gbenj
15-04-2008, 06:20 PM
Ive discussed this problem multiple times, but im reviving it as i have some new information.
my xv6800 on dcd 3.0.1(will flash to 3.0.4 later today) has an issue with the wifi. i tested and discovered that the problem persisted on the stock rom, and after more testing, i think i ahve narrowed the problem down to one possible culprit..maybe
Multiple AP's with one SSID.
My wifi worked at home with few issues, and it works off campus at an place with an AP that i spend time at. the issue comes up when im on campus and i connect to the APs in the dorms and the classroom areas etc...
everywhere else, the SSID's are unique, so there is no confusion(for my phone) but when im at school and i use it, i can connect to the AP, named "buwireless", but when the phone goes to standby and comes back(and tries to connect again) the wifi shuts off and wont come back until a soft reset. what i have been able to do, to be able to use the wifi at school, is to remove the settings that it saves, and just manually connect each time.
I did this because i think the problem occurs when the phone has to connect to the SSID that it know, "buwireless" but the problem is that there are multiple AP's with that same buwireless ssid but with multiple MAC addresses. is it possible that the many APs with the same ssid could be giving me issues?
i dont know what else it could be given the fact that it works very reliably in most places, but at school its not like the phone doesnt work well with that ssid, its that the wifi on the phone actually stops working when it is confronted with that ssid. it wont search for others, and wififofum wont work either.
any more thoughts would be appreciated, and of course similar experiences would be interesting as well.
thanks
my xv6800 on dcd 3.0.1(will flash to 3.0.4 later today) has an issue with the wifi. i tested and discovered that the problem persisted on the stock rom, and after more testing, i think i ahve narrowed the problem down to one possible culprit..maybe
Multiple AP's with one SSID.
My wifi worked at home with few issues, and it works off campus at an place with an AP that i spend time at. the issue comes up when im on campus and i connect to the APs in the dorms and the classroom areas etc...
everywhere else, the SSID's are unique, so there is no confusion(for my phone) but when im at school and i use it, i can connect to the AP, named "buwireless", but when the phone goes to standby and comes back(and tries to connect again) the wifi shuts off and wont come back until a soft reset. what i have been able to do, to be able to use the wifi at school, is to remove the settings that it saves, and just manually connect each time.
I did this because i think the problem occurs when the phone has to connect to the SSID that it know, "buwireless" but the problem is that there are multiple AP's with that same buwireless ssid but with multiple MAC addresses. is it possible that the many APs with the same ssid could be giving me issues?
i dont know what else it could be given the fact that it works very reliably in most places, but at school its not like the phone doesnt work well with that ssid, its that the wifi on the phone actually stops working when it is confronted with that ssid. it wont search for others, and wififofum wont work either.
any more thoughts would be appreciated, and of course similar experiences would be interesting as well.
thanks