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WEP problem
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February 19th, 2011, 2:28 pmby andrewW
I have searched the forum for a definitive answer to this but found nothing conclusive! There are references to the Scroll not liking WEP??
I have just returned from a holiday on Tenerife and the hotel's wi-fi was using WEP with a five digit passcode, b2009. When I tried this, the Scroll threw up a passcode error and I was unable to connect. Those around me with netbooks, iPads and smartphones seemed to be managing OK. On returning home I set my own wi-fi to WEP with the same passcode and my Scroll connected immediately.
What pray was I doing wrong?
Re: WEP problem
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February 19th, 2011, 2:37 pmby Detection
Possibly the hotel was using a wifi channel the scroll did not like, people are having success on some channels and not others.
Re: WEP problem
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February 19th, 2011, 2:50 pmby Diego
Is there some reason for you to use WEP, or is it just that you couldn't connect while at the hotel? I use WPA-PSK [TKIP] and connect just fine and can even walk some 20+ meters down the road and stay connected.
Re: WEP problem
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February 19th, 2011, 3:34 pmby andrewW
Detection wrote:Possibly the hotel was using a wifi channel the scroll did not like, people are having success on some channels and not others.
OK, thanks Detection.
Diego wrote:Is there some reason for you to use WEP, or is it just that you couldn't connect while at the hotel? I use WPA-PSK [TKIP] and connect just fine and can even walk some 20+ meters down the road and stay connected.
The hotel was using WEP, at home I don't use anything as I live too far from any other living being
Re: WEP problem
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February 19th, 2011, 3:43 pmby Diego
lol okay fair enough
Re: WEP problem
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February 20th, 2011, 9:31 amby andrewW
Detection wrote:Possibly the hotel was using a wifi channel the scroll did not like, people are having success on some channels and not others.
Just a thought, would you happen to know which channels the Scroll does not like? At home I use channel 5.
Re: WEP problem
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February 20th, 2011, 10:13 amby Fonefixer
Mine works on any between 1-11 on wpa2(AES) encryption. It doesnt however like dual-channel (300MB) signals as it cant decide which chan to stick to
Re: WEP problem
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February 20th, 2011, 11:35 amby Dub77
My wifi at work is hit and miss and I'm only 10m away from the router. I put the settings in manually and it still won't always work. I just think the wifi within the scroll is a bit below par. I generally find once im connected it's fine (does not drop out).
Re: WEP problem
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February 20th, 2011, 5:14 pmby andrewW
Thanks both! I agree, the wi-fi sensitivity is not great but in the case of my problem at that hotel, the signal level was 60% but just refused to connect.
My Linux powered Acer One netbook is much better and also likes hotel wi-fi networks