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Att Fuse Problem

Hello Everyone,
I just received a ATT fuse and for the life of me I cannot seem to get the WIFI to work. I've had the tilt and the 8125 previously and I tried duplicating settings to no avail.
Are there known issues with the WIFI on this phone?
I can connect to my WEP enabled wireless router, but opera and IE fails to connect and just keeps giving me errors. This is what I have read and what I have tried:
Setting to "work" instead of "Internet"
I've tried the cab files posted in another thread to disable ATT proxy
I'm a little lost in what to check. I did follow everything I've read here that came up in "WIFI" search. I have not unlocked the phone nor flash a rom.
Could someone lend a hand?

Sign up for the att media program...its on the attwireless site

This is a bit drastic, but an easy potential fix is to flash another ROM (after flashing Hard-SPL of course). AT&T often adds a bunch of unnecessary crap to their ROMs, which may interfere with normal functions. You could always flash the AT&T ROM back if you'd like.

Hi Animexi80,
I already have a data plan. The problem isn't with Media net, it is with the phone's built in WIFI.
Trancecoder,
Really, that drastic of a step.. Do you know of a rom that fixed a WIFI problem?
Thanks

TweedyPepper said:
Do you know of a rom that fixed a WIFI problem?
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Honestly, I never even gave the AT&T ROM a chance, so I was unaware of Wi-Fi issues. Pretty much any ROM should work. If you flash a Fuze-specific ROM, you may want to run the CAB that disables the hidden AT&T proxy. If you flash a generic Touch Pro ROM, you'll likely need to run a CAB that fixes the keyboard layout.

Ok, I suppose I will give it a go.
If I may ask, would you tell me which rom and radio you're running. It would help rule things out it it doesn't correct the problem.
thanks

you may want to run the CAB that disables the hidden AT&T proxy.
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What is the "hidden AT&T proxy?"
I just got an AT&T Fuze and after enableing wifi using the wireless manager, had no trouble connecting to home wireless networks with various security configurations (WEP, WPA, hidden SSID, etc.). Of course if the access point has the MAC filter enabled, the Fuze MAC address must be added to the allowed list.

TweedyPepper said:
If I may ask, would you tell me which rom and radio you're running.
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I'm running an older PROven ROM, version 1.03. I'll be upgrading soon, probably to NATF's ROM. My radio ROM is 1.08.25.20, but (1) the radio ROM doesn't control Wi-Fi, so it's moot, and (2) it has not had very good battery life, so I'll downgrade back to 1.02.25.28 tonight.
rlsmith999 said:
What is the "hidden AT&T proxy?"
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It's a proxy setting, separate from the normal one under Connections, that is hidden. It's used to make things such as Cingular, er, Cellular Video work.
rlsmith999 said:
I just got an AT&T Fuze and after enableing wifi using the wireless manager, had no trouble connecting to home wireless networks with various security configurations (WEP, WPA, hidden SSID, etc.). Of course if the access point has the MAC filter enabled, the Fuze MAC address must be added to the allowed list.
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This is a bit off-topic, but FYI, anything below WPA/WPA2 cannot be considered secure. WEP can be cracked in minutes, hidden SSIDs don't make APs invisible, and MAC filtering is useless (except with WPA/WPA2) as anyone sniffing traffic can see client MAC addresses in the clear.

I have found that sometimes when I have both a "data connection" and a "wi-fi" connection that they phone seems to not lock on the wi-fi but tries to use a weak data connection so try turning off the data connection and see if that fixes the problem. Also give a soft reset a try as well.

Surprised by how few ppl are having wi-fi issues. I've tried about 6 ROMs now and have the same problem with everyone (guessing this proves its more of a hardware vs software issue)
I can locate and connect to a wi-fi network but no data transfers. I have to continually disconnect/turn off/reconnect over and over and finally I will get a connection..but if unit goes into sleep for a few minutes...I have to repeat.
Very annoying...no one else is having wi-fi issues?

Hi Everyone,
Sorry I haven't reported back sooner. I wound up loading a different rom on the phone and away went the problem.
jank0023, I have no idea. I would flash the phone back to stock and return it for another if all else fails. In all my searching, here and elsewhere, there ahve been a handful of wifi problems I came across. It doesn't seem like that common of a problem afaik.

jank0023 said:
Surprised by how few ppl are having wi-fi issues. I've tried about 6 ROMs now and have the same problem with everyone (guessing this proves its more of a hardware vs software issue)
I can locate and connect to a wi-fi network but no data transfers. I have to continually disconnect/turn off/reconnect over and over and finally I will get a connection..but if unit goes into sleep for a few minutes...I have to repeat.
Very annoying...no one else is having wi-fi issues?
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If its your router try another channel make sure its on a supported signal (a,b, g)... lastly ensure your router is excepting all devices. I know these are basic checklist items but sometimes these can get us. I had a laptop that would only work on channel 6 ;-).

gravesy56 said:
If its your router try another channel make sure its on a supported signal (a,b, g)... lastly ensure your router is excepting all devices. I know these are basic checklist items but sometimes these can get us. I had a laptop that would only work on channel 6 ;-).
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Thanks guys for the suggestions...I don't think its related to my network setup as I have about 4 other devices able to obtain signals with no problems using DHCP.
Issues don't seem to be as severe on some of the most recent ROMs I've used but still not perfect.

Getting rid of wlan_rx_wake wakelocks

Hey guys,
have you noticed that your device uses up a lot more battery on certain wifi networks (e.g. at work or university)? It is probably caused by the wlan_rx_wake wakelock.
From the wakelocks database:
Rationale: Wifi chip received a packet from somewhere - On a Galaxy S II, lots of these combined with the fact that the device takes 650 msec to resume from suspend and 150 to go back to sleep means that occasional wifi packets coming in will skyrocket Android OS usage. As an extreme example, run the following from a Linux box when wifi sleep policy is "never" and watch your deep sleep percentages plummet, your battery drain, and Android OS skyrocket: ping -i 5 <wifi IP address of phone>
Know actions: Use a sniffer to determine the cause of the traffic.
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So apparently some other device in the network keeps waking up the Nexus. If the problem occurs in your home network you can easily find out which device is causing the problem by using Shark and Wireshark. You'll get a log that shows every network activity.
Here are some tips from a similiar thread at the SGSII-forums (thanks!):
use a static IP instead of DHCP (you may have to set a static IP every time you sign up in that particular network)
disable IPv6 protocol on your phone - see below
update your router firmware
buy a gaming adapter for your Wifi network that gets the DHCP IP adress, but gives your phone a static IP
optimise router settings: click
Windows network is causing the problem - solution here: click
Change wireless network encryption method, change wifi channel, instead of using auto baseband use only 2.4 or 5GHz baseband (Wi - Fi - advanced - Wi - Fi frequency band)
turn off uPNP in router/AP
t urn off netbios in windows network ("Go to Network and Sharing Center then change adapter settings. Right click on your wireless and select Properties.
Click on the ipv4 and then the properties button. Select Advanced, go to the Wins tab and disable tcp over netbios.")
Thoravukk FAQ tells you: Q. My device not entering deep sleep if i use Wifi?
A: That's not a Kernel issue! It's a Router and (Windows 7) Network problem. Disable IPv6, IP Helper service, shell hardware detection service and the Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service. Source: here
Other apps and devices that can cause the wakelock:
TP Link routers: disable the print server in USB settings
Asus routers: disable AiCloud
disable Dropbox Lan Sync
disable wireless on (HP) printers
disable Canon network scan utility.
Using another kernel might also help to solve this problem: but I haven't tried that yet.
Try out the Franco kernel: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2508284
He has merged some wifi driver patches which should adress this problem. It reduced the wakelocks for me to 1 min in over 8 hours on my home network and to 3 min in one hour ony my university network!
So it should be possible to get rid of this problem in your home network.
But what about work or university networks? There are even more devices connected so the problem gets even worse. In Europe we have the Eduroam wifi network at many universities. If I'm connected to this network I get about 20 min wakeup time in one hour. There are a lot of ARP, DHCP and IPv6 request from different sources. Unfortunately you can't change anything about the configuration on your university/school/work network, so we need to find a solution to block these requests on our phone.
A solution for the IPv6 requests might be to disable IPv6 on your phone if you don't use it. In terminal:
Code:
echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/wlan0/disable_ipv6
Change the 1 to a 0 if you want to reactivate IPv6. Android resets this setting every time you connect to a network, so you might try Tasker to do this.
I still haven't found a solution for the ARP and DHCP requests though. Any help or input would be appreciated.
Thanks
edit (05/14/14): updated OP with other tips you mentioned

Thanks, this was a useful post. When I am at work on their wifi my phone doesn't go to sleep and definitely drains the battery quickly. Hopefully a better solution can be found.
laxor said:
Hey guys,
have you noticed that your device uses up a lot more battery on certain wifi networks (e.g. at work or university)? It is probably caused by the wlan_rx_wake wakelock.
From the wakelocks database:
So apparently some other device in the network keeps waking up the Nexus. If the problem occurs in your home network you can easily find out which device is causing the problem by using Shark and Wireshark. You'll get a log that shows every network activity.
Here are some tips from a similiar thread at the URL="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2133176"] SGSII-forums[/URL] (thanks!):
use a static IP instead of DHCP (you may have to set a static IP every time you sign up in that particular network)
disable IPv6 protocol on your phone (Dorimanx kernels have an option for this in ST tweaks or you can use "Android Firewall" for this
update your router firmware
buy a gaming adapter for your Wifi network that gets the DHCP IP adress, but gives your phone a static IP
optimise router settings: click
Windows network is causing the problem - solution here: click
Change wireless network encryption method, change wifi channel, instead of using auto baseband use only 2.4 or 5GHz baseband (Wi - Fi - advanced - Wi - Fi frequency band)
turn off uPNP in router/AP
t urn off netbios in windows network
Thoravukk FAQ tells you: Q. My device not entering deep sleep if i use Wifi?
A: That's not a Kernel issue! It's a Router and (Windows 7) Network problem. Disable IPv6, IP Helper service, shell hardware detection service and the Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service. Source: here
Other apps and devices that can cause the wakelock:
Dropbox Lan Sync, (HP) Wireless printer, Canon network scan utility.
Using another kernel might also help to solve this problem, but I haven't tried that yet.
So it should be possible to get rid of this problem in your home network.
But what about work or university networks? There are even more devices connected so the problem gets even worse. In Europe we have the Eduroam wifi network at many universities. If I'm connected to this network I get about 20 min wakeup time in one hour. There are a lot of ARP, DHCP and IPv6 request from different sources. Unfortunately you can't change anything about the configuration on your university/school/work network, so we need to find a solution to block these requests on our phone.
A solution for the IPv6 requests might be to disable IPv6 on your phone if you don't use it. In terminal:
Code:
echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/wlan0/disable_ipv6
Change the 1 to a 0 if you want to reactivate IPv6. Android resets this setting every time you connect to a network, so you might try Tasker to do this.
I still haven't found a solution for the ARP and DHCP requests though. Any help or input would be appreciated.
Thanks
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Use the new BBS beta to check your wakelocks.
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Been having this wakelock as well. Almost all of the packets being picked up by my phone are being sent by my router to random ports. No idea what is really causing it, but it is pretty annoying. Doesnt seem to drain much battery from the device though.

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Apparently this is a known problem. Franco has already merged two fixes from Google in his kernel which reduce the wakelock, but still don't eliminate it completely. But I'm sure that this issue will soon be resolved with custom kernels or even an update from Google.

I'm hoping for this to be fixed too. My N4 didn't exhibit this wakelock, and my N5 is not deep sleeping at all when I'm at work as a result. I'm just using LTE at work, which is okay, but still not the best solution.

Franco Kernel didn´t help at all, since he seem to include all the google wifi patches as well, the official Google update is unlikely to solve the problem... so pissed off by this, eating up my battery so quickly I have to switch off wifi completely (and I hardly have cell data reception here at my workplace) ... sucks!

Thanks finally contained this problem.
Thanks for a great summary of causes and the info I needed to finally contain it. This problem had been dogging me since I got the N5 on my home network.
I tried static IP, no good.
I tried wifi-off on sleep, no good (never got to sleep i guess!!).
I tried forcing 5 GHz, no good.
Finally I followed the advice to Disable IPv6, IP Helper service, shell hardware detection service and the Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service on each Windows PC, and my stay awake time from Android OS plummeted from hours to minutes which I can deal with.
May not work for everyone, but seems to have done it for me. Thanks again.

Thank you for the post. It makes me nervous that I'm getting this wake lock. I previously got it on my GNex and Nexus7 (2012). I tried every method above to fix but got nowhere. For whatever reason my Nexus 4 didn't suffer from this. Hopefully I can figure something out for my new nexus 5

The update to 4.4.1 does not fix this issue. Still getting this wakelock.

Yes. I found the android OS is still killing the battery after updating to 4.4.1
muyoso said:
The update to 4.4.1 does not fix this issue. Still getting this wakelock.
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Sunkins said:
Yes. I found the android OS is still killing the battery after updating to 4.4.1
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Wish this would get fixed, as it's my last remaining wakelock issue and the only thing holding me back from getting fantastic battery life.
Sent from my Nexus 5 using xda app-developers app

laxor said:
Hey guys,
have you noticed that your device uses up a lot more battery on certain wifi networks (e.g. at work or university)? It is probably caused by the wlan_rx_wake wakelock.
From the wakelocks database:
So apparently some other device in the network keeps waking up the Nexus. If the problem occurs in your home network you can easily find out which device is causing the problem by using Shark and Wireshark. You'll get a log that shows every network activity.
Here are some tips from a similiar thread at the SGSII-forums (thanks!):
use a static IP instead of DHCP (you may have to set a static IP every time you sign up in that particular network)
disable IPv6 protocol on your phone - see below
update your router firmware
buy a gaming adapter for your Wifi network that gets the DHCP IP adress, but gives your phone a static IP
optimise router settings: click
Windows network is causing the problem - solution here: click
Change wireless network encryption method, change wifi channel, instead of using auto baseband use only 2.4 or 5GHz baseband (Wi - Fi - advanced - Wi - Fi frequency band)
turn off uPNP in router/AP
t urn off netbios in windows network
Thoravukk FAQ tells you: Q. My device not entering deep sleep if i use Wifi?
A: That's not a Kernel issue! It's a Router and (Windows 7) Network problem. Disable IPv6, IP Helper service, shell hardware detection service and the Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service. Source: here
Other apps and devices that can cause the wakelock:
Dropbox Lan Sync, (HP) Wireless printer, Canon network scan utility.
Using another kernel might also help to solve this problem: but I haven't tried that yet.
Try out the Franco kernel: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2508284
He has merged some wifi driver patches which should adress this problem. It reduced the wakelocks for me to 1 min in over 8 hours on my home network and to 3 min in one hour ony my university network!
So it should be possible to get rid of this problem in your home network.
But what about work or university networks? There are even more devices connected so the problem gets even worse. In Europe we have the Eduroam wifi network at many universities. If I'm connected to this network I get about 20 min wakeup time in one hour. There are a lot of ARP, DHCP and IPv6 request from different sources. Unfortunately you can't change anything about the configuration on your university/school/work network, so we need to find a solution to block these requests on our phone.
A solution for the IPv6 requests might be to disable IPv6 on your phone if you don't use it. In terminal:
Code:
echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/wlan0/disable_ipv6
Change the 1 to a 0 if you want to reactivate IPv6. Android resets this setting every time you connect to a network, so you might try Tasker to do this.
I still haven't found a solution for the ARP and DHCP requests though. Any help or input would be appreciated.
Thanks
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Use the new BBS beta to check your wakelocks.
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Thanks for this thread. Not sure if it will help or not but I have done all the things in the op and will report back. Have to start somewhere I guess. Although this isn't totally killing my battery in home .8% per hour will sleeping at night It by far is the biggest thing waking my phone. In 9 hrs I have 45 minutes of wake and 35 come from this. If I can get this under control I an sure I can get a little better battery performance. :good:

HP wireless printer
Hi, I have done everything you have listed, though I am still experiencing the wakelock. I have an HP wireless printer so I think this is the problem. Though, what could I do to stop it from creating the wakelock on my phone? This doesn't list what you need to do for the HP printer. Thanks in advance.

Any recommendations for a good modem/router that will not cause these wakelocks?
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For those who have tp link routers and get this wake lock, disable the print server in USB settings. It stopped almost all the RX_wake..
Before stopping I used to get some regularly spaced packets from 192.168.1.1 (router) to 255.255.255.255 UDP 7437 .. Bite completely stopped..
Hit thanks if I've helped you.

gpkumaran said:
For those who have tp link routers and get this wake lock, disable the print server in USB settings. It stopped almost all the RX_wake..
Before stopping I used to get some regularly spaced packets from 192.168.1.1 (router) to 255.255.255.255 UDP 7437 .. Bite completely stopped..
Hit thanks if I've helped you.
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I might sound like a noob, but where do you find the USB settings to disable the print server?

grumpyfuzz said:
I might sound like a noob, but where do you find the USB settings to disable the print server?
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in ur router setup page 192.168.1.1(probably)

Kyle C said:
Thank you for the post. It makes me nervous that I'm getting this wake lock. I previously got it on my GNex and Nexus7 (2012). I tried every method above to fix but got nowhere. For whatever reason my Nexus 4 didn't suffer from this. Hopefully I can figure something out for my new nexus 5
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Have you figured anything out yet? I have also tried everything and still getting this wakelock also.

grumpyfuzz said:
Have you figured anything out yet? I have also tried everything and still getting this wakelock also.
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Franco kernel working to fix this?

Momotani-Hitoshi said:
Franco kernel working to fix this?
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It didn't work for me, but it might work for other people.

WiFi?

Hi,
Why am I getting this notification for the 1st time in approx 2 months that have got a OPO, despite that am connected to WiFi?
Hoping to hear from you experts.
Thanks.

This sort of thing normally pops up when the WiFi network wants you to go to some sort of page, this is usually for a login to free WiFi hotspots, I assume this Dlink is your WiFi? Perhaps it wants you to open this page to change a configuration or login. This doesn't seem to be Android related at all but more to do with your router, could you try tapping on the notification and screenshot the page it opens, if any.

He's right. This looks like a router setting that you might have turned on like guest mode.

oscarandjo said:
This sort of thing normally pops up when the WiFi network wants you to go to some sort of page, this is usually for a login to free WiFi hotspots, I assume this Dlink is your WiFi? Perhaps it wants you to open this page to change a configuration or login. This doesn't seem to be Android related at all but more to do with your router, could you try tapping on the notification and screenshot the page it opens, if any.
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Thanks for replying, appreciate your expert views.
DLink is my WiFi and not a hotspot WiFi, never occurred earlier.
When I tap on it, G chrome takes me to 173.194.35.96/generate _204
Google results of this IP......173.194.35.96 which is Spy-IP.com
and Google has different results for this 173.194.35.96/generate _204
It never happened earlier in the past 2 months.
Been using the same OPO and same WiFi.
Any solutions to resolve it?
Thanks again and Best regards!

kokocabana said:
He's right. This looks like a router setting that you might have turned on like guest mode.
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Like WPS or WiFi ON/OFF on the router?

Micheal1122 said:
Thanks for replying, appreciate your expert views.
DLink is my WiFi and not a hotspot WiFi, never occurred earlier.
When I tap on it, G chrome takes me to 173.194.35.96/generate _204
Google results of this IP......173.194.35.96 which is Spy-IP.com
and Google has different results for this 173.194.35.96/generate _204
It never happened earlier in the past 2 months.
Been using the same OPO and same WiFi.
Any solutions to resolve it?
Thanks again and Best regards!
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This is a router setting then, that page is some sort of login. Perhaps guest mode has been enabled on your router? Try this:
Settings>Wi-Fi>Modify Network>Show advanced options> Change DHCP to Static. Here, find the box that says Gateway and note the IP here. Now change Static back to DHCP and close this menu.
Go into the browser on your OPO and put in this Gateway IP, this will take you to the router config. The login for this is usually on the bottom of the router, otherwise the default can be found by searching the router model number, try finding a guest mode setting and turning it off - I really don't know... You can also change your WiFi name and password here if you like
I can't really help you any more than that.

oscarandjo said:
This is a router setting then, that page is some sort of login. Perhaps guest mode has been enabled on your router? Try this:
Settings>Wi-Fi>Modify Network>Show advanced options> Change DHCP to Static. Here, find the box that says Gateway and note the IP here. Now change Static back to DHCP and close this menu.
Go into the browser on your OPO and put in this Gateway IP, this will take you to the router config. The login for this is usually on the bottom of the router, otherwise the default can be found by searching the router model number, try finding a guest mode setting and turning it off - I really don't know... You can also change your WiFi name and password here if you like
I can't really help you any more than that.
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Thanks for all your expert assistance, now you have given me options shall resolve it.
and keep you updated.
Best regards!
Btw factory reset reflash could help too?

Another strange thing all internet/WiFi related apps work fine including G Chrome and Mail in it but no GMail..........

Micheal1122 said:
Thanks for all your expert assistance, now you have given me options shall resolve it.
and keep you updated.
Best regards!
Btw factory reset reflash could help too?
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Glad to hear, I am strongly advising against the factory restore. This is a feature of Android, although it is strange for it to be happening in this circumstance there is nothing it will achieve.

oscarandjo said:
Glad to hear, I am strongly advising against the factory restore. This is a feature of Android, although it is strange for it to be happening in this circumstance there is nothing it will achieve.
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1. Changed router's password.
2. Guests mode is Off.
3. All apps working with WiFi except GMail and GPS.
4. Still see the notification.
5. Should WPS be Enabled, it is disabled at the moment?
6. You don't recommend a factory reset what about a re flash of 30 OR?
Thanks.

Your phone is working fine, it seems you have triggered some sort of bug in Android's WIFI login detection.
The system works by accessing DNS and check if the resulting IP is owned by google.com or some network-internal redirection/replacement by a login page.
Now, the IP 173.194.35.96 is owned by Google, so the DNS lookup obviously worked perfectly but for some reason the phone gets an unexpected answer from that server. Which makes me guess to one of the 2 following options:
a) one of the computers in your network is infected and Google keeps showing the "Prove you're human" captcha window on requests.
b) your provider is replacing failed DNS lookups with it's own "helper" page which for some reason is making Android trip. If possible, change the DNS servers in your router to either OpenDNS or Google DNS.
Micheal1122 said:
5. Should WPS be Enabled, it is disabled at the moment?
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That's entirely your choice. However I would only recommend enabling it if it's the "Push to WPS" method and not constantly on - WPS is broken and depending on your router it takes between 1 to 10'000 attempts (1 second to ~ 2 hours) to break into your WIFI. Not good!

d4fseeker said:
Your phone is working fine, it seems you have triggered some sort of bug in Android's WIFI login detection.
The system works by accessing DNS and check if the resulting IP is owned by google.com or some network-internal redirection/replacement by a login page.
Now, the IP 173.194.35.96 is owned by Google, so the DNS lookup obviously worked perfectly but for some reason the phone gets an unexpected answer from that server. Which makes me guess to one of the 2 following options:
a) one of the computers in your network is infected and Google keeps showing the "Prove you're human" captcha window on requests.
b) your provider is replacing failed DNS lookups with it's own "helper" page which for some reason is making Android trip. If possible, change the DNS servers in your router to either OpenDNS or Google DNS.
That's entirely your choice. However I would only recommend enabling it if it's the "Push to WPS" method and not constantly on - WPS is broken and depending on your router it takes between 1 to 10'000 attempts (1 second to ~ 2 hours) to break into your WIFI. Not good!
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Thanks issue resolved.

Thanks issues resolved.

Thanks issue resolved.

oscarandjo said:
Go into the browser on your OPO and put in this Gateway IP, this will take you to the router config.
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This resolved the issue.
Thanks again.

Wifi always on

Hello fellow Z3 owners,
I have had my Z3 for 3 days, and today I found something alarming: the Wifi seems to always be on, even when I manually turn it off from the System Settings.
It appears turned off from the settings, but using an app such as WIfi Analyser, I can see the networks around me, and I don't have any error message saying I have to turn WIfi on.
While using WIfi Analyser, I can go back to the settings page, and see that the wifi really appears to be off.
Does anyone have an explanation? Could anyone try to reproduce this?
Cheers,
JPascal.

jpascal said:
Hello fellow Z3 owners,
I have had my Z3 for 3 days, and today I found something alarming: the Wifi seems to always be on, even when I manually turn it off from the System Settings.
It appears turned off from the settings, but using an app such as WIfi Analyser, I can see the networks around me, and I don't have any error message saying I have to turn WIfi on.
While using WIfi Analyser, I can go back to the settings page, and see that the wifi really appears to be off.
Does anyone have an explanation? Could anyone try to reproduce this?
Cheers,
JPascal.
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in android JB or Kitkat(IDR which) google added the feature for the wifi to "always scan" even when its off. i recreated your problem on my z3 and the exact same thing happened. go into your wifi menu, hit the soft key for options.. click advanced and then uncheck "wifi scanning always on" or whatever it says. this should also save you some battery.

Thanks for the solution! I found that as well, I still think there is a privacy issue. IMO this should be disabled by default.
Thanks for sharing, cheers,
JPascal.

During the setup process, the user is asked if they want this service to run in background and I always say no.

jpascal said:
Thanks for the solution! I found that as well, I still think there is a privacy issue. IMO this should be disabled by default.
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Uh...what privacy issue?

poldie said:
Uh...what privacy issue?
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That's actually a very good question. I am not a Wifi specialist, and when I saw that Wifi Analyser could see WIfi networks while my phone was saying the wifi is off, I assumed the WIfi was actually on all the time.
If I understand correctly, it's only turned on to scan surrounding Wifi networks. If it means your phone only listens, and does not speak with surrounding networks, then it should remain undetected, and we do not have any privacy issue. But if scanning means talking with surrounding networks, then it means these networks could potentially know you're around, right? Please understand that this is a question, not a conclusion.
Cheers,
JPascal.

jpascal said:
That's actually a very good question. I am not a Wifi specialist, and when I saw that Wifi Analyser could see WIfi networks while my phone was saying the wifi is off, I assumed the WIfi was actually on all the time.
If I understand correctly, it's only turned on to scan surrounding Wifi networks. If it means your phone only listens, and does not speak with surrounding networks, then it should remain undetected, and we do not have any privacy issue. But if scanning means talking with surrounding networks, then it means these networks could potentially know you're around, right? Please understand that this is a question, not a conclusion.
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Sure, it's always good to consider security. Without going through the code it's not possible to know, but I'd imagine it's passively listening, if all it's doing is seeing which base stations are in the area. Were it to be actively probing then it should only be giving your MAC address away, which is not normally considered a threat. I turn it off to save battery, because otherwise wifi is on all the time!

poldie said:
Sure, it's always good to consider security. Without going through the code it's not possible to know, but I'd imagine it's passively listening, if all it's doing is seeing which base stations are in the area. Were it to be actively probing then it should only be giving your MAC address away, which is not normally considered a threat. I turn it off to save battery, because otherwise wifi is on all the time!
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I did turn it off as well

Statically setting my IP address to one on a different subnet causes the connection to cycle repeatedly

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The WiFi connects with no internet, DHCP address of 192.168.2.2 provided. I then manually change phone's IP address to 192.168.1.2 to access devices on a 1. subnet. The result? My connection repeatedly cycles. Traffic does briefly pass through but the cycling makes it unworkable.
My only workaround is to set DHCP on the router to the subnet I need to be on. If anyone's curious, this is just to configure Ubiquiti radios and to occasionally access backhaul equipment. I like being free of a laptop whenever possible.
I've tried tinkering with every modem related setting I can find to no avail. I'd like to grab proper logs but the app I got wasn't very helpful. This is a bit out of my wheelhouse unfortunately.
Has anyone dealt with this and found a solution? This is on a Pixel 7. Never had this problem on my S22.
I hope someone can help. Thanks!

Hi there. We've recently faced the same issue, so I'd like to know if you've solved it.

Hey there, thanks for sharing your experience with this issue. I can definitely understand how frustrating it can be when things don't work as expected. It sounds like you've tried a few different things already, but have you checked out https://routeripnet.com/ip/192-168-8-1/ for any troubleshooting tips or solutions? It might be worth taking a look to see if anything there can help. It's also possible that there's an issue with the app you're using. Maybe try a different one to see if that helps. Good luck, and let us know if you find a solution that works for you!

JordinMaddox said:
Hi there. We've recently faced the same issue, so I'd like to know if you've solved it.
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I haven't. Have you?

krsmas said:
I haven't. Have you?
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I reported to Google's issue tracker. I suggest you do the same.