Got a new phone today - help!

[TrentNz]

I don't know their password

Try your city name
worked for me lol
probably racked up a couple of hundy bill on my neighbors Net before they found out
two people playing ps3 most of the day for a month or two, gotta add up.

[Gremlin]

Huh? Haven't seen any..... Not sure where to look.

Will be in the wireless access point/modem, however you have everything set up.

Now you're talking a foreign language Grem.

When devices connect to the wireless, they get an address - DHCP (like a phone number, it's unique and identifies each device, to give and get info from). Let's say it has no more addresses to give out?

Tbh tho, I'm guessing. I haven't come across something like yours before, and I've dealt with enough networks and devices. Perhaps restart the wireless access point/modem? Possible there's an incompatibility between devices... WEP had key indexes, but not usually WPA... Still, check your wireless key is key index 1, if it does give you the option.

[Taz]

Problem solved. Went into router settings and changed channel setting from 13 to 11 and all is good. (for now)

Thanks all for you help tonight.

Andy.

[Gremlin]

Check the other devices can still connect fine.

Also, if you have the ability on a computer to view the available wireless networks and their channels, pick a channel not in use already.

[pzkpfw]

I presume you don't have any controls like MAC addressing etc?

Huh? Haven't seen any..... Not sure where to look.

Network devices have a kind of ID number (MAC address), and WiFI routers can have an access list that allows only known approved MAC addresses to connect.

On my Sony phone, MAC address is found here:
1. Settings
2. Wireless & Networks
3. WiFI Settings
4. menu button
5. Advanced

It's not perfect (can be faked), but having an access list adds another small layer of security, to stop people getting in.

It's also a good way to disable your Daughters Laptop or iPod when you want her to tidy her room, without turning off everybodys WiFi.


If you'd already had such filtering active, it would have been a possible explanation for you not connecting.


(It really bugs me that people think it's OK to use unsecured WiFI, just because it's unsecured. It's like shoplifting being OK just because the shopkeeper wasn't looking. Opportunity shouldn't result in action.)

[steve_t]

Router is set to 13. What now?

Problem solved. Went into router settings and changed channel setting from 13 to 11 and all is good. (for now)

Thanks all for you help tonight.

Andy.

Sweet. SE phones only use channels 1-11. Glad that got sorted relatively quickly.
My broadband seems to be down to 0.04 Mbps today both at home and at work with different ISPs. There must be some hardware issues somewhere

[Bikemad]

go find a kid to set it up for ya.............