cannot connect wifi home network, please help!!!

andres823 · 10-08-04, 08:57 PM

I have a Axim 30/624, and I've been able to connect to wifi networks like hotspots, it recognize the network automatically, but at home it says searching and just changes channels, I talked to Dell and they say that it might be the router, I use a D-Links DI-624, anyone with the same problem? Thanks

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10-08-04, 09:02 PM

Same here man, make sure though u try that odessey thing and disable dell wlan, sometimes it works with that, based on personal experience
J-Shep

zupp242 · 10-08-04, 09:10 PM

I had the same problem with a linksys. I first tried changing channels, which worked some times but not reliable. Then updated the firmware on the rotor and fixed it. I still have to reset it from time to time but its not like its a Cisco rotor. If you have a few extra dollars its worth the money, but harder to configure.

lawcox · 10-09-04, 02:25 AM

Jusr bought a Dlink 624.
Make sure long preamble is set, it is not by default. Also double check you are not in G only mode. Now, with an open network you should be set. It is the long preamble thing that gets most people.
For WPA, I can only get it to work when both Dell WLAN and Odessey client are configured and running together, but it works great; I'm posting this from the third floor, and the router is on the first. Stick with the Dlink. Let me know if this helps.

10-09-04, 11:28 AM

What is a personal certificate? On my axim, it keeps saying that " Warning: Cannot log on to the wireless network. This network requires a personal certificate to positively identify you." WTF? It was working yesterday and now.... grrrrrr...
J-Shep

Howard2k · 10-09-04, 11:29 AM

You shouldn't be using a personal certificate. What encryption settings are you using?

I use the DI-624 with my 4150 and it works great. Using WPA-PSK.

10-09-04, 11:43 AM

NVM, it was trying to connect to my neighbors. Thanks for the help anyways.
J-Shep

superslim7 · 10-09-04, 07:05 PM

I had the same problem today , by the way got my axim today thanks thanks, anyways, the channels on the web should be 6 or 11. maybe this will help.

ziabis · 10-09-04, 08:13 PM

Im totally new to PPC and wifi. What do I need to connect and which connection do I use? I see 6 different ones in settings.

Any tips also?

10-09-04, 08:22 PM

How do you disable the dell Wlan utility

Howard2k · 10-09-04, 08:28 PM

Superslim7> The channels should match the AP. So 1-11 are ok in North America. The non-overlapping channels are 1,6,11 and these are the most commonly used, but the key thing is that it must match the AP.

Ziabis> Have a read of this page http://wifi.aximsite.com and then create a new thread letting us know how far you get.

TechnoGuy> Is it the Dell Utility you want to disable or the wifi? Can you elaborate? You actually want the Dell Utility to stop working?

10-09-04, 08:41 PM

Yes I want the dell Wlan utility to be turned off, not the wireless card. Yes I want to use the odyssey client.

ziabis · 10-09-04, 08:53 PM

I dont have a wireless router.

lawcox · 10-10-04, 01:16 AM

Start Dell utility, then select "tools", then uncheck "load/unload automatically", then exit. It won't start again until you tell it too.

The Sage · 10-10-04, 01:24 AM

I have a X30 that I just got 2 days ago. Was I surprised when I turned on WI-FI and it found a website giving me traffic conditions.
But when I got home, it was clueless in accessing my Belkin 802.11b wireless router.
But I am clueless in where to start in how to access the router.
Suggestions?