Guest elDeeJay Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 My Phone keeps prompting me for the WPA-PSk TKIP encryption key. I enter this on the device, and i know its correct, but it tries to connect for a minute or so then pops up telling me it was unable to connect. All other devices (e.g. Laptops) are working fine, so its definitely not a network issue. Any ideas how to diagnose the problem? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest johnyysmith Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 (edited) PDA noob here and I have the same problem. My ATT does not hold connection to a netgear DG834Gv3 router. The router is being used as a hub on home network. Other pc's connect ok Any advice welcome. I have tried using all the different security settings. At the moment it is set to wpa2-psk and failing to connect with unavailable or connecting showing continually. Only time it remains connected for any time is if I use the less secure WEP setting. It says available until I try to connect and then it shows as unavailable Could it be because the device as a US model but the router is setup for European? Any advice please? Edited November 27, 2007 by johnyysmith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hotphil Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 I've had trouble with this in the past. I just locked the router down to accept only approved MAC addresses and ignored encryption. Both can be too easily broken anyway so I decided not to worry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest elDeeJay Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Hmm...not really an option to me, not least becuase I want the security set as high as possible, but also I will connect to another network or two where i dont have control over the encryyption etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lidberg Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Have you tried WPA-PSK? My Tilt works fine when connecting to both my Linksys WRT54G (with DD-WRT firmware) and Cisco 871W. I think I remember seeing somewhere that some WM6 devices had troubles with WPA2. @hotphil - MAC filtering is, by far, the weakest way to secure your wireless network. You might as well leave it wide open. Yes, WEP is easily crackable, but WPA and WPA2 are not. I use a combination of MAC filtering and WPA-PSK with no troubles at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hotphil Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Cool. I may revisit it. I wasn't too fussed about my wireless security tbh I think it was my PSP that refused to connect with encryption and as I've never since connected it up I should revise it all :-) Now if only I can remember my WAP password.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest blackrat62 Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 My Phone keeps prompting me for the WPA-PSk TKIP encryption key. I enter this on the device, and i know its correct, but it tries to connect for a minute or so then pops up telling me it was unable to connect. All other devices (e.g. Laptops) are working fine, so its definitely not a network issue. Any ideas how to diagnose the problem? Thanks My phone (kaiser) has developed a problem with wifi after working well for the previous 2 weeks - it still connects to my wireless network perfectly - I can watch it say 'connecting' then 'connected' and it gives a good signal BUT it won't go to any web address, saying it can't be found. All the computers in the house connect perfectly and download etc - any thoughts please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest johnyysmith Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 Was connected well yesterday via open/wep. Then I got the sim unlock code at last. Today when I turned it on it went to internet explorer it connected - but via the phone on 3 network. When I went to com manager/configure network authentication, the settings for my wlan had changed to having a tick in the box saying 'The key is automatically provided'. I'm on pay as you go and I cant afford to have it dialling the network, when it could use my home net. I really need to get control of this and dont know how Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest johnyysmith Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 Still working this problem. If I assign the router as a dhcp server I can connect to the router but not the internet. If I turn off the dhcp server I cant connect. I imagine I need to assign a static ip on the mobile. But can anyone tell me which of the adapters need to have the ip assigned on. I tried it on one of them and got connected, but not to the internet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest elDeeJay Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 Still working this problem. If I assign the router as a dhcp server I can connect to the router but not the internet. If I turn off the dhcp server I cant connect. I imagine I need to assign a static ip on the mobile. But can anyone tell me which of the adapters need to have the ip assigned on. I tried it on one of them and got connected, but not to the internet I would have thought it would be the IEEE 802.11b/g Wifi adapter, but it seems this may not be the obvious process it should be. Having set up dozens of networks (wired and wireless), this is more complicated than it needs to be! /sighs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest orion1703 Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 I've had this problem, and found a cure on XDA Dev. Works great for me, at last a wireless LAN connection on the Kaiser. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=330481 It's not my cab file, but glad one of the XDA wizards found a cure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jimbouk Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 Still working this problem. If I assign the router as a dhcp server I can connect to the router but not the internet. If I turn off the dhcp server I cant connect. I imagine I need to assign a static ip on the mobile. But can anyone tell me which of the adapters need to have the ip assigned on. I tried it on one of them and got connected, but not to the internet You dont need any fixed IP's. You just need to tell the device that the wifi card connects to the "internet". In your wifi settings, click on the adapters tab and select the wifi card and make sure connects to "the internet" is selected. Make sure you dont have any proxies set up that you dont need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest johnyysmith Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 I do need to set a fixed ip because I am using my Netgear router as an access point, but not as a modem. It is used as a hub only for my home network and has the dhcp server setting turned off. My main pc is 192.168.0.1 and the router is 192.168.0.10. Second or additional pc's have to have a static ip in the 192.168.0. * range. But there are so many adaptors on the Tytn II its difficult to know which to play with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest johnyysmith Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 Found the answer http://www.modaco.com/content/HTC-Wizard-W...et/#entry704677 For anyone else goto Comm Manager/Settings/Wireless LAN/change network/ Network Adapters/IEE 802.11 b/g Compatible/ Set ip and default gateway. Then /Name Servers/DNS and alt DNS (get these from gateway pc by going to a dos box and typing ipconfig /all) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jimbouk Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 That sounds overly complicated. Is your router the wrong sort to use as an actual router (ie are you on cable and have an adsl router or vice versa). If you are sharing your internet connection from your pc to your router (with it working as an access point) then you are missing out on the single best defence against hacking etc... namely the physical hardware firewall that your router could provide. Second major problem is when you are out and about, you need to change all your wifi card's settings to connect to any public or private wifi networks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest elDeeJay Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 Managed to get it connected by: a) setting an IP manually :( broadcasting my SSID but i dont want either of these really, certainly not the latter. At least i have MAC filtering working, if only i could hide the SSID i'd be happy enough :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jimbouk Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 Managed to get it connected by: a) setting an IP manually :( broadcasting my SSID but i dont want either of these really, certainly not the latter. At least i have MAC filtering working, if only i could hide the SSID i'd be happy enough :D Did you tick the "this is an invisible network" option? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest johnyysmith Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 Yes I am on cable. The router is between my pc's and used only as a hub for ICS/File sharing and as a wireless access point. I'm very new to mobiles and wm6. Bit of a shame about having to reconfigure for other wifi connections. Is there a better way to do it that you can think of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jimbouk Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 Yes I am on cable. The router is between my pc's and used only as a hub for ICS/File sharing and as a wireless access point. I'm very new to mobiles and wm6. Bit of a shame about having to reconfigure for other wifi connections. Is there a better way to do it that you can think of? If it is a cable router, rather than an adsl router, then reset the router back to factory settings, then simply plug the cable modem straight into the WAN port on the router via a cat5 lead. You wont normally need to set any user details on the router. Turn on the cable modem, then turn on the router and it will act as a dhcp server for both wired and wireless clients. Good idea to change the SSID to one of your own choosing and then add wep/wpa encryption etc. (and remember to change your wifi settings on your device). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest johnyysmith Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 I should have been clearer. I have a seperate cable modem to the first pc. The router between the pc's is a Netgear DG834G v3 (ADSL modem) which is why I am only using it between the pc's. I know it would be nice to use a router with hardware firewall, but I'm relying on a pretty good software firewall - Comodo Professional. I repair pc's so have the Netgear for troubleshooting installations, as most people have dsl broadband. But it is very usefull for sorting out laptop/networkin repairs also So is there any way to set up the firewall to both work with my system, and also other wifi without having to reconfigure? And I have to be honest, I thought WLAN and WiFi were seperate things and so there would be no conflict as I have only reconfigured the adaptor for IEE 802 adapter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jimbouk Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 I should have been clearer. I have a seperate cable modem to the first pc. The router between the pc's is a Netgear DG834G v3 (ADSL modem) which is why I am only using it between the pc's. I know it would be nice to use a router with hardware firewall, but I'm relying on a pretty good software firewall - Comodo Professional. I repair pc's so have the Netgear for troubleshooting installations, as most people have dsl broadband. But it is very usefull for sorting out laptop/networkin repairs also So is there any way to set up the firewall to both work with my system, and also other wifi without having to reconfigure? And I have to be honest, I thought WLAN and WiFi were seperate things and so there would be no conflict as I have only reconfigured the adaptor for IEE 802 adapter Well that explains the issue then. If it was me, I would buy a cable router. Plug that in to the cable modem and use it as per my previous post. Would cost you as little as £20 from ebuyer - or £100 if you want a Belkin N1 - which would give you amazing range and media throughput (if your wifi clients are "N" equipped). It would simplify your network and allow you to connect client's pc's you are repairing without having to set them with fixed IP's too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest elDeeJay Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 Did you tick the "this is an invisible network" option? Yep as soon as i stop broadcasting the ssid it just says the network is unavailable, whether the box is ticked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jimbouk Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 Yep as soon as i stop broadcasting the ssid it just says the network is unavailable, whether the box is ticked. Try clicking and holding on the SSID and then select connect. I seem to recall that I had to do that the first time with one router that didnt broadcast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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