weird wifi problem orange san francisco

[Guest timmothy111]

Well i have this issue thats suddenly come up, i can no longer connect to wifi, it just connects and disconnects constantly and will not connect to a network.

I have rebooted and taken the battery out and still have the issue.

I dont want to have to wipe all the data again as i just got it how i want.

I am using 2.2 alpha3 from modaco.

Any ideas?

Thanks

[Guest jamidodger1]

keyed in the code in wrong?

[Guest Stuart_f]

I've seen mine do this on the stock rom, mostly with access points in airline lounges that are secured with WEP - it'll constantly cycle through associating and obtaining IP address. I have no cure for this unfortunately :)

[Guest timmothy111]

no was working on the network fine, then took it out of sleep once and i cant use wifi.

It cant even try to connect to a network as the wifi is not working correctly.

[Guest timmothy111]

just cycles through connecting-scanning-disconnected :-(

[Guest Sebastian404]

I have this most places I go, and especially at home, there are at least 6 open Wifi access points I can see from my place, and I cant connect to any of them

[Guest oh!dougal]

Well i have this issue thats suddenly come up, i can no longer connect to wifi, it just connects and disconnects constantly and will not connect to a network.

I have rebooted and taken the battery out and still have the issue.

I dont want to have to wipe all the data again as i just got it how i want.

I am using 2.2 alpha3 from modaco.

Any ideas?

Well, if it was working with this alpha (experimental) software ...

1 -- delete the network from the remembered list and make a new connection (re-entering your password) {in case network info corrupted}

2 -- try rebooting the router {router screwup with this specific device id)

3 -- you should be able to reflash the same rom without clearing data and caches {covering the situation where the driver has been corrupted}

[Guest cmberry20]

i had this exact same problem, & its actually not the phones fault (well not directly) & is actually the routers fault.

To sort out this problem you need to restart your router and your phone will now reconnect again. However, you need to do this each time you 'loose' the wifi connection.

This is a known fault with certain Netgear routers My Netgear router was doing this but I got a new Netgear router & this works great.

[Guest chenz116]

How do ya know its a problem with the router.

and did you buy a new router or get one of your provider

i had this exact same problem, & its actually not the phones fault (well not directly) & is actually the routers fault.

To sort out this problem you need to restart your router and your phone will now reconnect again. However, you need to do this each time you 'loose' the wifi connection.

This is a known fault with certain Netgear routers My Netgear router was doing this but I got a new Netgear router & this works great.

[Guest cmberry20]

i work in IT so i managed to get a new router as payment for a job, this fixed my problem. i figured it was the router as it was the only one that had the reconnection issue, all other routers allowed me to reconnect without a reboot. someone else on this forum had the exact same issue with the exact same router as me.

Edited December 26, 2010 by cmberry20

[Guest Len Ash]

i work in IT so i managed to get a new router as payment for a job, this fixed my problem. i figured it was the router as it was the only one that had the reconnection issue, all other routers allowed me to reconnect without a reboot. someone else on this forum had the exact same issue with the exact same router as me.

Interesting - I have an "Old" Netgear router (DG834GT) and a Linksys WAG160N and have no problems with either in terms of connectivity with Nokia E71, OSF, BB 8520. That's not to say you don't, but perhaps my firmware revision and router set up are different...

Surprisingly, the O2 Wireless Box 2 (Thomson TG785) has the best WLAN connectivity of all, but the poorest range...

[Guest chenz116]

my router is the Netgear DG834Gv5 Firmwear Version 6.00.21

I was hoping this might slove the problem or is it a lost cause being a Netgear router

[Guest Len Ash]

my router is the Netgear DG834Gv5 Firmwear Version 6.00.21

I was hoping this might slove the problem or is it a lost cause being a Netgear router

See my post above.... and your Firmware is out of date by miles if you are in Europe... as in the initial release from 2005/6 for crying out loud

What security are you using for WLAN?

Edited December 27, 2010 by Len Ash

[Guest chenz116]

See my post above.... and your Firmware is out of date by miles if you are in Europe... as in the initial release from 2005/6 for crying out loud

What security are you using for WLAN?

Ive updated the firmwear but the problem is still there.

how do you mean what security am i using :(

is this what you mean ?

WPA-PSK (Wi-Fi Protected Access Pre-Shared Key)

Edited December 27, 2010 by chenz116

[Guest Phoenix Silver]

Ive updated the firmwear but the problem is still there.

how do you mean what security am i using :(

is this what you mean ?

WPA-PSK (Wi-Fi Protected Access Pre-Shared Key)

i would try with wep

i think i have read in this forum there is some problems with wpa

[Guest chenz116]

i would try with wep

i think i have read in this forum there is some problems with wpa

to do that do i just select WEP instead of WPA in the settings

[Guest Len Ash]

Ive updated the firmwear but the problem is still there.

how do you mean what security am i using :(

is this what you mean ?

WPA-PSK (Wi-Fi Protected Access Pre-Shared Key)

Updated to what version? The first release you posted is rubbish, to put it mildly.

You should be using WPA+WPA2

Are you using a clear channel?

Edited December 27, 2010 by Len Ash

[Guest chenz116]

Updated to what version? The first release you had is rubbish, to put it mildly.

You should be using WPA+WPA2

im now on version 6.00.25

so WPA2 or WEP ??

[Guest Phoenix Silver]

im now on version 6.00.25

so WPA2 or WEP ??

i'm using WEP 40/128 (rooter and phone side, you have to set the 2 sides)

for me it works fine

[Guest Len Ash]

im now on version 6.00.25

so WPA2 or WEP ??

That's old too.. as in 2007

You should be using DG834Gv5 Firmware Release Version 1.6.01.34

And try WPA + WPA2 first (not WPA2), if that doesn't work try WEP as a last resort.

And are you using a clear WiFi channel?

Edited December 27, 2010 by Len Ash

[Guest chenz116]

That's old too.. as in 2007

You should be using DG834Gv5 Firmware Release Version 1.6.01.34

And try WPA + WPA2 first (not WPA2), if that doesn't work try WEP as a last resort.

And are you using a clear WiFi channel?

im downloading that now

whats a clear wifi channel ?

[Guest Phoenix Silver]

That's old too.. as in 2007

You should be using DG834Gv5 Firmware Release Version 1.6.01.34

And try WPA + WPA2 first (not WPA2), if that doesn't work try WEP as a last resort.

And are you using a clear WiFi channel?

as a network administrator I've lost count of the number of times a firmware update saved my life :(

Edited December 27, 2010 by Phoenix Silver

[Guest Len Ash]

im downloading that now

whats a clear wifi channel ?

Do you have many potential other WiFi users around you (next door/flats etc.)? - If so, you will probably need to shift the WLAN channel from the stock 11 to 3 or 6. You can download a WiFI sniffer to see what channels are being used...

Do you use WLAN on anything else? Consoles/Notebooks?

Once your router reboots, you may have to wait for the DHCP server to restart, so WiFi connectivity (on anything) may be pants for a while.

Edited December 27, 2010 by Len Ash

[Guest Len Ash]

as a network administrator I've lost count of the number of times a firmware update saved my life :(

Bien sur...

[Guest Len Ash]

im downloading that now

whats a clear wifi channel ?

WiFi monitor...

http://tinyurl.com/3xfoyh