For 3 days I've been trying to fix the 'unstable internet connection' on my phone to no avail. Finally I found a fix. This hasn't been listed anywhere I've seen and I've been researching this non-stop for days.
Go to your wifi connection and see what your IP address is. Then check your other devices. The IP address on the phone I was having the problem on was different from every other device in my house.
THE FIX
Choose your wifi network, tap and hold it. Choose modify. Then choose 'show advanced options. Under proxy settings choose manual. Under IP settings coose Static. You'll now be able to manually enter your IP address. As for the proxy host name, proxy port, and bybass proxy for, I just entered something random.
When I restarted my phone for the first time the 'unstable connection' part came back and I had to disconnect and reconnect and it was fine again.
Hope this helps people until we get a fix.
C0419 said:
For 3 days I've been trying to fix the 'unstable internet connection' on my phone to no avail. Finally I found a fix. This hasn't been listed anywhere I've seen and I've been researching this non-stop for days.
Go to your wifi connection and see what your IP address is. Then check your other devices. The IP address on the phone I was having the problem on was different from every other device in my house.
THE FIX
Choose your wifi network, tap and hold it. Choose modify. Then choose 'show advanced options. Under proxy settings choose manual. Under IP settings coose Static. You'll now be able to manually enter your IP address. As for the proxy host name, proxy port, and bybass proxy for, I just entered something random.
When I restarted my phone for the first time the 'unstable connection' part came back and I had to disconnect and reconnect and it was fine again.
Hope this helps people until we get a fix.
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Does this work if you're on a dynamic IP network? What about if you're switching regularly between open and closed networks? This perhaps resets the WiFi. I've looked at advanced settings before, but this happens with mainly open networks, and I believe that these typically have dynamic IP addresses. The protected network in my home is rarely an issue, but open networks are what give me fits.
No harm in trying, and if it works, that'd be awesome. I'm wondering if done once it fixes all such issues that one encounters, or must be done with every new network.
@freeza has a fix in the works in the form of a kernel, and so far, it's pretty solid. The only issue I've found is that if ya flash anything, you have to reflash the fix. Odd, but does the job.
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thx for the tip.
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thx for the tip.
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Did it work?
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For this to really work, you'd need to do more than the OP states. ALL basic home routers/access points come setup with DHCP (dynamic host configuration protocol) which assigns IP addresses from numbers it keeps in a "pool". If you manually force your phone to use an IP (lets say 192.168.1.15) then leave the network (you go on some business trip) - and in the mean time, one of your kids adds some other device, or simply reconnects a device that hadn't been on the network for a while. After a certain period (the "lease" period of the IP), the router will put that IP BACK into the pool of available IPs. And since nearly all routers assign IPs bottom up (lowest to highest), if 15 is the next available number - you're toast. You come home, your phone tries to connect on 192.168.1.15 and gee- sorry - your son's PSP is on that IP.
For this to be a workable long-term solution, you'd have to enable static IPs within the router (a better way to do it anyway - that's how I have my network setup). You would simply go into the router, and tell it which IP to give to a device based on that device's MAC address.
Just figured I'd throw this out there because if an IP collision happens, the 2nd device in will simply get nothing - don't want someone tossing their phone out a window when it suddenly won't connect to a home network.
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A couple of days ago my wireless connection quit working at home. The wireless network icon turned white all the time, and never switched to green. I hard wire the modem/router (ATT Uversre 2Wire 3800HGV-B) into a 5 port switch and plug my computer, network storage drive, and media streaming box into the switch. I've had all of this set up for a few months in it's current configuration and there was never an issue before. This just seemingly happened out of the blue...funny how computers do that sometimes, right? I have an HTC Aria, I was running CM7 RC1 when the problem happened, I just updated to RC2 hoping maybe it would change and it didn't.
After reading posts and checking settings here's what I've found:
My wireless router is set to act as the DHCP server. I set all of the IP addresses manually. I've had it set this way for some time, haven't made any changes recently. The attached network storage (D-Link DNS 323 also has DHCP server capability, but that is disabled)
I found that while my phone was set in the router's setting to connect to 192.168.1.67 for whatever reason it was connecting to 192.168.0.200 (which is out of range, my DHCP is set to address to 192.168.1.64 - 192.168.1.253)
Any idea what would cause this?
I have a temporary fix right now, I've set the phone for static IP and entered all the values. It now connects to my home network on the correct IP and appears to work. This will be a hassle though because there will likely be conflicts when I try to connect to public wifi or at my office. I could just go in and set it back to automatic IP when I leave home....but that is a hassle, and obviously, something isn't working quite right.
Anybody have a clue what would be making this happen?
thanks!
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A couple of days ago my wireless connection quit working at home. The wireless network icon turned white all the time, and never switched to green. I hard wire the modem/router (ATT Uversre 2Wire 3800HGV-B) into a 5 port switch and plug my computer, network storage drive, and media streaming box into the switch. I've had all of this set up for a few months in it's current configuration and there was never an issue before. This just seemingly happened out of the blue...funny how computers do that sometimes, right? I have an HTC Aria, I was running CM7 RC1 when the problem happened, I just updated to RC2 hoping maybe it would change and it didn't.
After reading posts and checking settings here's what I've found:
My wireless router is set to act as the DHCP server. I set all of the IP addresses manually. I've had it set this way for some time, haven't made any changes recently. The attached network storage (D-Link DNS 323 also has DHCP server capability, but that is disabled)
I found that while my phone was set in the router's setting to connect to 192.168.1.67 for whatever reason it was connecting to 192.168.0.200 (which is out of range, my DHCP is set to address to 192.168.1.64 - 192.168.1.253)
Any idea what would cause this?
I have a temporary fix right now, I've set the phone for static IP and entered all the values. It now connects to my home network on the correct IP and appears to work. This will be a hassle though because there will likely be conflicts when I try to connect to public wifi or at my office. I could just go in and set it back to automatic IP when I leave home....but that is a hassle, and obviously, something isn't working quite right.
Anybody have a clue what would be making this happen?
thanks!
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I don't understand when you say your router is your DHCP server but you set all the addresses manually...I can understand setting your network storage and media streaming to static IP's but you may want to reconsider for everything else, if your router allows for that to happen.
Have you tried rebooting your router and switch? May be worth doing that. I would not recommend a RESET because you'll have to reconfigure everything and I know how much of a hassle that is.
So, when you say you set the phone for static IP, do you mean through the phone gui or through the router?
Another thing to check is the number of available IP addresses. You could be out. I doubt this is the case in a home network, but never hurts to check.
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I have somewhat of a similar situation... I just installed CM7 RC2 and I can connect to my home's wifi and browse the internet etc... but some apps like Facebook won't update. With Facebook, I can retrieve messages sent to me but the news feed never updates and I can't view profiles. And for some reason everything works when I use my university's wifi...
corber22 said:
I have somewhat of a similar situation... I just installed CM7 RC2 and I can connect to my home's wifi and browse the internet etc... but some apps like Facebook won't update. With Facebook, I can retrieve messages sent to me but the news feed never updates and I can't view profiles. And for some reason everything works when I use my university's wifi...
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Have you checked (turned on) your Background Data and Auto-sync?
Menu > Settings > Accounts & Sync ......
Have you checked (turned on) your Background Data and Auto-sync?
Menu > Settings > Accounts & Sync ......
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Yeah, it's on. Still doesn't work. One other thing I noticed is that even though I'm with At&t the Amazon App Store works when I'm using my university's WiFi but no where else...
corber22 said:
Yeah, it's on. Still doesn't work. One other thing I noticed is that even though I'm with At&t the Amazon App Store works when I'm using my university's WiFi but no where else...
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Go here and download the latest Nightly cm_liberty_full-30.zip
WiFi performance has been dramatically improved since RC2, and if nothing else, it's a better place to continue trouble shooting from.
Go here and download the latest Nightly cm_liberty_full-30.zip
WiFi performance has been dramatically improved since RC2, and if nothing else, it's a better place to continue trouble shooting from.
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Didn't help I don't get what's happening. I can use the browser fine but certain applications always time out and won't update.
I have the same problem. I've found the following apps to not work correctly when I connect my Sprint HTC Evo 4G (CM 7.0.3.1) to my home wireless network (Apple Airport Extreme Base Station):
Facebook (news feed won't update)
Amazon MP3 (Only the cloud player doesn't work)
Netflix (won't let me log in)
Speedtest (downloads fine but shows 0.00Mbps for uploads)
Again, all features works great on 3G or on the wifi at work (a university network running WPA2 Enterprise with LEAP authentication), which leads me to suspect there's something wrong with my home wifi setup. I have updated the Airport Extreme to the latest firmware and reset it several times yet the problem persists. Any ideas?
I have a HTC Thunderbolt that doesn't seem to recognize that the toggle for the static IP address is on. I have tried to reboot it and not sure what else to do. I need to be able to set a static IP for use with TRENDnet TEW-637AP wireless that doesn't have the ability to assign IP addresses. It continually says obtaining IP address from Network SSID. It will connect to wireless that can assign IP addresses regardless of the switch setting. Like I said, it doesn't seem to see it.
Thanks,
AC
assuming youre connecting with the wireless connect in the phone for wifi (the built in one), you can just set things manually.
Using a computer on the same network as the router you want to connect to, do this:
go to the command line in windows/linux/osx:
type ipconfig /all (if you're on windows)
ifconfig -a (if you're on linux/osx)
make note of the subnet mask (probably 255.255.255.0) and default gateway/network id (probably 192.168.1.1 but that could vary).
Then on your phone, use the same subnet and gateway and then find an open ip address for your phone to use (probably something between 192.168.1.100 and 192.168.1.150, but that also could vary depending on what your default gateway is. Anyways when you find one, say something like 192.168.1.139, enter that for the ip address and connect. Assuming all went well and you figured things out, you should be connected.
Ok. I will give that a try when I get a chance. Would have liked to done so today but very busy and it doesn't look like work is going to slow down for the next two days. Thanks for the quick response.
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I finally had time to sit down and look at this again today. I was in hopes that I had missed something on the default gateway. I don't use one on my network as there is no internet access. Thought maybe it was I tried using x.x.x.1 as the gateway hoping that it would make a difference but it didn't seem to help. Thanks for the suggestions. I have been looking on the web and it would appear that I am the only one having an issue of this type. Thanks again.
What could be the issue?
My laptop and phone works just fine with this WiFi connection, so doubt it's the router.
The View's been working fine for the past couple months... could it all of a sudden break?
Im having the same problem since upgrading to hc....
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Go to the wi-fi settings on the flyer, and set the IP adress to static, will probably resolve the problem
Where would I find that "static" option? Im not seeing it?
Manudroid said:
Go to the wi-fi settings on the flyer, and set the IP adress to static, will probably resolve the problem
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I have honeycomb, and I do not see that option (even in advanced).
I tried activating DLNA; let's see if that helps...
Go into your wi-fi settings, long press the name of the network. Now you will have the option to modify the network settings. The onscreen keyboard will pop-up, then press 'back' to hide the keyboard again. When you scroll down now, you will see an option to set the IP to static.
Manudroid said:
Go into your wi-fi settings, long press the name of the network. Now you will have the option to modify the network settings. The onscreen keyboard will pop-up, then press 'back' to hide the keyboard again. When you scroll down now, you will see an option to set the IP to static.
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That worked... so far.
I have no idea why... my IP is dynamic (I don't pay extra for static) >.>.
In addition to it suddenly not working recently when it was working fine before... Oh well.
There's a big long thread on why this happens on a lot of Android devices, in this forum do a search. The real answer is not static IPs although that may work on networks you control if you don't have a DHCP IP conflict, it won't work on other networks, for instance your work or starbucs, etc.
The answer for your home network is change your router settings so the IP lease is NOT forever, but expires every 2 weeks or some finite time-frame.
I've had lots of problems with this on different roms, and each time a static ip didn't make any difference
A couple of days ago I set my wireless router to max 802.1g (instead of n), and seems much better so far. No other devices ever had problems with my router, so could it be that flyer doesn't like n?
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Rooted Thunderbolt - Connect to wifi quit working
I recently purchased a used rooted Thunderbolt. So far I've only used it on wifi networks and had no issues. Yesterday, when I try to turn the wifi on it never turns on and at some point it ultimately says error. I did some looking around and found that turning the wireless router off and then back on can often take care of this. I did this and it resolved the problem.
I'm having the same issue today only this time turning the router on and off doesn't solve the problem.
Here is some info about my phone:
Android Version
4.0.4
HTC Sense Verion
3.6
Software Number
NusenseROM_ReBorN_5.2_040813
Kernel Version
3.0.16-g65bd5ca
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PREEMPT
Baseband Version
2.03.00.0201r.0.02.02-1211r
PRI Version
1.41_002.1.64_002
PRL Version
00000
ERI Version
5
I once had the same issue with a Droid Incredible, however, after a few days it started working again without me doing anything (intentionally) to resolve the problem.h
Does anyone have any suggestions?
The receiver might be going out but you could try flashing a different kernel or rom. Someone else just posted that their receiver went out.
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That's not real encouraging.
I think I'll install OSMonitor tomorrow and see if it gives any clues what is going on.
I found some suggestions at techrepublic.com blog titled "smartphones/troubleshoot-wi-fi-connections-on-your-android-phone/" [I'm new to this forum so I can't post a link or Figure B]"
There are a couple suggestions about changes in the wireless/advance settings. One is to select Proxy and make sure the phone is not set up for a proxy. The post is a few years old and I don't see this option on my phone. The other is to set a static IP Address which again I don't see as an option:
"6. Tap Advanced (Figure B).
7. Tap the Proxy setting and make sure your Android device is not set up for a Proxy. (Unless the Wi-Fi network you are on requires a Proxy, this setting will get in the way of your device's access to the Internet.) If you tap on Proxy and see an IP address or domain, delete it.
Figure B
Most likely the Proxy and Port settings will not be set, but it's always good to check if you're having frequent issues with Wi-Fi.
Static IP address
Another troubleshooting approach is to give your Android device a static IP address. This could reveal if the router you are trying to connect to is having issues with handing out DHCP addresses, or if your device is getting a bad address. To configure a static IP, tap Use Static IP and then fill in the settings (IP Address, Gateway, Netmask, DNS).
The only issue with setting up a static IP is that address will apply to all wireless networks, so only use this for troubleshooting if you just connect to one Wi-Fi network."
Any idea how (or if) I can do this?
wifi won't start - more info
I hope somebody is still tuned to this thread.
I have a rooted HTC Thunderbolt. It is running NuSenseROM_ReBorN_5.2_040813. I am having the same problem with the wifi not turning on.
I've run: logcat > /sdcard/logcat.txt and I've attached the log file.
If I run: ifconfig wlan0, I get:
wlan0: No such device
Anyone have any suggestions?
My wife and I are having the exact same issue which started within the past 48-72 hours.
Our phones when returning from say "Sleep mode" will not be on the wireless network. When you look at the networks listed, it shows the network as disabled. No other devices are seeing this issue, laptops, nexus 7's, SGS4, Galaxy Tab 3, etc.
When we click on the network we can connect and things go back to normal temporarily. I've restarted the router, I've restarted the access point, the phones are assigned static IP addresses which do not interfere with anything else on the network.
Nothing on the network has changed in the last 48-72 hours.
I've told the phone to "forget the network" but still see the issue.
I've also factory reset my phone and restored from a backup to try to resolve this.
Any ideas?
Still having this issue.
Just as an update:
Finally gave up trying to troubleshoot myself and went to a Sprint store. The technicians at first tried to say that it was my network, which I quickly shot that down by saying both of our LG G3's are having issues and no other wireless device has an issue. And there's about 10-12 other wireless devices at any given time on the network.
I mentioned that it's showing up in the Sprint forums. That's when the technician looked into their online db (or maybe just the Sprint forums). After a few minutes of a perplexed look on his face, he said... "Oh... that's not good."
Apparently, this is becoming a very common issue with the latest update ZV8. So he'll be talking to his boss about what they need to do next and will hopefully call me tomorrow.
I'll update the thread with any new info.
So just to let everyone know, the problem seems to be resolved now. Without going to Sprint or replacing the phone.
The problems apparently had something to do with the statically assigned IP addresses that I gave to the phones. I have not made any changes to those static IPs in months so there should not have been a sudden issue with them, however after removing the static IP assigned to them, the phones seem to hold their connections just fine.
shepscrook said:
So just to let everyone know, the problem seems to be resolved now. Without going to Sprint or replacing the phone.
The problems apparently had something to do with the statically assigned IP addresses that I gave to the phones. I have not made any changes to those static IPs in months so there should not have been a sudden issue with them, however after removing the static IP assigned to them, the phones seem to hold their connections just fine.
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So it's not a common issue with zv8?
Did the rep call you back?
And these static addresses I presume were on the router? Or were they manually set on the phone/device?
This might very well be a common issue with zv8.
The rep never called me back. Although this is sprint that we are talking about.
The router assigned the static IP addresses.
Pfsense router if you are wondering.
LG X Charge Constant Disable Of Open Wifi Hot Spot Can't Auto Connect. (solv
LG X Charge Constant Disable Of Open Wifi Hot Spot Can't Auto Connect.
(solved)
1.Go To;
a} Settings.
b} Wifi.
c} Top Right Side Menu/Advanced Wifi.
d} Disable auto-connect to wifi.
2.Go to;
a} Settings.
b} Apps.
c} Show System Apps.
d} Wifi settings.
e} Disable permission to phone and location.
3.Go To;
a} Google Play Store.
b} Search Free WiFi Connect.
c} Install Free WiFi Connect By Mentisco.
d} Open App.
e} Turn On App (top right).
f} Click Settings Menu
(Bottom Right).
g} Turn On Auto Connect.
When you get the "Allow WiFi Settings" pop up click "Don't ask again" then click "DENY" then on the next pop up click "Don't ask again" and "DENY" again.
You're Done.
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