Guest Bobby Elliott Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 My Vega can connect to most wifi networks OK but there is one public one that is impossible to connect to. Its an open network and my Android phone has no problem with it. It appears to connect but I then get a "obtaining IP address" message, and it then fails to complete the connection. Any ideas what I can do to fix this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest carl rose Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 My Vega can connect to most wifi networks OK but there is one public one that is impossible to connect to. Its an open network and my Android phone has no problem with it. It appears to connect but I then get a "obtaining IP address" message, and it then fails to complete the connection. Any ideas what I can do to fix this? Can you give us more details? What you got installed, what rom, what addon (if any)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bobby Elliott Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 Can you give us more details? What you got installed, what rom, what addon (if any)? Modocom R8. Laucher Pro Plus. Some extra apps. Pretty standard setup. Connects to home and phone networks OK. Is there an issue with public wifi networks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest trevor432990 Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 Modocom R8. Laucher Pro Plus. Some extra apps. Pretty standard setup. Connects to home and phone networks OK. Is there an issue with public wifi networks? At a guess (and it is just a guess) you are probably hitting a Wi-fi security issue WEP, WPA, encryption, etc and all that. Have a feeling phones adjust their settings automatically to cope with varying hot-spot requirements. How do you try and connect? If you go to SETTINGS > WI-FI SETTINGS > ADD WI-FI NETWORK it should tell you what security method the hot-spot is using and you 'may' then have to adjust the Vega manually to suit. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bobby Elliott Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 At a guess (and it is just a guess) you are probably hitting a Wi-fi security issue WEP, WPA, encryption, etc and all that. Thanks for the suggestion but it's an open network, with no security. Can the Vega play with open networks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest beegee1962 Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 Thanks for the suggestion but it's an open network, with no security. Can the Vega play with open networks? Yes, no problems. I was using MoDaCo r8 for some months and had no problems. Maybe this "free" network has a hidden security MAC addresses and lets only registered MAC addresses connect. A simple security that I used in the past on my home WiFi as well. If your MAC address is not registered, you cannot connect. And the network itself appears "open", because no WEP or WPA is applied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bobby Elliott Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 Maybe this "free" network has a hidden security MAC addresses and lets only registered MAC addresses connect. No. Both my phone and my laptop connect to the network. It's a hotel and I've never had a problem with it before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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