NEWBIE: WLAN Flakey

[aadamian]

Hi,
I am running a home Wifi network off Cisco Aironet AP.
I connect multiple wireless clients with WEP, and DHCP server provisioned on the router. DHCP also supplies default gateway address and DNS servers to all the clients on the network.

To get 770 going, I turned off authentication on the access point and configured 770 for DHCP.

770 locks, asscociates with the AP, gets the IP address ... but default router field is still 0.0.0.0 !

This causes a problem with no connectivity whatsover, clearly.

OK. I decided to configure static IP and try it that way.

So, the browsing behaviour is frustrating:

- it connects to one web site, then it doesnt to another.
- it sits and waits.
- sometimes it connects sometimes it doesn't !
- i can conenct to lonely planet but not bbc. google but not nytimes.

i look at the connectivity icon for indication for flapping connection, but it shows it connected all the time.

also the signal strength is at MAX.

i am ready to return it to COMP USA ! NEED ADVICE !

TIA

andrew

[Reggie]

Well, first thing to check is what Software version you are using. Then, try taking out WEP and see if it works.

[Samuel]

Hi,
770 locks, asscociates with the AP, gets the IP address ... but default router field is still 0.0.0.0 !


Which IP are you getting ?

[aadamian]

ALL THIS WITH STATIC IP ADDRESSES (DHCP doesnt work !)

I am running version 2.2005.45-7

I have noticed that the 770 browser cannot open certain websites:

bbc news, accuweather, nytimes, la times, wash post.

IT CAN OPEN however:

Nokia, Google.

Very perculiar behaviour !

Also, the radio station works no problem.

thnx andrew

[Samuel]

ALL THIS WITH STATIC IP ADDRESSES (DHCP doesnt work !)

I know. But which IP address do you get when 770 gets it through DHCP ?


Very perculiar behaviour !

Also, the radio station works no problem.

Which gateway do you use ? Also, if you have xterm installed, what does the "route" command say ?

[aadamian]

I upgraded FW to 5.45-8

ok,
i get the
192.168.2.103 from dhcp server (from the pool)
192.168.2.1 as the GW
255.255.255.0 as mask.

i can now access internet: radio works BUT STILL SOME ON SOME WEB SITES the browser gets stuck:

out of default bookmarks: nokia, lonely planet work no problem.

however, BBC and accuweather do not: browser says: 'connecting' in status line ... and it gets stuck.

WLAN stays up cause if i cancel the request and to say L-P it accesses it no problem !

TIA /A

[Samuel]

i get the
192.168.2.103 from dhcp server (from the pool)
192.168.2.1 as the GW
255.255.255.0 as mask.

So with this firmware update you got DHCP working ?


WLAN stays up cause if i cancel the request and to say L-P it accesses it no problem !

Can you try to open this address: http://207.242.93.24 with your 770 ?

[aadamian]

Samuel,

I cannot open http://207.242.93.24 from 770 ! (I CAN open from the laptop over the same router's wireless connection)

I can open www.google.com , www.nokia.com, www.lonelyplanet.com

I CANNOT open www.yahoo.com, www.washingtonpost.com,

This is mind BOGGLING !

THnx for your quick response !

/A

[Jerome]

Maybe your ROUTER is acting up, not the 770. Maybe your laptop is using a proxy, and not the 770. Maybe the router has access control switched on for the 770. Maybe the laptop and the 770 don't use the same DNS...

[Samuel]

I CANNOT open www.yahoo.com, www.washingtonpost.com,

Could you please install xterm: http://770.fs-security.com/xterm/ on your 770, and after the connection to yahoo.com fails, run the following commands: "dmesg" and "route" (you need to call "sudo /usr/sbin/gainroot" first). Then copy paste those commands outputs.

Cheers,
Samuel.

[aadamian]

Samuel, pardon a stupid question ... how do you install apps on the device ? (the manuals and faqs are rather vague ...)

/A

[Hedgecore]

I had a similar issue with my P.O.S. (yes, it stands for what you think it does) laptop running Win98. The issue lay in the MTU (maximum transmission unit(?)) size, because of some stupid WiFi issue, the packetsize was over what my lappy would understand. Knocking it down to 1298 bytes/packet or so would work. I don't have a 770, so this may be entirely useless. Otherwise if you're road tripping to toronto, I'll buy 'er off you ;)

[mk500]

Samuel, pardon a stupid question ... how do you install apps on the device ? (the manuals and faqs are rather vague ...)

/A

Steps to install xterm on your Nokia 770:

1) go to this web site on your Nokia 770 browser:
http://770.fs-security.com/xterm/
2) click the link called "osso-xterm 0.11 for the 770" and save the file anyplace you wish
3) close your Nokia 770 browser app
4) click the third icon down on the left (under mail) and select "control panel"
5) click "Application Installer" icon to launch it
6) click "Install new" button
7) navigate to the file you just saved, and click it, then click the "open" button
8) click "ok" to install, click "ok" again when done, then click "close"

You should now have the application installed. To launch it, go to that third icon on left again, and go to "Extras". You should see xterm there.

[aadamian]

I can open http://770.fs-security.com/xterm/ page ... however when I try to download osso-xterm_0.11_arm.deb file ... 770 hangs !

Total Mystery !

/A

[aadamian]

thank you all for advise ! i have changed access points/routers and 770 works now ! swapped out cisco aironet with linksys wrt54g !
I think it must be some router set up issue ... i will keep digging.
thank's for help, again !
/andrew