Droid 2 WiFi problems

Hello,

I just got a wireless router for my high-speed Internet connection at home through Comcast. I know it works because both my laptop and my friend's laptop connect to it just fine. I can get my Droid 2 to connect to it, but then it keeps cycling and disconnecting, reconnecting, connecting, disconnecting ... repeatedly.

How can I get the phone to stay connected to my home wifi? BTW it is a secured network, password protected. And I have been able to successfully connect my Droid 2 to my friend's password protected wifi at his house. Please help!

Thanks in advance,

Jason

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Mama2KBR

Yeah, same problem here with my Brighthouse setup. They provided the router when I got my service back in 2009. It's an old archaic router that was discontinued from Netgear years ago. Not complaining as it was free (well, not really since I actually pay for it as part of my monthly bill) but hey, I can't update firmware for it because it's that old. :smileytongue: It's an "N" only router. Apparently, from what I've read, the Droid 2 only sees routers that are "G" routers and so maintaining the connection was impossible. Do you know what type of router you have? Some of the things I've read said to switch the router to "G" only if possible.

Apparently the new GB update is supposed to fix this problem. *crossing fingers* That's what I'm hoping for myself anyway. We'll see how that goes. If you can hold out for the GB update, I'd do that. See if that fixes the WiFi issues. If not, perhaps look at your router after that. (I actually have a BH tech coming out to replace my archaic router tomorrow because my laptop is losing connection now. Maybe they'll get it together finally and I'll get upgraded to a decent dual-band. LOL We'll see.)

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Mama2KBR

nwuwildcats96 wrote:
Hello,

I just got a wireless router for my high-speed Internet connection at home through Comcast. I know it works because both my laptop and my friend's laptop connect to it just fine. I can get my Droid 2 to connect to it, but then it keeps cycling and disconnecting, reconnecting, connecting, disconnecting ... repeatedly.

How can I get the phone to stay connected to my home wifi? BTW it is a secured network, password protected. And I have been able to successfully connect my Droid 2 to my friend's password protected wifi at his house. Please help!

Thanks in advance,
Jason

What kind of router did you get for your Comcast set-up? Did they provide it or did you purchase it?

nwuwildcats96

Thanks for the reply. Comcast provided the wifi router. It's a Netgear.

Mama2KBR

bearone21

op:
my linksys wrt54g router will connect to the phone with wep encryption but not wpa.

cody21 has the same router but different software version & he connects with wpa.

i would imagine that encryption is different than your friend's & why you can access his network..

nwuwildcats96

Mama2KBR, thanks for your answer. I looked at my router and it is an N. So that would explain the issue. I also just discovered that that GB update of which you speak IS available! I am downloading it right now as I type this. I would love to report on it, but it's a loooooong download, so it's going to take a while. But if this new Android 2.3 OS can handle the N router, I will be soooooo happy! I'll follow up soon and let you know.

Thanks again!

nwuwildcats96

Mama2KBR, you hit the nail on the head! I just installed the Gingerbread Android 2.3 update, and now I can connect to my wi-fi with no problem at all! You rock! Thanks again.

landers

I have a droid X2, got it a few days ago and the wifi worked fine but now it is not working. It says connecting then says disconnected. I have a open security. Can someone help

JohnB_VZW

@landers,

I understand how inconvenient this can be and I'm here to help.

Are you still having issues with the WiFi connection on your Droid X 2? Are you having this problem with all WiFi connections or just one specific connection? Do you have other devices connected to the same WiFi connection experiencing the same issue?

If this happens again try a soft reset. This will usually refresh the device and you should be able to establish that WiFi connection. Please try this and post back if you continue to experience this issue. I'll be happy to further assist.

wolf15

umm ive had my droid x2 for a while and ive been having problems with the wifi since i upgraded the software to 2.3.5 since that upgrade it been connecting and disconnecting from my home wifi. i have multiple devices that can connect to my router with no problem