Every time my phone can't connect to Wi-Fi for whatever reason (reason being signal too low for example, NOT wrong password), it forgets the stored password. How to fix this? This is driving me crazy.
anyone? noone has this problem?
Sometimes when I am on my girlfriends wireless, which uses wpa, my device will forget the password mid session. So I will be happily browsing and all of a sudden it asks for the password again...
Is that your problem? Or different?
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I have a Netgear DG834T router as provided by Sky. I have one wired and two wireless connections running into it (let's call them WD, WL1 and WL2 respectively).
On the connections page I can see all of them under "attached devices"...but now I want to connect using my Kaiser (actually an O2 XDA Stellar)
What happens...
On the Kaiser, I get an IP address (assigned by DHCP) as normal - but can't access the internet - or at least, can only access it very rarely - http://www.google.com can't be found, but http://www.bbc.co.uk can. No idea why.
On the router, under "attached devices", not only can I NOT see the Kaiser, but WL1 and WL2 also disappear. WD remains visible. The router cannot ping the IP address of the Kaiser (timed out). If I disable WiFi on the Kaiser, then WL1 and WL2 are immediately visible again. Internet connection on WL1 and WL2 works, even when they are not visible.
I HAVE connected to this network before without any problems.
What the hooting heck is going on, and how do I fix it?
Thanks!
Time to troubleshoot! What happens with this phone on another wireless network. We need to determine if it's the phone or the network. Do you have any friends with a phone like this? Can you use their phone on your network? Do you have any ROMs flashed, has this phone ever been on the network without problems?
If the phone works on another router try looking for firmware updates for the router. Those things really do need to be updated often and it could have something to do with that.
Only have access to one network :-(. Might be a couple of weeks before I can access a hotel one or something like that.
Think next door neighbour has similar phone, but different provider...will try if he'll let me!
No ROMS flashed.
It connected fine when I first had it. As far as I know, I've changed nothing since then.
2 out of 4 answered...with an option on three...I'll get back to you as soon as I've beaten up my neighbour and stolen his phone...
Joke!
There should be somewhere you can go to test that wireless. I can walk outside the building I'm in and find one.
ChumleyEX said:
There should be somewhere you can go to test that wireless. I can walk outside the building I'm in and find one.
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You = US, me = UK. We still think the biro is a recent invention...
Neighbour's phone on my network gives the exact same problem. I've also noticed that when I click "Renew IP" on the Kaiser it doesn't work...it gives me 0.0.0.0, but will occasionally flash up the correct IP address. It's alomst as if the connection is being lost and remade every few seconds. The status ist gives me is "associated to network"...is that different to "connected"?
I've been trying to solve this on my router, but none of the settings seem to make any difference.
Same here
I get the same with the router from sky.
Kaiser says I have an IP address, 192.168.0.5, but the it doesn't show up on the attached devices on the router.
What I find that works is hit renew IP maybe twice until you get a really wierd IP address like
169.254.*.**, actually not sure if I'm picking up another network, but for some reason I don't think I am.
I can then browse the web and sync via wifi.
Really pisses me of that it says that it has an IP address but doesn't connect.
1) Make sure you dont have a proxy set up on your wifi connection on your device.
2) The 169. address is your device getting an unauthorised IP address as the router did not receive the correct encryption key from the device.
3) You can check if its an encryption thing by simply logging in to the router (192.168.0.1 in your web browser on pc) and changing the settings to turn wpa off and testing it. The routers username and password are on the card - its something like "sky" and "admin"
Yeah I agree, there is something up with that router.
Grey Area said:
Neighbour's phone on my network gives the exact same problem. I've also noticed that when I click "Renew IP" on the Kaiser it doesn't work...it gives me 0.0.0.0, but will occasionally flash up the correct IP address. It's alomst as if the connection is being lost and remade every few seconds. The status ist gives me is "associated to network"...is that different to "connected"?
I've been trying to solve this on my router, but none of the settings seem to make any difference.
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with my router.....i have to set the wifi power mode on my kaiser to "best performance", any other setting and i get that "associated to network" ****. been this way every since the hermes and the wizard.
unwired4 said:
1) Make sure you dont have a proxy set up on your wifi connection on your device.
2) The 169. address is your device getting an unauthorised IP address as the router did not receive the correct encryption key from the device.
3) You can check if its an encryption thing by simply logging in to the router (192.168.0.1 in your web browser on pc) and changing the settings to turn wpa off and testing it. The routers username and password are on the card - its something like "sky" and "admin"
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No, proxy set-up as the device was bought unbranded in US.
Because there are issues with this router, encryption and media streaming devices, I have only restricted the mac addresses with no encryption.
Still don't know about the 169. ip address beacuse doesn't seem to come up as am ISP.
Now then, how wierd is this?
After all these issues and kind of giving up on it as a bad job, I also noticed that out on the road, my GPRS wasn't working either - TomTom couldn't connect to the "plus" traffic service.
I get on the phone to O2 who told me that my phone hadn't been "provisioned". After one false start where they didn't seem to do anything about it, I have just (literally) had them tell me to go to the O2 Operator settings and tell it to update the "O2 UK Post Pay_GPRS" and reboot.
GPRS now works. And magically, so does my WiFi - IP address negotiated and full access to internet and my router's setup page granted. Working like a charm again.
So - seems to me it's an account setting, and nothing to do with either me poor ol' router or me nice new phone.
For completeness, I was occasionally getting the 169 IP address too, so it sounds like we have EXACTLY the same problem - suggest you get onto your service provider ASAP.
Ok guys, i have been scouring the interwebz for an explanation about this weird problem that seems to be affecting a lot of users.
I can't seem to connect to secure Wi-Fi networks and this is annoying me. Have you guys found this to be an issue as well?
Sometimes i will get "incorrect" password, and other times it will try connecting forever and never do anything.
If so, how does one circumvent this? Or is it HTC's fault because they false advertised.
I have had no problems connecting to any network, be it open, wep, or wpa psk.
I have noticed however, that the initial connection can be problematical with a weak signal. Try getting a good strong signal the first time you attempt to authenticate.
I have that problem too at work (WPA2 I think)
It works fine at home and other places though
Strange
it may be that your company implements MAC address restrictions on the wireless access points, so the DHCP server will not give you an address if you're not using an approved device.
I have had no problems connecting to WiFi on my TMOUS HD7.
I have the same problem.
I keep typing the CORRECT password ... but I keep getting "INCORRECT" passord.
Tried switching the phone off ... taking the battery out and starting it up again ... no go!
Tried a Reset to Factory Defaults ... no go!
Please help!!!
I am running CyanogenMod 7.1, and am experiencing problems with the Wi-Fi connection recently. I have been able to connect to my router fine in the past.
Currently when I turn on Wi-Fi it will show "scanning" and show the network that I would like to connect to. I have entered the correct WPA2 key but it does not connect automatically. If I press on the network and choose "Connect", nothing happens.
I have been able to use other wireless networks, and this one in particular has worked in the past. This seems to be an issue between the phone and router, but I have no idea what could be causing it. Other computers are able to connect to this network fine.
Also, when I deliberately enter the wrong password and attempt to connect, nothing happens. I do not receive an error about having the wrong password.
Any ideas as to what might be happening?
Thanks
I have had the following surreal experience with two brand-new HTC Ones (brand new from factory, stock ROM).
I use a long (63-character) WPA2 password. After I connect to wifi with the phone for the first time, it remembers it and reconnects as expected whenever the AP comes in range. However, after connecting to a free open Wifi AP, the phone will no longer remember the 63-character WPA2 password.
However, it *will* remember a WPA2 password if it's 45 characters or fewer. But 46 or more characters will not be remembered. Multiple Factory Resets did not clear this problem...the phone was stuck in this mode.
This happened with our first phone (right after visiting a local tire shop and using their open Wifi) and I thought it was a fluke. So we got Verizon to get us a new phone. That phone worked fine for a few weeks, until we made the mistake of connecting to an open wifi network at Panera Bread. After that, it no longer would connect to our home network, unless I lowered the WPA2 password length to fewer than 46 characters.
I can't imagine I'm the only one with this problem if it's a reliable bug, so perhaps it has something to do with our AP, or my use of MAC authentication, but I'm truly at a loss. Has anyone out there seen this, or gone through this combination of steps and still emerged with an HTC One that remembers very long WPA2 passwords?
DoubleStuffy said:
I have had the following surreal experience with two brand-new HTC Ones (brand new from factory, stock ROM).
I use a long (63-character) WPA2 password. After I connect to wifi with the phone for the first time, it remembers it and reconnects as expected whenever the AP comes in range. However, after connecting to a free open Wifi AP, the phone will no longer remember the 63-character WPA2 password.
However, it *will* remember a WPA2 password if it's 45 characters or fewer. But 46 or more characters will not be remembered. Multiple Factory Resets did not clear this problem...the phone was stuck in this mode.
This happened with our first phone (right after visiting a local tire shop and using their open Wifi) and I thought it was a fluke. So we got Verizon to get us a new phone. That phone worked fine for a few weeks, until we made the mistake of connecting to an open wifi network at Panera Bread. After that, it no longer would connect to our home network, unless I lowered the WPA2 password length to fewer than 46 characters.
I can't imagine I'm the only one with this problem if it's a reliable bug, so perhaps it has something to do with our AP, or my use of MAC authentication, but I'm truly at a loss. Has anyone out there seen this, or gone through this combination of steps and still emerged with an HTC One that remembers very long WPA2 passwords?
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I ran into the same thing regarding password lengths, though I can't relate it to open network connections made in the past. 63 only works on some ROMs, 44 works on all that I've tried.
Probably the same bug
aceof89 said:
I ran into the same thing regarding password lengths, though I can't relate it to open network connections made in the past. 63 only works on some ROMs, 44 works on all that I've tried.
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Is 44 really the cut-off point for you? I believe mine is 45.
In any event, my bet is that when you find that only shorter WPA2 passwords work, that phone has connected to an open wifi hotspot in the past.
Hi!
I have the same problem... no solution?
Cheers
I have saved several Wifi networks in my phone, and couple weeks ago I noticed that my phone cannot connect to them anymore. I tried forgetting the network, and entering it again, and after entering the right password with the correct encryption (WPA2), it always says that password is wrong. These Wifi networks did not change their passwords, also I can connect to them using my other phone (Huawei P8 Lite) or laptop. I've double-checked the passwords and am sure I enter the right ones. Any ideas what's happening?