Hey all. I recently installed TnT 2.2 and although everything was working well I am not able to connect to Wifi Tether of Barnacle. I am of the understanding that with TnT 2.2 you can see an Ad Hoc network and it should work well. My issue is that I see that Ad Hoc network off my phone however it just sits in "obtaining address" mode and will not let me connect.
My GTab will connect to my home wifi just fine and I already tried turning everything off and on multiple times. Any suggestions?
jon2332 said:
Hey all. I recently installed TnT 2.2 and although everything was working well I am not able to connect to Wifi Tether of Barnacle. I am of the understanding that with TnT 2.2 you can see an Ad Hoc network and it should work well. My issue is that I see that Ad Hoc network off my phone however it just sits in "obtaining address" mode and will not let me connect.
My GTab will connect to my home wifi just fine and I already tried turning everything off and on multiple times. Any suggestions?
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I've written multiple writeups on How to connect Adhoc for Android devices and luckily the GTab is one of the easiest... All you need to do is replace the /system/bin/wpa_supplicant with the one in the package in this link;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=754961
as the GTab runs v0.5.11 of wpa_supplicant so this is just a direct drop in... then Adhoc connections will show up just like Infrastructure AP only with '*' in front of their name... dynamic just click to connect just like an Infrastructure AP...
Thanks! But...
Thanks for getting back to me so quickly!
I just had a couple more if you don't mind. I read through the thread that you posted. I'm still confused about one thing...so the TnT 2.2 ROM doesn't already have the correct wpsupplicant file because I can view the adhoc running off my Droid Incredible it just will not actually connect? It sits in "obtaining address" mode.
Anyway, I tried the two workarounds I thought I found. First, without copying the new file, I tried using static IP but while using both Barnacle and Wireless Tether from the Android store neither connected.
Second, I tried dumping the wpsupp file from the thread you pointed out however I don't have permission to delete or copy files either through the Root Explorer on my GTab or via my PC. (I did download FTP Server app for the GTab so I have been able to copy and paste files on my GTab via my PC in the past).
I'm sorry for all the confusion. Like I'm sure you've heard many times before, I'm not only new to Android but no the most computer savvy guy out there. Any more help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
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I've written multiple writeups on How to connect Adhoc for Android devices and luckily the GTab is one of the easiest... All you need to do is replace the /system/bin/wpa_supplicant with the one in the package in this link;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=754961
as the GTab runs v0.5.11 of wpa_supplicant so this is just a direct drop in... then Adhoc connections will show up just like Infrastructure AP only with '*' in front of their name... dynamic just click to connect just like an Infrastructure AP...
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TnT Lite 2.2.x has this file already, so something else is going on. I think I added it back in 2.0.2 or 2.0.3.
Hey Roe...
I figured that was the case. I am now wondering if it's something my my Droid Incredible. Like I said, I can view the Ad HOC on my GTab however no matter what I do it simply will not connect after attempting to obtain the address.
I guess I'll keep messing around. If you come across anything let me know!
Thanks again Roe. And by the way, I REALLY appreciate your work on the flash. It works great!!!!
To get my ad hoc working on my droid I had to turn of the access control settings. Barnacle and wireless tether couldn't work with it set. Some builds aren't able to use it. I'm running cyanogen 6.1 on droid 1.
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Thanks
Thanks for the responses guys. I did find a work around though. A guy on another site demonstrated how to hack the Droid Incredible so I can turn on the 3g hotspot already inherent to Android 2.2 without getting charged. It works great! Guess I will have to see if that's the case. Thanks again.
[Q] Another Android WI-FI "Obtaining Address" problem with an interesting twist
The twist is that I have 2 Samsung Captivates, one connects to my home WI-FI, and the other will not, and just displays the "Obtaining Address" message for a long time before stating that WI-FI was "Unsuccessful".
The only difference I can find between the two phones is that the BaseBand Version is different, and the Build is different.
Things I've tried and nothing seems to work:
Power Cycled and Reset Router
Power Cycled Phone
Manually assigned IP
Removed all network authentication and encryption
Tried Connecting to public WI-FI
When I look at the devices for my Router, I can see that an IP has been assigned different to both of my Phones.
One thing is that my router doesn't give my phones Host names like it does my computers, I thought they may be conflicting, so I turned on off and tried everything all over again with no success.
Occasionally I seen the error:
"Connection unsuccessful. Select to try again"
I've read every post I can find, and still can only connect one of my phones. Please any more ideas?
travis801 said:
The twist is that I have 2 Samsung Captivates, one connects to my home WI-FI, and the other will not, and just displays the "Obtaining Address" message for a long time before stating that WI-FI was "Unsuccessful".
The only difference I can find between the two phones is that the BaseBand Version is different, and the Build is different.
Things I've tried and nothing seems to work:
Power Cycled and Reset Router
Power Cycled Phone
Manually assigned IP
Removed all network authentication and encryption
Tried Connecting to public WI-FI
When I look at the devices for my Router, I can see that an IP has been assigned different to both of my Phones.
One thing is that my router doesn't give my phones Host names like it does my computers, I thought they may be conflicting, so I turned on off and tried everything all over again with no success.
Occasionally I seen the error:
"Connection unsuccessful. Select to try again"
I've read every post I can find, and still can only connect one of my phones. Please any more ideas?
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Two questions:
1) are you running any type of Mac address filtering on your router?
2) Does the one which can't connect, connect to another network?
Nope, There is no MAC address filtering on my Router.
I have not been able to get the phone to connect to any other networks via WI-FI.
Thanks for the help and ideas.
If its a custom ROM I would try and flash a different one, but I think you sound savvy enough to know that already but if not try another or if it is the stock rom, try a custom one to see if its the software.
I would hazard a guess that the hardware is borked on that one if the wifi doesnt work after a new rom. If that's the case, swap that thing out.
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Need a little help. My G-tab is running current VEGAn-TAB rom. I am having problems getting the wifi to actually connect. My icon shows a good signal, and inside the wireless settings I am showing connected to my wireless network. I also went to advance settings and made sure wifi never sleeps. All apps that need internet connection (market, browser, etc.) show no data connection.
Used yesterday with no problems. My laptop is running on same network and working fine.
Any ideas?
have you restarted? Sometimes happens to me too but it's nothing a simple restart can't fix.
Yes. Restarted several times. Didn't work.
Oddly enough I have a Airave from Sprint to boost my cell phone signal, and it may have been the problem. When I unplugged it and returned to my G-Tab later the Wifi was working. Not sure why.
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Yes. Restarted several times. Didn't work.
Oddly enough I have a Airave from Sprint to boost my cell phone signal, and it may have been the problem. When I unplugged it and returned to my G-Tab later the Wifi was working. Not sure why.
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Could be competition on the 2.4 GHz frequencies. Some wireless phones and even microwave ovens can trash a wifi connection.
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Anyone else having WiFi problems with Vegan? Since installing this mod, I can only connect to a WEP signal and not a WPA-secured network.
I can't connect either. Trying to connect to a wep wifi and it stays on "obtaining ip address from ..." but never completes the connection. Any help?
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Anyone else having WiFi problems with Vegan? Since installing this mod, I can only connect to a WEP signal and not a WPA-secured network.
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No problems with home WEP, office WPA2-PSK and several wide open public ones. I just wish the damn thing would auto-connect to the ones I have been to before.
outofoffice said:
I can't connect either. Trying to connect to a wep wifi and it stays on "obtaining ip address from ..." but never completes the connection. Any help?
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My only guess is, if its a 5Ghz N Router you should check to see if it allows
2.4Ghz signals and not just 5Ghz. The GTAB doesn't seem to support connections at 5Ghz.
I just changed over from TNT Lite(latest version) and was able to connect fine but I didn't like the interface and some of the features. I've loaded Vegan tab 7.0.0 and I was able to connect at work (802.1 EAP) network but I can't connect to a wep wifi at home (were several other pc's are connected and working fine) and it stays on "obtaining ip address from ..." but never completes the connection. Any help?
I have a Linksys wrt300n router and have confirmed that it configured to accept 2.4Ghz & 5Ghz signal and have rebooted several times with no luck.
I don't have a lot to add to help you troubleshoot, but I can say that I am running VEGAn Gingerbread RC1 with pershoot's latest kernel. I am able to connect at home on a WAP2-PSK (Linksys Linux based G/N) at home, WAP2-PSK at the cabin (Linksys's cheapest G/N), and at work on a 802.1 EAP network (Cisco).
I has some unexplained issue mounting the internal storage on a computer. After a little head scratching, I started to wonder if it had something to do with the custom kernel I was running. I flashed Pershoot's latest kernel and my problems went away.
I mention all that to suggest that you might try flashing a different kernel and see if you get different results.
I have an issue with vegan where when i reboot the device (or turn off and turn on) wifi is off even if left on when turning off, i have to manually turn on wifi after every boot.
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fajordan said:
I just changed over from TNT Lite(latest version) and was able to connect fine but I didn't like the interface and some of the features. I've loaded Vegan tab 7.0.0 and I was able to connect at work (802.1 EAP) network but I can't connect to a wep wifi at home (were several other pc's are connected and working fine) and it stays on "obtaining ip address from ..." but never completes the connection. Any help?
I have a Linksys wrt300n router and have confirmed that it configured to accept 2.4Ghz & 5Ghz signal and have rebooted several times with no luck.
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Have you checked to see if you're using MAC address filtering, and if so, that your gTab's MAC address has been added to the whitelist on the router? I get the feeling that that may be the issue. You have the WEP key on your device, but your router's still blocking it. I'm running the same ROM you are, and have had absolutely no troubles connecting to my work network with 802.1 PEAP, WPA/WPA2-TKIP and AES at home, and multiple makes/models of access points/routers.
Hmmm. Just reread your original. Now I'm wondering if you have enough DHCP leases available on your router. If you're out, you'll have to wait until a lease expires or add some more to your scope of addresses.
Hope some of that helped in some way...
Hey,
Was wondering if anyone had any solutions to this issue.
I can connect to my router with the asus transformer, successfully get an IP, but can not connect to the external web. I can make internal connections, but again, nothing external. I have no problem with my samsung sgs i9000m, various laptops, ipod touch, etc etc..
The router in question is a speedtouch 780 (dsl modem, voip, and router in one). Ive tried various encryption schemes, and even tried to leave it open but to no avail.
I can create a wifi network with both my imac, and with my samsung sgs and the transformer can connect, and also move internet data!
Very weird, I dont even know where to start trouble shooting, can anyone help?
aquenne said:
Hey,
Was wondering if anyone had any solutions to this issue.
I can connect to my router with the asus transformer, successfully get an IP, but can not connect to the external web. I can make internal connections, but again, nothing external. I have no problem with my samsung sgs i9000m, various laptops, ipod touch, etc etc..
The router in question is a speedtouch 780 (dsl modem, voip, and router in one). Ive tried various encryption schemes, and even tried to leave it open but to no avail.
I can create a wifi network with both my imac, and with my samsung sgs and the transformer can connect, and also move internet data!
Very weird, I dont even know where to start trouble shooting, can anyone help?
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Sounds daft but i assume to have tried rebooting the router .... my router occasionally gets confused based on the sheer number of wifi hardware we have in the house .... otherwise have you tried changing the wifi channel ? read somewhere else that people were having problems with channel 13 ???
hey thanks for the reply.
Yes probably rebooted the router a half dozen times, restored firmware, no go.
Ive bounced around a few channels, doesnt seem to have any effect.
Im really stumped!
aquenne said:
hey thanks for the reply.
Yes probably rebooted the router a half dozen times, restored firmware, no go.
Ive bounced around a few channels, doesnt seem to have any effect.
Im really stumped!
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so im assuming you cant even get to the market ?
no not via the router, the little wifi icon at the bottomcorner stays gray (means connected, but not to the google servers, it goes blue when it does connect to the google servers.)
It does connect and go blue when i create a wifi network from my cell phoneusing my cell data connection
aquenne said:
no not via the router, the little wifi icon at the bottomcorner stays gray (means connected, but not to the google servers, it goes blue when it does connect to the google servers.)
It does connect and go blue when i create a wifi network from my cell phoneusing my cell data connection
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well on the plus side that implies its not a TF hardware or setting issue
not sure I can help on the router front as im no expert have you checked what IP address its allocated ? are you able to see the TF from the router info page ?
wilbur-force said:
well on the plus side that implies its not a TF hardware or setting issue
not sure I can help on the router front as im no expert have you checked what IP address its allocated ? are you able to see the TF from the router info page ?
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yeah im thinking its a router issue.
i can see the transformer, it appears to look exactly the same as all other wifi devices that connect to the router...
stumped =/
Under your wifi settings long press your wireless network under the list of networks available, you should get a "modify network " link pop up, change the setting from DHCP to Static and enter your settings manually. Had a similar issue with an iPod touch once, wouldn't go on the internet unless it had a static address even though all settings were identical to what it pulled from the router using DHCP.
Update Transformer firmware? Leaked official 3.1 is out has updated wifi drivers too.
If no go after that, factory reset the Transformer.
nxt said:
Update Transformer firmware? Leaked official 3.1 is out has updated wifi drivers too.
If no go after that, factory reset the Transformer.
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I have the same problem with my TF101, I did all of the above, but the WIFI indicator stays grey. I have a good connection with my router.
When I connect with the router at my work, I have the same. So, the problem is TF101 related. When I bought it two weeks ago, it worked. Two days ago I flashed Prime 1.4, and that worked too. Since yesterday I have this problem, and I tried all to solve it. Other firmware, factory reset....everything. Can somebody please help me with this?
Not sure what this issue is, I never had it with the previous WiFi build, only after the 3.1 changes. I have had several occasions where sitting within 5 ft of router, it would not connect. reboot solved it each time, but I have noticed that it appears dependent on when you unlock during the boot sequence. If you let the boot sequence complete before unlocking, it never happens. If you unlock during the boot sequence, it might.
ASUS Tech Support please note.
@rumbleweed : thanks for the response!
Update : I pushed the original 3.0.1 WW blob to /data/local/ with ADB to unroot my TF101. After that the WiFi icon stayed gray, but I had a working internet connection. Later I updated it to WW 3.1. To be sure I did a factory reset, and now it is working again. First the WiFi notification icon stays gray for a few minutes, but after that it went to blue. I have a unrooted 3.1 WW TF101 now, but I'm happy!
aquenne said:
Hey,
Was wondering if anyone had any solutions to this issue.
I can connect to my router with the asus transformer, successfully get an IP, but can not connect to the external web. I can make internal connections, but again, nothing external. I have no problem with my samsung sgs i9000m, various laptops, ipod touch, etc etc..
The router in question is a speedtouch 780 (dsl modem, voip, and router in one). Ive tried various encryption schemes, and even tried to leave it open but to no avail.
I can create a wifi network with both my imac, and with my samsung sgs and the transformer can connect, and also move internet data!
Very weird, I dont even know where to start trouble shooting, can anyone help?
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Hi i had this same problem when i first unboxed my Asus TF, Wifi said i was connected to my Linksys router, and i even had an IP address but no internet.
In my frustration y plugged it to my PC which is connected with an ethernet cable to the router and voila, internet icon changed from grey to blue and 2 small arrows started to appear. The internet was now working and i updated the thing from 3.0 to 3.2.
Not sure why this happened but ever since that time i have no problems connecting even on different routers and modems.
Hope this helps.
Had this problem myself from unboxing, tried everything suggested and still no joy.
went and got a linksys router to replace my dlink, everything working fine. tried it with a few networks now and seems to be a problem with dlink routers.
I have this same issue at my school. Up until 3 weeks ago it would always give me blue, then randomly it started staying on white. I can use the net, just not connect to the Google servers.
It works fine everywhere else.
Strange.
Try playing with the wifi disconnect policy?
having a different problem here. been using my home internet since unboxing. all was fine. then one day the connection was grayed. tried rebooting and everything didnt work. i went to setting, clicked forget network. then it never appeared again.
and yeah, its a dlink router. any help ?
Problem: fixed!
I had a solid wifi connection most of the time, complete with a solid blue wifi icon. But my wifi was EXTREMELY slow and intermittent. After a great deal of forum searching and trying every possible suggestion, the solution that finally worked for me was to change the channel on my router from 'Auto' to 6. Flawless connection now, and no more dropped signal.
Hi there,
I tried one thing - took off the lock feature from my transformer and now it's back to normal.
If I turn it back on I am back to square one.
Can anyone figure out how the lock feature affects the WIFI connection ? Is there a bug and is there a fix ?
b4dad said:
Had this problem myself from unboxing, tried everything suggested and still no joy.
went and got a linksys router to replace my dlink, everything working fine. tried it with a few networks now and seems to be a problem with dlink routers.
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Jumping in a bit late, but am having similar issues. Just got my TF but have not been able to connect to my dlink router (dir-655 - onlyl couple months old). The router works fine for everything in the house. I know the settings well and have tried many things (went through all channels one by one, messed with different WPA security options, even removed security, etc). Nothing allows me to even connect to the router/network.
In the Wifi settings is jut keeps saying 'connecting...' and 'scanning...' over and over. I am about to take this thing back as I really can't buy a new router at this point (no new firmware for router is available by the way, I checked).
Has anyone confirmed that dlink routers can work with the TF and if so, what are the settings you are using (channel, WPA security settings, dhcp or static, etc)?? This driving me nuts. I want to keep this TF but won't if I can't get it to work at home.
Oh and by the way, when I use my Droid Inc 2 as a hotspot with WPA security, the TF connects without issue. So the TF appears to be fine, it is definitely related to the dlink router.
Thanks!
Wifi will not connect to multiple routers. It was working, then stopped yesterday. On the wireless network screen, it shows my network SSID and when i click on connect, wifi shows "connecting" and will sit there for hours doing nothing.
Removed all security from router and it still will not connect.
Rooted and flashed multiple 3.1 and 3.2 roms, will not connect.
Reset router multiple times.
Unrooted and went back to stock and still have same problem.
Tried setting static IP and DHCP, but neither work.
Tried airplane mode on, wifi off, airplane off, wifi on and that didn't work.
What makes this problem ever more weird is when I go to see the wifi MAC address, it shows an address of F5:3F:FE:03:00:00 I'm no computer genius, but I'm pretty certain that isn't even a correct MAC address and I definitely know it's not one registered to ASUS.
Anybody have any thoughts or ideas?
Just to add some more information:
If I setup the TF as a hotspot, I'm able to connect to it from both my phone and laptop. But still not able to connect to anything from the TF itself.
No help as far as why you cannot connect, but that looks like an OK MAC to me.
w8wca said:
No help as far as why you cannot connect, but that looks like an OK MAC to me.
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That's odd, because if I try to add that MAC in my router filter list, the router comes back and says it's not a valid address. Oh well.
I know it's not a hardware issue because I can connect my laptop to TF when TF is setup as a hotspot, but not the other way around.