WiFi - Connected but not working

[FeistyGirl]

Got a rather odd issue...

Set up the iPhone to use my home wireless network. Sees the Network, and I am able to connect to the network just fine.

The problem is that no matter what I do, the iPhone defaults to EDGE. It will NOT use my wireless network even though it connected just fine and shows it checked in the Settings.

I use a bunch of WiFi products (Wii, PS3, Laptop, Desktop, 8525 Cell, etc) and every one of them are able to connect just fine, so I know it's not my wireless network.

I also tried Static settings and manually assigned it stats.. at that point it goes into wireless mode, but will error out when trying to use Safari...

Anyone else having a similar issue? EDGE has been surprisingly fast, but it is a long way from a real Wifi connection.

:frown:

[mav]

I had the same issue.

This is what I did... Delete the network from your iPhone's wifi settings by clicking on that blue arrow icon on the right of the network name. Then click on forget this network. Go to your wireless router and perform a restart. Turn off the iPhone and turn it back on. Go back to the wifi settings and reselect your network and you should be good.

Essentially restart both devices and add the iPhone as a new connection.

[wjp09]

Also turn on airplane mode for atleast 15 secs then turn it off then retry. I heard that worsk.

[mdixon1988]

i fixed my wifi problem! finally! i changed the setting on the iphone to the wep ascii hex thingy, for the password typed in the code on the bottom of my router, and holy **** it worked! This is after talking to my ISP and an iphone guy this morning and neither one could help me.:laugh2:

[FeistyGirl]

i fixed my wifi problem! finally! i changed the setting on the iphone to the wep ascii hex thingy, for the password typed in the code on the bottom of my router, and holy **** it worked! This is after talking to my ISP and an iphone guy this morning and neither one could help me.:laugh2:

Yep worked for me too

Told the iPhone to Forget The Network, then reconnected and specified "WEP ascii or hex" instead of "WEP password" for the password.

Now, everything seems to be fine.

[Marksman]

I had the same issue.

This is what I did... Delete the network from your iPhone's wifi settings by clicking on that blue arrow icon on the right of the network name. Then click on forget this network. Go to your wireless router and perform a restart. Turn off the iPhone and turn it back on. Go back to the wifi settings and reselect your network and you should be good.

Essentially restart both devices and add the iPhone as a new connection.

Hey Mav I will be your wingman any day.

Thank you so much. That fixed my problem. I had rebooted my router, and turned off wifi on my phone numerous times trying to get it to work, but when I did everything in that order it came up no problems on the wifi.

Awesome.

[Austinsdc]

My husbands phone is doing the same thing. Mine worked just fine. When he gets home i will see if i can fix his too. Thanks for the advice. I love this forum!

[davenport]

i fixed my wifi problem! finally! i changed the setting on the iphone to the wep ascii hex thingy, for the password typed in the code on the bottom of my router, and holy **** it worked! This is after talking to my ISP and an iphone guy this morning and neither one could help me.:laugh2:

Wher exactly do you find that option in the iphone? In what settings menu?

[mdixon1988]

Wher exactly do you find that option in the iphone? In what settings menu?


under settings, then under wifi

[FeistyGirl]

Wher exactly do you find that option in the iphone? In what settings menu?

On the screen where you would normally type in your WEP key

Click on WEP at the top and it will give you the option to select WEP ascii or hex

[FeistyGirl]

under settings, then under wifi

LOL Jinx!!!

Looks like mdixon1988 and I will be fielding Technical Support calls today for Apple...

Does this qualify me for one of those free iPhones? :tounge:

[hoop]

for the password typed in the code on the bottom of my router

ok sory for being dumb but can u b more specific, how long is the code and were at the buttom again
i have a net gear wireless router

[mdixon1988]

ok sory for being dumb but can u b more specfic,how long is the code and were at the buttom again
i have a netgear wireless router

oops sorry, mine is on the bottom under a UPC code in between [XXX]brackets, its 10 numbers, i have a 2 wire

[mdixon1988]

oops sorry, mine is on the bottom under a UPC code in between [XXX]brackets, its 10 numbers, i have a 2 wire


Also, i found out this information by going to 2 wires website:laugh2:

[Marksman]

By the way I just wrote up some of the common issues I had getting wifi working, including Mav's great advice to get over the final bit.

If anyone has any more tips let me know and I will add them.

http://www.anyiphone.com/2007/06/30/iphone-wifi-tips/

[bbradyy]

used mav's advice. reset both and then the Wi-Fi symbol replaced the 'E' and all seemed to be good. THEN, as soon as I attempted to use Mail or Safari, it switched right back over to the Edge network...

I even tried using WEP hex (ASCII) and imputing the number on my router...same situation. Came up...i got excited...then back to the 'E'...

[Fafafoooey]

is WPA available under WIFI security settings?

[mogz]

By the way I just wrote up some of the common issues I had getting wifi working, including Mav's great advice to get over the final bit.

If anyone has any more tips let me know and I will add them.

http://www.anyiphone.com/2007/06/30/iphone-wifi-tips/

I just changed my WEP password to WEP hex or ascii, reboot my router, and voila! it's done. :)

[bbradyy]

I just changed my WEP password to WEP hex or ascii, reboot my router, and voila! it's done. :)

i did that. then the Wi-Fi symbol came up in replace of the 'E', but as soon as i attempted to use it (go online or check mail), it switched back to Edge...

[Austinsdc]

My husbands was doing the same thing and i just reset the phone. Press down on home key and on/off switch till it gives you the option to turn off the phone. Turn off, wait a couple secs and turn back on. Hope that helps

[mav]

Hey Mav I will be your wingman any day.

HAHAHA

I'm glad it worked. :2cool:

[mav]

used mav's advice. reset both and then the Wi-Fi symbol replaced the 'E' and all seemed to be good. THEN, as soon as I attempted to use Mail or Safari, it switched right back over to the Edge network...

I even tried using WEP hex (ASCII) and imputing the number on my router...same situation. Came up...i got excited...then back to the 'E'...

Did you reset both AND delete the wifi network from your settings?

Have you tried a hard reboot? Meaning instead of resetting your router, plug it from the power outlet, wait a few minutes and plug it back in.

[babingha]

You guys are awesome!!! Working like a champ now. :tounge:

[Ljp]

I tried this and still can't get it to work.

[eagletangoggreen]

I tried this and still can't get it to work.


Same here I can pick up my neighbors router but not mine??? My laptop and PS3 connect with no problems , and I do not have my security settings on either?

[Ljp]

I'm thinking its time to try and determine which routers those of us that can't get it to work are using. I too can get my neighbors router but not my own. I'v got an old lynksys WRT5G. Maybe its the type of router.

Honestly I'd be happy using the neighbors, but the only one that's unsecure is a crappy connection for me and it keeps disappearing.

[eagletangoggreen]

I have the Lynksys WRT54GS, and it doesn't even recognize it.

[Ljp]

huh. I can connect to mine, I just get no internet connectivity or whatever its called. It can' t ever get a server anywhere. It's like fake connected.

However, our routers are probably very similar, right? Both lynksys. I wonder if I set up the security on it and then used the password it would work. I don't know how to do that and I'm not sure its worth the bother tonight. Is your secured or unsecured? Maybe its an issue with unsecured routers?

[mav]

As a final, final option, try a hard reset on your router, restoring it to its original factory firmware and settings.

[Ljp]

Honestly, this is getting beyond my abilities. I usually don't suck at this kind of stuff. I'm the one of all my friends and family that everyone calls to troubleshoot the ipods, tivo's, computers etc. However, the one thing that I've never been able to figure out is my router. I can't even figure out how to set up the security-or at least I gave up after 45 minutes. I have no clue how to do a hard reset and am afraid I'd screw up what I do have working.

[bbradyy]

As a final, final option, try a hard reset on your router, restoring it to its original factory firmware and settings.

yes. I tried a hard reset. It looks as if it is connected...but switches back when i try to use it.

[davenport]

yes. I tried a hard reset. It looks as if it is connected...but switches back when i try to use it.

Here is a question everyone. I have gotten my wifi to work at my house by turning off both router and iphone then changing the hex option thing. Great it works at my house!!! But I noticed today as I tried to connect to other wifi spots thuout the day that they didnt connect. Are we gonna have to do this procedure with every single wifi connection we try to connect to? This is not good!!! That would be a deal breaker! Apple needs to do something about this and fast!!!! Phone is just not as smooth and cool without wifi.

[eagletangoggreen]

Here is a question everyone. I have gotten my wifi to work at my house by turning off both router and iphone then changing the hex option thing. Great it works at my house!!! But I noticed today as I tried to connect to other wifi spots thuout the day that they didnt connect. Are we gonna have to do this procedure with every single wifi connection we try to connect to? This is not good!!! That would be a deal breaker! Apple needs to do something about this and fast!!!! Phone is just not as smooth and cool without wifi.


Any updates?:frown:

[liquid5170]

Any updates?:frown:


went out to the club last night and anyone who had an iphone was the **** of the club.. i think a million fingers slid across my screen, i need to wrap him in a condom next time, he's not gonna get around like a slut anymore... poor thing... but he made it without a scratch!!!

as far as the wifi update, nothing, still doesn't work... i figure we might as well wait for apple to update the software on this thing and i'll go from there!!

[Ljp]

bah. Now I can't even join any of my neighbors unsecured networks. I can connect to mine and it looks like its working but it isn't actually connected. I'm going to try rebooting everything again.

Same old same old. Can't find the server.

[Ljp]

Has anyone called apple tech support on this issue?

[MrTeacherMan]

I had a Linksys WRT54GS until yesterday. Had problems connecting it to anything that wasn't a computer (DS, Wii). Went to Best Buy and bought a $50 Buffalo. Now everything on my network works happily, including my iPhone. And I spent an hour on the phone with Apple techs over the stupid Linksys before we were both ready to pull out our hair in frustration.

[Ljp]

I've had my lynksys for years though, and I run an xbox 360, 2 Tivo's and multiple laptops through it. I've never had a problem. This is an iphone specific problem.

[eagletangoggreen]

I've had my lynksys for years though, and I run an xbox 360, 2 Tivo's and multiple laptops through it. I've never had a problem. This is an iphone specific problem.


I just got back from Best buy and was looking at all the other routers. Looks like I am goign to go back and buy a $50 buffalo.

Apple better get off it @ss and do somethign about this.:foot:

[Ljp]

I'm not buying another router. I'm stubborn like that. I will make this one work if it kills me. I'm on with Apple customer support now.

[liquid5170]

I'm not buying another router. I'm stubborn like that. I will make this one work if it kills me. I'm on with Apple customer support now.


lets us know the outcome cuz i've got a linksys wrt54gs also, thanks!

update, i'm sober now! ready to start fixing this again

[eagletangoggreen]

lets us know the outcome cuz i've got a linksys wrt54gs also, thanks!

update, i'm sober now! ready to start fixing this again


I did it! I figured it out with the WRT54GS :laugh2:

Start here
http://linksys.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/linksys.cfg/php/enduser/std_alp.php?p_sid=nWoV4xFi&p_lva=3889&p_li=&p_new_search=1&p_accessibility=0&p_srch=1&p_sort_by=&p_gridsort=&p_row_cnt=66&p_prods=1%2C19%2C331&p_cats=1721&p_pv=3.331&p_cv=1.1721&p_search_text=&p_scf_lang=1&p_nav=head&p_li=&p_page_head=1&p_page=1&p_page_foot=2 (http://linksys.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/linksys.cfg/php/enduser/std_alp.php?p_sid=nWoV4xFi&p_lva=3889&p_li=&p_new_search=1&p_accessibility=0&p_srch=1&p_sort_by=&p_gridsort=&p_row_cnt=66&p_prods=1%2C19%2C331&p_cats=1721&p_pv=3.331&p_cv=1.1721&p_search_text=&p_scf_lang=1&p_nav=head&p_li=&p_page_head=1&p_page=1&p_page_foot=2)

Do step one, then 14, then 2 or 3 and it sould work. After you do all that withthe router go to your ipod and you should see your network, and in the password just type in the key you are given in step 14.

[Ljp]

What was the problem?

[eagletangoggreen]

What was the problem?


You said your router was not working with your iphone, well so was mine till I fixed it.

[Ljp]

No, I get that part. What did you have to change/do to make it work?

[Ljp]

ok, I set up security, redid the connect to the internet thing with hte router. Put the security key in the computer, refreshed and renewed my ip address. The computer works fine.

I reset network connections on the iphone. turned ipohone on and off. reconnected to the network. It seems to have the right ip address numbers etc. I put in the password. The first time I got it wrong and it told me I typed the wrong password but the second try seemed to work. It says its connected, but I still get the "can't find server" error message.

And now when I try to join another unsecured network in my building its telling me I can't join the network. And it will join mine, but whenit says its joined it doesn't work.

[eagletangoggreen]

Have you tried the map or th you tube to see if those are working with the WiFi?

[Ljp]

yes. Doesn't work. I *may* have had a connection for a few seconds, but then it was gone again. I've also subsequently tried other steps such as using the dollar sign, using the HEX whatever the other choice is instead of WEP Password. Multiple refreshes and reconnects.

I've been browsing other forums and trying the things suggested. I switched my router from Mixed B and G to G only as per Apple tech. Didn't work.

I rebooted the router again. I swear for one second I thought I had it, but then the page stopped loading halfway through and it was gone.

I can browse to my router though. ie get to the setup pages etc when I type in its IP. It's getting past my router that is the problem.

[tpeter]

Yep worked for me too

Told the iPhone to Forget The Network, then reconnected and specified "WEP ascii or hex" instead of "WEP password" for the password.

Now, everything seems to be fine.


I have the same prob,

how do you know if you are in WIFI or using the EDGE?

[Ljp]

Upper left hand corner shows an "E" when using edge and the blue concentric circle triangle thing when on WIFI.

Also, I subsequently switched to WPA security and once again, computer works, reset network connections on iphone re-connected to network, it tells me I'm connected, pages all still refuse to load.

I swear to god I have tried every single thing out there I can find that anyone said worked for them and I'm still getting nothing.

And I am totally connected to the router the whole time every time I try another thing. I can go to it on the iphone, look at various settings etc. It's still just an issue of getting past the router.

Hmm. Google works. Its the only web sight I appear to be able to connect to, but I can search a topic and links pull up. Of course non of the links work when I try to click. But this is an interesting new development.

Never mind. Now google doesn't work either.

[MrTeacherMan]

After doing the research on my wii, I concluded that it was possibly a conflict with the chipsets communicating, this is uncommon, but not unheard of in networking. Some people had success fixing it, others didn't. It seemed almost random. One thing that seemed to work for many people was using non-linksys firmware on their router. (which shouldn't work if it was a chipset conflict, but wtf). If you are interested in following that route, google "linksys, firmware"

All in all, I am glad I just gave up and threw $50 at it, rather than continuing to grow more frustrated and pisseed off. If we (this community) ever get a set of working steps that seem to work across the board to get the WRT54 series working, it would be worth a sticky.

BTW - The router I bought, that I know just works and works easily with iPhone, DS & Wii is the Buffalo WHR-G125 Routerhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833162017&Tpk=WHR-G125

[gts]

Here is a question everyone. I have gotten my wifi to work at my house by turning off both router and iphone then changing the hex option thing. Great it works at my house!!! But I noticed today as I tried to connect to other wifi spots thuout the day that they didnt connect. Are we gonna have to do this procedure with every single wifi connection we try to connect to? This is not good!!! That would be a deal breaker! Apple needs to do something about this and fast!!!! Phone is just not as smooth and cool without wifi.

I had that issue too today. Went to work and logged on to the public wifi and at first it didn't work. When I opened a web page and refreshed it to see if it would work, up up popped a "Terms of Use" page from the wifi server.... Just clicked accept and it worked just fine.

I figure that if the public server has a terms of use type page, we will have to go to a web page and accept it to have it run.

[qwerty45]

Wow. It worked for me also. Thanks.

[Ljp]

So, I took hte iphone and went to find a free wifi. I found one and it worked fine. The issue is definitely with my router. Still not working at home.

[eplantz]

i fixed my wifi problem! finally! i changed the setting on the iphone to the wep ascii hex thingy, for the password typed in the code on the bottom of my router, and holy **** it worked! This is after talking to my ISP and an iphone guy this morning and neither one could help me.:laugh2:

I had to do it this way also..... discovered the reason is the iphone is doing auto-capitalization on your entered password... rendering it invalid.

if you need to enter a password (had same issue on a web site), turn off auto-cap until you are done.

[davewg112]

I have tried everything in multiple forums...hard resets to router...power cycling phone...turning on and off airplane mode...nothing worked. I saw that most of the people that had theirs working were using 128 bit wep keys...so i changed mine from 64 bit to 128 bit and it works!! thanks guys!

[davewg112]

Shouldn't have opened my big mouth. Aparently the iphone must store some sort of cookies like a regular pc does, because the pages I was previoulsy looking at were opening fine. Any new one still wont work..... I QUIT!!!

[txguy977]

Hey, you guys are awesome! I fixed it too! :laugh2:

[RTOIPHONE]

i fixed my wifi problem! finally! i changed the setting on the iphone to the wep ascii hex thingy, for the password typed in the code on the bottom of my router, and holy **** it worked! This is after talking to my ISP and an iphone guy this morning and neither one could help me.:laugh2:

Yes, I got it to work on wep ascii hex. However, I could not get my laptop
to connect.

[geordisjd]

Thank you, Mav. Solved my home problems with Airport Extreme! (For some unknown reason, it worked fine at work with Airport Express)

[davewg112]

Ok guys...dont mean to buy but I keep posting my progress just in case someone else has this issue. iphone tech was no help...simply dont know how to trouble shoot it yet. So i started messing around with the network settings and i found that the only addresses i could change were the dns numbers on the iphone....so i deleted them....and now its working at my house. i have no idea...we'll see how long this lasts...but if it works then im happy!

[todkapuz]

I've tried everything and no dice.. ...

its weird.. I get an IP address, a subnet, etc... DNS all matches right...

I can connect to my wireless ap 192.168.1.254
but I can't connect to my router 192.168.1.1
although my router sees the iphone.

Works perfectly with my personal laptop, work laptop, and all other wireless technology I've used here. I just want to know why I can't see all of the ip information on the iphone, like connection specific suffix, etc

Any idea what "search domains" and "client id" are about? never seen those anywhere before.

now I don't get the switch to and from Edge... i have to turn wifi off to get edge.

[JMSinTX]

This worked for me.

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1019930&tstart=30

JMS in TEXAS

[indivisi0n]

Worked for me as well, though the WiFi icon does not show up when I input this information. Safari and Mail function though at speeds too fast ro be edge.

EDIT: Just confirmed it with a speedtest, while my phone says its using edge, it is using WiFi for sure, even though it is not displaying the icon for it.

[akaremo44]

Got a rather odd issue...

Set up the iPhone to use my home wireless network. Sees the Network, and I am able to connect to the network just fine.

The problem is that no matter what I do, the iPhone defaults to EDGE. It will NOT use my wireless network even though it connected just fine and shows it checked in the Settings.

I use a bunch of WiFi products (Wii, PS3, Laptop, Desktop, 8525 Cell, etc) and every one of them are able to connect just fine, so I know it's not my wireless network.

I also tried Static settings and manually assigned it stats.. at that point it goes into wireless mode, but will error out when trying to use Safari...

Anyone else having a similar issue? EDGE has been surprisingly fast, but it is a long way from a real Wifi connection.

:frown:
If you have an N type router, it will not connect.
I was having a problem connecting with an N router and just got off the phone with Apple and that was the problem for me.
If it is the same with you, try calling your router manufacturer and setting your router back to a g or b setting because apparently this is the only wireless networks the iPhone can recognize at the present time.
Good Luck

[davewg112]

I had red a post that said that an older router might have trouble connecting to the iPhone because it is so new. I went to best buy, and got a buffalo router, and it works perfectly! Router was only $35!

[Ljp]

huh. Well, after 3 days I finally got my home wifi working. I had tried all the other fixes posted all over the forums, here and elsewhere. What finally worked after all those hours of resetting and forgetting networks and screwing with the security on the router was to simply change the DNS on the phone and use Open DNS. Bizarre.

[ady1122]

Hey Guys,
I've been totally stressed out and could not figure why the Edge was pre-empting my WIFI.. now, it works!!

I love this forum! You rule!
Ady

[excap]

Yep worked for me too

Told the iPhone to Forget The Network, then reconnected and specified "WEP ascii or hex" instead of "WEP password" for the password.

Now, everything seems to be fine.

Worked for me as well -- thanks!

[jgunvalsen]

Just FYI. I also was having problems with my D-Link 524 and the iPhone. I switched the encryption to 128 Hex on the router and now everything works. The only pain is switching all the other devices over but it is well worth it. Hope this helps somebody.

[staggarlee]

Had DNS problem with my home Linksys WPA2. This site helped me. http://andrewescobar.com/archive/2007/07/06/change-iphones-wi-fi-dns-settings-to-connect-to-the-internet/

Basically, you just use a static public DNS server instead of your router's.

I do this stuff for a living and it took me an hour to get my Iphone working on my home network. A little disappointing but it's a pretty cool toy so far.

[superbox]

I did the forget network/restart router/phone off/on/ and selected the network again with the ascii password and it works now. It seemed to be working before, but when I tried to access the internet it would switch to EDGE.

I'm so glad I found this website...what a saver. Another problem solved! Now on to the others!

Thank you!

[montephillips@hotmail.com]

i fixed my wifi problem! finally! i changed the setting on the iphone to the wep ascii hex thingy, for the password typed in the code on the bottom of my router, and holy **** it worked! This is after talking to my ISP and an iphone guy this morning and neither one could help me.:laugh2:


I don't see where there is any wep ascii thingy????

Have tried all the other stuff for Linksys??

Where is the "password typed in the code" on the bottom? This thing has number all over the bottom-PLEASE BE SPECIFIC.

[mblind]

On the screen where you would normally type in your WEP key

Click on WEP at the top and it will give you the option to select WEP ascii or hex


I changed to WEP ascii or hex and now I don't lose the Wi-FI icon anymore. BUT I still can't go to a website.. I just says.. Safari can't open the page because it can't find the server

[cdodkin]

you need to input the DNS settings that your ISP uses into your iPhone

The DNS servers allow your iPhone to 'look up' webpages.

Ask your ISP for their DNS server address, then go into your iPhone wi-fi set-up and put them in where requested.

[mblind]

you need to input the DNS settings that your ISP uses into your iPhone

The DNS servers allow your iPhone to 'look up' webpages.

Ask your ISP for their DNS server address, then go into your iPhone wi-fi set-up and put them in where requested.


I just bought a 39 dollar d-link router.. works fine now.

[garymooks]

I have wifi in my office and my laptop is able to coonect through it when I undock..

On my iphone (since I have detect wifi networks ON) I pick up the signal..As blue bars(just like in my home)..but unable to connect to the internet..

Any ideas on what i should do to use my iphone on my office Wifi?

PS:ATT coverage sux inside my office....and why do I need to browse with iphone(instead of the laptop)..cos iCan:tounge:

-GMooks

[RTOIPHONE]

Got a rather odd issue...

Set up the iPhone to use my home wireless network. Sees the Network, and I am able to connect to the network just fine.

The problem is that no matter what I do, the iPhone defaults to EDGE. It will NOT use my wireless network even though it connected just fine and shows it checked in the Settings.

I use a bunch of WiFi products (Wii, PS3, Laptop, Desktop, 8525 Cell, etc) and every one of them are able to connect just fine, so I know it's not my wireless network.

I also tried Static settings and manually assigned it stats.. at that point it goes into wireless mode, but will error out when trying to use Safari...

Anyone else having a similar issue? EDGE has been surprisingly fast, but it is a long way from a real Wifi connection.

:frown:


First, turn of encryption and see if you can connect. If this works, you need to change from WEP to WPA. The problem is the difficulty putting in the 26 or 64 characters without an error on the iPhone. I just used 26 "1s"

[firefighterjmar]

you guys are awesome. i thought that i was hooked up to wifi since the phone is supposed to automatically switch, but i wasn't. i was having the same problem as everyone else it seems. i did exactly what all you guys said about the wep hex thing and it works well now. i was like "damn edge and wifi are running at the same speed, this sucks". thanks yall

[jamesmadison]

I had to do it this way also..... discovered the reason is the iphone is doing auto-capitalization on your entered password... rendering it invalid.

if you need to enter a password (had same issue on a web site), turn off auto-cap until you are done.

After messing with the network connection for hours and reading every post on this subject on the forum and suspecting that the passcode was being capitalized without my knowledge or consent. I turned off the autocap(Settings-General-Keyboard) and reinput that ridiculously long code and bingo immediate connection with no dropout or change to Edge. It would be nice if there were a show characters option so you can see what you are typing rendering the whole point moot. I wonder how many others who have suffered with this problem, spent money, and generally torn their hair out overlooked this simple point. Considering there are eight pages of posts on this subject(when this was written), a simple soltion would have been greatly appreciated.

[shanah3005]

Yep worked for me too

Told the iPhone to Forget The Network, then reconnected and specified "WEP ascii or hex" instead of "WEP password" for the password.

Now, everything seems to be fine.

:frown: my router is not wep enabled. I have an open network. I also have not been able to connect to my wifi. I have tried the airplane mode advise, however it still will not surf bu is connected. I have had the it person at my job look (my job troubleshoots internet issue specifically) he can not figure it out either. please advise.:embarrassed:

[gvaldivia]

im having this same problem! its really bugging me now! i cant fix it! it just stays oh edge even when its connected to WiFi!!!! help plz!!!

[shanah3005]

putting the phone in airplane mode restarting it and taking it ou of airplane mode did the truck for me

[ABEL]

Got a rather odd issue...

Set up the iPhone to use my home wireless network. Sees the Network, and I am able to connect to the network just fine.

The problem is that no matter what I do, the iPhone defaults to EDGE. It will NOT use my wireless network even though it connected just fine and shows it checked in the Settings.

I use a bunch of WiFi products (Wii, PS3, Laptop, Desktop, 8525 Cell, etc) and every one of them are able to connect just fine, so I know it's not my wireless network.

I also tried Static settings and manually assigned it stats.. at that point it goes into wireless mode, but will error out when trying to use Safari...

Anyone else having a similar issue? EDGE has been surprisingly fast, but it is a long way from a real Wifi connection.

:frown:
the phone tells me it is connected to my network but i see the E (EDGE) symbol and some times y switches to my home network symbol. The only way it works perfect is if i set up the router with no password. I got the 8bg iphone and there is no option for hex or ascii. It connects fine to the network at least it does have the check mark next to it. Since it works without password it is not a compatibility problem. I've tried everithing possible and nothing work.
sugestions anyone ??

[ABEL]

the phone tells me it is connected to my network but i see the E (EDGE) symbol and some times y switches to my home network symbol. The only way it works perfect is if i set up the router with no password. I got the 8bg iphone and there is no option for hex or ascii. It connects fine to the network at least it does have the check mark next to it. Since it works without password it is not a compatibility problem. I've tried everithing possible and nothing work.
sugestions anyone ??

ok. it is frustrating but i did it. And since this may help some of you out there here is exactly what i did.

My router: NETGEAR WPN824
iPHONE : 8GB
Wireless security : WEP
Authentication type : Auto
Encryption strnegth : 64bits
Key : 1
Network Channel : 6
Mode : 108mbps

First i reset all the network setup in the iPhone. Then i set the router up with NO wireless security. Without security, the iPhone connects inmediatlly to my network. On the iphone i went to Settings-> Wi-fi and on my network setup and i verified that all the info under DCHP, BOOTP, STATIC were filled in, as they did, then i changed everything to MANUAL, so the information already there does not change after i change the wireless security back to WEP on my router, then i went to my router and set the wireless security as stated before. Then on the iPhone try to connect using the Key #1 as password and BINGO ! I am CONNECTED to my network and using my home internet connection as soon as i walk into my house. Good Luck to all

[matomizer]

I had the same issue.

This is what I did... Delete the network from your iPhone's wifi settings by clicking on that blue arrow icon on the right of the network name. Then click on forget this network. Go to your wireless router and perform a restart. Turn off the iPhone and turn it back on. Go back to the wifi settings and reselect your network and you should be good.

Essentially restart both devices and add the iPhone as a new connection.


Thanks!!! This didn't work for me until I did it in the exact order!! But gtg now.:laugh2:

[jerry]

i fixed my wifi problem! finally! i changed the setting on the iphone to the wep ascii hex thingy, for the password typed in the code on the bottom of my router, and holy **** it worked! This is after talking to my ISP and an iphone guy this morning and neither one could help me.:laugh2:

For God's sake, Can someone tell us once and for all where can we find "WEP ascii or hex" instead of "WEP password" for the password. I spent more than 2 hours trying to see this sentence "WEP ascii or hex" and I couldn't. pleaseeeeee tell us step by step because i am going crazy over here.
All I get is to put a password which is an 8 digit password. nothing about ascii hex or WEP password. HELP PLEASEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

[swampduck]

Yep worked for me too

Told the iPhone to Forget The Network, then reconnected and specified "WEP ascii or hex" instead of "WEP password" for the password.

Now, everything seems to be fine.

what am I missing here? I don't see an option to change wep ascii or hex

[swampduck]

what am I missing here? I don't see an option to change wep ascii or hex

well, I still don't see the option to change hex or ascii, but I upgraded to 1.1.1 and I got a different password field when connecting to wifi that allowed me to put in the whole 26 character key...I connected immediatley, and was able to connect to wifi Itunes store and even bought a song...I than surfed around and the speed was really nice. only problem, the 20 minutes I spent making my custom ring tones,,,wasted....lol

[matomizer]

what am I missing here? I don't see an option to change wep ascii or hex

The option isn't there in 1.1.1

Not sure why. Apple seems to be a my way or the highway bunch.:angry:

[adizworld]

Hi,
well i have a problem similar to the other guys....well i can see the wireless sign but it does not connect to the net nor it gets connected to you tube or emails. It was working wen i first started it but then all of a sudden it stopped can someone plz tell me how i can get it fixed i tried all restarts and all the methods.. plz help me out. coz i chek all ma emails and everythin on the phone. Thnx a lot..

[4bp]

hi
pls can someone help me? i just bought an unlocked iphone in the uk

i love it...best thing ever

at work we have an unsecured wireless network and i am having trouble accessing it.
i go to settings->wifi and then choose the netwrok. it comes up with a tick next it.
when i hit the arrow next to it all the fields are blank...
how do the ip adress/subnet mask/router/dns fields get populated?

also what is the diff between dhcp/bootp/static?

some one else here has an ipod touch (and wifi works perfectly)and i copied their settings for ip/subnet/router and dns - i then connect to wifi but when i hit safari it says no server found....
someone pls help me as i have noidea what i am doing!!!
thx

[jerry]

Hello 4bp,
I had the same problem and now it is solved.
I bought my iphone and someone unlock it for me. AT home i have a wireless internet router and it is not connecting. everywhere else it is working fine.
What you need to do is to open settings, go to airplane mode and make it "on" so it shuts your GSM sim and wireless also. then after maybe 5 seconds make airplane mode "off" and leave the wireless to detect the signal by itself.
try safari now, it should work.

I hope when they unlocked your phone, the wireless settings were damaged but I think you said it is working in a place other than your office, right?
let me know what happens and maybe i could help again, i will check for you.


hi
pls can someone help me? i just bought an unlocked iphone in the uk

i love it...best thing ever

at work we have an unsecured wireless network and i am having trouble accessing it.
i go to settings->wifi and then choose the netwrok. it comes up with a tick next it.
when i hit the arrow next to it all the fields are blank...
how do the ip adress/subnet mask/router/dns fields get populated?

also what is the diff between dhcp/bootp/static?

some one else here has an ipod touch (and wifi works perfectly)and i copied their settings for ip/subnet/router and dns - i then connect to wifi but when i hit safari it says no server found....
someone pls help me as i have noidea what i am doing!!!
thx

[adizworld]

Hello 4bp,
I had the same problem and now it is solved.
I bought my iphone and someone unlock it for me. AT home i have a wireless internet router and it is not connecting. everywhere else it is working fine.
What you need to do is to open settings, go to airplane mode and make it "on" so it shuts your GSM sim and wireless also. then after maybe 5 seconds make airplane mode "off" and leave the wireless to detect the signal by itself.
try safari now, it should work.

I hope when they unlocked your phone, the wireless settings were damaged but I think you said it is working in a place other than your office, right?
let me know what happens and maybe i could help again, i will check for you.


hi well i tried everything but its still not working. can you plz let me know how i can enable it. i am havin lot of problems bcoz of my wireless not working.
thanks a lot..

[tedesco]

That´s my experience.....maybe for someone it will work diferently.
I tried everything written in the site and nothing worked.
I found out that is not the wi fi that is not working, the problem is the connection to the internet. The signal is good, I can connect via SFTP to the device and if I ping* the IP it is responding, so the connection with the router is Ok (from what I read this is the case everyone is facing).
So I changed the DNS# that is automaticly given either the IP address of your router or a public DNS server. This worked perfectly, no need to worry about rebooting or changing the wireless security. This way you can configure your wireless network anyway you want and it will still work.
Well, again this worked like a charm to me and the bright side is you can use it in any public wireless network, without having to do anything else.
Hope it works for you.;)


* In windows go to start => run => type cmd => when the window opens type ping "your ipod or iphone ip adress". If it responds it´s because your router and your computer is connecting to your device, so the wireless is working perfectly

# To change the DNS in your Itouch or Iphone click in settings=>wi-fi => click on the arrow at the right of your connection => change the DNS

[Riia]

Can anybody help me with this problem.. on the ipod touch?
I'm not too sure how to change it from wep key to WEP ascii or hex..

and I'm pretty sure that's my problem
since I've finally got connected but safari and youtube arent working

[tedesco]

Can anybody help me with this problem.. on the ipod touch?
I'm not too sure how to change it from wep key to WEP ascii or hex..

and I'm pretty sure that's my problem
since I've finally got connected but safari and youtube arent working

I was having the same problem, but security is not the problem. Now my Ipod Touch works with all kinds of security.
You have to change your DNS to either your router´s adress or a public DNS http://theos.in/windows-xp/free-fast-public-dns-server-list/ .
My reply above explain it in details how to do it.

[Wet1]

That´s my experience.....maybe for someone it will work diferently.
I tried everything written in the site and nothing worked.
I found out that is not the wi fi that is not working, the problem is the connection to the internet. The signal is good, I can connect via SFTP to the device and if I ping* the IP it is responding, so the connection with the router is Ok (from what I read this is the case everyone is facing).
So I changed the DNS# that is automaticly given either the IP address of your router or a public DNS server. This worked perfectly, no need to worry about rebooting or changing the wireless security. This way you can configure your wireless network anyway you want and it will still work.
Well, again this worked like a charm to me and the bright side is you can use it in any public wireless network, without having to do anything else.
Hope it works for you.;)


* In windows go to start => run => type cmd => when the window opens type ping "your ipod or iphone ip adress". If it responds it´s because your router and your computer is connecting to your device, so the wireless is working perfectly

# To change the DNS in your Itouch or Iphone click in settings=>wi-fi => click on the arrow at the right of your connection => change the DNS
Can someone please tell me how exactly I find my phone's IP address? I've tried everything and I'm still not able to get onto a WiFi network!?!?!?!

[wschol]

I had the same issue.

This is what I did... Delete the network from your iPhone's wifi settings by clicking on that blue arrow icon on the right of the network name. Then click on forget this network. Go to your wireless router and perform a restart. Turn off the iPhone and turn it back on. Go back to the wifi settings and reselect your network and you should be good.

Essentially restart both devices and add the iPhone as a new connection.


Mav, I still cant fix the problem. I did everything you said and the message "cant find server" continue appearing. My Iphone is new, 1.1.2 unlocked. Five hours ago it work great. Now, it doesnt. Im sitting 2 fit away from the router but nothing happens. The only thing, i couldnt find that option of WEP ASCII or WEP password.

Please HELP!

[ysuran]

my iphone does not locate any wifi network. I've a 1.1.3. When I turn on WiFi on iPhone no network is shown. I've tryed reseting network setting more than 10 times but it still does not work. whay can I do?

[SleekGee]

On the screen where you would normally type in your WEP key

Click on WEP at the top and it will give you the option to select WEP ascii or hex

Appears everyone is having their iphone hooked up on their w-fi and of course I have read all your correspondences of wi-fi problems and solutions to them, however, I have tried most of them and to no avail.

See , i have a sky router, my computers are connected and tested my iphone to network without password and works perfect, soon as I ressume password protection and type the WEP key in, wi-fi shows connected but can't access websited etc. (on 1.1.4 by the way)

Ay out there with detailed instructions????

[bebo23]

I can't get my wifi to work

I still get 'sarfai..can't find the server'

It connects fine, it find the connection and I switch from edge to wifi but I still the error

I followed some instructions here, along w/ going to airplane mode on/off

Where can I change to wep hex

settings > wi-fi ?
when i go to other, I do see security but only get wep, wpa, wpa2

even though I did it this way I stil cannot get wifi access

thanks for any help :)

[geordisjd]

For whatever it's worth, I get wifi problem on my home network. iPhone works fine for weeks, then I get "Safari can't connect" out of nowhere. My Airport station is connected to a Comcast router. The airport signal is active, other computers are online, but my iPhone isn't. The only thing that predictably works for me is to reset the router and restart iPhone. It feels a little bit like voodoo medicine since I can't explain why it works.

[Eragon]

For whatever it's worth, I get wifi problem on my home network. iPhone works fine for weeks, then I get "Safari can't connect" out of nowhere. My Airport station is connected to a Comcast router. The airport signal is active, other computers are online, but my iPhone isn't. The only thing that predictably works for me is to reset the router and restart iPhone. It feels a little bit like voodoo medicine since I can't explain why it works.

I have a similar problem. Over the weekend, my iPhone WiFi started acting flaky. Although I had full WiFi signal strength, my email application would hang on connecting to server. I also noticed that sending pictures to iRovr would fail and I would get an unable to connect to the outgoing mail server. Finally, I noticed that Safari web pages would not load; they would start, but hang up.

I tried resetting, restoring, forgetting network connections, restarting my router, use the public library's WiFi, and now the same at my hotel.

What is really odd is if I hit the stop webpage loading and refresh icons several times concurrently, the page may load.

My iPhone is not jail broken. Again, this problem just started out of the blue this past weekend.

Is this a hardware problem?

[iTechnophile]

Hi all, my iPhone is in the same situation. It can connect to my home wifi, but Safari cannot open any pages. :(

Tried all solutions. My PC can ping the iPhone and it responds, but whether the phone can reach Internet is unknown. :(

I don't know a restore of firmware to 1.1.4 will fix the issue or not.

Btw, are there any chance to make the phone become a brick when restoring firmware?

[iTechnophile]

PROBLEM SOLVED. The reason is that my DNS setting on the iPhone is not 100% properly set. My wireless configuration on my laptop shows that DNS server addresses are 192.168.1.254, 192.168.1.11. The .11 is the actual DNS provider, and the .254 is the address of the ADSL modem. On my laptop, the OS will try these two addresses consequently. But in iPhone, it automatically uses the .254 as its default DNS (although it lists the two addresses consequently in the DNS field). It does not even test the .11 after a while since if it uses the .11, I can browse the webpages for sure. That is the reason my wireless on the iPhone connected but I cannot browse any webpages.

I figured out the issue when trying to use my PC as a host that provides Internet access for my iPhone by using the Internet Connection Sharing of Windows Vista.

So, the solution to all of who are having the same issues like me is that to check the DNS server settings carefully. Of course, there may be other reasons. But it would be worth to have an eye on those DNS. Be sure that only ONE DNS address is provided to the iPhone. I think this is to force the iPhone to use that DNS address. Here is my way to do it:
- I have the iPhone connect to the wifi using default DHCP query.
- After that, I change the wifi setting in the iPhone to use the Static mode (DHCP, BootP, and Static modes for each wifi connection, remember?). Then fix the DNS address to a suitable address. The problem is solved. ^.^

Another recommendation from me is that you should try the Internet Connection Sharing feature of Windows first. If the iPhone can connect to the laptop via wireless, and the laptop's wired connection is shared by Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) under Windows Vista (in my case), and if your laptop's Internet is oke, then your iPhone's wifi connection should be ok. When using this method, your laptop's wireless adapter will gain the IP 192.168.0.1 (this is automatically assigned by Windows when using ICS). Your iPhone therefore will get a 192.168.0.x IP when connecting to the laptop in an ad-hoc connection. The gateway and the DNS setting of your iPhone is also 192.168.0.x. Hence, you will see, if your iPhone can browse webpages in this sharing mode, and it cannot browse if connects directly to the router, then the problem should be router setting. DNS, default gateway, etc may be the cause.

Hope this help!
Happy wifi-ing ^.^

[Angus]

i know the password for my neighbors wifi and i can connect to it fine but i am unable to launch safari or any other internet application. maybe because when i look at settings there is no router number that shows up? Please help

[georgesalajean]

I have a wifi problem too. I have read a few stuff you people said in here but my phone is something different or maybe it's just me.
1. I can't connect to my wireless wifi network.
2. I can't do the thing Forget the network. If I go into my network it's going to Ip Address( DHCP, BootP and Static), if I press on the network it's asking for password. I do the password and says "Unable to join.."
3. I can't find wep ascii and hex or whatever, I only have none, wep, wap, wap2 as options if I try Other network and put mine manually in, the same name. I don't know where to go for that.

Any ideas as in what to do step by step?
It's an unlocked Iphone 8gb, 1.1.4 firmware, T Mobile is the carrier, Netgear is the wireless router, security option is wpa-psk(tkip), password is numbers only.

[paolo]

I am in Canada I have an unlocked iphone. Yesterday my iphone crashed I reset it, and all is good. except tha now I am at work, and I can conne ct to the WiFi, but I cannot browse! I ahve tried all of the forgetting the network, and everything I can connect again, but cannot browse are anything! Sniff sniff! Anyone have any ideas?

I have reset the router, the only thing that I cannot do is completely reset all of the settings, for the simple fact that this is a company... The passwrd is actually a word and nto hex...... anyone anyone???? Help please!

If possible please e-mail me drectly at p_sangiovanni@hotmail.com

[Galitw]

Also turn on airplane mode for atleast 15 secs then turn it off then retry. I heard that worsk.

I tried it, and it does not work.
I guess I'll have to reconfigure the Wi-Fi connnection :-(

[Galitw]

I had a problem of too aggressive EDGE, that did not allow me to access the WiFi at home. The result was "unable to access"...
This solution of re-defining the WiFI network did the job!
Thanks a lot!

[ugshotgun]

PROBLEM SOLVED. The reason is that my DNS setting on the iPhone is not 100% properly set. My wireless configuration on my laptop shows that DNS server addresses are 192.168.1.254, 192.168.1.11. The .11 is the actual DNS provider, and the .254 is the address of the ADSL modem. On my laptop, the OS will try these two addresses consequently. But in iPhone, it automatically uses the .254 as its default DNS (although it lists the two addresses consequently in the DNS field). It does not even test the .11 after a while since if it uses the .11, I can browse the webpages for sure. That is the reason my wireless on the iPhone connected but I cannot browse any webpages.

I figured out the issue when trying to use my PC as a host that provides Internet access for my iPhone by using the Internet Connection Sharing of Windows Vista.

So, the solution to all of who are having the same issues like me is that to check the DNS server settings carefully. Of course, there may be other reasons. But it would be worth to have an eye on those DNS. Be sure that only ONE DNS address is provided to the iPhone. I think this is to force the iPhone to use that DNS address. Here is my way to do it:
- I have the iPhone connect to the wifi using default DHCP query.
- After that, I change the wifi setting in the iPhone to use the Static mode (DHCP, BootP, and Static modes for each wifi connection, remember?). Then fix the DNS address to a suitable address. The problem is solved. ^.^

Another recommendation from me is that you should try the Internet Connection Sharing feature of Windows first. If the iPhone can connect to the laptop via wireless, and the laptop's wired connection is shared by Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) under Windows Vista (in my case), and if your laptop's Internet is oke, then your iPhone's wifi connection should be ok. When using this method, your laptop's wireless adapter will gain the IP 192.168.0.1 (this is automatically assigned by Windows when using ICS). Your iPhone therefore will get a 192.168.0.x IP when connecting to the laptop in an ad-hoc connection. The gateway and the DNS setting of your iPhone is also 192.168.0.x. Hence, you will see, if your iPhone can browse webpages in this sharing mode, and it cannot browse if connects directly to the router, then the problem should be router setting. DNS, default gateway, etc may be the cause.

Hope this help!
Happy wifi-ing ^.^

THANKS FOR THE HELP.....THIS ABSOLUTELY WORKED FOR ME....I'VE HAD BOTH OF OUR I.T. GUYS TOTALLY LOSS....I'M GOING TO LOVE IT TOMORROW WHEN I SAY....PROBLEM SOLVED, KUDOS TO YOU MY FRIEND!!!

Chris

[rascability]

I just got the same problem on my ipod touch. ive been connecting to my airport extreme base station for months and now it wont connect. the network appears in the choose network box and i can select it and it gets ticked but i dont have the 3 bars that represent signal strength.
I suspect its a problem with the hardware and will have to be replaced

[rascability]

Hi,
well i have a problem similar to the other guys....well i can see the wireless sign but it does not connect to the net nor it gets connected to you tube or emails. It was working wen i first started it but then all of a sudden it stopped can someone plz tell me how i can get it fixed i tried all restarts and all the methods.. plz help me out. coz i chek all ma emails and everythin on the phone. Thnx a lot..

I just got the same problem on my ipod touch. ive been connecting to my airport extreme base station for months and now it wont connect. the network appears in the choose network box and i can select it and it gets ticked but i dont have the 3 bars that represent signal strength.
I suspect its a problem with the hardware and will have to be replaced

[Maaz]

yea so iam having a problem also, where i connect to the network, but it goes to edge when i go to do something and the wifi symbal doesnt replace the e at all. i tried doing airplane mode and back, doesnt work, i tried to restart both router and phone and no luck, and i cant seem to find the wep hexi or w/e options you guys are talking about, it just shows the network and i go to pick it and it just asks me for password, no where to pick other options. any help would be appreciated.

[darkside flow]

Came across this thread in my quest to fix my same problem and thought I'd post a fix for those in the same situation...

LINKSYS router users - Install the latest firmware upgrade. I believe the old Linksys firmware was having trouble with the DHCP when connecting certain devices. Upgraded my firmware and was connected in seconds.


May also work for other brands of routers. Firmware upgrade is a good thing to try if you're having difficulty with specific routers.

[Elektra]

Hi All, just got my iphone 3g and was having this exact problem....all fixed now. you rock!

[ramplay]

short and sweet (lets hope) Go to this web site listed at the bottom of the post and hit get started follow the instructions and you should be set if this is a router issue. you first need to forget your current connection then power off wifi,

http://opendns.com/

[rah711]

Yes, I was having problems also. Kept asking for password and like an idiot I could not figure out what that was...Was on the bottom of the router all along...DOH..



i fixed my wifi problem! finally! i changed the
setting on the iphone to the wep ascii hex thingy, for the password typed in the code on the bottom of my router, and holy **** it worked! This is after talking to my ISP and an iphone guy this morning and neither one could help me.:laugh2:

[iphonly3]

i fixed my wifi problem! finally! i changed the setting on the iphone to the wep ascii hex thingy, for the password typed in the code on the bottom of my router, and holy **** it worked! This is after talking to my ISP and an iphone guy this morning and neither one could help me.:laugh2:
has anyone found wpa encryption to work?

[eplantz]

Sure, I use WPA all the time ... multiple locations

[samluicafe]

Same Problem here, Connected but doesn't open any pages
Wierd!!!

I typed in the exact same DNS server number from my iMac to my iPhone 3G, which i had done a bit of search before for knowing why the internet was really slow on my iMac Alum.

And These 2 DNS servers numbers helped with the internet speed. This is where you go preference>Network>Airport)Advanced, and under DNS Tab.
where you can add DNS servers to it, I did that to improved my browsing speed.

Here are the codes, it seems to help with everyone's iMac
208.67.220.220
208.67.220.222

And only 2 days ago, i have experienced exact the same problem as you guys facing with my White iPhone 3G. Tried everything just none of those works. tried to search down what the problem was until just then i got it all working again just tried to type in the DNS servers code into my iPhone. and Tada, WORKS!!!!!

Give it a try if you are still experiencing the same problem
Go Setting>Wi-Fi>the little arrow on the right with your Connected Network obviously>DHCP>and re-typed in 208.67.220.220 under DNS (Which is what i exactly did) don't know if 208.67.220.222 works>Home Button> Safari>and Surprised!!!!!!

My Job is done here, Good Luck to you all, Sorry for my Bad English
Hope it'll work for all of you guys!!!!:2cool:

[snewall]

PROBLEM SOLVED. The reason is that my DNS setting on the iPhone is not 100% properly set.

Eureka, that helped me solve my problem. My DHCP server was pushing two DNS values, but the first DNS's IP address was no longer valid. PC's happily try both DNS's until it finds a valid DNS server, but the iPhone only seemed to try the first DNS server then give up. I simply removed the first DNS IP address from my DHCP server and now I have a working WiFi connection from my iPhone 3G.

Thanks for the help, Steve.

[ph3nxist]

Same Problem here, Connected but doesn't open any pages
Wierd!!!

I typed in the exact same DNS server number from my iMac to my iPhone 3G, which i had done a bit of search before for knowing why the internet was really slow on my iMac Alum.

And These 2 DNS servers numbers helped with the internet speed. This is where you go preference>Network>Airport)Advanced, and under DNS Tab.
where you can add DNS servers to it, I did that to improved my browsing speed.

Here are the codes, it seems to help with everyone's iMac
208.67.220.220
208.67.220.222

And only 2 days ago, i have experienced exact the same problem as you guys facing with my White iPhone 3G. Tried everything just none of those works. tried to search down what the problem was until just then i got it all working again just tried to type in the DNS servers code into my iPhone. and Tada, WORKS!!!!!

Give it a try if you are still experiencing the same problem
Go Setting>Wi-Fi>the little arrow on the right with your Connected Network obviously>DHCP>and re-typed in 208.67.220.220 under DNS (Which is what i exactly did) don't know if 208.67.220.222 works>Home Button> Safari>and Surprised!!!!!!

My Job is done here, Good Luck to you all, Sorry for my Bad English
Hope it'll work for all of you guys!!!!:2cool:

This is genius, it worked after hours of searching. Changing the DNS got it working for me. I spent the time to register an account just to reply for this person. Thumbs up for this!

[mismas]

Same Problem here, Connected but doesn't open any pages
Wierd!!!

I typed in the exact same DNS server number from my iMac to my iPhone 3G, which i had done a bit of search before for knowing why the internet was really slow on my iMac Alum.

And These 2 DNS servers numbers helped with the internet speed. This is where you go preference>Network>Airport)Advanced, and under DNS Tab.
where you can add DNS servers to it, I did that to improved my browsing speed.

Here are the codes, it seems to help with everyone's iMac
208.67.220.220
208.67.220.222

And only 2 days ago, i have experienced exact the same problem as you guys facing with my White iPhone 3G. Tried everything just none of those works. tried to search down what the problem was until just then i got it all working again just tried to type in the DNS servers code into my iPhone. and Tada, WORKS!!!!!

Give it a try if you are still experiencing the same problem
Go Setting>Wi-Fi>the little arrow on the right with your Connected Network obviously>DHCP>and re-typed in 208.67.220.220 under DNS (Which is what i exactly did) don't know if 208.67.220.222 works>Home Button> Safari>and Surprised!!!!!!

My Job is done here, Good Luck to you all, Sorry for my Bad English
Hope it'll work for all of you guys!!!!:2cool:


i tried this but when i go out of network setting and back iin again the DNS i just filled in is empty again...does wifi also work with airplane mode on?

[Smackin]

I'm a noob at computers n stuff so dont go crazy on me if I didnt know something obvious...heres my story, hope I can get some help:

So I got my Iphone 3G yesterday, and the first thing I tried was the wifi(I cant afford the killer data plan). I went into the wifi menu and joined my own network at home. The strength signal was max so I opened up safari and tried to load. I got "safari cant open the page because it is not connected to the internet". I have a wifi adress under the general>about, and I have a Siemens Gigaset-SE567 modem.

Then I tried google on my PC to look for solutions. Unfortunately the only solution I could follow was the "reset both devices and connect again"(I dont really know all the technical WEP stuff).

My question is, is there something obvious or technical I didnt do, or do I have to go buy one of those wireless routers from TigerDirect?

Oh yeh, if it helps, on my Command screen, it says DHCP is disabled. I may be able to dig up more information if it helps. Thanks for any help.

[eplantz]

what kind of IP number do you see in WiFi settings?? if it is 169.whatever, you do not have a valid address.....especially since you say DHCP is off.

when the device cannot get a valid IP, it uses one in the 169.x.x.x range which odes not allow any data access.

[Smackin]

Oh crud, the IP adress in my network is indeed 169.x.x.x. Is there anyway I can fix this?

EDIT: on my modem's page it says DHCP is enabled for one client on the local network, dont know if that helps in solving the problem.

[eplantz]

turn on your DHCP or assign the iphone a fixed IP from your address range and enter it into the iphone settings for your WiFi.

[Smackin]

I actually figured it out while messin around with my modem. I changed the security from WEP into WPA and made a shared key. Then I typed the key into the password column for the network and it worked. Thx for help though.

[sartoric]

My Wifi works great at home - at work it says I have a signal - I am right next to a wifi box - yet nothing works? Cannot send/receive email; Pandora is choppy at best.

I work on a large university campus and I know the signal is strong - why can't I use the Wifi??

[guitarded]

turn on airplane mode for a while and it reconnects when you turn it off. yay!


Also turn on airplane mode for atleast 15 secs then turn it off then retry. I heard that worsk.

[Eragon]

My Wifi works great at home - at work it says I have a signal - I am right next to a wifi box - yet nothing works? Cannot send/receive email; Pandora is choppy at best.

I work on a large university campus and I know the signal is strong - why can't I use the Wifi??

If the WiFi is security enabled, you may not be able to connect without either providing a key, or having an approved MAC. I had problems with my V1 iPhone and my Netgear wireless router when I tried keeping my SSID hidden and having to use security encryption. After keeping the SSID visible, but filtering by MAC address, I've had no problems since.

Keep in mind as well, that some WiFi connections such as that at hotels, require you to "sign in" before you can use the connection for data traffic.

[GLiMKIV]

I can't get WiFi to show up on the phone. I used the Pwnage tool to unlock and jailbreak the phone with 2.1. I go into setting and it says no Wi-Fi. I can't even go into Wi-Fi settings. Any idea of why this is happening?

[Cesto]

im having same probs but that did not fix it, I made a new topic!

[fxyf33]

Here's a question : Is a connection to your mobile service provider (i.e O2 in UK) a necessity when trying to connect to the internet wirelessly?

[Cesto]

Yeah, its going through 02 UK and trying to connect to 3G or Edge, even though im connected to wireless WIFI at home. Im not too sure how to fix this, and the closest apple shop is in london that over an hour away :(

[liberated]

Here's how to fix that issue. First run cmd on your desktop machine where the internet connection is coming from. Type ipconfig/all then hit enter. Note the DNS number that will come up (There are going to be many other numbers, you just need the DNS).

1- I have the iPhone connect to the wifi using default DHCP query.
2- After that, change the wifi setting in the iPhone to use the Static mode (DHCP, BootP, and Static modes for each wifi connection)
3-Then fix the DNS address to the DNS address we obtained before.

The problem is solved.

[fxyf33]

Thank you very much for your help. It's working fine now.

F

[Sirmelja]

ok. it is frustrating but i did it. And since this may help some of you out there here is exactly what i did.

My router: NETGEAR WPN824
iPHONE : 8GB
Wireless security : WEP
Authentication type : Auto
Encryption strnegth : 64bits
Key : 1
Network Channel : 6
Mode : 108mbps

First i reset all the network setup in the iPhone. Then i set the router up with NO wireless security. Without security, the iPhone connects inmediatlly to my network. On the iphone i went to Settings-> Wi-fi and on my network setup and i verified that all the info under DCHP, BOOTP, STATIC were filled in, as they did, then i changed everything to MANUAL, so the information already there does not change after i change the wireless security back to WEP on my router, then i went to my router and set the wireless security as stated before. Then on the iPhone try to connect using the Key #1 as password and BINGO ! I am CONNECTED to my network and using my home internet connection as soon as i walk into my house. Good Luck to all


Thanks so much! A slightly modified version of this was the ONLY thing that solved my problem after many other attempts. Too bad it took so many hours to find it! Sadly, swtiching the wifi settings to manual didn't work for me.

My router was set up with: 128bit WEP-manual encryption, no MAC approval needed. I was never able to get the Hex/ascii security option so couldn't take that route. Resetting the router and the iphone, turning Wifi on and off, switching to airplane mode and back, inputting the DNS from my router settings, on and on... nothing worked.

Here's what did work: chose option to "forget this network" under iPhone's Settings>Wifi>my network; turned off Wifi; put iPhone to sleep; turned off the wireless security on the router and restarted it. Restarted iPhone; turned on Wifi; selected my network. After several seconds, the iPhone's network settings were completely and automatically assigned with correct IP address and correct Subnet Mask (now matching my router settings, unlike before), filled in router setting, and filled in DNS server address!! Next, I reset the security on my router to WPA-PSK and reset the router. When the iPhone asked for the password to connect to my network, I used the WPA-PSK Key I'd set on the router.

And, voila! Stable Wifi connection after HOURS and HOURS of angst and frustration. No defaulting back to Edge. Just stable, FAST Wifi connection to the internet! Now this is the iPhone I paid for!!

[monsoonx]

HEy im having the same issues and the deleting of the network and resetting the router didnt help......HELP!

exactly where do u enter the wep password ?

[Sirmelja]

The problem seems to be the WEP security. Try turning off security then resetting router. Wifi should now work on the iPhone. Then go back into router settings and re-enable security as WPA instead.

Sent from my iPhone on wifi.

[pesky101]

Okay i have a wifi problem too but its a little bit different. When i purchased my iphone i chose not to get the EDGE service. My iphone 3G connects to all networks (friends houses, hotels) except for my home network. I know its not my wireless connection because all of our laptops work fine. Also my sister's iphone works fine, its just mine that doesn't I have tried reseting both, deleting and then re-adding my home network, and deleting cookies and cache but nothing seems to work. Does anyone have any new ideas.Thanks-Pesky101

[tommy123]

where exactly is the wep ascii thing i cant find it

[vick.420]

hi guys
my wifi stoped working randomly and my wifi give me dis msg "unable to join the network" does anyone has any idea wht i should do to make my wifi work.

[Lipsmack]

Check the IP address and make sure it doesn't begin with 169. I hear that is a dummy IP address. I was having this issue and with my at&t uverse router, the System Password and the WEP key are different. I was using the password and was able to temporarily connect to the wifi, but the 3g was overriding it because of the dummy IP address. When I used the WEP key, it put in the correct IP address and now works correctly.

[Shadowravyn]

Hey all, what about this twist! My router is a linksys set MAC addy protocal for security. I added my iphone mac addy to he list and refreshed it. All good there but fone still won't join? Any help would save my sanity, thanks!

[dieburnbot]

I have tried all of the suggestions in this thread and nothing works for me.

My phone has a data ip address of 10.xx.xx.xx and it connects to the WiFi network. I know it is connected to my network because Air Sharing works. However, when I try to browse the internet Safari says it can't find the internet. I also can't check my email or access iTunes/AppStore. I have no idea how to fix it. This all started about 3 days ago when my phone started having intermittent wifi drops and now it is completely messed up.

I've tried 2 different routers and the phone still has a problem. I don't think its the router because I have a wireless computer in the other room and that connects and browses the internet perfectly fine. It's iPhone that has the problem. I don't understand how it can connect to the local network and show that it has an ip address from the DHCP server, but not be able to browse the internet.

I'm so frustrated (been battling this for 2 days now), if someone can please help me out I will be greatful. :)

[eplantz]

My phone has a data ip address of 10.xx.xx.xx and it connects to the WiFi network.

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can you tell me how you see this 10.x.x.x address?? what menu options?

do you see a DNS IP address????

is the WiFi connection using a secured router??? using WEP, WPA or WPA2?

[dieburnbot]

My phone has a data ip address of 10.xx.xx.xx and it connects to the WiFi network.

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can you tell me how you see this 10.x.x.x address?? what menu options?

do you see a DNS IP address????

is the WiFi connection using a secured router??? using WEP, WPA or WPA2?

The router is secured using WEP. I also tried changing it to WPA because I read that sometimes fixes it, but it didn't fix anything. The DNS IP in the Wifi options is the same as my router ip (192.168.2.1). I see the 10.x.x.x address in the SBSettings drop down. I've tried disabling 3G and Edge and just running off of Wifi and it still obtains an IP so I know that the address isn't from 3G and Edge. All of my other wireless PC's (laptop and another desktop) all work fine over wifi using this router so I don't understand what the problem is with the iPhone.

I actually got it to work last night for about 30 minutes and then I let my phone sit for a while and I came back and it stopped working again. The way i got it to work was by deleting the DNS IP and then having it reconnect and it worked, but I tried doing that again and it won't work again.

[EDIT]

I was messing with it. I turned off Wifi, Edge, and 3G and then only enabled Wifi and it got an IP and Safari started working. Then I enabled Edge and Wifi was still working. Its going strong right now. However, I bet when the phone goes to sleep and drops back to Edge and then has to reconnect to Wifi it'll stop working. It's almost like the phone enables Wifi but refuses to update the IP, like its using the Edge/3G ip with Wifi and it isn't working.

[eplantz]

I assume SBSettings has something to do with Summerboard??

if you use iphone settings, Wifi, do you see your network??? Is it connected??? if so, if you press the blue > and go to the network settings, what are the IP and gateway and DNS?

10.x.x.x is usually only used by businesses and AT&T for EDGE/3G connections. Most residential routers would use something like 192.168.x.x (such as 192.168.1.1 common on LINKSYS routers).

WEP is a problem for many iPhone users. WPA/WPA2 is usually a better choice.

Have you tried it with NO security to see if it makes any difference???

[dieburnbot]

I assume SBSettings has something to do with Summerboard??

if you use iphone settings, Wifi, do you see your network??? Is it connected??? if so, if you press the blue > and go to the network settings, what are the IP and gateway and DNS?

10.x.x.x is usually only used by businesses and AT&T for EDGE/3G connections. Most residential routers would use something like 192.168.x.x (such as 192.168.1.1 common on LINKSYS routers).

WEP is a problem for many iPhone users. WPA/WPA2 is usually a better choice.

Have you tried it with NO security to see if it makes any difference???

SBSettings is just a toggle app that lists some other information as well: (http://thebigboss.org/2008/10/19/the-future-of-bossprefs/)

Yep I tried it without security and it did nothing. Same thing. Its connected right now I turned 3G and Edge off and it got an IP from my router and safari started working. When I hit the blue button for Wifi it lists my router information. IP Address: 192.168.2.5 Subnet: 255.255.255.0 router 192.168.2.1 and same for the DNS. Its getting an IP and working right now, but it seems like when the phone goes to sleep it drops the wifi, and then when I unlock and restarts the Wifi it doesn't update with the Wifi IP and keeps trying to use the Edge IP with Wifi which causes the internet to not work.

[EDIT]

I just had the phone go to sleep and then wake up back and reconnect to Wifi and Safari is working! I think the phone just needed all of the radios (3g, wifi, and edge) rebooted so to speak. Who knows how long this will last though. :(

[eplantz]

but it seems like when the phone goes to sleep it drops the wifi, and then when I unlock and restarts the Wifi it doesn't update with the Wifi IP and keeps trying to use the Edge IP with Wifi which causes the internet to not work.

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when the iphone goes to "sleep" (screen off), WiFi is turned off. So, when you turn on the screen, it should go through the same procedure when it detects and uses a Wifi access point. There were issues in previous firmware releases where this did not work right. Are you running the latest firmware (2.2)??

[dieburnbot]

but it seems like when the phone goes to sleep it drops the wifi, and then when I unlock and restarts the Wifi it doesn't update with the Wifi IP and keeps trying to use the Edge IP with Wifi which causes the internet to not work.

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when the iphone goes to "sleep" (screen off), WiFi is turned off. So, when you turn on the screen, it should go through the same procedure when it detects and uses a Wifi access point. There were issues in previous firmware releases where this did not work right. Are you running the latest firmware (2.2)??

Yeah running 2.2. I updated to 2.2 about a week after it came out and Wifi has been working flawlessly for me, something happened about 3 days ago though that caused it to go crazy on me and I'm not sure what.

Its working for me right now. I'm guessing the wireless radios were conflicting with each other or something and they just needed to be shut off and turned back on. Who knows, but its working right now. I had the phone go to sleep and then I woke it up twice and it still works. The Edge icon changed to Wifi and the internet is working.

Hopefully this isn't a temporary thing.

Thanks for your help. :D

[dieburnbot]

Gah stopped working again and now it can't get an IP from the router. I might try doing a restore, but I doubt that is going to do anything. I hate this. >:|

[Shadowravyn]

Well, after extensive work by myself, apple and friends ... Apple decided my iPhone's wifi was bad. I walked into the store to exchange it for a new one and the got it to work on their test wifi so I was told sorry but store policy was it had to fail theirs. I drove an employee thru the parking lot by Starbucks a d McDonalds where it failed to connect ! On returning, they replaced my fone! The first attempt to connect at home succeded and have had 0 issues since!

[dieburnbot]

I got mine working as well. My router configuration is a little complicated and I don't think my router was giving out IP addresses properly. I have Verizon FiOS and they make you use their crappy Actiontec router so in order to bypass it I was bridging the coax and the wan connection on the actiontec and having it not do the DHCP.

So basically, the Actiontec gives my Netgear WGR614L router which is running DD-WRT internet which gives internet to all of my computers, and back to the Actiontec which gives internet to my Verizon FiOS TV boxes (for the tv guide, widgets, on demand etc). It's like a loop of sorts.

I redid the ENTIRE configuration today and now my phone connects to my WiFi quickly and gets an IP. All of my TV boxes (4) and computers (3) work as well. I'm still not sure what I changed or fixed to make this work, but it is working flawlessly right now. Although I feel like if I breathe on it the wrong way it is going to stop working. :D

[nitay]

I had the same exact problem - after waking up from sleep problem connecting to WIFI - and msg's in Safari and Email - cannot connect to 3G data network - cant connect to imap.gmail.com msg in email app.

I tried what someone earlier suggested - seems to work for now.

Go into your wifi setting for the network in question.

After renwing the lease - swtich to static ip and change the DNS IP to the one that connects your network to the interenet (In my case the 3com IP adress 192.168.1.2 - of course varies depending on your configuration).

Delete the other values appearing in that field leaving only the IP of the router/computer that is the actual gateway to the internet.

Hope it helps for you - thanks to the people posting that solution earlier in the thread.

I'm still checking if it does solve the problem (did it myself only 20 mins ago.. :P )

Nitay

[AHarp]

I have a problem that doesn't seem to be covered in this thread anywhere and I was wondering if someone out there might have some insight. I have never had problems getting my iphone to connect to wifi in my home or at hotspots, but now I am trying to get it to connect to a wireless network that is being broadcasted by my laptop that is wired. I don't have a router, and therefore all of the router advice is irrelevent to me. It seems that allowing my vista laptop to be used as a wireless router is a fairly unknown and underutilized feature of vista, and there is not a whole lot of good info on the web about it. I set up my network using instructions from this site.
http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/1685.aspx

I know the network is working because I had my friend log onto it with his laptop and everything worked fine. My iphone discovers the wireless network, and it says it connects with full strength, but the icon never changes from 3g to wifi.

Any help I could get on this issue would be fantastic.

[Hawk]

AHarp, sounds like you might have a defective WiFi card. You need to test it at someone elses home network or a free hotspot and see if the problem still happens. If it does, make that appointment with Apple.
IF it doesn't, then you are either not getting a valid IP address from your PC or something else is interfering.
go into settings, wifi, and click the blue arrow to the far right of the connection. Look at your IP address. If it starts with something like 169....then you are not getting an IP address.

[AHarp]

Hawk,

When I open up the information about the wifi network on my iphone by touching the blue arrow, the page does not have any information. All the fields are blank, including the one for the IP adress. I have no idea what this means.

I also seriously doubt that there is anything wrong with my iPhone's wifi card as I never had trouble connecting to any other wifi network. Also, my friend tested to see if he could use the wifi being broadcasted from my laptop and he had the same problem. The ipod said he was connected to wifi, but then the internet did not work.

[Hawk]

Hawk,

When I open up the information about the wifi network on my iphone by touching the blue arrow, the page does not have any information. All the fields are blank, including the one for the IP adress. I have no idea what this means.

I also seriously doubt that there is anything wrong with my iPhone's wifi card as I never had trouble connecting to any other wifi network. Also, my friend tested to see if he could use the wifi being broadcasted from my laptop and he had the same problem. The ipod said he was connected to wifi, but then the internet did not work.
Well, then that obviously points directly at your laptop setup. The fact that your iPhone connects just means it has established a radio communication link with the laptop, which is great, but unless the laptop is issuing IP addresses, nothing more than the connection is ever going to take place.
I think you need to clear out the settings that you made on the laptop for an ad-hoc network, and start over. Maybe try someone elses instructions other than the ones you posted the link for.
I unforunately cannot help you further as I have avoided Vista like the plague since it first came out. I'm still not even sure about Windows 7.

[angusangus]

After 5 months without wifi on my iphone ever since I used ziphone to unlock my iphone, I finally figuered it out and fix it, here is what I did in summary after many different attempts(tried every solution from online post), here is my 2009 stimulus package for my iphone:
1. I restored to 2.2.1(5H11) firmware and use Quickpwn to unlock it.
2. wifi still not connecting correctly? I reset the "network settings" on iphone, if not work, I set my wireless router to no encryption, then reset iphone "network seetings" again and again until it sticks to wifi connection. First it didn't stick 100%, it was like on and off periodically.
3. Goto "Cydia" downloaded tool call "BossPrefs"
4. Goto app "BossPrefs" turn off the "edge" and keep the wifi. At current stage the wifi still drop connection periodically.
5. Restart wireless router(no encryption still) and reset my iphone "network settings". Go to "BossPrefs" to turn off edge again and keep the wifi because "BossPrefs" reset itself. Now I saw the connection persists.
6. Restart my wifi wireless router and set it to wpa or wpa2 encryption.
7. Reset my iphone "network settings" again(it's a pain but it helps) and type in the password for wifi and a miracle happened, wifi sticks, no more dropped connections, I can even use youtube on my iphone again and leave my itouch collecting dust.
8. I then go to iphone "Cydia" and downloaded half of the ring tone on my iphone and tried it out...awesome!

[bulls6pack]

Well, after extensive work by myself, apple and friends ... Apple decided my iPhone's wifi was bad. I walked into the store to exchange it for a new one and the got it to work on their test wifi so I was told sorry but store policy was it had to fail theirs. I drove an employee thru the parking lot by Starbucks a d McDonalds where it failed to connect ! On returning, they replaced my fone! The first attempt to connect at home succeded and have had 0 issues since!

Im having similar problems. Ive tried my wifi on about 3 different networks, with all the same result. It says its connected to that network, with even the wifi logo for a few seconds, then it automatically goes to Edge. Now my question is this....at this point, if I had to guess I would say its the wifi card in the phone. If this is the case, does anyone have any idea what it might run me to take it to an Apple Store and have them replace it? The bad news is I think my warranty is up. Another bad thing is the closest Apple Store is about 3 hours away! Any thoughts?

[thevalar]

Yep worked for me too

Told the iPhone to Forget The Network, then reconnected and specified "WEP ascii or hex" instead of "WEP password" for the password.

Now, everything seems to be fine.

HELP!!! Please! I believe this solution will solve my problem too, but I can't find the option to switch from WEP to WEP ACII! When it asks me for my password, there's no menu to select any WEP ACII at al. Im check under settings, then wi-fi, but there is no option for me to switch, I must be doing something wrong. Please help, I have not been able to use Safari or Mail for months and I'm fed up of it. If I can't fix this prob by tmrw, then i'm selling my iphone, b/c the wi-fi was like the main reason I got this phone, and I really don't want to sell it b/c of this stupid reason. Please help!

[thevalar]

I must be an idiot or using different iphone software, but i have been looking for that Ascii setting for like 2 hours and i dont see that anywhere on the iphone settings. PLEASE HELP!!!

[ROYGES]

Hawk,

When I open up the information about the wifi network on my iphone by touching the blue arrow, the page does not have any information. All the fields are blank, including the one for the IP adress. I have no idea what this means.


I had the same problem, and i upgraded my router's firmware, and all problems are gone, try that and see if it solves your problem.

thevalar, you should try too