Wifi not connecting 169 IP problem

[rashed2020]

I seem to be having a problem connecting to my wireless router.. I can't get an IP. I keep getting a 169.something IP.. I restarted the router, it has the newest available firmware, tried connecting while I was right next to the router, deleted all the references to the IP in the registry.. and then tried all that again with no encryption on the router. Basically everything I could think of. It works after a hard reset or when I flash the ROM with any other rom.. But only connects once.. not more..
Worked with the original ROM (I-Mate JasJam.. Arabic version).. Windows VI Black.. 3 DES and the Testra I-Mate).. Works the first time.. then never after that..
Any suggestions?

[Arktronic]

That's... odd. Have you tried flashing to the original ROM to see if it still works properly? Also, and this is just a blind guess, is your SSID pure ASCII or do you have Arabic characters in it? I'm not sure that's even allowed in the 802.11 specs, but who knows.

[rashed2020]

the SSID is pure ASCII.. and I tried flashing back to the original ROM and it's still the same thing..
It's not a router problem either cuz the problems is the same with other routers

[Arktronic]

What do you mean by "still the same thing" - it still works with the old ROM or it still doesn't work like the other ROMs?

[rashed2020]

As in still connects the first time but never after that.

[Arktronic]

When you downgraded to your original ROM, did you downgrade the OS only, or the whole thing? If you downgraded the ExtROM, did you allow the customizations to install from it after hard reset?

If you didn't downgrade the radio, try it. Technically, the radio ROM has nothing to do with wifi, but I think it would be beneficial to have your Hermes as close to its original state as possible when troubleshooting.

[LegolasTheElf]

What brand of router are you using?

169.254.x.x is APIPA; basically, the DHCP isn't working. Can you confirm that you have enough IP's in the DHCP range? and/or, create a reservation for the MAC address of the phone?

Perhaps you are limiting connections to certain MAC addresses only? or only to 'known' MACs?

[Arktronic]

He said this is happening with other routers as well, so DHCP range, etc, probably wouldn't apply. Then again, if they're all set up the same way...

[fone_fanatic]

Try giving your device a static ip adress, see if that helps.

[rashed2020]

I downgraded everything and allowed the ExtRoms to be installed. I also tried the Static IP address route but to no avail.
Haven't tried MAC Address allocation yet though..
I realized that after I flash it I test the wifi connection and then install some programs right away.. could one of the apps be causing this?