I recently did a full install of android-x86_64-7.1-rc2 on my Laptop Lenovo Ideapad 110. Everything runs. Only issue I am running into is the WiFi connection as it keeps dropping. The weird thing is that when I plug the laptop to a direct connection (Ethernet) the internet connection is completely stable. All my other wireless devices that use my home WiFi are also stable.
Same problem
georgeellis28 said:
I recently did a full install of android-x86_64-7.1-rc2 on my Laptop Lenovo Ideapad 110. Everything runs. Only issue I am running into is the WiFi connection as it keeps dropping. The weird thing is that when I plug the laptop to a direct connection (Ethernet) the internet connection is completely stable. All my other wireless devices that use my home WiFi are also stable.
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Same problem on my Asus Vivobook Flip TP203NA.
Release rc-1's wifi was working normally.
Ethernet cable still works.
How to
georgeellis28 said:
I recently did a full install of android-x86_64-7.1-rc2 on my Laptop Lenovo Ideapad 110. Everything runs. Only issue I am running into is the WiFi connection as it keeps dropping. The weird thing is that when I plug the laptop to a direct connection (Ethernet) the internet connection is completely stable. All my other wireless devices that use my home WiFi are also stable.
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Can you please tell me how did you manage to activate Xposed on Android x86?
WIFI x86 8.1 RC1 not working on asus TP200SA
Hello, same thing for me here too, but I have installed RC1 and that does the same, all seems to work no wifi.
georgeellis28 said:
I recently did a full install of android-x86_64-7.1-rc2 on my Laptop Lenovo Ideapad 110. Everything runs. Only issue I am running into is the WiFi connection as it keeps dropping. The weird thing is that when I plug the laptop to a direct connection (Ethernet) the internet connection is completely stable. All my other wireless devices that use my home WiFi are also stable.
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I also have the same issue.
LENOVO ideapad 110
Did you find solution?
I have Dell Inspiron Mini i installed Android-x86-8.1-r1 and only frist time after instalattion wifi work fine then when i restart Android wifi connection lost and no showing in wifi connections.
How to fix that?
Any update on this? I have an ASUS vivo pc with the wifi constantly dropping.
I have the same issue, using Chromebox with 9.0 rc1
Same issue here on a dell Pavilion DM4. Wifi worked on initial setup and then suddenly drops and cannot turn it on.
I've been having the same problem on android-x86_64-9.0-r2.iso (baremetal install/no VM, on asus laptop ux305fa). Found a workaround to get wifi back up and running:
Ctrl-Alt-F1 (to switch to console)
su (to get root)
ip link show wlan0 (shows wlan0 as DOWN)
ip link set wlan0 up
ip link show wlan0 (shows wlan0 as UP)
ping address-for-wifi-router (works now)
Ctrl-Alt-F7 (to switch back to GUI)
GUI at this point shows wifi is status is "connected" to my router, which I set up before with password and everything. Before I did the manual workaround, turning on the wifi slider button in the GUI caused an endless hang condition.
So the question is, why does wifi get hung up in the first place?
@colonal35 @panda9 @dbroadus2007 does my workaround have the desired effect for you?
UPDATE: in my case, after fixing as shown above, wifi came up automatically after next reboot.
UPDATE2: I noticed that after applying my fix, my wireless mouse does not work anymore. Could it be that the orioginal problem occurs because ax86 gets confused when there are two wireless devices wifi+mouse (+bluetooth, but bt seems not affected). Strike the preceding. After next reboot the wireless mouse is working again. At least so far.
reikred said:
I've been having the same problem on android-x86_64-9.0-r2.iso (baremetal install/no VM, on asus laptop ux305fa). Found a workaround to get wifi back up and running:
Ctrl-Alt-F1 (to switch to console)
su (to get root)
ip link show wlan0 (shows wlan0 as DOWN)
ip link set wlan0 up
ip link show wlan0 (shows wlan0 as UP)
ping address-for-wifi-router (works now)
Ctrl-Alt-F7 (to switch back to GUI)
GUI at this point shows wifi is status is "connected" to my router, which I set up before with password and everything. Before I did the manual workaround, turning on the wifi slider button in the GUI caused an endless hang condition.
So the question is, why does wifi get hung up in the first place?
@colonal35 @panda9 @dbroadus2007 does my workaround have the desired effect for you?
UPDATE: in my case, after fixing as shown above, wifi came up automatically after next reboot.
UPDATE2: I noticed that after applying my fix, my wireless mouse does not work anymore. Could it be that the orioginal problem occurs because ax86 gets confused when there are two wireless devices wifi+mouse (+bluetooth, but bt seems not affected). Strike the preceding. After next reboot the wireless mouse is working again. At least so far.
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Just writing to share my almost-successful experience on this.
Symtpom: Many months ago, I installed Android x86 9.0 rc1 on one of my spare laptop (a Dell Latitude E5530, FWIW). It worked fine at that time. I did not use it since then, and recently when I booted that laptop, the WiFi icon in notification bar is dimmed, and the machine keeps "searching for Wi-Fi networks...".
Trying to follow @reikred 's workaround above, but in my case, the initial "ip link show wlan0" already shows wlan0 as UP, and then toggling "ip link set wlan up" or "... down" does NOT change the "ip link show wlan0" status at all. Inspired by @reikred's idea, I use "ifconfig" instead. "ifconfig wlan0 down" and "... up" can change wlan0 status. And then, the WiFi works ... momentarily. After I read a couple web pages, the WiFi hung up again.
But thanks for @georgeellis28 's sharing, the workaround of plugging in an ethernet cable does work! That is a pleasant surprise. I was not aware that an Android device would work with ethernet.
Well I have the same problem and I've figured out what the issue is. The wireless adaptor isn't supported in the version of linux that android x86 is using, specifically the Realtek 8822CE. I think a usb wifi adaptor would work. There may be different versions of the android x86 that work depending on what version of linux is used.
Same problem on HP Laptop.
i used on android 4.4 rc2 but it says "device wlan0 does not exist"
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Got me a new router from my ISP, of course there were issues instantly! Having problems connecting to wifi. Called my ISP and they said there is a bug somewhere in the router or in android itself. The router is a ZYXEL P-2812HNU-F1. They said I needed to get a static ip adress to each device. I got my Galaxy S2 up and running in no time, however, my HP Touchpad is not being so friendly. It says I'm connected but I get the grey wifi icon. Tried to disconnect and reconnect but no result. Also tried to forget the wifi and so on but no result. Also changed to b/g since it handles /n aswell. I've changed the router channel. In addition, my TP have begun to reboot randomly often in very fast cycles. I've flashed the Supreme mods a few days ago and everything worked flawlessly with my old router. Could the Supreme mod interfere with this maybe? Anyone please, this is so frustrating!
Edit: I'm on CM9 14 July build
Creutz said:
Got me a new router from my ISP, of course there were issues instantly! Having problems connecting to wifi. Called my ISP and they said there is a bug somewhere in the router or in android itself. The router is a ZYXEL P-2812HNU-F1. They said I needed to get a static ip adress to each device. I got my Galaxy S2 up and running in no time, however, my HP Touchpad is not being so friendly. It says I'm connected but I get the grey wifi icon. Tried to disconnect and reconnect but no result. Also tried to forget the wifi and so on but no result. Also changed to b/g since it handles /n aswell. I've changed the router channel. In addition, my TP have begun to reboot randomly often in very fast cycles. I've flashed the Supreme mods a few days ago and everything worked flawlessly with my old router. Could the Supreme mod interfere with this maybe? Anyone please, this is so frustrating!
Edit: I'm on CM9 14 July build
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The wifi icon color is blue when you're connected to the Google servers. I remember reading something similar to your situation, I'll post a link if I find it. Meanwhile, you've probably tried this, but in case you haven't, try turning the router off for a while, then turn it back on again. You might want to go to a later build, they're quite stable. I'm one of the lucky ones, only had any wifi issues once, and turning the router off then back on solved it for me.
Good luck.
Edit : Try deleting the Supreme mods, they might be the problem.
As you said, I've tried to switch off the router and put it back on but I tried it once again but no result. I've also removed the supreme mods but there is no difference. I still get the grey wifi icon. Maybe should try a newer build, so tiredsome though but maybe the only solution. Will call my ISP for a factory reset on the system aswell.
Edit: Managed to come up with a solution. My ISP wasn't of any help so I had to do something on my own. So, I changed the security to wpa instead of wpa2 and noticed that my tablet got connection! The thing is, I want to use the /n standard and wpa does not support that. So (again), I had to enable a second wireless network and luckily my router supports four. One network with wpa2 (laptop) and one with wpa (tablet). Not a pretty solution but it works!
Creutz said:
Got me a new router from my ISP, of course there were issues instantly! Having problems connecting to wifi. Called my ISP and they said there is a bug somewhere in the router or in android itself. The router is a ZYXEL P-2812HNU-F1. They said I needed to get a static ip adress to each device. I got my Galaxy S2 up and running in no time, however, my HP Touchpad is not being so friendly. It says I'm connected but I get the grey wifi icon. Tried to disconnect and reconnect but no result. Also tried to forget the wifi and so on but no result. Also changed to b/g since it handles /n aswell. I've changed the router channel. In addition, my TP have begun to reboot randomly often in very fast cycles. I've flashed the Supreme mods a few days ago and everything worked flawlessly with my old router. Could the Supreme mod interfere with this maybe? Anyone please, this is so frustrating!
Edit: I'm on CM9 14 July build
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I did read somewhere that giving the TouchPad a static IP address helped with a lot of WiFi problems, maybe its something you could try. I personally haven't had any WiFi problems so I have never needed to test it.
BIGSimon said:
I did read somewhere that giving the TouchPad a static IP address helped with a lot of WiFi problems, maybe its something you could try. I personally haven't had any WiFi problems so I have never needed to test it.
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Made a little update on my previous post. The solution was that I needed to change the security on my network (wpa2 to wpa). But as you mentioned, I needed to set it to a static IP adress aswell. Up and running now, as I type at least
try running an atheros update. i also prefer wifi analyzer for connecting to wireless networks rather than the android wireless settings. It shows you detail and information that android settings do not. Lets you configure channel options for B/G/N and A. plus more. its avail in google play.
I've been running Dorregaray's camera preview3 for 2 days, and the last OaT 0829 for about a month before that. Wifi worked perfectly. For some reason I can't understand, wifi suddenly stopped working yesterday. It was working fine on both preview3 and 0829. It had intermittent wifi throughout the day, and by yesterday evening the icon wasn't even showing up in the notification bar.
It recognizes the network, but when I put in my password and tell it to connect it just says "Authenticating" and then goes back to "Saved" without connecting. The network wifi is connecting fine with a phone and a laptop, and the LAN is working fine with a desktop.
I've tried turning the wifi off and on again, reconnecting to the network, using a different network (my phone's wifi hotspot), and flashing the latest 1007 nightly. None of these have worked. Anyone got any other ideas or solutions? Thanks!
EDIT: WebOS says "Unable to connect. Try again." Hardware issue?
EDIT 2: fixed. After some Googling, I booted into WebOS, ran the automatic diagnostic at Device Info -> application menu -> Diagnostics -> Automated, and got
Code:
wi-fi code: 1000
After some more extensive Googling, I connected the Touchpad to the PC and used WebOS Quick Install terminal to run
Code:
ifconfig eth0 down
ifconfig eth0 up
which fixed it for both Android and WebOS.
Hello everybody,
I've a very strange problem with my wifi: Sometimes if my Kindle Fire HD is in standby it seams to block all other devices connected on the same band as the kindle. When i Switch on the kindle then, everything goes back to normal.
If I connect my kindle to the 5GHz band and it goes to standby, all devices on the 5GHz band doesn't work after a random period of time. They are connected, but cannot even ping the router. Devices on 2,4GHz are working normal. When I switch on the kindle, the connection of the other devices immediately starts to work again.
If I connect my kindle to the 2,4GHz band, the same happens for the 2,4GHz devices and the 5GHz devices are working normal.
My router is a Netgear WNDR3800. At first, I thought it's a problem with the router, so I've done a factory reset on it already.
Someone else experience this behaivor and/or have a Resolution/Workaround for this?
Netgear WNDR3800 - Bug in Mixed Mode - Upgrade to Firmware 1.0.0.40
eisbaer82 said:
Hello everybody,
I've a very strange problem with my wifi: Sometimes if my Kindle Fire HD is in standby it seams to block all other devices connected on the same band as the kindle. When i Switch on the kindle then, everything goes back to normal.
If I connect my kindle to the 5GHz band and it goes to standby, all devices on the 5GHz band doesn't work after a random period of time. They are connected, but cannot even ping the router. Devices on 2,4GHz are working normal. When I switch on the kindle, the connection of the other devices immediately starts to work again.
If I connect my kindle to the 2,4GHz band, the same happens for the 2,4GHz devices and the 5GHz devices are working normal.
My router is a Netgear WNDR3800. At first, I thought it's a problem with the router, so I've done a factory reset on it already.
Someone else experience this behaivor and/or have a Resolution/Workaround for this?
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Yes, this is a known Bug when running firmware older than 1.0.0.38. You need to upgrade to Firmware
Version Number 1.0.0.40, you may obtain the latest Firmware from Netgear:
http://downloadcenter.netgear.com/en/Disclaimer.aspx?redirecturl=http://netgeardownload.registria.com/single_page_registration?product[sku]=wndr3800&download_url=http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/WNDR3800/WNDR3800-V1.0.0.40.zip
Download WNDR3800-V1.0.0.40.zip to your desktop, extract to WNDR3800-V1.0.0.40. Inside the WNDR3800-V1.0.0.40
folder will be the latest firmware. You will then login to the Netgear WNDR3800 through a web browser. The
default address is usually http://192.168.1.1/ or http://www.routerlogin.com/ the default username is admin and
the default password is password. If you changed the password, use whatever password you setup. Once you
are logged into Genie Basic, you need to Select Advanced > Administration > Firmware Update. Then click
on Browse, selecting the file file inside WNDR3800-V1.0.0.40 ending with .img
WARNING!
When uploading firmware to the router, do not interrupt the Web browser by closing the window, clicking a link, or loading a new page. If the browser is interrupted, it could corrupt the firmware.
When the upload is complete, your router restarts. The upgrade process typically takes about 1 to 3 minutes.
If this does not solve your problem, respond back and I will help you to change the router to 802.11b/g/n only.
What is your maximum download rate of your ISP? Is it greater than 54Mbps? Usually not, so I find 802.11b/g
to be more stable and actually faster since the router Processor does less work, thus is able to pass packets
faster than 802.11n. The limit is rarely the ISP, it is usually the router that bogs down the traffic.
Hi,
thanks for your response.
My Firmware is 1.0.0.40 already... My ISP download rate is 100MBit/s, I bought the router because of this. I've never had a problem with it until the kindle joined my network
I not really sure if you understand my problem, because you talking about router processor load and turning off 802.11n. It's also hard to explain for me, because my native language is german and the problem is really stange to me (I learned network administration, so I've knowledge about networking).
So, I try to explain the problem again
- Kindle is in standby
- After a random amount of time, no other device on the same wifi band (like the kindle, 5GHz) is able to transfer data to the router. Devices on 2,4GHz are working normaly at that point
- When I turn on the kindle now, the problem goes away (Until it goes to standby and a random amount of time passes).
- When I turn off the wifi of the kindle the problem completly goes away, so the problem seams to be the kindle (although it should not be possible for a device to block data transfer when it is in standby, maybe it's a power-saving feature that the kindle uses and all of my other devices does not and the router cannot handle the power-saving feature correctly. But this is only a thought)
I've no problems with my download speed or something. It's "only" that sometimes the kindle starts to block all data transfer (on the same band) in my wifi network when it is in standby.
[EDIT] But I will try if turning off mixed mode helps.
Regards,
Dennis
prokennexusa said:
Yes, this is a known Bug when running firmware older than 1.0.0.38. You need to upgrade to Firmware
Version Number 1.0.0.40, you may obtain the latest Firmware from Netgear:
http://downloadcenter.netgear.com/en/Disclaimer.aspx?redirecturl=http://netgeardownload.registria.com/single_page_registration?product[sku]=wndr3800&download_url=http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/WNDR3800/WNDR3800-V1.0.0.40.zip
Download WNDR3800-V1.0.0.40.zip to your desktop, extract to WNDR3800-V1.0.0.40. Inside the WNDR3800-V1.0.0.40
folder will be the latest firmware. You will then login to the Netgear WNDR3800 through a web browser. The
default address is usually http://192.168.1.1/ or http://www.routerlogin.com/ the default username is admin and
the default password is password. If you changed the password, use whatever password you setup. Once you
are logged into Genie Basic, you need to Select Advanced > Administration > Firmware Update. Then click
on Browse, selecting the file file inside WNDR3800-V1.0.0.40 ending with .img
WARNING!
When uploading firmware to the router, do not interrupt the Web browser by closing the window, clicking a link, or loading a new page. If the browser is interrupted, it could corrupt the firmware.
When the upload is complete, your router restarts. The upgrade process typically takes about 1 to 3 minutes.
If this does not solve your problem, respond back and I will help you to change the router to 802.11b/g/n only.
What is your maximum download rate of your ISP? Is it greater than 54Mbps? Usually not, so I find 802.11b/g
to be more stable and actually faster since the router Processor does less work, thus is able to pass packets
faster than 802.11n. The limit is rarely the ISP, it is usually the router that bogs down the traffic.
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Netgear WNDR3800 - Bug in Mixed Mode
eisbaer82 said:
Hi,
thanks for your response.
My Firmware is 1.0.0.40 already... My ISP download rate is 100MBit/s, I bought the router because of this. I've never had a problem with it until the kindle joined my network
I not really sure if you understand my problem, because you talking about router processor load and turning off 802.11n. It's also hard to explain for me, because my native language is german and the problem is really stange to me (I learned network administration, so I've knowledge about networking).
So, I try to explain the problem again
- Kindle is in standby
- After a random amount of time, no other device on the same wifi band (like the kindle, 5GHz) is able to transfer data to the router. Devices on 2,4GHz are working normaly at that point
- When I turn on the kindle now, the problem goes away (Until it goes to standby and a random amount of time passes).
- When I turn off the wifi of the kindle the problem completly goes away, so the problem seams to be the kindle (although it should not be possible for a device to block data transfer when it is in standby, maybe it's a power-saving feature that the kindle uses and all of my other devices does not and the router cannot handle the power-saving feature correctly. But this is only a thought)
I've no problems with my download speed or something. It's "only" that sometimes the kindle starts to block all data transfer (on the same band) in my wifi network when it is in standby.
[EDIT] But I will try if turning off mixed mode helps.
Regards,
Dennis
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eisbaer82,
We are Network Engineers with over 30 years of experience. I really do understand your problem, we have seen it on
several Wireless Routers when running "Mixed Mode". Factory reset never solves the problem. It is my fault for not
including more detail with the last response, sorry I was in a rush. Since you have an awesome ISP and are running
100Mbps, you are correct 802.11n is your solution. To explain the problem, when a device falls a sleep, it is suppose
to release the 802.11n signal, falling a sleep. The problem is the Kindle falls a sleep and locks the 802.11n single in
an attempt to "keep alive" the WiFi Signal. What some routers do is detect this attempt to lock the signal and then
isolates the lock or plain disconnects the signal so it does not effect other users. The Netgear freezes when the
Kindle falls asleep and the locks the signal. This is a simple explanation to a complex problem. Here are your
solutions:
1. Buy a Cisco Aironet Access Point, not Linksys but Cisco. They cost about $600 USD
2. Change the router mode to 802.11n Only but this will only allow 802.11n users and may
not solve the issue.
3. Go to Google Play Store, download and install Juice Defender Ultimate . Then setup the Power Manager to Turn Off WiFi
when the Kindle sleeps.
Take care.
> 1. Buy a Cisco Aironet Access Point, not Linksys but Cisco. They cost about $600 USD
My wife will kill me if I do this
> 2. Change the router mode to 802.11n Only but this will only allow 802.11n users and may not solve the issue.
I see no setting in my router for this. Maybe with DD-WRT?
> 3. Go to Google Play Store, download and install Juice Defender Ultimate .
> Then setup the Power Manager to Turn Off WiFi when the Kindle sleeps.
I think this will be the best solution for me
Thank you,
Dennis
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eisbaer82 said:
> 1. Buy a Cisco Aironet Access Point, not Linksys but Cisco. They cost about $600 USD
My wife will kill me if I do this
> 2. Change the router mode to 802.11n Only but this will only allow 802.11n users and may not solve the issue.
I see no setting in my router for this. Maybe with DD-WRT?
> 3. Go to Google Play Store, download and install Juice Defender Ultimate .
> Then setup the Power Manager to Turn Off WiFi when the Kindle sleeps.
I think this will be the best solution for me
Thank you,
Dennis
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Dennis,
I completely understand, we have to keep the wife happy! :good:
DD-WRT is a Linux-based firmware for wireless routers. It is compatible
with several routers, most notably the Linksys WRT54G series (including
the WRT54GL and WRT54GS). As with similar projects, DD-WRT is a
third-party firmware designed to replace the firmware that ships
pre-installed on many commercial routers. This is done for a variety of
reasons, including the addition of features which are not typically included
in a manufacturer's router firmware. Having said all this, I would try it
since DD-WRT handles the Mixed Mode differently than the stock
Netgear Firmware. Try it!
Hi,
Having the same issue with my cheap TP-Link TL-3220 (Atheros AR9285) running OpenWRT. After some days of KFHD being connected to WLAN, the router stops accepting wireless connections. Switching from mixed mode to pure 802.11g doesn't help, but after i restart hostapd it works back again, so i guess that the problem is with it. Tried to do some debugging, but failed -- hostapd doesn't provide any info when the problem occurs, it doesn't even report about connection attempts.
To avoid it i just disable Wi-Fi when the tablet isn't used. Besides it saves battery a lot .
UPD: Just remembered that i had the same problem with parents' ZTE W300 which the same Wi-Fi chip, and the OP's Netgear WNDR3800 has some Atheros wireless chips too. Looks like KFHD has such problems with Atheros.
Netgear WNDR3800 - Bug in Mixed Mode
buggerm said:
Hi,
Having the same issue with my cheap TP-Link TL-3220 (Atheros AR9285) running OpenWRT. After some days of KFHD being connected to WLAN, the router stops accepting wireless connections. Switching from mixed mode to pure 802.11g doesn't help, but after i restart hostapd it works back again, so i guess that the problem is with it. Tried to do some debugging, but failed -- hostapd doesn't provide any info when the problem occurs, it doesn't even report about connection attempts.
To avoid it i just disable Wi-Fi when the tablet isn't used. Besides it saves battery a lot .
UPD: Just remembered that i had the same problem with parents' ZTE W300 which the same Wi-Fi chip, and the OP's Netgear WNDR3800 has some Atheros wireless chips too. Looks like KFHD has such problems with Atheros.
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buggerm,
You nailed it, the Atheros chipset has the issue, although there are some Open Source packages that are
able to solve the issue through software with different methods of "lock" and the "timing". You are also
correct that disabling the WiFi is a solution, this is why we recommended Juice Defender Ultimate. This
application automatically disabled WiFi when the tablet goes into Sleep Mode. Thank you for the feedback.
Hi folks !
Recently I started to experience some troubles using my WiFis connections. The problem is simple, the connection drops, the WiFi network disappears from all the devices, and a few seconds later it comes back.
At first I thought it was a problem with the router of my work. But then I started to experience the same things at home. Then I decided to test the WiFi without connecting my Razr i to it and it worked like a charm. Now, as soon as I connect my Razr i to a WiFi, it crashes a few seconds/minutes later and keep doing it until I disconnect my phone from the WiFi.
Did someone experience the same thing ? Have you any idea for solving the problem ?
Thanks anyway.
PS : I only use 5Ghz WiFis. I'll try with 2.4 soon but the 5Ghz compatibility was one of the reasons why I bought this phone...
We have also issues with our WLAN at home, which is sometimes (but not always) very unstable in connection with a Samsung 5 Laptop (regular reboots shortly after activating the laptop Wifi).
I did not experience this problem yet with my Razr i, but I will keep it in mind over the next days (we have a complex setup with several computers, phones and Android entities based around a Fritzbox 7390, so error identification and validation takes very long and is not finished yet).
BTW - if you look for help here, please specify your WLAN router in detail as well as your provider and general IT-setup.
Tevac said:
We have also issues with our WLAN at home, which is sometimes (but not always) very unstable in connection with a Samsung 5 Laptop (regular reboots shortly after activating the laptop Wifi).
I did not experience this problem yet with my Razr i, but I will keep it in mind over the next days (we have a complex setup with several computers, phones and Android entities based around a Fritzbox 7390, so error identification and validation takes very long and is not finished yet).
BTW - if you look for help here, please specify your WLAN router in detail as well as your provider and general IT-setup.
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Well ! Thanks for the reply.
My router that provides the two WiFis is a Cisco Linksys WRT61N.
My setup is kinda complex but works well. Got another router provided by my ISP, which is the DHCP server. This router is connected to a port of the WRT61N switch. Not to the internet port. Every connection that enters in the ISP router goes to the Linksys, and then is NATed by it. I don't think those informations are very relevant but anyway here they are. That's a complex setup but it works well (needed to do that because I have cable connection, and the cable modem/router have very limited configuration).
The devices that use my two WiFi are :
2.4Ghz : My Razr i right now.
5Ghz : Two iPads, and the HTC 8X of my girlfriend.
I made some other tests, one the Razr i there is an option for switching on or off a kind of network frequency. So instead of both enabled, I enabled only the 2.4Ghz WiFi frequency and connected my phone to my 2.4Ghz WiFi. No problems detected. Stable connection. Right now I'm at work, and everything works well in 2.4Ghz. So there is clearly a problem with the 5Ghz frequency on my Razr i.
Anyway, during those tests, I discovered something very interesting. My battery life had a huge improvement with the desactivation of the 5Ghz WiFi frequency.
Thanks for the details - especially on the 2.4/5 GHz topic.
I am also at work right now, but will check it at home and keep you posted.
WPA2
I had the same problem, I think it was triggered everytime the phone went to "sleep". It was changing the security encryption that fixed it for me. I can't remember what i had on the router as default, and I'm not at home right now to check what I'm running, but I believe it's WPA2. After the change, I had no trouble whatsoever. Hope this helps, good luck!
EDIT: nevermind what i said, i just logged into my router and remembered it wasnt the encryption type settings, but rather the wifi standard used, it used to be 802.11 b+n+g, and now i got it sitting at 802.11 b+g, which equals to 2.4 GHz. Meaning the razr has apparently a problem with the 5 GHz spectrum..
I too have a RAZRi which is connected by wi-fi at home to a Fritz!Box 7390. I noticed that when the RAZRi went into sleep mode with wi-fi connected (keep wi-fi on setting) it would have lost any internet connection on waking, requiring a disconnection/reconnection to reset. More annoyingly there was also a loss of connection (IP address) at laptops also connected to the router by w-fi on both 2.4GHz and 5GHz connections, which needed a reboot of either the PC or the router to re-establish a connection. The router GUI would show them all as remaining connected.
By using the manual setting on the router to restrict 2.4GHz connections to b+g (not b+g+n), it looks so far as though both problems are avoided, and the RAZRi can be set to use either the available 2.4GHz or 5GHz (a+n) connection on the Fritz! successfully without problems. EDIT big problem is though that disabling "n" on 2.4GHz seems to cause wi-fi throughputs to crash by more than 50% on both frequencies (which for me negates the benefit of having VDSL) - they recover if I re-enable, but then the lockups start if the phone is connected. A hobsons choice.
Thanks guys.
I have been having issues where i am connected to the wifi but the device stops passing any traffic. I have fing installed and i can't ping any other devices on my network. I know its just my phone because i have my work phone and tablet connected to the wifi and they still work fine browsing webpages, watching movies etc while the droid turbo can no longer communicate with the local lan or out to the internet. If i switch the wifi off then on again it will reconnect and then work normally. I can then ping devices on the local lan and access pages on the internet. This has happened a number of times now since i got the device.
Edit: I just updated the phone and still get the issue. I have a cisco WAP at home, we have cisco WAP's at work which i will test tomorrow. If this thing still has issues i am just going to swap it out for a Note 4.
Check this out:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2925844
I've been seeing issues with Cisco wlans too.
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so it looks like it works good at work, something with my home cisco ap and this phone as all other devices at home work ok.
-magnum- said:
I have been having issues where i am connected to the wifi but the device stops passing any traffic. I have fing installed and i can't ping any other devices on my network. I know its just my phone because i have my work phone and tablet connected to the wifi and they still work fine browsing webpages, watching movies etc while the droid turbo can no longer communicate with the local lan or out to the internet. If i switch the wifi off then on again it will reconnect and then work normally. I can then ping devices on the local lan and access pages on the internet. This has happened a number of times now since i got the device.
Edit: I just updated the phone and still get the issue. I have a cisco WAP at home, we have cisco WAP's at work which i will test tomorrow. If this thing still has issues i am just going to swap it out for a Note 4.
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Yeah this phone does not seem to like my router for some reason. Keep in mind I'm not a networking expert, but I've tried every combination of options and settings every which way from Sunday and I just can't get the thing to work. When I do connect the phone to my wifi it kills the the connection on every device in the house. At first I though it was just a wireless thing, but even the downstairs computer which is plugged in directly to the router doesn't work. Then as soon as I disconnect the phone every device works again. I thought maybe there was too many devices, so I disconnected all but the downstairs computer, still had the issue when I connected the Turbo. I've tried just turning off the WPA2 and just having an open system, I've tried connecting the phone using a WPS pin (This one actually worked for a good 5 minutes before crapping out and hasn't worked since). On the advanced options of the phone I tried an automatic IP as opposed to the default DHCP setting (This also worked for a good 5 minutes before not working ever again). I've tried limiting it to just one frequency band. I have tried so many different things and I just cannot make this phone work on my router. And I know it's my router because the phone works fine at work.
phone: Droid Turbo
Router : Asus rt-ac66r
yup within ten minutes of getting home, the device no longer passes traffic. My work S5 still works fine at home and so does my samsung tablet. The device worked on wifi all day at work on our enterprise wpa2 network no issues. I tried doing static ip at home, changing to 2.4 ghz, trying new ssid. Not sure what else to do with this thing...
Not just you
I posted a comment on Motorola's forum where people are discussing their wifi issues... And my work around. I currently beleive its a software issue and can be fixed via update. Also, today I found (it appears) that the longer the phone goes without a reboot, the shorter amount of the it appears to go with out needing the wifi card reset.
https://forums.motorola.com/comment/829632
My work around fix...
First, over night my wifes phone now behaves just like mine. It now connects to wifi and after sometime passes it no longer passes data (but stays connected). I needed a way to auto disable/enable the card... I installed Tasker. I have it set to check every 15 minutes, if the phone is connected to WiFi, to disable then enable the WiFi card. I use WifiMatic to enable the wifi card when the phone is connected to the cellular tower that is near my house. (Doing this by GPS uses more battery power...) Using Tasker with the rule to verify its connected to wifi first helps not enabling wifi if its nit needed and lets WifiMatic enable/disable it as needed.
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