New Wifi Network Notification

[Guest hp1]

Why doesn't android notify me when it detects a new wifi netwrok? WinMo used to have a pop that did that and then asked if you wanted to connect to it. I think android only notifies of unsecured networks. I dont want to have to dive into 3 layers of menu just to find out what wifi networks are available to me,

[Guest pina]

Why doesn't android notify me when it detects a new wifi netwrok? WinMo used to have a pop that did that and then asked if you wanted to connect to it. I think android only notifies of unsecured networks. I dont want to have to dive into 3 layers of menu just to find out what wifi networks are available to me,

I have the problem that my hero won't automatically connect to my home network... My home network is secured, but it's remembered by the hero, i don't understand...

[Guest ptruman]

I have the problem that my hero won't automatically connect to my home network... My home network is secured, but it's remembered by the hero, i don't understand...

I get this occasionally, and it's down to the network scanning & setup.

Open settings, then Wireless networks, then WiFi settings

Click Menu

Click Scan

If your network is in range, it will then suddenly connect.

I would then recommend you REMOVE anything else you'd added, so your network is at the top of the list (you cannot remove networks you have not joined).

There is (or was) a known issue with Android and hidden SSIDs. If you have decent WLAN security (i.e. WPA or WPA2 with AES encryption, and MAC filtering) then try turning your SSID broadcast on and see if that resolves the issue. Hiding an SSID doesn't really class as security as anyone scanning a network with kismet or airsnort will find it in seconds anyway :D

Alternately (but this didn't work for me), look for "HiddenSSID Enabler" in the market - although you may have to install it, REMOVE your WLAN network from the phone, read it and THEN run the enabler.

If that fails, you can tinker with the WLAN config yourself by opening an SSH shell to the phone and doing :

# cat /data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf > /sdcard/wpa_supplicant.conf

and editing the file in /data/misc/wifi (that way you have a backup in /sdcard)

Look at http://hostap.epitest.fi/gitweb/gitweb.cgi...supplicant.conf for the config details...you are looking for the "priority" number, as that determines the order the phone will try to hook up each network.

# priority: priority group (integer)

# By default, all networks will get same priority group (0). If some of the

# networks are more desirable, this field can be used to change the order in

# which wpa_supplicant goes through the networks when selecting a BSS. The

# priority groups will be iterated in decreasing priority (i.e., the larger the

# priority value, the sooner the network is matched against the scan results).

# Within each priority group, networks will be selected based on security

# policy, signal strength, etc.

# Please note that AP scanning with scan_ssid=1 and ap_scan=2 mode are not

# using this priority to select the order for scanning. Instead, they try the

# networks in the order that used in the configuration file.