Looks like this problem remains unfixed. My issues started when I removed WPA from my Netgear WPN824v3 and made it open. As suugested by some, if you specify IP, Subnet, Gateway and DNS manually, you are able to connect .. but what if you don't have that data? Interestingly enough, I can connect to an open network that uses a Linksys router so maybe this is more of a problem with Netgear equipment. Very frustrating.

@ home i use linksys wrt54g router with wpa2 enabled- i have no issue on my n810 but on an older winxp laptop i cannot connect- go figure

Sorry to revive an old thread but has anyone figured out a solution to this problem?

I'm running the latest version of Diablo on my Nokia n810 and right from the first time i unboxed it I get the "cannot retrieve ip address" error when trying to connect to my Linksys WRT54GS v6 router using dhcp. The only way I can get it to connect is through assigning a manual ip which I wouldn't mind so much if the problem was isolated to just this router but often when i try to connect to free open hotspots I get this error and it is difficult to use a manual ip workaround when you don't know any information about these networks.

Thanks guys

I'ved lived with this phenomenon for a year and a half now. It comes up often while trying to connect to random routers, and occasionally in hotels. I see it more with a weak signal.

Twice earlier this year I had the problem with a strong signal in a hotel. In the first case they were able to give me a static IP address which worked.

The second place was more interesting. It was a small hotel in Venice. Even sitting next to the router I got this message. The hotel reported that some guests were unable to connect to their router, while others did fine. Their public computer is a laptop, and it was not connecting either. Finally I reset the router. After that my N810 and their laptop both worked fine.

This bug has been marked closed, by the way.

I've tried restoring factory defaults on both my router an my n810 multiple times but I've never got it to work with my router using DHCP. So either my router or the n810 is not following dhcp standards.

I have n800 + DIABLO_5.2008.43-7. Same problem has been observed with Asus wl500g router. This is neither router problem, nor dhcp-related (with static ip no ping request successed).

I've tried most of available WiFi configurations. Results:

• It looks like we have issues with AES: $subj problem occurs when I trying to associate with WPA-PSK+AES or WPA2-PSK/AES wireless protections. dmesg in n800 says that all associated OK with my AP, but all IP-packets, including ICMP ECHO and DHCP, broadcast gone lost.
  
• All working ok on network with...:
  • Open System (no protection)
  • WEP Encryption with shared key (insecure for ages)
  • WPA-PSK + TKIP (Insecure)
  • WPA2-PSK + TKIP
• I've not tested any "enterprise" protections like WPA2-Enterprise with certificates, RADIUS and etc.

I think, that bug located in AES encryptor on n800 side. Thanks.

I have an N800 and an N810, both running that same firmware. I also have a Asus WL-520gU and a Buffalo WHR-HP-G54, both running DD-WRT and distributing IP addresses via DHCP.

My wireless network uses WPA2-PSK/AES, and my tablets connect without any problems.

After 2 years of successfully connecting to wifi hotspots and via bluetooth to 3G phone to internet, I now have this problem. Is anyone at Nokia working on this problem?