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Wifi trouble with 2.17 ROM on Cingular 8125

I upgraded my Cingular 8125 last night with the excellent 2.17 rom provided by summiter. All was looking great until I tried to connect to my wireless network (Linksys WRT54GX4 SRX400 router with WPA-PSK security). I entered the key and it tried to connect, but then my wireless network switched from "Available" to "Unavailable" and dropped to the bottom of the network cards list. I could click on the network and tell it to reconnect, but it would do the same "available...unavailable" sequence every time. Wondering if it was a bad flash, I reapplied the 2.17 ROM and tried again with the same results. Not to give up too easily, I grabbed the 2.16 iMate ROM and applied it to see if the Cingular customizations could be causing the issue. Same problem.
So I disabled all security on my Linksys, cleared the net card settings on the 8125, and tried to reconnect. No luck. My neighbor has a plain Linksys WRT54G, so I tried to connect to hers and it worked just fine. At this point, I had to go back to the stock Cingular ROM because I need access to my wireless lan. All works well with the stock Cingular ROM.
Has anyone else seen this behavior with the 2.x ROMs? I'm wondering if there is a bug in the wireless networking support in the updated version of WM5 or if it is some weird incompatibility with the new Linksys WRT54GX4.
-BK
edit: corrected the router model number

At this point, I had to go back to the stock Cingular ROM because I need access to my wireless lan. All works well with the stock Cingular ROM.
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Hey, does this ROM upgrade allow you downgrade. i have read stuff on this forum with people saying that they get an error "upgrade only" if they try to downgrade.

Way to keep the same topic going...start your own thread. :roll:

Unfortunately I don't have any feedback or value to add. I've connected successfully to a WRT54G, a Belkin Pre-N, and a Belkin Pre-N running Linksys WRT54GX firmware. No problems, but then again I use only WEP (I'm not overly concerned about the security of the traffic on this particular network, hence I use WEP instead of better encryption).
It's odd that with all encryption turned off you still can't connect. You don't by chance use MAC address inclusion/exclusion do you?

Yes, I normally use MAC filtering along with WPA to only allow certain devices onto the wireless network, but I disabled the MAC filtering for the same test where I disabled the security. The stock ROM works with both WPA and MAC filtering enabled. It's quite a strange problem. I must say that I find myself wanting the features of the newer firmware so much that I'm considering just not using the wifi connection anymore...
Thanks for putting the work into packaging the new ROMs for us. Cingular sure does drag their feet releasing their own updates.
-BK

my Cingular works good with Netgear WGR614 v5 & Linksys WTR54G

I've had the same problem with the updated roms. I'm running a D-Link 614+ rev b router using MAC filtering and no encrypton. My 8125 sees the router but it can't connect. I adjusted mty power settings but still no luck. I think everyone who has this problem should list their gear here so we can figure out a way to get around this problem.

I had WPA issues connecting my 8125 with my linksys WRT54G.
I'm in the same position as summiter, I'm really not concerned about the security of my home network, so I went back to WEP - which works fine. A combination of not broadcasting the SSID, MAC filtering, and WEP seems secure enough for my purposes.

I had the same problem after I updated my 8125's ROM. After many minutes of frustration playing with settings, I unplugged the router for a couple of minutes, and then plugged it back in and my phone began to work just fine. You may want to give this a try.

CameronJ said:
I had WPA issues connecting my 8125 with my linksys WRT54G.
I'm in the same position as summiter, I'm really not concerned about the security of my home network, so I went back to WEP - which works fine. A combination of not broadcasting the SSID, MAC filtering, and WEP seems secure enough for my purposes.
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It's more a matter of security through obscurity, since there are tools to both find devices not broadcasting ssid, and for cracking the wep key in a matter of seconds or minutes. On the particular WiFi net I use I assume everyone can see it and don't use it for sensitive stuff. MAC filtering can be overcome, but it takes someone determined and knowledeable, and I don't think my neighbors or the casual wardriver fit that bill. =)

Hello All,
This sounds like their is some settongs on the phone are set wrong, try changing the select network setting on the top bar select the second set of settings witch are I belive my work network, then soft reset the phone it should work it did for me but not until the soft reset. you my want to setup the connection again and reset again after putting in the key. I do use the newest 2.17 rom as well seems to be good so far.
I also used this to trouble shoot it. http://www.htcamerica.net/support/cingular_8125.htm
great source of help.

I think it is definitely something with the 2.X ROM’s and this router. I have the same setup and can’t get anything but the original Cingular ROM to connect.

Using Summiters excellent 2.17 with WRT54G with no problems on QTEK 9100.

porky145 said:
I've had the same problem with the updated roms. I'm running a D-Link 614+ rev b router using MAC filtering and no encrypton. My 8125 sees the router but it can't connect. I adjusted mty power settings but still no luck. I think everyone who has this problem should list their gear here so we can figure out a way to get around this problem.
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summiter
I'm having the same issue, i'm acutally using the same router as the person above, it will see the router but wont connect unless i reset the router. Plus it wont connect to any hot spots that it used to when it was on the old OEM cingular rom, so it must be something with the new 2.17 Rom. Did you make any changes in the WiFi settings?
please help us, i would love to keep the new rom on my wizard, it's so much quicker and it has all the extra bells an whistles.
thanks

Chiming in...
I actually found that the WIFI works better with the latest ROM (2.17/CF2, etc.) from summiter. There were networks that I couldn't connect to to save my life... now I can get in no problem.
Sorry you guys are having problems though.

marcini said:
porky145 said:
I've had the same problem with the updated roms. I'm running a D-Link 614+ rev b router using MAC filtering and no encrypton. My 8125 sees the router but it can't connect. I adjusted mty power settings but still no luck. I think everyone who has this problem should list their gear here so we can figure out a way to get around this problem.
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summiter
I'm having the same issue, i'm acutally using the same router as the person above, it will see the router but wont connect unless i reset the router. Plus it wont connect to any hot spots that it used to when it was on the old OEM cingular rom, so it must be something with the new 2.17 Rom. Did you make any changes in the WiFi settings?
please help us, i would love to keep the new rom on my wizard, it's so much quicker and it has all the extra bells an whistles.
thanks
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I can third this comment about he DLink 614+ and the DLink 524. My 8125 connects to the routers but then immediately locks up and I have to take the battery out to get it working again. I have not upgraded the firmware on either router so I might try doing that this weekend before doing anything. I know that DLink has upgraded some of ther routers due to some issue they had with NTP.

So far, I tested two routers with WPA: Linksys WTR54GS travel router and DLink DI-634M. And my workplace's wireless network using Cisco Access Points (54G) with no security (we use additional Cisco VPN in order to access network). All worked fine without issues. There are definitely changes in new wireless drivers. For one, it has a lot more parameters in registry. For two, it now supports LEAP. Thirdly, in the wireless networks window, it now shows signal strengths for each network. These are all positive improvements.
I haven't try to connect to a 11b router because I can't find one. Sounds like the issues are specific to DLink DI-614+ and the similar. If that's the case, time to get a new router. It's only $40 and you get much faster speed.

The router giving several of us problems is the Linksys WRT54GX4 SRX400, which is the latest MIMO router from Linksys...
-BK

foxbat121 said:
If that's the case, time to get a new router. It's only $40 and you get much faster speed.
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I understand what you are saying but I don't think thats the point. Replacing the router is easy, but what was changed in the rom to cause this problem. And if anyone wants to know Circuit City has G routers on sale, I got a WRT54G for about $65 out the door. But i would still like to know what caused this problem

I believe there is a difference between the network adapter driver from ROM2.17 and Cingular ROM. Anyone with network connection problem after upgrade to ROM 2.17 may want to try this:
Download and install WiFiFoFum2 from Aspecto Software, then run this program everytime you turn on wifi, it will help detect and connect to your network. I can't explain why but it works for me so I hope it would work for you too. My network is Dlink-524 with WPA enabled and MAC filtering.

Help getting IP address from router!

I upgraded my rom to 217 ROM w/CF2,ringers,themes and A2DP.
Ive done everything to allow for the DHCP to assign the 8125 an IP.
When I go to settings/connections/wireless LAN/ advanced it says associated to network with mac address and an IP address that locked in from my home router. When Im at work the IP address there is the IP address assigned from my home router. I click renew IP and it doesnt change.
When I go to settings/network cards/network adapters I select SDIO WLAN Wireless adapter I click on USe server assigned IP address and that doesnt work. There is the same Use specific IP address as the same IP address at home. There are actually hex figures in the use specific IP address.
When Im at home I cant get the wifi to surf the net either.
By the way I set the power setting mode to BEst performance. Im using a DLink 624 at home and a Belkin Wireless G+ at work.
When I had the stock Cingular Rom it worked flawlessly.
Help!?
Thanks
IS there some way to flush out the settings of the wifi card????

There seems to be some problems with AKU2 ROM's with certain routers. Not sure about either of the two you mentioned, but there are a few of us with problems with the new linksys SRX400 router. I will save you the trouble, at least in my situation, none of the 2.X ROMs work. I tried iMate, Qtek, both 2.17 and 2.8 and all the customized ones from summiter. Also it doesn't appear to be limited to the 8125, MadMonkeyBoy over on HoFo had a similar proble with his s200.
The only suggestion I have seen is to put in a manual IP, try to connect, disconnect, and then change it back to DHCP. It didn't work for me, but YMMV.
EDIT: take a look at this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=48431

Messing around with it here at work I guess by doing this..."The only suggestion I have seen is to put in a manual IP, try to connect, disconnect, and then change it back to DHCP. It didn't work for me, but YMMV. " It seemed to work... I was at lunch and of course I wasnt able to read this but I was able to see a wifi connection Ive used before like at paneras or something and It said connected but didnt give me an IP address...Ill have to try to do it manually connect disconnect DHCP see if it works at home,.
UNLESS...anyone else has any info...
Thanks!

Update...went to lunch and like I said I had a connection but not able to surf...
I went back to work and the connection that WAS working stopped working so I went to manually use an IP address...then I did assign automatically...and Im back in business at work. Ill try it when I get home and see if that works.
Seems kinda mickey mouse if you ask me...why is it like that???
Ill confirm more when Im home later.

Yep gotta do the assign IP address then click ok then do auto assign click ok and Im good to connect to any wifi as long as its open or I have the key.
Seems kinda mickey mouse...
Why is it like that??? The stock cingular rom didnt make you have to do that to connect.

Kaiser WiFi coinnections problems

I have a WI-Fi router at home which works fine with my PC, a laptop and an iPod Touch but I am struggling with the Kaiser.
Now and then I can connect with the Kaiser (usually after a reset) but only once. When I try to connect again it just comes up as 'connecting' and nothing happens?
Using WPA encryption on a Zoom wireless router. Any ideas?

Please use only wep opened 64 bit encription, working perfect!

I can connect to my Netgear with my Kaiser using WPA just fine. This doesn't help you much - sorry - but the device itself does work on WPA.

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I have a WI-Fi router at home which works fine with my PC, a laptop and an iPod Touch but I am struggling with the Kaiser.
Now and then I can connect with the Kaiser (usually after a reset) but only once. When I try to connect again it just comes up as 'connecting' and nothing happens?
Using WPA encryption on a Zoom wireless router. Any ideas?
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I had the same problem with NetGear wireless router. I removed everything using only MAC address filtering. Connected but the speed is much slower, sometime even timeout compare to my Dell x50v PDA.

Everything also works fine here. I can connect through WPA2 EAP to my dlink AP, my zyxel router and some other AP.

I had exactly the same problem when I was using TKIP with WPA, but switching to AES solved it.

Thanks for the tips- will have a further play and see if I can solve it

WIFI problem solved
I had the same problem. First connection went fine (asking for security key). Next day no chance to connect. Allways saying connecting and nothing happened.
I played around a while and checked the AP where i could see that the Kaiser connected but didn't get an IP.
Swithcing from TKIP to AES didn't solve the problem for me.
First time i connected i typed the security key in ASCII and it worked. I tried this all the time again and what helped was to use the security key in hex!
I remebered that in Linux you type in the WPA key in ASCII and it is converted into hex. So i converted the string to hex value and .... it's working!
Regards
Waldi

WiFi unable to connect to router after 6.1

I've been running 6.1 ROM (Official) now for a month or so and am using a program on my Tilt that uses a lot of data...so while I'm at home I thought I would allow it to use my WiFi router instead of my 3G connection.
I turned on the WiFi and it can "see" my router's SSID. I enter the WPA-TKIP passcode and tell it to connect. It just sits there saying "connecting to network" but never completes the connection to acquire it's IP.
I have even gone as far as setting the IP configuration manually (Static IP) and the TILT keeps trying to connect to the network.
I have a DLink DI-624 that I have had no problems connecting the WiFi when I was running ROM 6.0.
I have done the following in trying to troubleshoot:
- Turned OFF Turbo on the Router
- Configured router for AutoChannel
- Configured TILT for Best Performance
- Rebooted Router AND TILT.
Still no go...Ideas?

I sometimes get this after flashing a new rom. It seems to affect the way it connects to WPA networks but not WEP or unsecured.
You can try changing your security to WEP and see if that works.
But when I need to solve this I usually have to do a Hard Reset and then connect the WIFI first. When it does this the phone seems to be able to auto-detect the network type (i.e without me needing to select it as WPA) and after entering the passcode it can connect.

Yep, go to WEP, this should be enough for most people and has never given me a problem.

martythebrit said:
Yep, go to WEP, this should be enough for most people and has never given me a problem.
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Unfortunately I can't change my network to WEP. My network is not only my home network but also used for my wife's business...so for security reasons I have to keep the security up.

Drop the security just for a test and see what happens.

I am using the official ATT 6.1 ROM and it works just fine on my wifi, first with WPA-PSK then with WPA2-PSK. You could set your WAP to WEP (say that fast 3 times!) for a 5 minute test and see if it connects. Does your phone connect to other Wifi hot spots? What does ministumbler say about wifi in your area? You may have some interference with a neighbors wifi.

Well...I know that my issue is not limited to my router at home (DLink DI-624). I'm experiencing the SAME issues at work as well.
At work I'm using a NetGear WGT624 v3.
- The security is WPA-PSK (TKIP)...just like at home.
- Broadcasting SSID on Channel 11 (Fixed). There are no routers in nearby offices (I've checked using a wifi scanner on my laptop).
- I've configured a static IP in my Tilt and it just sits there at Connecting...again same as what happens at my house.
- I have also tried using DHCP with no joy.
I'll try the WEP at home to see if it's a WEP/WPA issue.
Unfortunately if it IS an issue...I don't think I'm going to get much joy from HTC on releasing a fix. Maybe there will be some way around it though...I hope!

Make sure you use the correct authentication: Use Smart Card or Certificate. That fixed mine

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Make sure you use the correct authentication: Use Smart Card or Certificate. That fixed mine
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Here is what I have set in my TILT...
Connects to: The Internet
Hidden network: NOT checked
Ad-Hoc: Unselectable (Grey)
Auth: WPA-PSK
Encry: TKIP
Use IEEE: Grey (Non-Selectable)
EAP: Grey (Non-Selectable...but Smartcard or Certificate IS in the box)
(Still at work...will test WEP when I get home)

(I'm home)
Ok...Now I know for SURE that this is a WPA issue with the TILT running the AT&T ROM 6.1 (Official).
I changed my home router from WPA-PSK (TKIP) to WEP.
Made the needed changes in my TILT to change it from WPA to WEP and entered the correct key.
* IT CONNECTED TO THE ROUTER! Whoo Hoo.
I change nothing in the router except from WEP back to WPA and again I'm stuck at "connecting" on the TILT.
Ideas?

At least you know
And Knowing Is Half The Battle

clstan said:
(I'm home)
Ok...Now I know for SURE that this is a WPA issue with the TILT running the AT&T ROM 6.1 (Official).
I changed my home router from WPA-PSK (TKIP) to WEP.
Made the needed changes in my TILT to change it from WPA to WEP and entered the correct key.
* IT CONNECTED TO THE ROUTER! Whoo Hoo.
I change nothing in the router except from WEP back to WPA and again I'm stuck at "connecting" on the TILT.
Ideas?
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Is a backing up everything and doing a hard reset too much hassle? Make sure you connect to a WPA Wifi first before installing any other programs. Its the only way I could fix it... =/ As recommended I always do another hard reset straight after flashing a new rom now.

Hey...someone...somewhere has mentioned that there might be a WPA issue in relation to removing the AT&T Bloat. Is there anything to this? I HAVE removed my bloat on my Tilt.
I don't want to have to re-Hard my Tilt...but will if I have to...but only as last resort.

What fixed with my DI-624
I found that I had to upgrade to the newest ROM from D-Link. (I had original ROM from 5 years ago.) I found that the PSK password (using WPA2) could NOT contains shift-numbers such as $, %, #. I converted the symbols to numbers (and letters)and it works fine now. I have had no problems since.

segaza said:
I found that I had to upgrade to the newest ROM from D-Link. (I had original ROM from 5 years ago.) I found that the PSK password (using WPA2) could NOT contains shift-numbers such as $, %, #. I converted the symbols to numbers (and letters)and it works fine now. I have had no problems since.
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My home router is a DI-624 Rev E. The ONLY Firmware for the E Rev is 5.00 and I'm running it.
Even though not completely secure...my WPA password is a 20 character, lower case entry...no strange characters or whatever.
*Well folks...I had just installed the 6.1 Rom onto my Tilt about a month ago...so I don't have that much installed...and I can always reload it. So I HardReset and followed by removing bloat. WPA WORKS NOW! (Insert "Twilight Zone" theme music here.)
All in all...it just seems strange to have to HARD Reset my phone to get something like this to work again.

[Q] cant connect to wifi at work - wpa2 aes

hi folks, im running cm6 with wildmonks 2.6.34.4-925mv cfs svs aix 720p kernel with the 5.08.00.04 korean radio.
my work has a wpa2 aes encrypted wireless network setup. phone sees the network, and even accepts the password, but never gets an IP address. it hangs at obtaining IP address for a few seconds, and then goes to remembered, not connected, and back to obtaining IP address. it will cycle like this if i leave wifi on all day, and it never connects.
thoughts? the IT guy says its the phone... as he hasnt had trouble with other wpa2 spec'd devices. something im doing wrong, or is he wrong, or should i go back to frf to see if that works, or try a different radio?
assistance greatly appreciated.
thanks.

By the looks of it, it never actually connects. Double-check that you enter the correct password.
I have WPA2-AES set up at home, and it works fine.

Sounds exactly like the issue I had with the router in my parents house. My phone just didn't get on with that particular router. They upgraded recently and all is well.

pw is good. still wont connect. not sure why. i have no troubles connecting to cisco equipment in other places, and so im not sure thats the issue either. other suggestions?

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I have WPA2-AES set up at home, and it works fine.
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what rom, kernel, and radio are you using?

WPA2 Enterprise was broken when Froyo hit, currently some of the roms fix it, the latest CM6 fixed it I think (kinda). Other roms are planning to have fixes in the near future.

nexusonemeover said:
what rom, kernel, and radio are you using?
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Enomther's 2.11.3 with its 720p AudioMod kernel, radio 4.06.
One router is Linksys WRT54GL, the other is WRT54G2 (2 places - mine and parents'), both are converted to DD-WRT firmware.

have you tried using the kernel that comes with CM6 to see if it works with that?

figured it out... i had the wrong gateway address entered... d'oh! :-(
good now. thanks for the thoughts on what to try though.

hello.
i have an adhoc with aes security at home.my laptop connects to internet via wireless. but the X1 phone cant.
rom 1.05.931.10
radio 1.14.25.55
kernel:i cant find kernel
when i am setting the wireless on the phone:
1.authentication:wpa-none
2.data encryption:aes
3.set password
4.click next
5.in the next page(configure network authentication) every thing is disabled
6.click finish.
7.does not connect
please help me