my tx and wireless... some issues

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depromaniac

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so, after getting very, very annoyed with palm, i'm turning to this forum... please help me...

So, i bought my new palm TX, i've had palms before, but this is my first TX

the wifi initinally didn't work in my home, so i took it to circuit city to see what they said, and it worked great in their store with their WiFi, so I kept it, and it also worked at the hotel i stayed at when I was on vacation, but i want it to work at home, so, please help.

Last time i posted in the palm forum, and I just got a bunch of jibberish, so, i'll give you this...

my router

that's my router... it has a MAC printed on the back of it, and a sereal, too...

i think my issue is that it says i need security settings, but i have no security on the network, so i don't know what to enter, but it can't connect. if i says it's a peer to peer, or ad-hoc, it can connect, but gets stuck trying to get the IP address


please send me in teh right direction, and hopefully this post wasn't too confusing :rolleyes:
 
You need to be more specific about what happens when you try to connect to your router. When you scan for routers, what does it show? When you try to connect, what does it say? If it connects but doesn't get an IP address, it sounds like you may have to enable DHCP on your router.
 
it picks up on it, and it shows it as green bars and a lock. If i select it, it just sits on "connecting" for ever.

if i change it to ad-hoc, it will connect, but then gets stuck on the ip address... how do i know which one to use, and what channel?

and how do I change any setting on my router, be it DHCP, or anything?
 
I don't have that router. Get out the manual or download it o the net and find out what your routers IP is. In Internet Explorer (or other browser) enter your router ip. Make sure 802.11b is enabled. Assign your TX a static IP. That way it will always connect without a glitch.
 
I have an older Netgear router and have no problem. I also have connected to many other routers including newer netgear routers with no problem. So lets look at possible issues. You said you have security turned off on the router, is ALL security disables-WEP, WAP and MAC filtering? Is the router set to allow all speed connections, not just super G? Do you have any other devices connecting wiorelessly to the router? Can the router see the palm?

If you check all of these items you may find the answer as something you missed. If not let me know the answers and, although I may think of other questions, I or someone may figure the answer.
 
I'd like to re-awaken this thread as i recently bought the Belkin Pre-N router.

It would seem you have the same problem i had (although i switched something without knowing :p).

I would agree with an earlier message that DHCP needs to be turned on.

To do this you'll need to type in 192.168.0.1 (i think this is the one for netgear) and access your settings [Type this into Internet Explorer/Firefox or something similar]. I'm not sure where to go from there but it's safe to browse around all the menus provided you dont change anything. If that doesnt work try 192.168.2.1
 
Actually, it WON'T interfere with connections to other routers. Each router it "finds" and you connect to can have a totally different IP address and can be either manual or automatic. I have my TX set up with a static IP at home in Peru, another static IP in the apartment I use in Florida, and still am able to connect to various free and pay sites in both Latin America and the US.

fnagle
 
But many routers are set up (by default) to accept only a specific range of static IP addresses. The range varies by manufacturer or by the administrator that sets up the router. You also run the risk of colliding with another assigned IP address.

The best way to remain compatible with most routers is to use DHCP.
 
The fact is, you can set a MANUAL IP on the TX for a router. If you scan to find another router, the default is AUTOMATIC and it will search for an address on the NEWLY found router.

So, as I stated before, setting a manual IP on one router HAS NO EFFECT on any new routers found.

I have at least 10 routers I connect to. The one at home in PERU has a manual address, the one in my apartment in the US has a DIFFERENT MANUAL address, and all the rest are DHCP.


fnagle
 
If my memory serves me right, if you router internal IP address is 192.168.0.1 you may not connect because it is also the default IP assigned to Bluetooth... I would recommend you go ahead and get your router's manual out and change the internal IP of your router (you cannot change bluetooth addressing) to something like 192.168.2.1. Hopefully that will solve your problem.

Enjoy!
 
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