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wifi problem

There are 20 wifi-devices (all free accesable) with strong signals around my house. My device gets connection only with 1 device which has very weak signal. All other devices (with strong signal) are not accesable. I get the error message "Unable to obtain Server Assigned IP address". So I can't make a connection (for internet).
Any idea what the problem is and how to resolve this?

Try to set the Power Save Mode setting to Best performance. Is it helpful?

mastra said:
"Unable to obtain Server Assigned IP address"
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Probably, there is no dhcp server in the network...
You have to contact the network's administrator and ask for an ip address, then set it manually.

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Probably, there is no dhcp server in the network...
You have to contact the network's administrator and ask for an ip address, then set it manually.
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My wifi-access point is set with the option: "DHCP server: enabled"
But I cant make connection with my pocket pc.

X-Act! said:
Probably, there is no dhcp server in the network...
You have to contact the network's administrator and ask for an ip address, then set it manually.
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Ok. I will try that

Mobile Physical address

Can any body tell me how to know what is my mobile Physical address
as in computer
as my wifi network requires me to be preregistered with my physical address
thanx alot in advance

What you looking for is the MAC address of the Wi-Fi chipset.
Start->Settings->Connections then pick the option for Wi-Fi, or, if not, 'Network Cards'. The problem is that this option depends on the Phone manufacturer, and OS version, you may have to dig around to find it. The screen you are after looks like the attached Network1 image. Click on the entry for the Wi-Fi chipset for your device. A screen similar to Network2 will appear.
The MAC address of the card appears in the textbox as a sixteen character hex address. Note that in this particular case the textbox display pairs them up and then drops any leading zeros from the value. It is this address you will have to register with your Wi-Fi router and you may also have to select the Use Specific IP address radio button too, it will depend on how your router is set up.
Trial and error may also be the order of the day.
Your router may also expect the address to entered as separate hex byte values, in this case it would be FE:80:02:1A:6B:FF:0F:E9
Good luck!

thanx alooot
am so grateful
this was vary useful
i hope it will work, will try soon
thanx again

If it doesn't work, search the registry on the phone for the keyname 'MAC'. I have an MWg Zinc II and the real WiFi MAC address is held in the data entry for this registry key:-
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ControlPanel\ETEN\SystemInfo\Wireless\WLAN\MAC
My previous post could have been wrong.
A MAC address should be 48 bits - 6 bytes - 12 hex characters i.e. 12:34:56:78:9A:BC

I found it
thanx alooooooooooooooooot man
I've submitted mine to the university network
waiting the activation "48 H" until i can try
but am sure that this is the one
thanx indeed

[Q] ICS and Static IP address.

Does anyone know how to setup a static IP address on the ics rom. I have the silver03wrx collective rom installed on my phone. I have tried all setting and advanced setting and no where do i see or have an option to setup this info so i can access my wifi setup at home. I can set up my network name / security / and password, but i can not add my ip device ip- gateway- dns server etc...
any help is greatly appreciated
Thanks

Nevermind figured it out. it was a little sneeky devil. wooohooo
Here are the steps to set up static ip for anyone needing to do this.
1. go to system settings
2. click on wifi
3. click on add network
4. enter your network ssid
5. choose your security
6. enter your password for you network
7. click save
ok here is where you have to let it find the network, let it connect and aquire an ip address (even thou it is not the correct one) let it do its thing. do not skip this step otherwise you will not be able to configure the ip or save it.
once it says it is connected go back and do steps 1-2
you will see your network and it should say connected.
long press on your network name. it will bring up 2 options.
1 forget network
2 modify network config.
click on modify network config
it will bring up a bunch of settings. scroll down till you see a box that says :" Show advanced options"
click on the box. ( do not save or cancel the window)
scroll down a little bit and you will see 2 boxes
1 proxy settings
2 ip settings <<< click on the lower right hand coner and change this from dchp to static.
once you do this you will see settings under that box input all your info into these boxes *****( leave 3rd box that says " network prefix length" at 24 )******* once you have completed click save and your phone should be connected to you static ip network..
1 ip address
2 gateway
3 network prefix length (Leave this at 24)
4 dns 1
5 dns 2
6 ******* CLICK SAVE ********* not cancel or you will have to repeat the process. LOL Dont ask how i know this 3 times.. LOL
I hope this helps everyone. Sorry for putting up these instructions late, but unfortunatlly i got a little busy trying to fix a loss of root.
If this helped hit the Thanks button.

maybe you could edit your OP or second post and type in the exact solutions, for newer users who may be searching for the same thing? Heck, you may even get some thanks out of it.

icenight89 said:
maybe you could edit your OP or second post and type in the exact solutions, for newer users who may be searching for the same thing? Heck, you may even get some thanks out of it.
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OP is updated with the info. Sorry for the instructions late, been trying to figure out the loss of root that my phone is having..

ICS WLAN static IP problem solved via App "WiFi Manager"
galaxyuser88 said:
Does anyone know how to setup a static IP address on the ics rom. I have the silver03wrx collective rom installed on my phone. I have tried all setting and advanced setting and no where do i see or have an option to setup this info so i can access my wifi setup at home. I can set up my network name / security / and password, but i can not add my ip device ip- gateway- dns server etc...
any help is greatly appreciated
Thanks
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This is my working solution after 4 hours of learn/search/try:
Since the main problem for us all was the disabled "save"-button I searched for a workaround.
I found an free App "Wifi Manager" by Kostya Vasilyev in the Google Market.
OK, mentioning this app may sound a little spammy but it isn't!
If you make a longclick on the questionable SSID (see 2nd screenshot in Google Market) you have the opportunity to set the static values. And this includes the good old subnet mask.
By the way: Nice info here: "www gadgetwiz com/network/netmask html" about the mystical 24 entry in the ICS static settings. The "Address Prefix Length" is a new subtitution for the old subnet mask.
Best regards,
fredo

ICS STATIC IP- How to setup up your static ip.

I figure i would post this in the General section, as this might help others that may need help setting up their static ip .
Here are the steps to set up static ip for anyone needing to do this.
1. go to system settings
2. click on wifi
3. click on add network
4. enter your network ssid
5. choose your security
6. enter your password for you network
7. click save
ok here is where you have to let it find the network, let it connect and aquire an ip address (even thou it is not the correct one) let it do its thing. do not skip this step otherwise you will not be able to configure the ip or save it.
once it says it is connected go back and do steps 1-2
you will see your network and it should say connected.
long press on your network name. it will bring up 2 options.
1 forget network
2 modify network config.
click on modify network config
it will bring up a bunch of settings. scroll down till you see a box that says :" Show advanced options"
click on the box. ( do not save or cancel the window)
scroll down a little bit and you will see 2 boxes
1 proxy settings
2 ip settings <<< click on the lower right hand coner and change this from dchp to static.
once you do this you will see settings under that box input all your info into these boxes *****( leave 3rd box that says " network prefix length" at 24 )******* once you have completed click save and your phone should be connected to you static ip network..
1 ip address
2 gateway
3 network prefix length (Leave this at 24)
4 dns 1
5 dns 2
6 ******* CLICK SAVE ********* not cancel or you will have to repeat the process. LOL Dont ask how i know this 3 times.. LOL
I hope this helps everyone. Sorry for putting up these instructions late, but unfortunatlly i got a little busy trying to fix a loss of root.
If this helped hit the Thanks button.

I would recommend that anyone wanting to get a "static" ip address go into there router and tell there router to set the ip from the mac address. A little of work because it depends on how to do it from router to router but works well in dd-wrt.
You can find how to set static leases in dd-wrt under the "services" tab. This simply allows you to keep your phone a dhcp phone when abroad while keeping a specific ip while at home. In fact, I get the mac address of every device on my network and use this table to set my house statically without having to do anything on the device itself. Comes in handy to know what devices have what ip and therefore and easy way to keep on top of your network security.

^^ that's what I do too.
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jackler1 said:
I would recommend that anyone wanting to get a "static" ip address go into there router and tell there router to set the ip from the mac address. A little of work because it depends on how to do it from router to router but works well in dd-wrt.
You can find how to set static leases in dd-wrt under the "services" tab. This simply allows you to keep your phone a dhcp phone when abroad while keeping a specific ip while at home. In fact, I get the mac address of every device on my network and use this table to set my house statically without having to do anything on the device itself. Comes in handy to know what devices have what ip and therefore and easy way to keep on top of your network security.
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I also do this. With 10 devices connected and 4 of them I need to know the static address for things to work properly. I can't imagine setting static on each device. Its like a 3 click process via my router regardless of what OS the device is running.

Save static IP in Galaxy S2 ICS
Hi,
After many tries I've found that in order to save a static IP WIFI entry in a Samsung Galaxy S2 under Ice Cream Sandwich you need to fill ALL fields, even the "Network prefix length" field (whatever that is).
So, even though it shows "24", that field is actually empty. Just enter all your IPs plus 24 in that field and you're done.
JP

I'm assuming 24 refers to /24
jessPear said:
Hi,
After many tries I've found that in order to save a static IP WIFI entry in a Samsung Galaxy S2 under Ice Cream Sandwich you need to fill ALL fields, even the "Network prefix length" field (whatever that is).
So, even though it shows "24", that field is actually empty. Just enter all your IPs plus 24 in that field and you're done.
JP
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or 255.255.255.0, which is the subnet for a Class C network and the default network in most home home routers that assign DHCP.
*However* - depending on how you like to manage your own home network, starting from your router, it doesn't necessarily have to be a /24 network. Yes it's more work, but it's not the only option.
(At least I think I'm right. Cisco courses were several semesters ago. ;p)

jessPear said:
Hi,
After many tries I've found that in order to save a static IP WIFI entry in a Samsung Galaxy S2 under Ice Cream Sandwich you need to fill ALL fields, even the "Network prefix length" field (whatever that is).
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The "24" left untouched works fine on my SR on UCLE2. What "that is" is the bit length (measured by 8 bits per dot-delimited octet) of the network label portion of an IP address. Where 192.168.1.XXX IDs the network and the Xs are available for node IDs or endpoints. The first 3 octets there are a 24 bit prefix.
jessPear said:
So, even though it shows "24", that field is actually empty. Just enter all your IPs plus 24 in that field and you're done.
JP
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On SR and Cappy in ICS I have found that default entry holds when appropriate. What did you mean "Just enter all your IPs plus 24 in that field and you're done." ?
phillybits said:
or 255.255.255.0, which is the subnet for a Class C network and the default network in most home home routers that assign DHCP.
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That will work equally. The 255s indicate the potential node IDs in octets 1-3 are blocked as part of the network ID and the 0 in the 4th octet opens all (255 potential node IDs for assignment) in this subnet mask.

jessPear said:
Hi,
After many tries I've found that in order to save a static IP WIFI entry in a Samsung Galaxy S2 under Ice Cream Sandwich you need to fill ALL fields, even the "Network prefix length" field (whatever that is).
So, even though it shows "24", that field is actually empty. Just enter all your IPs plus 24 in that field and you're done.
JP
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On my friend's Xperia Active, that just got updated to ICS, I also tried to quickly input some fields under advanced menu to see if the WiFi would work.
Boy was I wrong!
I had to delete my old WiFi connection, then I had to follow these step-by-step instructions and I had to fill ALL fields in one stroke after pressing "Save". Only then the WiFi worked normally, else it wouldn't transmit data over the internet.

When i try and connect the save button is not pressable.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda premium

ICS STATIC IP- How to setup up your static ip
Just want to say Thank You. This really help.
This is the first time I write massage & i cannot find the thanks button so I write this.
galaxyuser88 said:
I figure i would post this in the General section, as this might help others that may need help setting up their static ip .
Here are the steps to set up static ip for anyone needing to do this.
1. go to system settings
2. click on wifi
3. click on add network
4. enter your network ssid
5. choose your security
6. enter your password for you network
7. click save
ok here is where you have to let it find the network, let it connect and aquire an ip address (even thou it is not the correct one) let it do its thing. do not skip this step otherwise you will not be able to configure the ip or save it.
once it says it is connected go back and do steps 1-2
you will see your network and it should say connected.
long press on your network name. it will bring up 2 options.
1 forget network
2 modify network config.
click on modify network config
it will bring up a bunch of settings. scroll down till you see a box that says :" Show advanced options"
click on the box. ( do not save or cancel the window)
scroll down a little bit and you will see 2 boxes
1 proxy settings
2 ip settings <<< click on the lower right hand coner and change this from dchp to static.
once you do this you will see settings under that box input all your info into these boxes *****( leave 3rd box that says " network prefix length" at 24 )******* once you have completed click save and your phone should be connected to you static ip network..
1 ip address
2 gateway
3 network prefix length (Leave this at 24)
4 dns 1
5 dns 2
6 ******* CLICK SAVE ********* not cancel or you will have to repeat the process. LOL Dont ask how i know this 3 times.. LOL
I hope this helps everyone. Sorry for putting up these instructions late, but unfortunatlly i got a little busy trying to fix a loss of root.
If this helped hit the Thanks button.
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i did everything right and it says connected to my router but i cannot access the internet not browser not play market not outube says no connection...

Static
17mayis said:
i did everything right and it says connected to my router but i cannot access the internet not browser not play market not outube says no connection...
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Same problem. It cannot connect to the wifi otherwise the wifi icon turns blue. Any solution?

17mayis said:
i did everything right and it says connected to my router but i cannot access the internet not browser not play market not outube says no connection...
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ashkala said:
Same problem. It cannot connect to the wifi otherwise the wifi icon turns blue. Any solution?
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Well if you followed the directions correctly then you should be able to connect. I have done it this way over and over everytime i change roms, and it works everytime.
Sounds like u are connected to a ghost ip address that says u are connected but not connected to the real ip address. If you have your router setup with a static ip address, then these directions will work. If you have it set to dhcp on your router than all you have to do is set your name, security,password and then the phone should do the rest.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda premium

DNS settings for FunkyHuawei

Hello did somebody can help me with setting up the dns of my TP-Link TL-WR740N i mange to make the dns to be to following in FunkyHuawei instruction but my eRecovery cant get the pacage and i get very upset about giving mt 18$ away without anything , if someone know the fix i will be very thankful

hey there, maybe you can refer to the instruction here: http://setuprouter.com/router/tp-link/tl-wr740n/dns.htm
the dns of funkyhuawei as of now should be:
Primary DNS: 213.202.238.238
Secondary DNS: 1.2.3.4
After you have set up, go to https://dnsleaktest.com to see if the dns setting is effective.

owichiu said:
hey there, maybe you can refer to the instruction here: http://setuprouter.com/router/tp-link/tl-wr740n/dns.htm
the dns of funkyhuawei as of now should be:
Primary DNS: 213.202.238.238
Secondary DNS: 1.2.3.4
After you have set up, go to https://dnsleaktest.com to see if the dns setting is effective.
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I did all the steps and nothing but i want to ask something else, DId i need to have my internet proveder by Dynamic IP adress or dosen matter cuz im on PPPoE Russia with username and pass. and my pc get the DNS but my phone wont?

cropp7 said:
I did all the steps and nothing but i want to ask something else, DId i need to have my internet proveder by Dynamic IP adress or dosen matter cuz im on PPPoE Russia with username and pass. and my pc get the DNS but my phone wont?
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i assume your PPoE connection goes through the router, and that you have set the DNS correctly on the router. they DNS setting in the router should override the DNS setting provided via PPPoE. it doesnt matter if you have fixed or dynamic ip address. if your pc and phone uses that same router then they should use the same DNS.

owichiu said:
i assume your PPoE connection goes through the router, and that you have set the DNS correctly on the router. they DNS setting in the router should override the DNS setting provided via PPPoE. it doesnt matter if you have fixed or dynamic ip address. if your pc and phone uses that same router then they should use the same DNS.
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So here is some pics

cropp7 said:
So here is some pics
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somehow i cant see the first image (the router config). pls repost. on the second image, are the network settings auto or manually inputted?

owichiu said:
somehow i cant see the first image (the router config). pls repost. on the second image, are the network settings auto or manually inputted?
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Nvm i contaced Funky Huawei and they provided me with another methoud that fix my phone.

I think they changed their DNS tho..
$ nslookup www.zoom.com 213.202.238.238
;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached