Unable to connect over WiFi- faulty Orbit?

[trapdoor]

Have had several of the XDA family from the iis, exec,mini/s etc. Just got a nice Orbit from O2 and have spent literally hours attempting to get the damned thing to connect to my wireless router.

Never had an issue with the other XDA's, just enable SSID on the router, switch on the device wifi, when it sees the router, connect and enter the wep key. Hey presto, it works. Not this damned Orbit...

I do all the correct stuff, but what happens is that the key input notification goes, the wifi icon on the top line cycles for a few times and then just goes to the 'mast' icon. If you look at the available networks page, it shows the network as Unavailable!

Click on connect, it goes into a Connecting state, and then goes Unavailable again.

I have tried without any WEP security active (totally open netwok) and it does exactly the same. No setting on the 'performance' screen makes any difference.

Has anyone else experienced anything like this? My home network is 802.3b (not g) ... I haven't tried another network yet as I know my router is working fine (my mini/s still connects OK). Is it perhaps a faulty Orbit?

Any suggestions welcomed.

[GaZ]

Maybe the problem is that it doesnt have wifi? Or at least the MDA Compact 3 doesnt anyway

[MaskedMarauder]

The Orbit has G Wi-Fi and it certainly sounds faulty. Have been able to try connecting to any other networks?

[pilib]

I had exactly that problem and I solved it by changing the channel on the wifi router. Some channels seem outside the Orbits reception range. Change it a few times until you hit the jackpot.

[micstar]

Did you change the energy options (from balanced to high performance)?

Without this setting my wifi doesn´t work at all...

Greetz

Michael

[trapdoor]

Did you change the energy options (from balanced to high performance)?

Without this setting my wifi doesn´t work at all...

Greetz

Michael

Yep - done that. In fact, I have tried all 11 channels on my router with WEP both on and off. Still no-go.

What occasionally happens is that it will 'see' my wifi SSID (and that of my neighbours), but after a short while both networks go into an Unavailable state on the 'available networks' screen.

I have made a connection TWICE (both with WEP 128bit security, and each time on Ch11) - showing very low signal strength each time. The connection will survive for no more than 30 seconds and then drop out, never to reconnect!

It's doing my damned head in. Never had an issue with any of my previous wifi devices - I can only assume that there is a fault with the wifi radio section... its only 4 days old so will need to get an exchange from O2 then...

[trapdoor]

Issue resolved.

Got O2 to exchange my Orbit for a new replacement.

WiFi working 100% now, and all as expected. I did nothing different in the setup of the new one - my only conclusion is that it was most definitely faulty.

So, for some use if anyone has the same kind of problem (and bothers to use the search facility), if your WiFi is 'deaf' and cannot see your router or won't stay connected, then suspect a faulty device.

[trapdoor]

Sigh - updated to O2's WM6 rom and now the damned wifi is stuffed again.

Anyone got any suggestions? This thing is driving me nuts. Is there an updated radio firmware that fixes the poor wifi or is it a hardware issue?

[ikeabuchi]

I had this little snag (OR BIG ONE) when Purchasing a Belkin 54g Wireless Router, slightly different scenario since you're Router hasnt changed, What I proceeded to do was delete all the detected wifi network even my own and try wifi enumeration again, This solved the particular problem that I had,

[Vomithaus]

My heart almost stopped when I read trap's 'faulty hardware' post!

I have EXACTLY the same problem... and EXACTLY the same hardware (belkin54g, wm6 on an O2 Exec).

The router was a freebee, so I am going to just go grab a old Trendnet and give it a go.

...keep you posted... but I think a re-flash is probably going to have to happen. Anyone know any stable wm6 roms?

[Vomithaus]

No luck. The Trend does the same thing.....

Hunting around on the forums here I found this:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=251969

Sounds like we have an wm6 that is incompatible to with 'g' s

[dbaldaro]

I am having the same issue - what was once working is now not. I have a Belkin Wireless router, which my XDA has had no issues talking with ... however now, I just get 'Unavailable' on the XDA when I try and connect! Madness!

[dbaldaro]

OK - after days of pulling my hair out, it has suddenly started working. To be fair I think that it has little to do with the XDA and more to do with the Belkin Router. I changed numerous things and suddenly it started working again, sorry I cannot offer any more help!