TP Unable to See Wifi networks for more than a few seconds
I've read a bunch of wifi related posts on these forums but none seem to be the same problem as mine.
My touchpad rarely, if at all, sees any networks. If it sees my network it usually loses it before I have a chance to finish typing in the password. I can wait, sometimes up to 20 minutes for it to finally see any networks again and try to login again only to have it lose it and start searching for networks. Manually typing in the network tells me no network with that name can be found. I managed to set my android phone up as a hotspot (without any security) and connected to it long enough to get through the setup and reboot, then it was back to not seeing any networks, not even my phone.
Things I've tried:
- Sitting 2-3 feet from the router
- New router (bought it the same day I got my TP)
- Disabled all security
- Tried setting router to 802.11b only, g only, mixed, different channels, rebooting router
- MAC filtering is not enabled
- Resetting the TP (power + home) sometimes gets me a connection for a few seconds.
- I have 2 android phones, 2 laptops, a home theatre, and a wireless printer that can see my network and my neighbors networks all the time and have no problems getting and staying connected.
- Did the 3.02 upgrade by usb to my computer
- Toggled wifi, toggled airplane mode
I called support and had my TP sent in for warranty. I received a new one (serial number and MAC addresses are different so it is a different device), but it's doing the same thing.
I called support again and did all the usual troubleshooting and the guy felt like I do, very confused how it's losing ALL networks so often. I'm taking it to work where there's an open wifi network I can test it with and do the 3.02 upgrade (new TP came with 3.0 installed).
Has anyone else run into this? Is there a bad batch of TPs with faulty wifi chips or antennas? Is the TP just not compatible with my Cisco E1200 router (and causes it to stop seeing all networks?)? Does anyone else have any ideas? I'm at a loss and find it hard to believe having this one exchanged as well will be any different.
Thanks,
Brad
Post relates to: HP TouchPad (WiFi)
Are you broadcasting your SSID? Sometimes this can cause a problem connecting. Is this Cisco router running any turbo modes or special preparatory protocols.
There are no know issues with Wi-Fi connectivity except on first connection; and the chance of 2 devices having the exact same issue is very unlikely. This sounds like something to do with your wireless router.
Have you tried to connect to another Wi-Fi hotspot elsewhere?
Do you have any 2.4 GHz wireless phones or security system that could interfere with connection?
Similar Messages
-
HP 3050 will not stay on the wireless network for more than a few minutes at a time.
My HP DeskJet 3050 J610 is constantly dropping the wireless connection. It won't stay on for more than a few minutes. If I power cycle, it comes right back on, but drops again after a few minutes. It will print fine from a USB. When it drops off, pings time out even though the device shows "ready" in Windows 7, Windows XP and OSX. I've done everything HP suggests - static IP, upgraded firmware, diagnostic tools, etc. I am out of options.
I can hit print right now, printer shows as ready, then I will get a print error. If I go over and power cycle the printer, my document will print - most of the time. It will remain on the network for a few minutes, then stop working. As soon as I power cycle it, I get a few more minutes before it drops. It has always done this from day one.I don't have another wireless network close by that I could test it on. I'm a little isolated. i might be able to work out a time when I could take it by a friend's house, but he's over an hour away.
I have a Win 7 laptop, a Win XP desktop and an old Mac Powerbook as well as an iPod Touch and iPad 3 that use my wireless network without any problems - besides the fact that hardly any of my devices will talk to the other... But that's an OS issue. They all see the network, and the printer after I cycle the power on it.
My wireless router is a Netgear WNR2000. I remember monkeying with the channels when I frist got this printer a few months ago, but I don't remember what all I did. Since I did a firmware update on the router, the channel is now set to Auto. If there's a channel you think I should try, let me know what it is. The printer shows up on the list of devices in the router, but that may be because I have its address reserved for the static IP. Interestingly, the router sees the printer, even though my devices cannot. I did a ping just now while checking that, and got this - which is unusual. Normally they all time out.
Pinging 192.168.1.150 with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Reply from 192.168.1.150: bytes=32 time=3223ms TTL=255
Request timed out.
Ping statistics for 192.168.1.150:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 1, Lost = 3 (75% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 3223ms, Maximum = 3223ms, Average = 3223ms
Played around a bit more pinging between devices and got this oddity - without a power cycle just a couple minutes later.
ping 192.168.1.150 -n 50 -l 500
Pinging 192.168.1.150 with 500 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.1.150: bytes=500 time=527ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.150: bytes=500 time=10ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.150: bytes=500 time=12ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.150: bytes=500 time=20ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.150: bytes=500 time=18ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.150: bytes=500 time=13ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.150: bytes=500 time=11ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.150: bytes=500 time=19ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.150: bytes=500 time=17ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.150: bytes=500 time=15ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.150: bytes=500 time=10ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.150: bytes=500 time=20ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.150: bytes=500 time=19ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.150: bytes=500 time=17ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.150: bytes=500 time=15ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.150: bytes=500 time=11ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.150: bytes=500 time=21ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.150: bytes=500 time=19ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.150: bytes=500 time=17ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.150: bytes=500 time=13ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.150: bytes=500 time=14ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.150: bytes=500 time=20ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.150: bytes=500 time=18ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.150: bytes=500 time=16ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.150: bytes=500 time=14ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.150: bytes=500 time=13ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.150: bytes=500 time=21ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.150: bytes=500 time=18ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.150: bytes=500 time=15ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.150: bytes=500 time=15ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.150: bytes=500 time=11ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.150: bytes=500 time=18ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.150: bytes=500 time=16ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.150: bytes=500 time=14ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.150: bytes=500 time=10ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.150: bytes=500 time=18ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.150: bytes=500 time=16ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.150: bytes=500 time=14ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.150: bytes=500 time=22ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.150: bytes=500 time=19ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.150: bytes=500 time=18ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.150: bytes=500 time=16ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.150: bytes=500 time=14ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.150: bytes=500 time=22ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.150: bytes=500 time=20ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.150: bytes=500 time=18ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.150: bytes=500 time=16ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.150: bytes=500 time=14ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.150: bytes=500 time=9ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.150: bytes=500 time=20ms TTL=255
Ping statistics for 192.168.1.150:
Packets: Sent = 50, Received = 50, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 9ms, Maximum = 527ms, Average = 26ms
Is there a possibility that the printer is going into a standby state and having trouble waking when traffic hits? I don't know if that's possible, just seems like it looking at this. -
Macbook Pro Airport won't connect for more than a few seconds on battery
My Macbook Pro will not stay connected to my work Wifi lan running on cisco AP1213G. It connects for a few seconds then drops the connecion whenever it's on battery power. On mains power it connects after saying there was an error but will occasionally not pass any trafic
SSID is hidden, network uses WPA.
AirPort Card Information:
Wireless Card Type: AirPort Extreme (0x168C, 0x86)
Wireless Card Locale: Worldwide
Wireless Card Firmware Version: 0.1.24
Current Wireless Network: lonschap01-lan
Wireless Channel: 5
Any ideas?
Rob
Macbook Pro Mac OS X (10.4.7) 2Gb Ram, 100Mb HD 2Gz Core Duo.Certain settings, e.g. printer sharing, can prevent sleep. There are other possibilities as well. See this kbase article:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1776 -
Macbook won't charge or run off mains for more than a few seconds
Last week my Macbook power adapter seemed to fail - the light had disappeared and my battery slowly ran out of power. I tried using a different power cable into the adapter to see if the fuse had gone, but this made no difference. After trying several plugs and trying to use it with the battery removed, I decided to purchase a new adapter.
This worked instantly - the light came on and my Macbook was no longer dead. However, this only lasted for a few seconds or minutes, when the light on the Magsafe plug went out and the Macbook powered off again.
After trying several things I realised that the problem wasn't really with the adapter - it seems to be with the Macbook itself. If I disconnect the power cable from the adapter and reconnect, the light comes on and it charges again. This happens when the battery is in the Macbook, but also when there is no battery and I run just from the adapter. I can run the laptop pretty much indefinitely as long as I'm happy with 0-10% power in the battery and continually disconnecting and reconnecting the adapter, literally every 30 seconds or so!
Any ideas whether this is likely to be the logic board or just the power connector inside the laptop? I've tried resetting the SMC already (by disconnecting battery and adapter then holding down the power button for 5 seconds) but that has zero effect..I too have problems charging. The macbook and macbook pro adapters seem flawed; if one looks into the problem on any of the many forums, you can see that this problem is widespread. The dang adapter works intermittently. There seems to be no rhyme or reason behind when it 'decides to work or not,' I think it is somewhere in the vicinity of 65% off and approximately, 35% on; in other words, it works properly only about one out of three times. When I first got the macbook it might have been a bit better but this problem of intermittent charging might be getting worse. All I know is several times lately, I have had to wait until randomly retrying it got it to function and by then my battery will have exhausted down to below 10%. Has anyone discovered any tricks which help kick this adapter in? I have heard rumors of a recall but that is all it is, I believe . . .
-
MacBook Pro won't sleep for more than a few seconds
For a few months now my late '08 MBP has been intermittently refusing to sleep. When I close the lid, the system will power down to sleep mode, the Apple on the top goes out and the power light will fade off and on as expected. But after a few seconds, the cd drive whirrs and the system powers up again and I have to choose Apple Menu > Sleep, because closing the lid doesn't work.
It's an intermittent issue: sometimes it'll sleep first time, other times it needs to be told to sleep from the Apple menu three or four times to persuade it to get some rest.
I've tried the usual suspects: Turning off Bluetooth, PRAM, SMC...anyone else have this problem?Certain settings, e.g. printer sharing, can prevent sleep. There are other possibilities as well. See this kbase article:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1776 -
MSI GX630 - My turbo will not stay on for more than a few seconds
I have the laptop plugged in to AC and when I enable the turbo , it says turbo on then almost immediatly it says turbo off and turns back off. Some times it will stay on for up to about a min, but it never will just stay on. Do I have a bum cpu that can't handle the over clocking, overheats, and then it automatically reverts back to normal cpu speed or what? Anyone else have this problem? It is not that big of a deal, but if they are going to sell a laptop with a turbo option, I think they should test it to make sure that it works with something that taxes the cpu and can handle it.
See here about EC Reset ==> https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=112416.0
-
Why won't my iPod let me listen to music and videos for more than a few seconds?
When I press the music icon, my iPod goes to my playlists for about 2 seconds, appears to flash, and then returns to the home screen. What should I do??
Try the basics from the manual:
Restart.
Reset.
Restore. -
I rented a movie but it only played for a couple of seconds and then it stopped and kicked me back to the iTunes rental page again. This is after I rented the movie earlier in the day on my iPad and discovered I could not play it back through my Apple TV. What do I do now? Do I keep trying to rent it again and again, each time incurring a new rental fee?
Use the 'report a problem' page to contact iTunes Support : http://reportaproblem.apple.com
If the 'report a problem' link doesn't work then you can try contacting iTunes support via this page : http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/contact/- click on Contact iTunes Store Support on the right-hand side of the page, then Purchases, Billing & Redemption -
j
Has the iPad beed dropped?
Home button not working or unresponsive, fix
http://appletoolbox.com/2013/04/home-button-not-working-or-unresponsive-fix/
Fixing an iPad Home Button
http://tinyurl.com/om6rd6u
iPad: Basic troubleshooting
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3274
Cheers, Tom -
IPod not turning on for more than a few seconds or recognized by computer.
Hey, if anyone could help that would be great. I have an IPod 2G with 3.0 software. The problem started that when I plugged my IPod into the computer it would charge, but ITunes would detect it and Itunes would lock up. As soon as I unplugged the Touch Itunes started working again.
So, I went into the Touch settings and hit reset. The thing got about 75% done erasing files and the battery died. Now when I turn it on it shuts down after a few seconds and Itunes still doesn't recognize it.
Any ideas?you're welcome
i tried -
i was mid facetime call and my phone turned off and wouldnt turn on until i plugged it in. then the date was wrong,it said no service, and wont let me turn wifi on. also it wont stay on for more than a few minutes at a time. Help?
Sounds like a hardware failure.
Make an appointment at the genius bar and take it in for them to look at. It will probably need to be replaced. -
Using Yosemite, I an't seem to work for more than a few minutes without being asked for my login password. Keychain wants it, Safari wants it, iCloud wants it..the list goes on. Then in 10 minutes or so, they all want it again. Passwords are being stored by Safari as usual, but new tabs or pages bring up the request. How can I turn this off and still have protection?
Tutorial: Resolving Keychain Issues
If you can't access your keychain, or forget your password If you can't get into your keychain file because you've forgotten your password or the keychain file appears to be corrupt, there are a couple of options.
First, if you've forgotten your password, you can use the "Keychain First Aid" utility to make the keychain password the same as the login password. This can be accomplished via the following process:
1. Open Keychain Access (located in Applications/Utilities)
2. Go to the "Keychain Access" menu and select "Preferences"
3. Click the "First Aid" tab
4. Make sure the "Synchronize login keychain password" box is checked
5. Close the Preferences window
6. Go to the "Keychain Access" menu and select "Keychain First Aid"
7. Enter your username and password
8. Click the "Repair" button
The second option is to completely delete your keychain then recreate it. This routine is useful if your keychain appears to be corrupt or otherwise inaccessible. This can be accomplished as follows:
1. Launch Keychain Access (located in Applications/Utilities)
2. Click "Show Keychains" in the lower-left corner of the window.
3. Select the problematic keychain from the left-hand pane.
4. Navigate to the "File" menu and select "Delete Keychain '(name of keychain)'"
5. Check all options for deletion and press "OK"
6. Create a new keychain by going to the "File" menu, then "New" and selecting
"New Keychain"
7. You can now make this keychain your default if you desire by selecting it, then
going to the "File" menu and selecting "Make '(name of keychain)' Default"
Login as root and perform repair In some cases, problems with keychains can only be resolved when logged in as the root user.
First, you want to enable the root user:
1. OS X Mountain Lion: Enable and disable the root user
2. OS X Lion: Enable and disable the root user
3. Mac OS X 10.6: Enabling the root user
4. Enabling and using the "root" user in Mac OS X
After enabling the root user, and logging in under this account, again open Keychain Access. First attempt repairs using Keychain First Aid, and failing that, delete then recreate the keychain as described above while logged in as root.
Persistently asked for stored passwords If you are persistently asked for passwords in various applications that you have specified should be remembered in a keychain, your "login" keychain may not be active for one reason or another.
Navigate to ~/Library/Keychains/ (this is the Library folder inside your user's home folder). Find the file named "login.keychain" and double-click it.
Failing that, select the "login" keychain within the Keychain Access application and make sure it is the default keychain by going to the "File" menu and selecting "Make 'Login' Default"
Turn off Keychain synchronization in applications having problems If specific applications are experiencing issues when accessing password-protected material, the Keychain may be to blame.
The above comes from an article published on MacFixit.com. -
Having trouble with Nano shuffle while traveling. It's connected to my vehicle stereo and set to shuffle. When I stop the vehicle for more than a few minutes, the music resumes with the same song it always starts with. How can I get it to keep shuffling after restarting the vehicle?
Is the iPod actually doing the music playing? If the iPod is connected using a USB port (on the car audio system) and docking cable, the car audio system is doing music playing. The iPod is just acting as a storage device (like a USB flash drive) with song files. So, in that setup, it does not matter whether the iPod is set to shuffle or not, because the car audio system is playing the songs. Any change to how it plays songs would have to be a setting on the car audio system.
-
Ipod will not stay connected for more then a few seconds
I was going to update my nano this morning after downloading the newest version of software, and first off it said the firmware was corrupt. so then I restored it, and it would not restore to the new version so i used the older version. the ipod seems to work in my hand but when i connect it to my computer it will not stay connected for more then a few seconds, then it ejects its self, but itunes still shows it as being there even though the rest of the computer does not
I have not had any issues with it since i bought it which was last june.
any ideas?
JohnHi John,
I would suggest, with your iPod disconnected, that you force your iPod into disk mode (following the instructions in this article)
Connect your iPod to your computer.
Then, try restoring it in iTunes while it is connected in disk mode.
Can you successfully restore your iPod?
If so, when the restoring and resyncing process is all complete, now update your iPod to the latest firmware.
Any success with trying that?
-Kylene -
Internet sharing is turned "on" and appears to be working, but really isn't. Locking the screen, restarting, or a hard reboot helps, but it is extremely aggravating not to be able to maintain a connection for more than a few hours at a time!
Thank you so much for the info! I apologize for having asked for your device model as that is the forum you posted to. Also, I know that we've set the expectation that the device will remain connected as long as a demand for signal flows through it, but that may not be entirely the case. After a period of constant use, any device (including the Lumia 822) may require or force itself to stop.
You've mentioned that the device will freeze after a few hours usage. Is the device also connected to the charger while being used as a hotspot? If so, do you notice the device getting warmer than it normally would be?
DionM_VZW
Follow us on Twitter www.twitter.com/vzwsupport
Maybe you are looking for
-
IPhoto 08 is gone...can see the icon but doesn't open. Any suggestions?
I was working on getting my Time Capsule to backup my MacBook and erased everything on there. When I restarted and got the time capsule to work i couldn't open my Iphoto anymore and cannot open any new photos that I download.. If I click on the icon
-
How do I get rid of a deleted iCloud account? It keeps popping up on my iPad
I deleted an email address for iCloud but I still get a pop up to sign into the Apple account with the deleted email address. how do I stop the Apple sign in pop up. I established a New email and password for my apple account but need to get rid of
-
When updating my IOS 5.1.1 to IOS 6 and after the download completed the updating of the iphone couldn't be completed for unknown error and the device froze and all i have now is a black screen with an apple and a meter that shows no progress I can't
-
Mail 5.1 Missing View as Icon for attachments
I don't seem to have the option to have attachments as icons - when I right click the option is no longer there. When I open an email with an attachment (say a pdf) it is an attached file for a short time and then the attachemnt automatically is visi
-
I understand that Solaris on SPARC does not have virtual terminals on the console like Interactive UNIX had. We need that basic functionality - we have multiple screen based utilities that need to be accessed from the console and that are running all