Wifi problem on droid

[tunerfreak]

Just got my droid yesterday and i am having a problem with the wifi, everytime i connect to any wifi browsing is extremely slow or does not work at all but when i turn it off there is no problems browsin. anyone else have issues or is there a way to fix it?

[Buffa]

Same problem here. There are a couple threads on Motorola's forums too, and everyone keeps trying different settings on encryption, SSID broadcasting, etc, etc. Problem is, it's so intermittant, that some people think their setting changes are working when they're really not. Sometimes the Google Market works on Wifi, but not the browser, or maps, or vice versa. (or any combination really).

I know one thing for sure. I must enable broadcasting of my wireless router's SSID, or it will not connect period. However, not a big fan of broadcasting my SSID even though encryption is in place. Anyone else notice this too? Sounds like there are multiple problems going on. Hopefully an update will be pushed soon.

[tunerfreak]

Same problem here. There are a couple threads on Motorola's forums too, and everyone keeps trying different settings on encryption, SSID broadcasting, etc, etc. Problem is, it's so intermittant, that some people think their setting changes are working when they're really not. Sometimes the Google Market works on Wifi, but not the browser, or maps, or vice versa. (or any combination really).

I know one thing for sure. I must enable broadcasting of my wireless router's SSID, or it will not connect period. However, not a big fan of broadcasting my SSID even though encryption is in place. Anyone else notice this too? Sounds like there are multiple problems going on. Hopefully an update will be pushed soon.

yeah i already broadcast my SSID but it is password protected, i also tried making it an open network that didnt work either, i am going to head to verizon in a little bit i think

[soveraign]

I have experienced this as well. Wifi simply doesn't seem to work most of the time. Connects ok. I have WPA/TKIP enabled. Eventually the browser just times out with "Web page not available."

So for now, I just use Verizon bandwidth instead of my own when at home.

[LMacNeill]

I did not have to enable SSID Broadcast to get my Droid to work with my WiFi. I selected 'Add Wi-Fi network' from the WiFi Settings screen. I had to choose NO SECURITY in order for it to find my network. Also, for some unknown reason, it showed TWO networks with my SSID -- one listed "in range, not connected" and one listed "not in range, remembered." I clicked on the one that was listed as being in range, and then it propmpted me to enter my WPA2 key. I had to do that manually, via the keyboard, but I did it very carefully, one character at a time. When I pressed OK, there was about a 30 second delay, and then it finally said 'Obtaining IP address from <myNetworkSSID>'

Now, it works perfectly. No slowness in browsing, I can turn WiFi off and it will disconnect, then I turn it back on and it reconnects with no problems (after about a 20 to 30 second delay or so -- sometimes a bit less.)

Just FYI, I'm running a LinkSys WRT54GS (v2.1) router/firewall/access-point. It's been updated to the latest (v 4.71.4) firmware. And as I've already said, I'm using WPA2-PSK encryption. I also have Wireless MAC-address filtering turned on -- I entered my Droid's WiFi MAC address into my router before I began this little adventure. Maybe that helped? IDK, but it's worth a shot, I would think...

Best of luck...

[Jason.DROID]

I've had a timeout issue ever since I switched to WPA/WPA2 PSK security for compatibility with my HP printer's Wi-Fi. Under the advanced settings in the Wireless and Networks area (use the menu button to invoke the Scan or Advanced options), I set the Wi-Fi sleep to 'never' because the problem was worse when the screen turned off and it tried to reconnect (sometimes it would, sometimes it wouldn't) when the screen powered on. It won't do wonders for battery life, but Wi-Fi power saving has never impressed me much (esp. on laptops or portable game consoles).

I don't seem to have an issue with 128-bit WEP or no encryption, but I usually deal with the timeout issue by putting the phone in airplane mode and then turning airplane mode off to hard reset all the wireless connections.

Router: Linksys WRT54GX4 w/ 1.00.20 firmware
Router settings of note: No MAC filtering, UPnP: enabled, QoS enabled for Droid MAC address (seemed to help a little)
Wireless channel: 1 / Adaptive channel expansion: disabled / Mode: Mixed
Advanced settings: Basic rate set #1 (#2 default), short preamble type (long default), CTS Protection: disabled, Auto channel selection: disabled, beacon interval: 50ms (100ms default).

QoS - Quality of Service; CTS - Clear to Send

The default settings had worse timeout issues with the Droid. All other devices connect and stay connected without issue with the current or default settings. The performance on the Droid has always been great when it stays connected, never slow, but the timeout seems to be a kernel issue that needs addressing. WPA encryption has been an issue for the Android OS since the G1. I'm surprised it's not fixed by now. Though, WPA encryption handling is quite complex, as it is the most powerful encryption option available.

Description of issue: While connected to the wireless network over a period of time, the connection on the Droid "times-out" or disconnects without user authorization and without apparent cause (i.e. connection is always good). The notification bar icon is always present and becomes static during this time. Occasionally, the Droid will automatically reconnect after a timeout, but it's not a guarantee and will usually switch to 3G/1X more often than not. This issue occurs when the Wi-Fi is in use or the phone remains idle, so I'm not sure where the issue lies, but likely in the Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) or Application Programming Interface (API).

Hopefully someone finds a fix.

[tunerfreak]

ever since the update to 2.0.1 it has been working for me

[wad3]

I've had some wifi problems as well. My phone doesn't seem to automatically connected to remembered wifi hotspots.

It just continually puts me on 3G.

[Celeras]

If you are still having this issue, star below as I opened a ticket:

http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=6269

[Captain Jack]

Okay, I get that people have found a workaround for using the wifi in their house, but the fact is that when I'm in my house... I use my computer, I use my Droid when I'm somewhere that has a wifi hotspot.

Imagine this scenario: "Can I have a large coffee cream and two sugars, a blueberry muffin, and uhhhh, can I have a look at your wireless router's settings please, I need to change some stuff..."

[digitalicecream]

This is how I fixed mine:

WPA2 personal:AES encrypted wireless N. router VISIBLE.

D-link router dir-615 firmware 1.33NA, all other settings to default.

The droid connects only when it sees the router, if the router is hidden it will not connect. I tried this twice, both times with my droid sitting 3 feet from the router.

My incredible does not have this problem, only my motodroid.

Interesting thing tho, my Droid connects at wireless N, while the Incredible, incredibly, only connects at wirelessG. (WTF)

[Heiko Kaftan]

Hi there,
I have had the same wifi problems as most droid users and I tried wep, wpa.... Nothing seamed to be working. Then I saw a setting on my router administration page:

"enable WMM" it was enabled.

Enable WMM
WMM (Wireless Multimedia) is a subset of the 802.11e standard. WMM allows wireless traffic to have a range of priorities, depending on the kind of data. Time-dependent information, like video or audio, will have a higher priority than normal traffic. For WMM to function correctly, Wireless clients must also support WMM.

I disabled it and from this moment the Wifi Problem was fixed and now the Internet connection through wifi is super fast.

Try to find that optin on your router and disable it.

Good luck

[Fantom]

Hey guys, here is my first post and I hope it's helpful. I've got a motorola i1 which is slow as hell on iden, so I need WiFi t download anything from the market place. I just recently started having problems with my Phone not being able to connect through wifi, even though it's connected to the router. As soon as I turn off the wifi I can connect. My solution was pretty simple and I hope it'll work for someone else having the same problem. So here goes:

I looked at the wifi settings on the phone and the box for "Use Static IP was checked". My network is set up for a Dynamic IP, but it still didn't work. So I went into the settings for my router and turned "protected mode" to off. Phone now works perfectly on WiFi.

Hope it works for you guys

[NCDroidFan]

I messed with this for a year off and on and gave up b/c I have good 3G in the house. Today looked at my router. It is a g router, but I had its wireless profile set at 802.11 b+g (which actually was the default). When I changed it to 802.11g, suddenly all that not connecting, or connecting and then disconnecting, stopped. The Droid seems to like WPA encryption best, too. In short, changing the wireless profile on the router to "b" only solved the problem. Good luck.

[nattydread]

I have had major issues with wifi connecting and disconnecting as well. After many days and hours, I believe I have found the issue. For some odd reason when I changed the 2.4ghz Wireless mode from 'up to 300Mbs' to the '54Mbs' legacy mode all was fixed and there are no more issues. I tried to run the router in 130Mbs and still had problems, but changing it to 54 definately was the cure. Hope this helps some people.

[lija66]

These steps also worked for me, minus typing in my android mac address in my linksys (did not have to do).

[lija66]

I did not have to enable SSID Broadcast to get my Droid to work with my WiFi. I selected 'Add Wi-Fi network' from the WiFi Settings screen. I had to choose NO SECURITY in order for it to find my network. Also, for some unknown reason, it showed TWO networks with my SSID -- one listed "in range, not connected" and one listed "not in range, remembered." I clicked on the one that was listed as being in range, and then it propmpted me to enter my WPA2 key. I had to do that manually, via the keyboard, but I did it very carefully, one character at a time. When I pressed OK, there was about a 30 second delay, and then it finally said 'Obtaining IP address from <myNetworkSSID>'

Now, it works perfectly. No slowness in browsing, I can turn WiFi off and it will disconnect, then I turn it back on and it reconnects with no problems (after about a 20 to 30 second delay or so -- sometimes a bit less.)

Just FYI, I'm running a LinkSys WRT54GS (v2.1) router/firewall/access-point. It's been updated to the latest (v 4.71.4) firmware. And as I've already said, I'm using WPA2-PSK encryption. I also have Wireless MAC-address filtering turned on -- I entered my Droid's WiFi MAC address into my router before I began this little adventure. Maybe that helped? IDK, but it's worth a shot, I would think...

Best of luck...

These steps also worked for me, minus typing in my android mac address in my linksys (did not have to do).

[talk2gene]

Thanks to you guys, you saved me hours of aggravation! I have a Dlink DIR-615 router. My Nook Tablet would connect to the internet but kept dropping the connection until I removed the checkmark from the 'WMM Enable' box in my router. Bazinga! The Nook is alive. Thanks again.

[aroma01]

Htc Cha Cha

im use Tp link
64x/g


while i try with old settings,54mbs/80XXXX WPA/WPA2.... ~not work(all other at my home work at it)

im try lot of....and so many time enter password(if i make open wireless without ,,its work,but its not safe)


last im try
im put it on 108mbs and dinamic adres at router.
put password
and all is work so ok

[aroma01]

and
if you if you see you conected to wifi
and cnt acces market or some else by internet link.

chek is your DHCP at router,or at acces point
make you right adress,
which can go out ,,acros firewall.

im use microtick as DHCP server

and i'm need off and on again my Htc to take new
adress from DHCP(its search and get new one from mickrotik DHCP).

its now work all
android market sent me applications by wireles net.


;)

[jakenice]

So, I have a Stratosphere. My problem: apps work fine, but browser won't connect at all when on WIFI. I had NO TROUBLE connecting to my wireless router, but half the stuff on my phone coiuld not access the internet when on WIFI. It seemed that all the items not able to connect were using the phone's internet connection THROUGH the browser's internet interface. I could get everything t work by disabling wifi so that the phone HAD to use 4G, and it worked, but as soon as I enabled wifi and the phone connected to my router, half of the stuff on my phone would stop working... things like the Facebook integration in the Contacts area. So, to fix my WIFI, I went to SETTINGS>Wireless & Networks>WIFI Settings>Advanced>Proxy. There was some text in the Proxy field. I erased that and... BOOM everything started working again. I am sure this isn't everyone's problem, but perhaps it can help a few people.

Have a great day!