dell wifi piece of crap...Help please...:)

GM991 · 02-12-07, 08:09 PM

OK
I'm thiiiiiiiis close to trashing this PDA
I have never had some much wifi problems

Problem
When I look at the dell WLAN Utility it says

Network: my network name
Connection: Excellent
Base station: gives me a #
Channel : 4
Encryption: WEP Encryption

Then down the bottom of my pda were the little green bars are for signal strength are I have full bars...So I should be able to surf the net right?? WRONG!!

I get a message say can't connect with current settings....

WHAT GIVES???
Help please

Acorns · 02-12-07, 08:25 PM

Try changing the connection type from "The Internet" to "Work", or if it is work change it to the internet.

It really, really can work both ways, its just finicky about it.

GM991 · 02-12-07, 08:36 PM

tryed that thanks

Really thinking about giving Palm a shot

I just want to surf the net on my friggin PDA in my house
It worked awsome for a long time then??????????

Is this the nuture of the beast with Axims? or windows OS??

AKAJohnDoe · 02-12-07, 08:41 PM

Originally Posted by GM991

OK
I'm thiiiiiiiis close to trashing this PDA
I have never had some much wifi problems

Problem
When I look at the dell WLAN Utility it says

Network: my network name
Connection: Excellent
Base station: gives me a #
Channel : 4
Encryption: WEP Encryption

Then down the bottom of my pda were the little green bars are for signal strength are I have full bars...So I should be able to surf the net right?? WRONG!!

I get a message say can't connect with current settings....

WHAT GIVES???
Help please

Do you know the settings of the network? Is it in fact WEP on channel 4?

dale124 · 02-12-07, 10:58 PM

I had originally encrypted my router with "WPA". Worked great! Then, I changed it to "WEM" to accomodate my daughter's Nintendo DS, and had nothing but problems. Her DS worked great, but my axim would connect, but if I tapped on something, the Password screen would pop up, saying that my password was invalid (which it wasn't). After re-entering the password, it would again connect, but it wasn't long before I got the same message.
Perhaps changing your encryption to WPA might be worth a try.

GM991 · 02-13-07, 07:33 AM

Originally Posted by AKAJohnDoe

Do you know the settings of the network? Is it in fact WEP on channel 4?

yes I just looked why?

thanks

GM991 · 02-13-07, 07:36 AM

To me it just shouldn't be that hard......

The thing that bums me out is the dell utility sees the network.
Should I try the odyssey client ?? Thats for connecting also no?

Maybe I should take the Encryption off and try that
Make it an open network. We live in a pretty rual area.
Houses are pretty spread out.

ikehiker · 02-13-07, 07:42 AM

In addition to selecting 'work' as Acorn suggested (and you should make the same selection in both dropdown lists), make sure the proxy page doesn't have anything filled in the proxy field.

You might also try removing your network from the list on the settings page (you'll probably need to turn off the router or go out of it's range before you can remove it) and let it reassociate and enter the security key again.

GM991 · 02-13-07, 08:13 AM

Originally Posted by ikehiker

In addition to selecting 'work' as Acorn suggested (and you should make the same selection in both dropdown lists), make sure the proxy page doesn't have anything filled in the proxy field.

You might also try removing your network from the list on the settings page (you'll probably need to turn off the router or go out of it's range before you can remove it) and let it reassociate and enter the security key again.

when you say proxy field do you mean the "my work network" page?
there are tabs under "my work network"
first one general, modem and then proxy settings

are you talking about under "my work network"
proxy settings tab

were it says
this network connects to the internet "checked"
this newtowk use a proxy server to connect to the internet "checked

then there is a box named "proxy server and in it says
webproxye1

under the tab proxy settings then tap advanced and I see this below

server port
http 80
wap 9201
secure wap 9203
socks webproxye1 1080

thanks

GM991 · 02-13-07, 08:18 AM

FYI
I have tried hard resets and soft resets and all that crap also.

just don't get it.

Thanks for the input on my last attempt.
If I can't get it going this week I'm done.
If it doesn't work I will buy a new one from a stare and if I can't get connected I will return it and try something else...:(:(:(

keep the ideas comeing. Other than these problems I really like the dell.

**breley** · 02-13-07, 08:20 AM

Originally Posted by GM991

when you say proxy field do you mean the "my work network" page?
there are tabs under "my work network"
first one general, modem and then proxy settings

are you talking about under "my work network"
proxy settings tab

were it says
this network connects to the internet "checked"
this newtowk use a proxy server to connect to the internet "checked

then there is a box named "proxy server and in it says
webproxye1

under the tab proxy settings then tap advanced and I see this below

server port
http 80
wap 9201
secure wap 9203
socks webproxye1 1080

thanks

Try clearing those settings as Acorn and Ikehiker suggested. My settings are clear there, and I use WPA at home without any problems.

ikehiker · 02-13-07, 08:32 AM

Originally Posted by GM991

are you talking about under "my work network"
proxy settings tab

were it says
this network connects to the internet "checked"
this newtowk use a proxy server to connect to the internet "checked

then there is a box named "proxy server and in it says
webproxye1

Yes, this one. Very few home networks are set up to use a proxy and it will interfer with the web browser exactly as you are seeing. Leave the top box (This network connects to the Internet) checked but uncheck the other and clear the Proxy server: box.

GM991 · 02-13-07, 08:45 AM

Originally Posted by ikehiker

Yes, this one. Very few home networks are set up to use a proxy and it will interfer with the web browser exactly as you are seeing. Leave the top box (This network connects to the Internet) checked but uncheck the other and clear the Proxy server: box.

Cool thanks will give it a try whe I get home

what about this stuff

under the tab proxy settings then tap advanced and I see this below

server port
http 80
wap 9201
secure wap 9203
socks webproxye1 1080

Or will this stuff not matter when I uncheck the other box and clear the proxy server box?

thanks hope it works..:)

GM991 · 02-13-07, 08:49 AM

ok what the differnece btween WEP and WPA??
I have WEP 128 bit set up on my wireless network

thanks

Pebu · 02-13-07, 09:09 AM

One of the most common problems I have is not getting a proper IP address. I'm always changing from static to dynamic.
If you have just a little antenna at the top of the screen then you don't have an IP address, but if you have a little antenna with the 2 little arrows then you should have got an IP address. It's different for my x3i. On that if there were two solid arrows then it had an ip but if they were moving then it was still trying to recieve an IP.