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WiFi Tether problems

I am running the latest MIUI with the InvisibleK kernel. I get the tether to start and allow access, I connect to it with my computer, but it always says limited access. It never actually connects. Is this a kernel issue, a ROM issue, or what?
Thanks in advance.

Not sure if this is still a requirements for wireless tether, but do you have the android.tether folder on your SD card with the proper file in it? Also try toggling your access control and allow your computer on the access control list. Those are the only things I can think of off the top of my head.
*It's IncREDible*

I have not changed anything from what the ROM installed. I downloaded the WiFi tether app from Google's code page.

I reverted back to my backup of SkyRaider4. The computer connects every time now with the WiFi Tether, but it now tells me there is no internet access... I am thoroughly confused.

RyanTX said:
I reverted back to my backup of SkyRaider4. The computer connects every time now with the WiFi Tether, but it now tells me there is no internet access... I am thoroughly confused.
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I've been having issues running CM 7 with the built in tether. I finally got it to work for awhile when I downloaded an older version of wifi tether. It's still iffy, though.

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I've been having issues running CM 7 with the built in tether. I finally got it to work for awhile when I downloaded an older version of wifi tether. It's still iffy, though.
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Where did you find an older version?
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I have the DNS set to the Google servers - 8.8.8.8. Would this be causing problems?
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I found a version of wireless tether from mid 2010 on the google code page and it finally works...
Thanks everyone for your help.

I'm using version 2.0.7 and it's absolutely flawless. We just moved and haven't gotten internet set up yet and it's all I use, I've put a couple of gigs through it in a day without a single issue running my laptop and PS3. I was running SR4.0, now I'm on the gingerbread leak. No problem with either. Hope this helps.

setexascustoms said:
I'm using version 2.0.7 and it's absolutely flawless. We just moved and haven't gotten internet set up yet and it's all I use, I've put a couple of gigs through it in a day without a single issue running my laptop and PS3. I was running SR4.0, now I'm on the gingerbread leak. No problem with either. Hope this helps.
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Wow that's a lot of data! I think I'm on 2.02 now, its old. Lol
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I'm running the Reemption ROm and have never been able to get Wireless Tether to work, but hacking the DNS settings for Mobile Hotspot works perfect.

mark-in-dallas said:
I'm running the Reemption ROm and have never been able to get Wireless Tether to work, but hacking the DNS settings for Mobile Hotspot works perfect.
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I can't believe you haven't flashed a ROM in that long, or you flashed and went back. GB has a lot more to offer than froyo these days.
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RyanTX said:
I can't believe you haven't flashed a ROM in that long, or you flashed and went back. GB has a lot more to offer than froyo these days.
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Actually I just reflashed Redemption 2.4 today, cause my phone was starting to strange stuff.
I've tried a number of ROM's but keep coming back to Redemption. But, once there's a really stable GB ROM where everything works I'll probably make the move.

Wifi issues since ics update

I don't know if anyone else is having this issue or not but since I updated to ics UCLD2 and UCLE2 on both updates I seem to drop wifi connection every few minutes. Every few minutes I see a box come up that says connected to belkin. I know its actually dropping it because at times I will look up at the status bar and the wifi symbol that shows your connected won't be there then it will come back on and say connected to belkin. Its something in the phone because all the other devices on wifi in the house isn't having this problem. Anyone having or have had this problem? Any solutions? My wifi is set to never sleep and I've tried several wifi fix apps on the market and I've tried changing wifi channels still no luck..
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garydv2002 said:
I don't know if anyone else is having this issue or not but since I updated to ics UCLD2 and UCLE2 on both updates I seem to drop wifi connection every few minutes. Every few minutes I see a box come up that says connected to belkin. I know its actually dropping it because at times I will look up at the status bar and the wifi symbol that shows your connected won't be there then it will come back on and say connected to belkin. Its something in the phone because all the other devices on wifi in the house isn't having this problem. Anyone having or have had this problem? Any solutions? My wifi is set to never sleep and I've tried several wifi fix apps on the market and I've tried changing wifi channels still no luck..
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Who's radio did you use?

xcrazydx said:
Who's radio did you use?
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Its stock. UCLE2
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garydv2002 said:
Its stock. UCLE2
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The stock one click leak?

xcrazydx said:
The stock one click leak?
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Yes. Odin one click ucle2 then flashed cwm touch and rooted
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garydv2002 said:
Yes. Odin one click ucle2 then flashed cwm touch and rooted
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I have been on sky ics latest, with no problem yet, but its only been less than 12 hours. Did the drops start immediately or after some time?

xcrazydx said:
I have been on sky ics latest, with no problem yet, but its only been less than 12 hours. Did the drops start immediately or after some time?
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It done it all the time on the previous leak ucld2. I thought the problem was fixed with this leak because it did fine for a couple of days it only done it a few times. But now its gets worse everyday. As long as I'm in the living room where the router is it only drops every now and then but in my bedroom away from the router it does it every few minutes....
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garydv2002 said:
It done it all the time on the previous leak ucld2. I thought the problem was fixed with this leak because it did fine for a couple of days it only done it a few times. But now its gets worse everyday. As long as I'm in the living room where the router is it only drops every now and then but in my bedroom away from the router it does it every few minutes....
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The only thing I could suggest is flashing romracers radio he pulled from the leak. Flash it once, wait a minute, then flash it again and wait 30 seconds and reboot. It may help, it may not.

OK I don't why but I read somewhere that the skyrocket don't deal with wpa and psk security to good so I removed the security off my wifi connection and renamed it something other than belkin. I did this about oh 4 hours ago and I have not lost connection once which is great but now my wifi is wide open with no security. Guess Ill have to put my monitor on it that will let me know if more than 5 devices are connected....
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xcrazydx said:
The only thing I could suggest is flashing romracers radio he pulled from the leak. Flash it once, wait a minute, then flash it again and wait 30 seconds and reboot. It may help, it may not.
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Are you able to run security on your home wifi or do you just have it open? My wifi works better and faster than ever with not one disconnect as long as there is no security key to logon to the wifi. Its crazy I've never had this problem with any other device. And none of our other phones which include captivate infuse HTC status or our friends iPhone or laptops does it only my phone and only since the Android 4.0 upgrade. I flashed back to my nanadroid gingerbread backup earlier and it connected with no problems with the security on but soon as I flash back to ics is drops every few minutes until I turn the security off. So I tried the gingerbread modem with the ics and still the same drops every few minutes only with the security on. So I don't know I'm just leaving my security off and maybe when the official update comes out it will have a fix...
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garydv2002 said:
Are you able to run security on your home wifi or do you just have it open? My wifi works better and faster than ever with not one disconnect as long as there is no security key to logon to the wifi. Its crazy I've never had this problem with any other device. And none of our other phones which include captivate infuse HTC status or our friends iPhone or laptops does it only my phone and only since the Android 4.0 upgrade. I flashed back to my nanadroid gingerbread backup earlier and it connected with no problems with the security on but soon as I flash back to ics is drops every few minutes until I turn the security off. So I tried the gingerbread modem with the ics and still the same drops every few minutes only with the security on. So I don't know I'm just leaving my security off and maybe when the official update comes out it will have a fix...
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Im not actually at home, I am running on hotel wifi which is not secure. So I can't test that for you.

My SR has had near flawless wifi in multiple networks / security types, on 2.3.5 /6 GB and on UCLE2. The 1 exception is my home router, where it would make the secure connection, but the broadband DNS server seems to block its data connection. This affected Cappy also, resolved both with static settings. The only wifi adapters I've seen needing open settings either needed newer drivers, or were damaged ones needing replacement. One workaround for your 5 at home is a MAC filtering list.

As for wifi issues,
the only serious wifi issues I had was when using Facebook. It simply could not hold a connection. Browser, any other apps all seemed to work fine.

pc103 said:
My SR has had near flawless wifi in multiple networks / security types, on 2.3.5 /6 GB and on UCLE2. The 1 exception is my home router, where it would make the secure connection, but the broadband DNS server seems to block its data connection. This affected Cappy also, resolved both with static settings. The only wifi adapters I've seen needing open settings either needed newer drivers, or were damaged ones needing replacement. One workaround for your 5 at home is a MAC filtering list.
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My wifi router is a belkin and I just recently purchased it a couple of months ago so do you think it could be bad? Also when I go to my mother in laws she has a AT&T 2 wire wireless router with security on it and my phone does it there to. None of our other phones does this and also since I posted yesterday a friend come over with a galaxy s2 not skyrocket and it connected as well with no problems. Our router is set to dynamic connection. We have DSL which is a PPOE but when I set the router to PPOE and put in the user name and password it just connecting and sticks there so I changed back to dynamic...
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garydv2002 said:
My wifi router is a belkin and I just recently purchased it a couple of months ago so do you think it could be bad? Also when I go to my mother in laws she has a AT&T 2 wire wireless router with security on it and my phone does it there to. None of our other phones does this and also since I posted yesterday a friend come over with a galaxy s2 not skyrocket and it connected as well with no problems. Our router is set to dynamic connection. We have DSL which is a PPOE but when I set the router to PPOE and put in the user name and password it just connecting and sticks there so I changed back to dynamic...
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Given the other phones work well it seems like a fault in your phone, not the routers. One troubleshoot/workaround is to enter appropriate static IP settings as detailed in posts 1 & 7 here. That will either stabilize it or show you need to reimage the phone with full wipes to test further. You can screenshot most of the settings you need using the Ipconfig app by Mankind, during a good connection. Just take care to choose a static address outside of the router's assignable DHCP range, to avoid conflicts.

The same issue exists on the recently rolled out official ICS update for the Galaxy Note, I'm having this problem with stock radio and no root.

Aero089 said:
The same issue exists on the recently rolled out official ICS update for the Galaxy Note, I'm having this problem with stock radio and no root.
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As long as I'm connected to an open wifi connection it works just fine but if I secure it it constantly disconnects. I'm starting to wonder if its a Samsung problem now because my wife's Samsung infuse on gingerbread is doing the same thing. And its not just my home wifi it does it at friends house with secure wifi and at mother in laws to with secure connection but never on any open connection. Um my daughters two HTC phones does not have this problem so I'm starting to think maybe its a Samsung problem. I don't think its an android problem cause both the gingerbread phone and my ics phone is doing the same thing. If it is android its something in gingerbread that carried over to ics
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Had same problem
I had the same issue , went from 2.3.6 Gingerbread to the ICS UCLE2 leak and my wi-fi would turn on and off , so I just started from scratch went back to 2.3.4 via Odin , updated to 2.3.6 and flashed back to the UCLE2 leak via Odin and now it's working fine , I kinda figured it was a glitch in the software somewhere , from where I had changed rom's so many time's , and apparently it was , hope this was helpful.

[Q]3g is popping on and off like it wants to start up but doesnt and no connection??

i have no clue what going on here.. but i dont have any data... but voice works fine.. ive done multiple reboots.. running opensensation..
anyone knows whats happening?
im running the 30.00 prepaid 5 gigs of data plan

You can change your data connection . Example my device always wants to go to edge, which is really slow so I lock on to wcma only which is 4 g. You can try the different connections by going to #*#*4636*#*# it will bring you to a menu you press phone information, then press your current connection and another menu will come up with available connections, pick the one you want and scroll down to refresh . I'm not sure this will do the trick but if you have any available connections you can hook up this way. It depends what's available in your area .I was going crazy with my device always going to edge so Iocked onto 4 g this way. It works for me. I do hope it helps. Are you rooted and running custom Rom? If you are and this method does not work perhaps try a different radio? Best of luck hope this helps some
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You can change your data connection . Example my device always wants to go to edge, which is really slow so I lock on to wcma only which is 4 g. You can try the different connections by going to #*#*4636*#*# it will bring you to a menu you press phone information, then press your current connection and another menu will come up with available connections, pick the one you want and scroll down to refresh . I'm not sure this will do the trick but if you have any available connections you can hook up this way. It depends what's available in your area .I was going crazy with my device always going to edge so Iocked onto 4 g this way. It works for me. I do hope it helps. Are you rooted and running custom Rom? If you are and this method does not work perhaps try a different radio? Best of luck hope this helps some
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im rooted running open sensation running the latest firmware so i shouldnt have to flash a radio its been working before.. for the past month i had my phone.. this is the first time its doing this..
ok im gonna update and wipe my dalvik.. see if that works
EDIT: nope.. still no data..

It's *#*#4636#*#* sorry I had that wrong in my first post
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yeah that still didnt work.. and this is really troubling me.. i posted in the opensensation thread..

I had the same problem with roms based of CM9. The only solution is to back up everything (titanium backup helps with backing up apps), wipe and re-flash.

No need for wipe.
Just re-flash the current ROM. You will have to apply all your Mods again, but the rest of the data will remain fine.
(I had the same problem about two days ago)

Sounds like a RADIO Problem to Me.. : /

sssurfer said:
Sounds like a RADIO Problem to Me.. : /
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Radio problems do not come up all of a sudden.

Yeah i fixed it.. I had to backup and then restore my tmobile stock rom.. Then restore my cm9 backup.. Seemed to fix it but wow that was weird..

Its happend to me after i flashed somthing. All i did was put it in Airplane mode and rebooted. After reboot turn off airplane mode. Got everything back.

[Q] Wifi Problems

Hi,
Starting to lose my patience with this device now. Such as shame that this lovely piece of hardware is strangled by poor software. I've already put the device on ebay and withdrawn it because its so slinky and I really want the issue to be sorted. I have no option but to go with the ipad mini at this rate, it just works!
Using odin I've successfully upgraded to ICS with P6800DXLP8_P6800OLBLP7_P6800DXLP7_HOME.tar and XXLQ1_OXALQ1_ATO My wifi keeps dropping out, ive tried it on three different routers etc and still the same issue. Tried CM10 and that reboots on me. Ideally i want a stock rom that works without any niggles on my Euro p6800. Any ideas, i'm really trying to make Android work for me, ive searched the forums like a good boy but no real answers anywhere.
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I can't help but thinking... if you are fed up with the Sammy device, why not switch to something that is completely open, like the Nexus 7, instead of a closed ecosystem like Apple's? Seems like there are other (better) choices out there than the iPad mini.

I'm sorry you're having troubles. Please feel free to give me your tablet. I could always use two!
Barring that, here is what I would suggest that has worked for me:
I have always had "advanced WiFi lock" from the play store, and it appears to have improved WiFi performance even when I had ICS.
I had locerra's cyanogen 10 ROM for a spell and really liked it. I then did some research in the development section and found Daniel HK's Paranoid Android ROM v. 2.55 and have enjoyed it even more. WiFi performance has been consistent and stable on both custom. roms.
Do some research and have a go at it.
If not, i can give you my address as I am currently living in Mexico and you can ship it to me!

I didn't experience any wifi issues at all until today. I'm staying with a friend for the week in Canada, and wifi k3ps dropping out. It seems that only a restart will solve the issue, and the network then falls out of range(even though I'm next door to the router). I'll give the app mentioned a try.... But any other thoughts please let us know! I'm on the leaked ics rom from Open Austria, rooted.
Update: "Advanced wifi lock" app has solved the issue, thanks! But we shouldn't really need to download the app.. Any ideas of how to solve such issues natively?
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Correction, sadly the app didn't solve the issue.... Still having intermittent wife but HTC is connected constantly.
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Ensure you don't have BOTH 2.4 GHz & 5 GHz enabled on your router at the same time.
Use one or the other.
After disabling 2.4 GHz band, and using 5 GHz only on my Billion router, my device (P6810) had no wifi drop-out issue. Same if I use only 2.4 Ghz band only.
Hope it helps.......
BTW, I would suggest LP8, such as my SkyHigh ROM, having "fixed" wifi issue for most........ But try the above first

dogbreath said:
Hi,
Starting to lose my patience with this device now. Such as shame that this lovely piece of hardware is strangled by poor software. I've already put the device on ebay and withdrawn it because its so slinky and I really want the issue to be sorted. I have no option but to go with the ipad mini at this rate, it just works!
Using odin I've successfully upgraded to ICS with P6800DXLP8_P6800OLBLP7_P6800DXLP7_HOME.tar and XXLQ1_OXALQ1_ATO My wifi keeps dropping out, ive tried it on three different routers etc and still the same issue. Tried CM10 and that reboots on me. Ideally i want a stock rom that works without any niggles on my Euro p6800. Any ideas, i'm really trying to make Android work for me, ive searched the forums like a good boy but no real answers anywhere.
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Did you fix your issue in the end? I've tried changing settings on the Cisco Valet router to operate in just one wavelength but there is no such option... I guess it must be a old router. The wifi lock app didn't make much difference either unfortunately.
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nemov said:
Did you fix your issue in the end? I've tried changing settings on the Cisco Valet router to operate in just one wavelength but there is no such option... I guess it must be a old router. The wifi lock app didn't make much difference either unfortunately.
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Maybe you could check the router manufacturer website to upgrade its firmware.
Backup your router settings to PC first though...
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Maybe you could check the router manufacturer website to upgrade its firmware.
Backup your router settings to PC first though...
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Thanks, The firmware on my mate's Cisco router was out of date, wifi connection much better but it still cuts out and appears to only reconnect if I restart. Even a "quick reboot" from within Rom Toolbox Pro doesn't reconnect. Annoying issue... It even cuts out midway through a skype call with my wife (but no issues on mates ipad or my htc) Also no issue with my wifi connection back in the uk. Very weird. Any further ideas appreciated!
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nemov said:
Thanks, The firmware on my mate's Cisco router was out of date, wifi connection much better but it still cuts out and appears to only reconnect if I restart. Even a "quick reboot" from within Rom Toolbox Pro doesn't reconnect. Annoying issue... It even cuts out midway through a skype call with my wife (but no issues on mates ipad or my htc) Also no issue with my wifi connection back in the uk. Very weird. Any further ideas appreciated!
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Just wondering of the connection is secured? Does it cut out on open connection?
If secured, did you restore wifi settings with any particular app (ie. Titanium)? If so, you could try delete/forget wifi connection and manually enter the password instead
Or, delete/forget wifi connection in settings and restore with titanium backup. You usually have choice of "101" or "XML", try one then the other, reboot each time after restore.
Edit: if you have another device to set up a wifi hotspot, open and secured, and test?
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It's a secure network, but i've tried forgetting the ssid and then reconnecting, but it makes no difference... Still patchy connection. I don't want to make the network open as it's my mate's network not mine.
I downloaded an app called "wifi manager" and it seems to be working 60% of the time, which is good enough for the moment. When I get back home to my own wifi network I expect no connection problems as it was working fine when I left last week probably the issues were due to my mates awful Cisco router and not the GTab!
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impression
I think it's the WiFi driver in the version of your ROM.
There is no reason you should be having to amend settings on a router because in most instances, you will not have access to a,ending the router.
I'm currently living in Mexico and I'm dependent on several WiFi access points around town and intermittent WiFi where I live. I can safely assume that the technology isn't the latest and greatest down here and I don't control any of those settings.
I am not experiencing the problems you are describing.

I think you're right, it is the wifi driver. I've just tried connecting to the open wifi network at Toronto airport, which connects fine on my htc, but i need to restart my GTab in order to connect to it. I'm running an official Samsung ics rom from the European carrier, Open Austria, (downloaded from samobile.com)... These issues only started when I left the UK and arrived in Canada. I'm wondering if the 3g roaming has some part to play in the error. Anyway.. I will try again when I get home, but anticipating issues.... How would I fix this? Do I have to reinstall the rom and all my apps?! (hope not, as I have this baby set up just perfect )
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nemov said:
I think you're right, it is the wifi driver. I've just tried connecting to the open wifi network at Toronto airport, which connects fine on my htc, but i need to restart my GTab in order to connect to it. I'm running an official Samsung ics rom from the European carrier, Open Austria, (downloaded from samobile.com)... These issues only started when I left the UK and arrived in Canada. I'm wondering if the 3g roaming has some part to play in the error. Anyway.. I will try again when I get home, but anticipating issues.... How would I fix this? Do I have to reinstall the rom and all my apps?! (hope not, as I have this baby set up just perfect )
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Maybe I overlooked it, but what is your current firmware?
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Current firmware is the official ics from Samsung, build number Imm76d.xxlq2
Now I'm back home and wifi connects perfectly. I do suspect an issue of using wifi when roaming, but will keep an eye on it next time I go abroad again and post back if it happens again.
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nemov said:
Current firmware is the official ics from Samsung, build number Imm76d.xxlq2
Now I'm back home and wifi connects perfectly. I do suspect an issue of using wifi when roaming, but will keep an eye on it next time I go abroad again and post back if it happens again.
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Ah, that says it all...
Check my comments about LP8 firmware mentioned in my first post here..... way down the bottom Was obviously missed. Posts after that, I assumed you had, since you didn't comment about it.
There is also a thread relating to the problem and the subsequentLP8 fix.
Either flash SkyHigh ROM (P6800 DXLP8) or official DXLP8.
Whether just flashing the kernel from DXLP8 firmware world do the trick, not sure, as I have a P6810. But as I said, flashing the firmware package helped most out with the "wifi bug"
Do you have root and custom recovery?
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Just got my 7.7 3g P6800 back from Samsung in HK... Replaced Motherboard under warrenty due to super brick.
They installed LP7 ROM and when i got it here had wifi issues...
Read about it and found recomendations to change to LP8 Rom...
Now have installed latest LP8 Rom form sammobile
Wifi issues have gone away....For a week...Now back again.
Just dropping out every few minuets and not in range etc...
my ROM is
Baseband version P6800DXLP7
Kernel version 3.0.15-1160935
[email protected] #3
SMP PREEMPT Wed Oct 31 15:10:33 KST 2012
Build number IMM76D,DXLP8
Is there anything wrong with this ROM or could anybody recommend a fix or alternate ROM?
Thanks and Regards..

Possible solution to WIFI problems?
I have had major problems with WIFI in my 7.7. The Austrian ICS has dropped connections, went totally berserk in some locations and stopped working unless rebooted.
I have now diagnosed (I believe) that the reason is the use of channel 12 in any WIFI router. If the router does not use 12 there seems to be no problems. At home I can configure my router not to use 12 and after that I have had no problems. There seems to be some kind of conflict or the Tab is faulty in that sense.
I do not know if this can be generalized, but at least for me it worked.

Yes I had the same problem with band number.... My friend's router that my tablet had an intermittent connection with, was on band 11. As soon as I got back home to my router in the uk (which uses band 6) My wifi connection problems disappeared.
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Yes I Can say after doing alot of reading i realised its the chanel.
im using locked chanel 5 and seems much better..also wifi connection manager from play store.
still not the greatest and low signal even in same room to router but working i suppose.
Just funny how my S3 has a much stronger signal compared to the 6800 every wifi ive ever used.
Would be good if somehow the wifi drivers from S3 could be used somehow?

Need help please. WiFi problems, can't find an answer anywhere...

Boy... I hope someone can help me out here. I have been searching for weeks with no luck. I have been having an issue with my stock 4.2.2 p5113 Tab 2 10.1 unrooted. I can't get it to find my home network. I can see my neighbors, even took it down to Arbys and was able to connect to their WiFi with no problems... Just can't connect or even see mine.
I have an Asus rt-n66r router. Have tried every channel and different frequencies. Changed every setting one at a time to see if it worked and nothing. Well... I take that back. Last night I turned off encryption and it popped up shortly... But went back away. When I go into advanced it shows the Mac address but IP says unavailable. I set up a static IP and that didn't help. I have reset the tab and router and even factory reset the router to no avail. It just doesn't make sense. Got this router back in March and its worked fine until now. Nothing has changed except me recently resetting the router to try and fix this. I have done everything I can think of but still can't see my own home WiFi. Everything else connects fine. Galaxy note 2, HP laptop on windows 8, smart TV, smart bluray, iPhone 5c, etc and everything else connects. Have even tried turning a few of them off to see if that helped but still nothing...
I really hope someone can help me. Had this thing for 2 years next month and it has always worked but at this point I feel like throwing it out the window LOL.
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Also use WPA2 encryption. Have tried just WPA and WEP push button but wouldn't find it still. And tried turning off encryption again and still not seeing my WiFi. Wanted to add that...
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Change wifi chanel,
Change password.
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Is this the only wifi device you own?
If you own another wifi device, does it see your wifi network?
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I tried every channel and none of them helped. Did reboot the router and changed everything and still not showing...
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No... Everything else works and shows the network. Have laptops, a windows tablet, an iPhone, a smart TV and blu ray and some galaxy note 2 phones and everything else works flawlessly. This galaxy tab 2 did and all the sudden can't see my home WiFi. Can see the neighbors, can see my TV sync and even worked when I took it to the local Arbys and used their WiFi. Only none it can't see is my router. I've only had the router since march. It cost about 150 bucks... Figured it would be decent... And it has except this one issue now...
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If a factory reset doesn't do it then your tablet is bonkers. If you scroll down to the bottom of list of networks is your network showing? Maybe it has (forgot ) your network?
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I went ahead and rooted and put on the slimbean ROM and still issue persists. So today I hooked up an old 15 dollar router I had from micro center and guess what? It showed up. So I factory reset my good Asus router and hook it all back up and still won't find it. I'm at a loss. Everything else in the house is connecting to that router no problem. Its some issue between this tab and this router... Only thing I dont get is why it worked before no problem and out of the blue it stopped connecting to the router without anything changing. I've been at this now for the past 24 hours pretty much non stop and I can't figure out what's wrong...
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Can you see your Asus router on the Tab WiFi networks at all? Is it at the very bottom saying "not in range" ?
Long press on it, if there you'll get option to "forget network" or "modify" / modify. If you don't see it them it's forgotten, try add new network,.
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No... It doesn't show up at all. I forgot it a long time ago. I do see my TV sync for the remote control and I see numerous neighbors wifi names come up... But not my Asus router LOL. Its just so frustrating especially after what I did today and could see the cheap Tenda WiFi router from micro center that I don't wish to use anymore because its old and out of date. I really am about to pull out my hair lol
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kalojado said:
No... It doesn't show up at all. I forgot it a long time ago. I do see my TV sync for the remote control and I see numerous neighbors wifi names come up... But not my Asus router LOL. Its just so frustrating especially after what I did today and could see the cheap Tenda WiFi router from micro center that I don't wish to use anymore because its old and out of date. I really am about to pull out my hair lol
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By "forgetting" a network you eliminate it from your list of networks, you then have to add it again as a new network. Could this be the case?
Images are examples of forgetting networks.
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No.. I understand what you mean. When I 'forget' a network, say on my phone, it will pop back up and I will have to click on it to connect to it. My home and guest WiFi names are no where on there. I scan and scan and they never show back up...
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That's weird! I think you should consider rooting and installing a custom ROM, maybe a stock rooted ROM. I have Android Andi's CM11 4.4.4 KK running on my P5113 and it runs great. I suggested custom rooted if want to use the TV remote app, if not you should try CM11.
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Do you have a link to that by any chance. I am new to this. I did root and use the slimbean ROM... And tried to use slimkat but I couldn't get it to work. I think it was my version of CWM I think... Thanks for all the help
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Here's the link for CM11 in case your intersted
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48520321
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Thanks again for everything. I did try again and got Slimkat put on here... So I will be able to flash others now... But just checked and my WiFi is still missing. Oy. But thanks again for everything! If anyone else knows please let me
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Please let the forum community know if you find the answer to this wifi mystery. ???
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Different kernel?
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Different kernel?
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Op says stock /unrooted so only way to go to a different kernel would be to root and flash custom rom, and that will probably fix the issue. .
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Oh I did root and have flashed 2 Roms so far and neither have helped. Took the tablet down to McDonalds today and it was able to connect. But then went to a friend D's house, my phone connected to his WiFi but the tablet didn't see it. Seen his neighbors, but not his. So I am really lost at this point...
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