I am unfortunately unable to post a reply within the original thread with this fix as it is in the Development forum. So here it is..
I have applied the wpa_supplicant fix from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1033314
I can now see Ad-hoc networks but when trying to connect to it I am stuck at Obtaining IP Address.
Connecting to Infrastructure networks works fine. Other devices can connect to my Ad-Hoc network. But the Xoom will not obtain an IP Address.
I have tried setting static IP and using open DNS options such as Google's DNS servers but that doesn't work either.
I am using a canadian wi-fi only xoom. I have updated to the most recent US Xoom, Wi-Fi only firmware from Motorola and used this method for the root and unlock:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1010568
I am trying to tether to a Samsung i5700 that is rooted using WiFi Tether or Barnacle. Both do the same thing.
I've also tried bluetooth tethering but the two devices will pair but not connect.
Mine does that too where it will hang on Obtaining IP address just make sure your phone is on meaning the screen is on (showing wifi tether.) For some reason it can run but not connect very well while the screen is off. Don't know why this is, but it's been only a minor inconvenience.
Even with the phone screen on, showing the wifi tether screen it doesn't connect. And when I assign a static IP address Wifi Tether never notifies that a client has connected.
WiFi connection reported in settings with office wifi network - says "Connected", shows 4 bars, but no data passes - no internet data, no Speedtest.net connection, Talkatone can't connect to its servers - this on same network that my Galaxy Note, and my iPad 3 connect without difficulty.
My Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 connects to my wifi home network fine, and works fine when tethered to my Galaxy Note.
I am baffled by why it says connected but no data will pass - maybe a firewall issue, but why do Note and iPad have no trouble?
I can connect to a different wifi network in our building, and data passes normally.
Any thoughts/comments/remedies?
Thanks!
This is probably not going to help much, but I had the same problem trying to tether to my phone. My solution was to install an app on the phone that configured hotspot in an infrastructure mode.
In your case, maybe your IT person can offer assistance?
Does the wireless network you're connected to have MAC filtering? I've had that happen before where the device will say it is connected and have an IP, but can't do anything because the MAC address isn't in the allowed list.
wellersl said:
. . . In your case, maybe your IT person can offer assistance?
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imnuts said:
Does the wireless network you're connected to have MAC filtering? I've had that happen before where the device will say it is connected and have an IP, but can't do anything because the MAC address isn't in the allowed list.
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The IT assistant found that his Android phone also wouldn't pass data. I will pass along this info, maybe the chief IT guy can sort this out.
Thanks!
I downloaded this program called mhotspot to make my laptop a Wifi Hotspot and shared my dial-up connection with the hotspot.
Now when i connect to the hotspot, it disconnects and halts at "Obtaining IP Address".
To resolve this, i added Static IP address. This fixed the above problem.
Now the wifi gets connected, but when i try browsing in my phone, it does not show up the webpage.
Is there any way to connect my wifi hotspot to the phone?
Phone: HTC Explorer (Pico)
Android: 2.3.5 Gingerbread
tatiraju.rishabh said:
I downloaded this program called mhotspot to make my laptop a Wifi Hotspot and shared my dial-up connection with the hotspot.
Now when i connect to the hotspot, it disconnects and halts at "Obtaining IP Address".
To resolve this, i added Static IP address. This fixed the above problem.
Now the wifi gets connected, but when i try browsing in my phone, it does not show up the webpage.
Is there any way to connect my wifi hotspot to the phone?
Phone: HTC Explorer (Pico)
Android: 2.3.5 Gingerbread
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From the mhotspot website:
My 'android device' won't connect to the hotspot
>Actually,to say it is a bug in the Android OS related to wifi.
>To reload the wifi driver dial *#*#526#*#* (or) install the "wifi-fixer" app from the market
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However, at the same that website looks REALLY sketchy. Ridiculously poor English and a horrible site layout are both bad signs. On top of that, if you're running Windows or Linux (or probably even Mac) then you can create an ad-hoc network (i.e. WiFi hotspot) without any third-party software. I'd get rid of that mhotspot program as fast as you can.
Check out this article for more info on setting up an ad-hoc WiFi network on Windows:
lifehacker. com/5369381/turn-your-windows-7-pc-into-a-wireless-hotspot
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mike12489 said:
From the mhotspot website:
However, at the same that website looks REALLY sketchy. Ridiculously poor English and a horrible site layout are both bad signs. On top of that, if you're running Windows or Linux (or probably even Mac) then you can create an ad-hoc network (i.e. WiFi hotspot) without any third-party software. I'd get rid of that mhotspot program as fast as you can.
Check out this article for more info on setting up an ad-hoc WiFi network on Windows:
lifehacker. com/5369381/turn-your-windows-7-pc-into-a-wireless-hotspot
(remove space in ". com" before going to link)
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I created an ad-hoc network, but my phone doesn't detect it at all.
As far as i remember stock Android can't connect to wifi ad-hoc hotspot. Only custom roms like Cyanogenmod can do it You should create an Access Point connection using program called Connectify ( if you use Windows 7).
lewymaro said:
As far as i remember stock Android can't connect to wifi ad-hoc hotspot. Only custom roms like Cyanogenmod can do it You should create an Access Point connection using program called Connectify ( if you use Windows 7).
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Installed connectify, but the same problem persists. I can connect to the network but internet is unavailable.
http://mhotspot.com/blog/fix-obtaining-ip-address-android-wifi-problem/
tatiraju.rishabh said:
I downloaded this program called mhotspot to make my laptop a Wifi Hotspot and shared my dial-up connection with the hotspot.
Now when i connect to the hotspot, it disconnects and halts at "Obtaining IP Address".
To resolve this, i added Static IP address. This fixed the above problem.
Now the wifi gets connected, but when i try browsing in my phone, it does not show up the webpage.
Is there any way to connect my wifi hotspot to the phone?
Phone: HTC Explorer (Pico)
Android: 2.3.5 Gingerbread
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I think I remember this being a common problem with the stock soft, with CM it works perfectly.
So either you switch or you need to use an app for this...
Have you set up AP like here in attachment? On my phone works perfectly.
No internet
tatiraju.rishabh said:
I downloaded this program called mhotspot to make my laptop a Wifi Hotspot and shared my dial-up connection with the hotspot.
Now when i connect to the hotspot, it disconnects and halts at "Obtaining IP Address".
To resolve this, i added Static IP address. This fixed the above problem.
Now the wifi gets connected, but when i try browsing in my phone, it does not show up the webpage.
Is there any way to connect my wifi hotspot to the phone?
Phone: HTC Explorer (Pico)
Android: 2.3.5 Gingerbread
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Is the problem solved?
I'm facing the same issue. I tried many options in all it gets connected but not getting internet.
Problem solved using Connectify and static IP.
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bangmichel said:
Is the problem solved?
I'm facing the same issue. I tried many options in all it gets connected but not getting internet.
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Now its working. The problem was my Symantec Endpoint Protection was blocking it.
tatiraju.rishabh said:
I downloaded this program called mhotspot to make my laptop a Wifi Hotspot and shared my dial-up connection with the hotspot.
Now when i connect to the hotspot, it disconnects and halts at "Obtaining IP Address".
To resolve this, i added Static IP address. This fixed the above problem.
Now the wifi gets connected, but when i try browsing in my phone, it does not show up the webpage.
Is there any way to connect my wifi hotspot to the phone?
Phone: HTC Explorer (Pico)
Android: 2.3.5 Gingerbread
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I had the same problem using Mhotspot & trying to connect my Samsung Android phone to it. Mhotspot is a credible & very popular software ranked number 1 by CNET so don't worry. It's lightweight & free. The "obtaining ip adress" problem may occur due to the limitation cause by your firewall. I disabled my default windows firewall. You can simply add an exception for mhotspot in your firewall settings or disable it since windows firewall is useless anyway. That solved the problem for me.
Hi guys!
I have an issue with bluetooth tethering between two android phones:
A-Oneplus One cm12.1 latest nightly
B-Xperia SP cm11 latest stable release
Bluetooth tethering is activated on A, and paired up with B. Then I activate the "use internet access" option on the bluetooth pairing settings. Then when I try to access the internet on B, I get a "could not find server" error. It is not a dns issue as the problem is the same when using ip addresses.
I tried to isolate the faulty phone with two scenarios:
I connected a friend's phone running kitkat to A: internet worked fine, which led me thinking that A was sharing its connection correctly and thus B was at fault. But then I connected B to my friend's phone in bluetooth tethering mode: internet worked fine, so B can receive bluetooth tethering internet correctly...
Could it be that lollipop phones have trouble sharing bluetooth internet to kitkat phones? Seems a bit fishy to me...
Is there a command line tool (like pand on old cyanogen phones) to manually configure A or B?
Any ideas? Thank you!
Update:
I ran a netfcg on B: it showed that bt-pan didnt have any Ip address assigned.
So i did
netcfg bt-pan dhcp
ip route add default via 192.168.44.1 (A's ip address).
Now i can ping any internet IP, but I cannot ping web addresses. How do I set the correct dns in this case?
Thanks!
This post solved my problem.
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2043744&page=18
Hi,
I currently connect my Windows 10 Surface Book laptop to my phone's internet using a Verizon Samsung Galaxy S8+ and PdaNet+. Both 'USB Tether' and 'WiFi Direct Hotspot' modes work great and I haven't had any issues thus far.
Today I decided to subscribe to a VPN service (Private Internet Access), downloaded PIA's app, and ran the VPN on my phone. When using 'USB Tether', I have internet on my laptop. But if I use 'WiFi Direct Hotspot', I don't have any internet connection at all and the Windows network status displays 'No internet, secured'. Below are the messages I receive in Internet Explorer 11 and Chrome and they both mention DNS. I'm not very familiar with networking, so any guidance you can give me would be much appreciated!
Thanks,
Bast
******************Internet Explorer 11**********************
Can’t reach this page
•Make sure the web address is correct
•Search for this site on Bing
•Refresh the page
More information
The DNS server might be having problems.
Error Code: INET_E_RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND
******************Chrome********************
No internet
Try:
Checking the network cables, modem, and router
Reconnecting to Wi-Fi
Running Windows Network Diagnostics
DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NO_INTERNET