[Q] Note 8.0 weird WiFI problem... - Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooti

Hello,
I recently purchased the Note 8.0 and I'm experiencing a weird problem with the internet connection. I can connect to my wireless network, I can access other devices on the LAN, but I cannot access the Internet or ping the gateway (I can however ping other hosts on the LAN). I know it's not the tablet as I've tried it at work and I also tried running my S4 as a hot-spot and internet works as it should. The S4 works without a problem on my wireless at home as do a few laptops.
At this point, I'd say, it is obvious that it's something with my cable modem/router, but if possible I'd like to figure out what the problem is.
I found a post somewhere that had a similar problem, where the device in question was receiving the wrong MAC for the gateway, but this is not the case here as my tablet does not even receive a MAC for the gateway.
Output from the tablet:
android:/ $ ip neigh
<some IPv6 address> dev wlan0 lladdr <Gateway MAC> router STALE
192.168.0.1(gateway) dev wlan0 FAILED
192.168.0.5 dev wlan0 lladdr <Server MAC> reachable
Output from the S4:
android:/ $ ip neigh
<same IPv6 as above> dev wlan0 lladdr <Gatewawy MAC> router STALE
192.168.0.1 dev wlan0 lladdr <Gatweay MAC> reachable
192.168.0.5 dev wlan0 lladdr <Server MAC> reachable
I've tried resetting the modem back to factory defaults, removing/changing encryption type. I did not wipe the tablet as I've had the issue from day 1.
The only way I'm able to get the tablet to sort of connect to the internet is to assign a static IP to it, however that only works for a few mins and is very intermittent.
Does anyone have any suggestions? Any way to figure out why the tablet won't get the MAC for the gateway?
My cable modem/router is an Arris DG860, but unfortunately, there's very little info on it and I couldn't find a firmware upgrade for it. What's also interesting is that the tablet does not show up in the DHCP client list of the modem, however it gets an IP, connects and communicates with other hosts.
Thank you for your help

What IP is the Note 8 ending up with? If somehow it is outside the range of what it should be I would wonder if it is just giving itself an IP when it fails to receive one from the DHCP server (ie, your router). I know that Windows computers will do that as a fallback.
Can you check your router to see if perhaps the DHCP pool is too small? If that were the problem then it might not be allocating another IP because there aren't any left (based on it's current config). In which case you can just make the number of allowable IPs to be larger.
There may be other possibilities too. The above are just what is coming to mind at the moment.

It is a valid IP as I have access to other devices on the network, but to answer your question it gets 192.168.0.13 with a mask of 255.255.255.0. I wanted to try forcing the private network to work on IPv6, but haven't been able to figure it out yet.
The tablet gets the right MAC for the server and communicates with it, which leads me to believe that the router (gateway) isn't responding to ARP requests from the Note. I have some access to the router's CLI but it's not very helpful and I have no idea how to troubleshoot it on the Note..

finaldude said:
It is a valid IP as I have access to other devices on the network, but to answer your question it gets 192.168.0.13 with a mask of 255.255.255.0. I wanted to try forcing the private network to work on IPv6, but haven't been able to figure it out yet.
The tablet gets the right MAC for the server and communicates with it, which leads me to believe that the router (gateway) isn't responding to ARP requests from the Note. I have some access to the router's CLI but it's not very helpful and I have no idea how to troubleshoot it on the Note..
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That is bizarre. Can you ping the gateway from other devices on the network? Can other devices on the network ping or otherwise see or access the Note 8? It seems like the Note 8 doesn't exist to the gateway, and so I'm wondering if it also doesn't exist to anything else on the network. It is possible (though I'm just guessing here) that the Note 8 is giving itself an IP address that it determines as being appropriate based on the other devices it can see. Given that it doesn't show up in the DHCP table on the gateway I can't really see how it is getting an IP unless it is assigning it to itself. Another thought is to check the IP addresses of all the other devices currently on the network in case somehow you're having an IP address conflict (ie, two separate devices ending up with the same IP somehow, which can happen temporarily in the case of a device having an IP and then being hibernated, during which another device is given the same IP, and then later the first device is resumed from hibernation).
If you don't receive much further help here on the XDA forums I'd suggest starting a thread over on the SmallNetBuilder Forums as there's lots of knowledgeable folks there that can help with networking things like this.
As for me, I've got to sign off for the night. Best wishes to you as you troubleshoot!

Hi and thanks for the reply.
Yes the gateway is pingable from other devices, so is the Note. I also tried changing the 192.168.0.xxx to 10.10.0.xxx with no luck. The Note received the 10. from the DHCP server, but the gateway still would not respond.
I think it might have something to do with the routing on the modem, the hosts on the network can communicate at layer 2 (no routing need) while everything on the outside needs to be router. Still does not explain why the gateway doesn't respond to the Note though...

Have you done a traceroute to another local device to see the path its taking?
You will need to have root and I think busybox. You will also need to su before doing traceroute... maybe there is an app that can a trace if your not rooted!
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What is your network diagram with models
(I.e note 8 > router(wrt54g) > cable modem)...
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I am not able to run traceroute from the tablet, I tried it from my desktop and it completed, but never hit the gateway - it went right to the host.
the network model is
note8--->all-in-one-wireless cable modem

finaldude said:
I am not able to run traceroute from the tablet, I tried it from my desktop and it completed, but never hit the gateway - it went right to the host.
the network model is
note8--->all-in-one-wireless cable modem
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Is the router still left with it's default settings? Also, Is there a page in the router/modem's web gui for DHCP and if so, what are those settings? It sounds to me like the DHCP is failing to pass along the external GW and/or DNS servers. To test a theory, are you able to ping 8.8.8.8?

I wonder if this was solved? I'm having the exact same problem minus all the technical knowledge. Tech support at time Warner seem like they are reading a script. Has anyone found a fix or workaround for this modem? My note works everywhere but home

I might have narrowed down the issue...
On technical support last night it was resolved that the Note was looking for IP version 6 ip and the time warner box only outputs IP version 4...
Is there a way to have the note look for IP version 4??? I know nothing about this but I guess over this next year we are supposed to be switching to IP version 6?

I unpacked my note 8 yesterday and I experience an issue when connected to wifi. When I tried to download something from play store it taked too times and usually downloads remained blocked at 70/90% and this didn't happen in 3G. So I tried a factory reset and now all thing works great you could try..
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mouse100 said:
I unpacked my note 8 yesterday and I experience an issue when connected to wifi. When I tried to download something from play store it taked too times and usually downloads remained blocked at 70/90% and this didn't happen in 3G. So I tried a factory reset and now all thing works great you could try..
Tapatalk on Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 3G
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Factory reset doesnt do it for me.
My wifi works everywhere but at home using Time Warner on the Arris DG860 modem. I think the OP and my problem are because of a combo of these factors.
I believe it has to do with the IP change that is taking place this year.
If you look up online it seems to be kind of a big change. You can type ... time warner ip version 6... into google and see a link that explains it. I cant link for some reason.
I wish someone could confirm this, but does the note 8 only accept IP version 6? Time Warner will only deliver version 4 to me right now through this modem, and the tablet is making a version 6 IP.
Atleast thats where ive made it so far.

I can confirm that I have the same problem at my In-Laws house. Arris router, and Charter network in Louisville. Likely the same as Time Warner folks.
But I think the Arris router is the more likely culprit. I didnt feel comfortable asking the FIL to let me kack around in his router :laugh:

I have the same problem on my main wifi at the house. It's a 2.4/5 ghz setup. My guest wifi is just normal 2.4 different router etc. I'm going to need to look into this at length as this just isn't going to do. Also as far as IP6 is concerned we won't see that roll out Internet wise for at least another 2 years fully. When it does go full steam all of the IP4 routers APs will have to be either replaced or firmware upgraded if the internal radios will even support IP6. Most likely 70% won't and that's the reason you don't see a lot of IP6 routers etc. We have them on the enterprise side but most are not in use. I will report back when I have anything useful.
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OK figured it out and it includes a bit of funny.
I went through my network setup and forgot that I had
MAC filtering on so I added the Note along with a face palm thinking
That was it, couldn't have been that easy right... No it wasn't but good
News.
The note 8 doesn't like the 20/40 "channel width" or some routers call it "wideband" in the routers or in my case access points. Turn that to 20 only and boom there you go. Wifi
Works perfect. You will find it typically under advanced settings.
Casperi
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sweeptheleg said:
I might have narrowed down the issue...
On technical support last night it was resolved that the Note was looking for IP version 6 ip and the time warner box only outputs IP version 4...
Is there a way to have the note look for IP version 4??? I know nothing about this but I guess over this next year we are supposed to be switching to IP version 6?
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The Note 8 supports both 4 and 6. The issues described sound a lot like config issues on the modem or router. as stated before, sounds like an issue with the DHCP server (the thing that provides ips to the devices.)
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Hmmm I have an ipad, note 2, ps3, laptop, gfs iphone all connecting just fine... hours and hours of tech support, and the best answer is incompatability. For some reason the note is only creating ip6 my isp only does 4. I understand the note is capabale of both, but in this specific instance there is a bug in the note with this router.
nothing to do with settings. If every other device I own connects without hassle then someone needs to fix the note 8. Christ my note 2 connects....
there were no options untouched by highest level tech person fromisp... its the note 8

Arris DG860 and Note 8 *Workaround*
Ok, just got done trouble shooting a customers Note 8 on working behind one of our DG860 modem/routers, what I was seeing was the Note 8 was showing up with an IPv6 address even if I had the IPv6 DHCP turned off. What I found works is if you go into LAN > DHCP on the DG860 and create a "Fixed DHCP Client" using the Notes MAC address and some address in the IPv4 range like 192.168.0.X it will force it to pull that instead of the IPv6 address and work. Hope this helps anyone running into this weird combination.

At wits end
I been having nothing but issues connecting my wifi only note 8 to the internet at my house. Everywhere else it works fine but at home nothing but issues and all other devices are connecting with no problems. I have tried it with a netgear router, and now a arris gateway and still cannot connect. The cable tech came out by chance and was checking my connections and could not figure out why it would not connect either. I have time warner if that makes a difference which I am starting to wonder it does seeing how I can connect everywhere else and have tried two different ways to connect at home.
Update: So after being on the phone with time warner, samsung, and live chat with Arris this is just one hot mess. Samsung is stating that there seems to be firmware issues with arris gateways which I have noticed many people posting problems with their arris products, and their resolution was to roll back the software. Time Warner is stating that they cannot roll back the software on the modems and was trying to blame it on my tablet, though it was working before I setup the gateway and it works on other routers even on a piece of crap belkin that likes to kick off everything it worked on that with no issues. Arris told me that they have no control over the software only the cable companies do, so in typical fashion a lot of passing the buck and finger pointing. I am just irate at the moment for I do not have a working tablet at home. Part of me thinks it is the android 4.2.2 as well, for I had 4.2.2 on my droid razr hd and had numerous wifi issues with it.
Update 2: After doing some more research I have found there seems to be a issue with the wifi card and the chipset with arris gateways so there is a compatibility issue with the card. I had my netgear hooked up to it before and didn't have issues so I am going to just use my netgear and run the gateway in bridge mode it should fix the issue.

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[Q] Change device id for wifi?

My wife and I both have evo's. When at home on wifi my netgear wgr614v7 router seems to have issues connecting both properly. It seems to be a device name problem. Both phones have the same name, different mac addresses but the router us giving them both the same ip address. I have setup static routes to each phone, which helps get different ip's, but I'm still having connection problems with one phone when both are being used.
Is there a way to change the name that my evo broadcasts to my router?
Hers is stock and I am using Fresh's rom.
travlincablguy said:
I have setup static routes to each phone, which helps get different ip's
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They will anyway get different IP's (I'm talking about private IP 192.168.*.*), for device id maybe someone can edit that in .wireless tether .apk for you because as far I can see that part is kind of integrated and hidden inside.
I am not using the tether function. The static route I setup ensures that every time my evo with it's mac address ending in :d2 always gets 192.168.0.6, Heather's phone is always .3.
Thanks for your input, but I don't think you understood what I was asking.
travlincablguy said:
My wife and I both have evo's. When at home on wifi my netgear wgr614v7 router seems to have issues connecting both properly. It seems to be a device name problem. Both phones have the same name, different mac addresses but the router us giving them both the same ip address. I have setup static routes to each phone, which helps get different ip's, but I'm still having connection problems with one phone when both are being used.
Is there a way to change the name that my evo broadcasts to my router?
Hers is stock and I am using Fresh's rom.
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I'm thinking you could change the device name in the build.prop in the system folder.
Ahhah, thank you sir, I will look into that.
Edit: after looking threw build.prop I could not find the device id. Which is a bummer. I finally talked my wife out of her iphone and she is now a bit pissy about not being able to use the internet at the same time. No 3 or 4g service at the house either. We have to use an airrave to talk on the phone.
What's the device name in your router?
Also, FWIW, your router shouldn't have any problems with two different MAC addresses connecting. DHCP ID is irrelevant. It sounds more like your problem is a bad router, you're on the edge of its range, or there's something deeper wrong (ie, some other piece of network hardware). As far as I know, you can't change the DHCP Client ID on the phone. It's always been android_(sting of letters/numbers) for me, and it correlates with the Exchange device ID (if you use an Exchange account).
That is the id that shows up. I am thinking the router needs to go. I cannot live without any of the devices that I have connected to it. I do appreciate your insight.
Heh, you good sir are in luck:
http://review.cyanogenmod.com/#change,2164
http://review.cyanogenmod.com/#change,2165
CyanogenMod 7 ('unno about 6) just got a feature to let you change the DHCP client ID.

Help... Wifi Mac Address Changes On Every Reboot

Hey fellow GN users!
I seem to be having a problem with my wifi mac address changing every time I reboot... I was wondering if this is a hardware or a software problem? I have mac address filtering set on my router so it would be convenient if the mac address didn't change... I'm still on my first week with the phone and I want to make sure everything works before my 14 day period is over. Is anyone else having this problem? Anyone know a fix if they are having the problem? Any help would be most appreciated! Thanks!
Galaxy Nexus (LTE)
Unlocked, Rooted
Flashed with Android Revolution HD 2.1.2
Welcome to the club!
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=23330
From my support call to Samsung, this is apparently a software issue, but I'm not sure I believe that 100%. For me, I switched my home wifi around to use WPA-2 with a ridiculously long password and no MAC filter to make me no longer care, but that's just me I'm secretly hoping to be the guy that can tell Google "hey - you fixed it!!", probably why I don't push harder to exchange my phone.
Please add a comment/star to my Google Code issue if you don't mind; the more people that chime in the better off we will be. I truly believe that a lot of GNs have this problem since it's not something that most people would notice.
If getting rid of your MAC filter is impossible, you should really consider exchanging your device, I imagine it will be quite a while (if ever) for this to get fixed. Call me a pessimist if you must.
Odd, isn't a MAC address suppose to be hard flashed to the radio?
Mine started changing the Mac address today after rooting. The last month with it running stock, no issue. Hmmm, used the Galaxy Nexus tool kit for rooting.
MAC address filtering is not really a good security measure. It is very easy for someone to see the MAC addresses connected to a particular WAP and clone one of them.
You are much more secure using WPA2 with a decently long password.
I just started experiencing the problem yesterday. My phone DID have a 2c:44 address and I switched roms pretty frequently. I flashed an update to the Codename rom that I had been using for a while, and I wasn't able to connect to my router. Knowing what I thought I knew about MAC addresses I didnt think about it, i rebooted all sortsa crap, then thought what the hell check the mac filter list, and sure enough mine had changed, and now i'm sporting one of the dreaded 00:90:4c addresses and the last few characters change every reboot... I am not a happy camper.
I understand how it isn't an amazing security option, but in a small apartment building in the sticks in PA I know my neighbors have no idea how to get around it. WPA2 uses up too much bandwidth overhead for streaming 1080p over wifi. That's why I dont use it and use MAC filtering.
acroanidd said:
I understand how it isn't an amazing security option, but in a small apartment building in the sticks in PA I know my neighbors have no idea how to get around it. WPA2 uses up too much bandwidth overhead for streaming 1080p over wifi. That's why I dont use it and use MAC filtering.
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It is not a bandwidth overhead but a resource hog. But I get your jist. I save all my HD streaming for wired.
Have you done an EFS partition backup?
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I didnt know what and EFS partition was until I just googled it and I've been rooting / rom'ing phones and devices (5 different phones and 2 tablets) for the last 2 years and never once heard of it.. that being said i did a nandroid backup and restoring it did not help
I'm going to try Odin flashing back, I read somewhere it fixes IMEI / EFS corruption, heres hoping it works for wlan mac addresses. Only place I found an Odin image of it was from megaupload so it will take a long time to get it...
Edit: if you clicked on the link for the firmware i posted, do NOT click it, i think that was GSM
Well that was a bust, odining back didn't help... I dont want to risk swapping the phone out considering i put one of those zagg screen protectors on it for a phone that is going to have the same problem... I am concerned because of the fact that i did have a valid sticking mac address, and all of a sudden it just stopped which leads me to believe it is totally software related.
frogskins said:
MAC address filtering is not really a good security measure. It is very easy for someone to see the MAC addresses connected to a particular WAP and clone one of them.
You are much more secure using WPA2 with a decently long password.
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Was just about to say it. +1000. There is nothing about MAC address filtering that is secure. Anyone can spoof the MAC address, and its easy to intercept them when in range.
Use a normal security protocol and you'll be better off all around. MAC filtering is just a hassle anyways.
martonikaj said:
Was just about to say it. +1000. There is nothing about MAC address filtering that is secure. Anyone can spoof the MAC address, and its easy to intercept them when in range.
Use a normal security protocol and you'll be better off all around. MAC filtering is just a hassle anyways.
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Thank you for your concerns however as I said before I dont need crazy security, I just had to deal with rednecks connecting to my router using torrents a couple times. Since that has happened and i enabled mac filtering I haven't had any problems (i would know because my internet bandwidth would go to crap)
Actually setting up WPA2 is more of a hassle than logging into a router, clicking on one link and typing in the mac address rather than somehow finding a way to configure my network to handle the bandwidth with WPA2, which I have tried, but even with a dual band n wireless ethernet bridge with gigabit out to a gigabit switch doesnt do the trick, disable wpa2 all of a sudden all my video stuttering woes go away.
That is at a personal level, at work I have MAC filtering not to connect as a security measure but my ip address is assigned based on it, and well it's much more complicated than at home... please if you are going to post something in this thread try to be helpful.
acroanidd said:
Actually setting up WPA2 is more of a hassle than logging into a router, clicking on one link and typing in the mac address rather than somehow finding a way to configure my network to handle the bandwidth with WPA2, which I have tried, but even with a dual band n wireless ethernet bridge with gigabit out to a gigabit switch doesnt do the trick, disable wpa2 all of a sudden all my video stuttering woes go away.
That is at a personal level, at work I have MAC filtering not to connect as a security measure but my ip address is assigned based on it, and well it's much more complicated than at home... please if you are going to post something in this thread try to be helpful.
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Again, it has nothing to do with bandwidth. It has everything to do with the devices ability to encrypt and decrypt packets at full speeds, which obviously your device cannot do. You might want to step up to something a little more powerful.
I can do 1080p streaming on a G network with WPA2 enabled. The difference between my setup and yours? I am using an enterprise grade WAP (Cisco 1242). It has no problems whatsoever doing the encryption and decryption at the full wireless speed.
And I think you mentioned you were located in Central PA, and all you had to protect from was hicks. Well, I am one of those hicks (Live in Central PA as well) and I LOVE cracking in to WAPs
I am having this issue now. any solutions?
acroanidd said:
Thank you for your concerns however as I said before I dont need crazy security, I just had to deal with rednecks connecting to my router using torrents a couple times. Since that has happened and i enabled mac filtering I haven't had any problems (i would know because my internet bandwidth would go to crap)
Actually setting up WPA2 is more of a hassle than logging into a router, clicking on one link and typing in the mac address rather than somehow finding a way to configure my network to handle the bandwidth with WPA2, which I have tried, but even with a dual band n wireless ethernet bridge with gigabit out to a gigabit switch doesnt do the trick, disable wpa2 all of a sudden all my video stuttering woes go away.
That is at a personal level, at work I have MAC filtering not to connect as a security measure but my ip address is assigned based on it, and well it's much more complicated than at home... please if you are going to post something in this thread try to be helpful.
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WPA2 isn't crazy security. I wouldn't recommend anybody running anything less than WPA2 with 256 bit AES encryption. If you can't run that I recommend upgrading your hardware.
so... i just started having this issue after my battery died last night now today I have a different MAC..
This has to be fixed at kernel level or maybe a script to set the mac at bootup time can be used. really annoying and stupid

WiFi Keeps Dropping/Disconnecting Through Second Router

First of all, I have internet from Time Warner Cable and it came with a router/modem all in one. Now that was initially set up and that works 100% perfectly with my SGS2. Since I have a weak WiFi signal upstairs in a couple of rooms, I decided to hook up an extra router that is set up as an access point. The second router is connected via a cat5e lan to lan to my main router (home is wired with cat5e connections).
Now on the second router, I have disabled DHCP since the main router is responsible for that. On the second router, I set up a different SSID first to test it out. All wired and wireless connections worked great through my laptop/Xbox 360, PS3. My SGS2 connected fine as well and worked.
Now the issue is that the SGS2 "drops" the WiFi after some time. Sometimes it happens after 5 minutes, sometimes 30 minutes, etc. Even with the SGS2 right next to the router it happens. Meanwhile, my laptop stays connected the whole time.
I can't seem to figure out what the issue is now. I've reset the second router a couple times and set it up all over fresh but it doesn't fix the problem. Seems to be a problem with my brother's Sensation as well. Is there something with Android and access points or going through a second router that causes issues? Any other settings I'm overlooking? SGS2 connected to the main router stays connected until I turn WiFi off. But to the access point, it drops out after some time.
FYI: Second router (access point) is running DD-WRT firmware.
If you need any other info, just ask. I'll be home from work in a couple hours. I've been messing with this for the last 2 weeks but nothing seems to work. Please help! Thanks.
Hmm thats very odd. Im running a similar setup as you, except my main and 2nd router connect via 5ghtz N.
Have you tried statically your phone with an IP address then modifying your main router (that gives DHCP) to reflect that IP is permanently assigned?
edit: to hard set your phone...settings-->wireless and network-->wifi settings, then menu key and advanced. Just fill in the IP and gateway info, and obviously use something in your DHCP subnet. You'll have to look at your DHCP subnet, but you'll probably use 255.255.255.224 as your mask, and use your gateway (your main router IP) as your DNS.
shorty87 said:
First of all, I have internet from Time Warner Cable and it came with a router/modem all in one. Now that was initially set up and that works 100% perfectly with my SGS2. Since I have a weak WiFi signal upstairs in a couple of rooms, I decided to hook up an extra router that is set up as an access point. The second router is connected via a cat5e lan to lan to my main router (home is wired with cat5e connections).
Now on the second router, I have disabled DHCP since the main router is responsible for that. On the second router, I set up a different SSID first to test it out. All wired and wireless connections worked great through my laptop/Xbox 360, PS3. My SGS2 connected fine as well and worked.
Now the issue is that the SGS2 "drops" the WiFi after some time. Sometimes it happens after 5 minutes, sometimes 30 minutes, etc. Even with the SGS2 right next to the router it happens. Meanwhile, my laptop stays connected the whole time.
I can't seem to figure out what the issue is now. I've reset the second router a couple times and set it up all over fresh but it doesn't fix the problem. Seems to be a problem with my brother's Sensation as well. Is there something with Android and access points or going through a second router that causes issues? Any other settings I'm overlooking? SGS2 connected to the main router stays connected until I turn WiFi off. But to the access point, it drops out after some time.
FYI: Second router (access point) is running DD-WRT firmware.
If you need any other info, just ask. I'll be home from work in a couple hours. I've been messing with this for the last 2 weeks but nothing seems to work. Please help! Thanks.
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Try giving your phone a static IP from your main router. Also make sure that you adjust your phones wifi settings under advanced settings so that your phone stays connected to wifi during sleep. Hope that helps.
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blackangst said:
Hmm thats very odd. Im running a similar setup as you, except my main and 2nd router connect via 5ghtz N.
Have you tried statically your phone with an IP address then modifying your main router (that gives DHCP) to reflect that IP is permanently assigned?
edit: to hard set your phone...settings-->wireless and network-->wifi settings, then menu key and advanced. Just fill in the IP and gateway info, and obviously use something in your DHCP subnet. You'll have to look at your DHCP subnet, but you'll probably use 255.255.255.224 as your mask, and use your gateway (your main router IP) as your DNS.
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Well my phone is getting the same IP address each time, whether I connect to the main router's SSID or the second router's SSID. But I will try this static IP. One problem is that I don't know how to find out my DHCP range. There's nothing in the main router's settings about the range. The second router has an option to set the IP address range for DHCP but the main router doesn't. See attached image.
I'll try to set the static IP around what the IP addresses of other devices on the network are since I don't know the exact range. Let me know if I'm doing this wrong. Not sure what you meant by 255.255.255.224 there.
The static IP didn't make a difference. Still keeps disconnecting/dropping after some time. Meanwhile, the connection with the main router stays connected. Don't know what else I can do. Seems that my HP Touchpad running CM9 stays connected to the second router without dropping. Don't know what's different about that from my phone.
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Does anybody have some instructions on how to set up the second router as an access point? I'm pretty sure I set it up correctly but apparently there seem to be some issues. People who have a similar setup that can help would be great.
Main router from cable company with built in modem where internet connectivity comes from is downstairs. Connect cat5e from LAN of main router to LAN of second router upstairs. Second router set up as access point for better WiFi coverage upstairs.
2 options for second router: DD-WRT D-Link DIR-615 or D-Link DIR-625.
"Could" buy some other recommended router for this and try that if needed, but would definitely prefer to use what I have and get this to work.
This might be completely off but I had a similar issue with my SII when connecting to 802.1x networks at my University. I downloaded this app called wifi fixer and it resolved the wifi connection drop for about 90% of the time. Give it a shot, it might do wonders for ya.
iLeopard said:
This might be completely off but I had a similar issue with my SII when connecting to 802.1x networks at my University. I downloaded this app called wifi fixer and it resolved the wifi connection drop for about 90% of the time. Give it a shot, it might do wonders for ya.
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I tried it and it didn't work. I think it's something to do with DHCP or some other settings.
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shorty87 said:
Does anybody have some instructions on how to set up the second router as an access point? I'm pretty sure I set it up correctly but apparently there seem to be some issues. People who have a similar setup that can help would be great.
Main router from cable company with built in modem where internet connectivity comes from is downstairs. Connect cat5e from LAN of main router to LAN of second router upstairs. Second router set up as access point for better WiFi coverage upstairs.
2 options for second router: DD-WRT D-Link DIR-615 or D-Link DIR-625.
"Could" buy some other recommended router for this and try that if needed, but would definitely prefer to use what I have and get this to work.
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First you need to find out if your router is supported. According to the DD-WRT database, the 615 is, the 625 is not. But there are several revisions of that router, so you need to find out what revision you have. It should be on your label.
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Then you need to decide whether you want a repeater, an access point, or client bridged. You can read the differences in the DD-WRT wiki found HERE
Then you need to find the best build to flash to your router. I suggest reading the overview of the 615 found HERE. Read the ENTIRE thread. If you flash the wrong version to your router, you WILL brick it.
Then flash the appropriate firmware, set it up, and youre done. Youre going to have to do some reading.
edit: I would also suggest downloading wifi analyzer on your phone and do a site survey of available channels in your house. Most likely you WILL have interference from neighbors. Youre going to want to hard set your channel to the least congested channel, either 1, 6, or 11. Once you get DD-WRT set up on your 615 you can do a site survey within the router as well.
change the channel on your router to 6 not 11 i had that issue with our second router and actually my nook color. Depending on the router it should be under wireless settings.
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change the channel on your router to 6 not 11 i had that issue with our second router and actually my nook color. Depending on the router it should be under wireless settings.
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The only reason to use one over the other is congestion. Thats it. And you want to use 1, 6, or 11 because the DIR615 has N capability, and you need a wifi primary channel to use N. Theres only 3 primary channels...1, 6, and 11.
edit: Heres a technical overview of N: CLICK ME!
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First you need to find out if your router is supported. According to the DD-WRT database, the 615 is, the 625 is not. But there are several revisions of that router, so you need to find out what revision you have. It should be on your label.
Router database
Then you need to decide whether you want a repeater, an access point, or client bridged. You can read the differences in the DD-WRT wiki found HERE
Then you need to find the best build to flash to your router. I suggest reading the overview of the 615 found HERE. Read the ENTIRE thread. If you flash the wrong version to your router, you WILL brick it.
Then flash the appropriate firmware, set it up, and youre done. Youre going to have to do some reading.
edit: I would also suggest downloading wifi analyzer on your phone and do a site survey of available channels in your house. Most likely you WILL have interference from neighbors. Youre going to want to hard set your channel to the least congested channel, either 1, 6, or 11. Once you get DD-WRT set up on your 615 you can do a site survey within the router as well.
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I have actually done all that. The DIR-615 is an E1 version and I flashed the correct DD-WRT firmware on it. I followed a tutorial from the DD-WRT website to set it up as an access point as well. My laptop works perfectly with it. Just my phone keeps dropping the connection from it. My main router is on channel 11 and the second router is on channel 6. I also tried channel 1 but it didn't help.
I might just to try set it up as a second router on a different subnet than the first router and see if that helps. Going to try to follow this Youtube video and see how it goes.
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I have actually done all that. The DIR-615 is an E1 version and I flashed the correct DD-WRT firmware on it. I followed a tutorial from the DD-WRT website to set it up as an access point as well. My laptop works perfectly with it. Just my phone keeps dropping the connection from it. My main router is on channel 11 and the second router is on channel 6. I also tried channel 1 but it didn't help.
I might just to try set it up as a second router on a different subnet than the first router and see if that helps. Going to try to follow this Youtube video and see how it goes.
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Hhmm ok. Well your main router shouldn't have anything to do with it. When it drops does it re-aquire an IP and reconnect? Honestly if a reboot of the router doesn't fix it and your laptop doesn't have the same issue, its pointing to the phone.
Maybe a factory reset?
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Hhmm ok. Well your main router shouldn't have anything to do with it. When it drops does it re-aquire an IP and reconnect? Honestly if a reboot of the router doesn't fix it and your laptop doesn't have the same issue, its pointing to the phone.
Maybe a factory reset?
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It reconnects when I unlock the phone. Sometimes I have to reset the Wifi on the phone. Have set the Wifi connection to never sleep. My brother's Sensation was doing this as well. I'll have to test it out on his phone and see. I'll probably reset my phone later today and see if that works.
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Wrong IP address

At my workplace (400+ employees, probably 75 use devices that connect to WiFi, less than 10 on now), IT staff uses MAC filtering on a DHCP server (freeware called PF Sense, if anyone is knowledgeable with that software) that broadcasts IP addresses from the range of 10.10.1.50 to 10.10.1.200 - everything below the last .50 goes to a bunch of access points. This hasn't changed in at least five years, same setup.
IT uses a combination of Linksys and D-Link routers WITH THE DHCP TURNED OFF. This is verified, this is not at issue at all. And WiFi sniffers on two different phones and a MacBook turned up nothing but the EXTERNAL WiFi network (though, obviously, sometimes as many as 3 access points to connect to at one time).
At my work, we've got probably 2-3 city blocks of space here, with the building and myself no closer than 500 feet from the nearest road, let alone other businesses or residences.
Again, no other WiFi networks appear at all.
To be perfectly clear here: I have used this exact setup with no issues going back 2.5 years on both my current Samsung Galaxy S (Sprint Epic 4G) and my former Palm Pre (Sprint).
So here's what's going wrong:
I turn on WiFi, my Android phone running CM9 claims it's connected to "EXTERNAL" (the name of the WiFi network), the WiFi indicator in Android status bar goes blue (meaning has Net access), then it immediately goes gray (connected, no Internet available).
Instead of getting a 10.10.1.1xx IP, Android tells me I've got a 192.168.1.68 (or .21 or .8 or whatever).
Connected to a Cisco/Linksys device (always), and it tells me the following:
Gateway, DNS1 and DHCP server are all: 192.168.1.1.
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
IT has nothing that broadcasts this. My phone does not appear in the DHCP lease logs. It doesn't appear to connect on PF Sense's end at all, despite the MAC addresses matching in that system and on my phone. We killed mine out and reentered it. No change.
Of course, my WiFi at home works like a champ (and delivers IPs only above 192.168.1.100). Open WiFi at a McDonald's works. Pass pro WiFi at a local bar works as advertised.
WHAT DA FAAAAAAAAK??
I've reflashed my CM9 rom. I've wiped dalvik and regular caches. I've forgotten ALL WiFi networks and started from scratch.
What am I missing? What could be causing this? IT is stumped, I'm stumped - and I'm on Sprint so getting a data connection here is about as trustworthy as a methhead in a plumbing store.
Have you tried forcing the static ip and manually entering the settings?
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I haven't, no. But of course after dealing with this since last Thursday, all of a sudden I'm working fine. :-/
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IT is heading out for hte day, but they're going to check every access point in the building tomorrow.
So, so weird.
It actually sounds like one of the linksys access points may be going rogue on you. The default address for a linksys router is 192.168.1.1. It the linksys dhcp server responds before the main dhcp server, your phone can't get out of the neighborhood.
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Almost certainly a rogue access point. All too common for employees to sneak them in or for consumer grade units to behave curiously.
Enterprise wireless systems will automatically detect that sort of thing and contain the unit. It's rather stunning how well that works.
The hospital I used to work for was plagued daily until we properly engaged that security.
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Note 4 and WiFi Router loading slow

Ever since I upgraded routers to an Arris with Time Warner Cable, my phone has been loading images super slow as well as videos whenever I'm in my home WiFi. Our speeds are very good, in fact, better than my office or public TWC WiFi hotspots. But ever since we upgraded routers, almost all apps have been loading slow or or not even loading. For example, Snapchat doesn't load, YouTube takes forever to load, Twitter takes forever to load, and many other apps are similarly the same. Web pages load fine. I've called and replaced the router multiple times and factory resetted my phone as well. The apps load fine on my phone whenever I use 4G LTE or other WiFi networks. It's only my home WiFi that is having this problem ever since we upgraded routers because we upgraded speeds. We used to have a Motorola surfboard thing. Other devices like iPhone's and computers work find, its just my Samsung Galaxy Note 4.
I'm not sure if it is the settings on the router or something, just wanted to ask if anyone can help me fix this. Thanks!
Sounds like it could be the ipv6 setting in the router. If you have the know how, change it to ipv4 and see if you have any luck with that. For whatever reason, lollipop updates on some phones borks the WiFi. Happened to my wife's LG G3
Was having this same issue. Thanks cas239 for posting that. Fixed my slow speed!
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This has sparked some interest so I located the IPV settings on my Fios router.
Section 1- IPV6 Support- it's either enabled or disabled, it's enabled now
Section 2- Specify the method to be used to obtain your WAN IPv6 Address
IPV6- WAN config- none, static or DHCPV6, DHCPV6 is selected
Prefix:- it's set up on auto now but there is a choice add
Section 3- Specify the method to be used to assign LAN IPv6 addresses
IPv6 LAN Configuration- choices are Stateless or State full, unit is set to Stateless
LAN IPv6 Unique Local Address: fd00::1/64
LAN Subnet Number:- set to 0
Router Advertisement Lifetime: set to 3 minutes- adjustment is from 0-150
What if anything would I change
Thanks
I believe ipv6 wan config set to none would disable ipv6.
I disabled it in my router and not only does my phone load faster but a couple other devices do as well.
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I believe ipv6 wan config set to none would disable ipv6.
I disabled it in my router and not only does my phone load faster but a couple other devices do as well.
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Thanks , I'll give it a try
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BTW, does the modem have to be re-started?
If so what method, turn off or unplug etc.
Thanks

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