wifi phone DNS
September 14, 2012 8:00 AM Subscribe
WiFi data issues.
My phone (Android) connects to the network and I can log in to the server, but I'm not getting any internet. I'm a bit lost here; I've got access to every setting imaginable, but I dont know what I'm doing. Any help very much appreciated!
If I had any hair, I'd be tearing it out.
I'n trying to connect my HTC One S to a Voyager 2110 modem/router.
My phone connects to the network, and I can see its MAC address in the 'Wireless Clients' of the router, but I'm not getting any data. I cannot see the MAC address in any of the other settings; DHCP table, Routing Table, ARP table.
I've tried changing from DHCP to static IP without much luck (or knowledge... I used the primary/secondary DNS server numbers from the router 'overview' as DNS 1/2 in the phone?) and again the IP number is not visible in any of the tables.
The phone connects 90% of the time, but sometimes (generally when I most need it to) it doesnt. Any help is much appreciated.
I'n trying to connect my HTC One S to a Voyager 2110 modem/router.
My phone connects to the network, and I can see its MAC address in the 'Wireless Clients' of the router, but I'm not getting any data. I cannot see the MAC address in any of the other settings; DHCP table, Routing Table, ARP table.
I've tried changing from DHCP to static IP without much luck (or knowledge... I used the primary/secondary DNS server numbers from the router 'overview' as DNS 1/2 in the phone?) and again the IP number is not visible in any of the tables.
The phone connects 90% of the time, but sometimes (generally when I most need it to) it doesnt. Any help is much appreciated.
Response by poster: Dammit.
It's working now, but I'm not sure if that was because I changed the settings or whether it was because the router decided to work. I set static IP and entered the 'Gateway' as the router IP: 192.168.1.1 then, as you suggested, used Google's DNS.
Phone's MAC & IP now appear in the ARP table. Is this the table showing how the router is routing traffic?
posted by BadMiker at 8:52 AM on September 14, 2012
It's working now, but I'm not sure if that was because I changed the settings or whether it was because the router decided to work. I set static IP and entered the 'Gateway' as the router IP: 192.168.1.1 then, as you suggested, used Google's DNS.
Phone's MAC & IP now appear in the ARP table. Is this the table showing how the router is routing traffic?
posted by BadMiker at 8:52 AM on September 14, 2012
Is this the only wireless device on your network? If so, you may have a dying/crappy wireless router. Some amazon reviews (more) of your router report the simiilar issues.
If it works 90% of the time, what is the signal strength when its not working 10% of the time. You may have a reception issue. Some versions of android show 2 bars when there is a marginal signal.
I'm betting crappy router.
posted by damn dirty ape at 11:22 AM on September 14, 2012
If it works 90% of the time, what is the signal strength when its not working 10% of the time. You may have a reception issue. Some versions of android show 2 bars when there is a marginal signal.
I'm betting crappy router.
posted by damn dirty ape at 11:22 AM on September 14, 2012
My Android phone, I noticed this very week at a friend's house, seemed to have a profound incompatibility with that exact BT modem's WPA encryption algorithm.
Tweaking the modem to use AES instead of (and not in addition to) TKIP immediately solved the problem.
posted by genghis at 6:35 PM on September 15, 2012
Tweaking the modem to use AES instead of (and not in addition to) TKIP immediately solved the problem.
posted by genghis at 6:35 PM on September 15, 2012
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I've been able to define an IP address for the phone and connect to the router, but I'm not getting any intrenet.
DHCP is enabled on the router, and other devices (and sometimes the phone) work. Currently, with DHCP enabled, the phone says IP address is unavailable.
I'm also not seeing the phones MAC address anywhere on the router's tables, except on 'Wireless Clients'?
posted by BadMiker at 8:41 AM on September 14, 2012