (USA)
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Make sure you have the EAP set correctly and check if you need a phase 2 authentication. For example, here at UofM we use PEAP for eap and mchapv2 for the phase 2. If you don't have details like these, your tablet won't connect even if you have the proper login.
You will find them at the top of the page you use to login to a secure network.
Hope this helps!
Yes, that is exactly how the secure WiFi is set up at my University, too! What should I do in this case?
Edit: Nvm, Just noticed this was already tried
I had a similar issue with my One XL. It was a frequency issue. I switched it from 5ghz to auto and all was good.
Settings/WiFi/advanced/WiFi frequency band/auto.
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Okay so I found out that my N10 is able to connect to the exact same WiFi network when in another building. I believe there is just an issue connecting to the specific router used at a computer lab. Will update when/if a resolution arises for that lab.
I use the fingerprint scanner as my lock screen and find it extremely useful. However I'm also in lab a lot and have to use gloves which makes using the fingerprint scanner impossible and a password is annoying to type/swipe out with the latex gloves on. Does anyone know of a way/an xposed module to set a pin backup instead of a password?
If you are connected to a particular wifi or bluetooth device at work and don't mind disabling your lock, there are multiple ways to accomplish that with either an app or exposed module. I use Tasker.
If not, you might be the right person to test training the fingerprint reader with the tip of their nose.
The labs on a big campus all using the same Wi-Fi network, I knew I could set that up, but it'd make it pretty unsecured in my opinion. No working Bluetooth devices unfortunately. Hopefully once 5.0 hits, I can set up my face as a trusted lockscreen. That is if Samsung doesn't disable it
So I use BT Infinity at home which gives me access to BT WiFi when i'm out and about which is great, saves me data on my phone plan, but the annoying thing is that my neighbour, and one of my partner's neighbours both have BT Home Hubs which provides said BT WiFi, but both mine and my partner's WiFi is way faster then both the other connections but my phone keeps preferring to connect to BT WiFi instead of our own networks, is there any fool proof way to prioritise which WiFi network the phone will choose, I.E if i can put mine and my partner's connections at the top of the list, and make sure BT WiFi is lower down that if either of the two I want can be found then it won't connect to BT WiFi?
Using an o2 Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge on Android 7.0 (un-rooted)
Thanks in advance
There's no built in function of Android but you can use third party apps such as this one.
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There's no built in function of Android but you can use third party apps such as this one.
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I've tried that one, maybe i'm not setting it up properly but hasn't solved the problem, really wish android would implement a feature built in that just says if X saved network is available ignore Y network
I didn't use the app recently but you can set up priorities for networks based on their SSD and you just need to put the most preferred one on top. In the settings you can determine at which signal quality the network should be changed and the interval for checking. If you like you can post screens to see...