grafxman

Hi folks. Can anyone tell me how I can set a specific channel on my X30? It just keeps searching through certain channels but never seems to hit the one my router is set for. I deliberately set the router to the channel that provided the greatest signal strength but the Axim will hardly ever select it. Instead it prefers to chose a weak channel that can barely be received.

Thanks a lot.

Roger

Jogga

You might be better doing things the other way around! Set the router for a mid-range (11-13) Mine is set to 11 - trial and error may be the only way to get it right.

gasusan2005

Originally Posted by Jogga

You might be better doing things the other way around! Set the router for a mid-range (11-13) Mine is set to 11 - trial and error may be the only way to get it right.

I agree with Jogga :)

I have had two friends with Axims have to do it that way......

One did it right away....the other and ...... for a couple days..... and ended up doing it the other way around :)

Susan

grafxman

Thanks for the replies. I used the Pocket Win C utility and went through every channel while monitoring signal strength. Channel 2 gave a strength of 75. All the other channels were less than 20 and some had a strength of 10. I set up the router on channel 2 yesterday and was able to use it all the way out to the back corner of my garage which is in my backyard. This morning the Axim refused to lock on to channel 2. I watched it scan channels 4 and 8 with occasional stops at channel 6. I settled on channel 4 which a strength of 12. I'm now lucky to get coverage inside the house! None of this would be a problem if I could simply instruct the Axim to look for channel 2 and stop its ineffective scanning. So I ask again, is there any way I can instruct the Axim to look for a specific channel?

Sincerely,
Roger

Originally Posted by gasusan2005

I agree with Jogga :) I have had two friends with Axims have to do it that way...... One did it right away....the other and ...... for a couple days..... and ended up doing it the other way around :) Susan

bigdave240

You might be experiencing interference from other channels. The way the band is layed out the only channels that don't have some overlap is 1, 6, and 11. If you are noticing that others near you are using some of the channels in between then you might have a problem. You can either talk to them and suggest that they use one of the above channels or try to use the best of 1, 6, or 11 yourself. The world is getting more crowded and these channels are getting used a lot. It will take some planning in a crowded area like an apartment bldg to get a useable signal sometimes.

ikehiker

It's really not a problem with the channel selection on the X30. From the WiFi Guide

Originally Posted by WiFi Guide

If your device was able to connect initially but on subsequent attempts simply keeps scanning for networks but not connecting, there are a couple of possible solutions. The easiest is to delete all the extra networks listed on the Configure Wireless Networks page. In Axims with built-in WiFi, open the Wireless LAN utility, turn on the wireless, then tap the 'Setting' button on the Main screen. This takes you to the Configure Wireless Networks page. Hold your stylus on the name of each network and select 'Remove Settings' from the popup menu. If the network is shown as 'Available,' you'll need to move out of the range before it will allow you to remove the settings. [If the Remove Settings option is greyed out, then no settings have been stored for that particular network and it is showing in the list because you are within range of the access point.] If this does not solve the continuous scanning problem, then a registry setting may be at fault (as described by KySandman in this thread at Aximsite). To make the following changes, you will need a registry editor, such as PHM Regedit. [Note: Before making any changes to your registry, you should make a full backup of your PPC. Making a mistake in the registry could cause the device to no longer function and that will require a hard reset to recover.] Since the instructions in the Aximsite thread refer to the X30, the location of the Domain field will probably be different on your device. Search the registry for "TCPIP" or "Domain." Before making any changes, write down the exact location and current entry in the field. For example, on my device using a CF card with the Intersil Prism drivers, the domain value of interest is located at \HKLM\Comm\PRISM1\Parms\TCPIP. After making a note of its content, tap on the Domain field name, delete the Value, exit the registry editor, soft reset your PPC, enable wireless and test for a connection. If this does not fix the problem, I recommend restoring the entry before trying other solutions.

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