bilyth

hi there,

i've found alot of threads on how to setup wifi so it works; & a number of threads on different software to make life better...but i feel like i'm missing something.

i've got axim x30 win mobile 2003 2nd edition, & i can connect to my wireless network ok & when i sit down & work it out; i can connect to hotspots &/or open networks...

however, it is such a pain in the a$$..am i missing something...i mean, i discovred wififofum which helps hugely in finding networks (before, my odyssey would list all these networks but not necessary open ones- sometimes hotspot names aren't as obvious)...

ok fine- so with wififofum, i can locate potential networks...now how do you guys go from there & connect...for me- i find potential networks, then i go over to odyssey, run a scan, it lists a bunch of networks, i correspond the open ones, then i have to run through the steps of setting it up (set security to open etc...), then it will connect...what a pain in the a$$. & if i find a network with a similar name as previouis- i have to go into "configure", delete that network, then scan again & go through those steps...sometimes odyssey flickers & won't stay on...what's going on....

i must be missing something...how do you go from wififofum, to connecting in a single step??? there must be a way- nothing is being configure (like passwords)..& i'm doing all this becuase, my axim doesn't connect automatically- sometimes, it pops a window asking to connect- but it doesn't distinguish secure vs open, so i need to check wififofum first...

i would like a simple way to detect a network, pick it & then connect...what program/steps do i need??

please help; i'm missing something big time..

later,

bt

Zaniax

I got WFF 0.3.3
When I click on a link a "connect" pops up.
Click on that one ...

Well, it's not always that easy :p

bilyth

really? ok, maybe i need to try it again (no open networks around now)...it should be that easy though...

Originally Posted by Zaniax

I got WFF 0.3.3 When I click on a link a "connect" pops up. Click on that one ... Well, it's not always that easy :p

Zaniax

Actually click and hold on a SSID to get the "connect" popup ...

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bilyth

oh damn, ok i gotta try that. i kept clicking it but not "holding" it...thanks

t

bilyth

oh damn, ok i gotta try that. i kept clicking it but not "holding" it...

but you know, it would be nice to have a setting to tell it just to connect to the strongest open network detected automatically...or is there a program out there like this???

kinda hard to be clicking, holding etc with the stylus when you want to look something up fast while driving...

t

Zaniax

Do you surf AND drive ?

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bilyth

i don't know guys; i really must be missing something. this whole thing seems so much more difficult & complicated than it should be.

i've got wififofum 2.2.8; when i click & hold as suggested; i don't get any connect window...i still have to go through the annoying process of going to odyssey, scanning & setting up...

plus, when i filter only open networks- i can't always connect to the open ones that wififofum picks up (assuming it's too weak)...which is also annoying because why bother...is there a way to set a threshold so that it filters out weak ones that i can't connect to ???

as with the strengths- -95 is worse than -70 right? i assume, it seems like higher is worse? the whole thing is silly to me- why not just 1-100% strength of connectivity...i don't know...

i surf & drive for the exact reason that wififofum doesn't only pick up open networks that i can legitimately connect to..so- i drive around trying pick up a signal taht's connectable; then i can stop & look up whatever i need to...

anyways, i still think i'm missing something...i should be able to turn on wifi, drive around, wififofum or maybe some other program picks up signal that's open & connectable, & then it should connect- automatically all in one step...someone tell me if this is possible please...or explain why it needs to be so complicated..

thanks.

bt

Originally Posted by Zaniax

Do you surf AND drive ? .