Why can't I connect to an open WLAN (or use it)?

[Guest Phantom75]

People, here's the thing.

Today I had lunch with two friends. The restaurant we ate at has a wifi access point. The WLAN there was opened, that is, no password nor encryption.

We had with us five different cell phones: a HTC Desire and a Samsung Omnia2 (both mine), an iPhone 3GS and two Nokias, N97 and 5800.

All of them were able to connect to the WLAN and surf the net... except my Omnia2. Besides that f-ing "where's the wifi gone?" bug, sometimes I got wifi to work, could find the WLAN and connect to it, but I couldn't open any website, youtube, update weather, nothing at all. I was connected, but it was like there's no connection. I did everything, tried all settings, I mean ALL, and nothing has worked.

Intrigued, I came home and tried my home WLAN, which is WEP-secure. As usual, I could connect easily. So I did this test: disabled the security, put my WLAN in opened mode, no password, no encryption (my neighbours would love me to leave things like that). Tried to connect to it with my Omnia2 and... nothing. I couldn't even connect! It just keeps connecting, connecting, and nothing happens.

So, what's that? To use wifi, I need protected WLANs? Oh, I see... to make me not use your WLAN with my Omnia2, just open it??

This is so weird... anyone help me figure that out, please?

[Guest ErnstJanF]

Strange, mine can connect to my un-protected router..

Have you checked your IP-settings?

[Guest yorkhoh]

Mine works at home with and without password protection.

Can't comprehend why you wouldn't be able to access net on unprotected wifi.

I doubt it will be IP settings - if it works at home for you, with encryption - then IP addresses work. Assuming same IPs are being used, then having encryption off should work also.

Have you tried at a friend's place with encryption? You may have manually set some settings to only work with a particular network/profile.

[Guest Phantom75]

I'll try in another WLAN.

But it's very strange. I tried all settings that I remember. Which manual settings should I do, besides setting the security mode, encryption, password and pwd index?

And also, if the WLAN is open, I shouldn't have to set these things at all, it's just connecting and I'm done.

[Guest charly_mx]

People, here's the thing.

Today I had lunch with two friends. The restaurant we ate at has a wifi access point. The WLAN there was opened, that is, no password nor encryption.

We had with us five different cell phones: a HTC Desire and a Samsung Omnia2 (both mine), an iPhone 3GS and two Nokias, N97 and 5800.

All of them were able to connect to the WLAN and surf the net... except my Omnia2. Besides that f-ing "where's the wifi gone?" bug, sometimes I got wifi to work, could find the WLAN and connect to it, but I couldn't open any website, youtube, update weather, nothing at all. I was connected, but it was like there's no connection. I did everything, tried all settings, I mean ALL, and nothing has worked.

Intrigued, I came home and tried my home WLAN, which is WEP-secure. As usual, I could connect easily. So I did this test: disabled the security, put my WLAN in opened mode, no password, no encryption (my neighbours would love me to leave things like that). Tried to connect to it with my Omnia2 and... nothing. I couldn't even connect! It just keeps connecting, connecting, and nothing happens.

So, what's that? To use wifi, I need protected WLANs? Oh, I see... to make me not use your WLAN with my Omnia2, just open it??

This is so weird... anyone help me figure that out, please?

k

My friend try enabling conpatibility to 'g' routers. you can do it with sktools :lol: that will work

[Guest Phantom75]

My friend try enabling conpatibility to 'g' routers. you can do it with sktools :lol: that will work

Is there a way do to that without using SKTools? I mean, by tweaking the registry?

[Guest x2h]

my story is different. my O2 can connect to some open wifi networks, and not to some others. i am dying to know why.

[Guest Phantom75]

charly_mx, enabling wifi G with SKTools couldn't do the work. Besides that, it made that "where's the wifi" bug happen frequently.

I'll try to fix it tonight.

[Guest Pawel81]

My father have linksys WIFI router with Voip, anyone can connect to it, but not samsung WM phones. Omnia I, II and Samsung i780 see AP, but cannot connect.

[Guest sis651]

Last year for my school exams I had to go to a different city, and were staying there at my cousin's dormitory. There were WEP protected WiFi networks for free usage. That time I had Toshiba Portégé G500 smartphone. I was staying just near the router, even touch my phone to it ( :lol: ), know and input its key right, but it couldn't connect... Yes, this network is protected but may be the same case with your situation.

In day times I couldn't connect it, but at nights and early mornings I were able to connect it even by not going near the modem, from some rooms far. :D

So my theory is there may be a problem with routers. When they are serving too many users, they aren't accepting new users... Maybe when they are overloaded. :D

Yes, this theory seemed stupid to me too. :) But the only time I was able to connect was the time I think the router were free from too many connections. Yes, I don't have any idea about why other people can connect while I can not...

[Guest dawo5010]

People, here's the thing.

Today I had lunch with two friends. The restaurant we ate at has a wifi access point. The WLAN there was opened, that is, no password nor encryption.

We had with us five different cell phones: a HTC Desire and a Samsung Omnia2 (both mine), an iPhone 3GS and two Nokias, N97 and 5800.

All of them were able to connect to the WLAN and surf the net... except my Omnia2. Besides that f-ing "where's the wifi gone?" bug, sometimes I got wifi to work, could find the WLAN and connect to it, but I couldn't open any website, youtube, update weather, nothing at all. I was connected, but it was like there's no connection. I did everything, tried all settings, I mean ALL, and nothing has worked.

Intrigued, I came home and tried my home WLAN, which is WEP-secure. As usual, I could connect easily. So I did this test: disabled the security, put my WLAN in opened mode, no password, no encryption (my neighbours would love me to leave things like that). Tried to connect to it with my Omnia2 and... nothing. I couldn't even connect! It just keeps connecting, connecting, and nothing happens.

So, what's that? To use wifi, I need protected WLANs? Oh, I see... to make me not use your WLAN with my Omnia2, just open it??

This is so weird... anyone help me figure that out, please?

I had this before, it was the damn WIFI drivers broken.

Try flashing the firmware again?

My phone does this too, except it ALSO refuses to connect to SECURED networks, but i cant find the JC4 (PHONE) firmware that it was flashed with at the service center the last time i went.

I think this should solve the prob, coz the first time i had this prob i went to the service center, they re-flashed a newer rom and they said it was the rom prob