Wifi Wont Work

[AC Question]

I got an old Onda VX610W tablet running Android from my father and wanted to see what it could do.

Sadly I can't get the net to work.

When DHCP is enabled it won't obtain an IP. I fixed this by doing a static and it says its connected now and everything but I don't seem to actually be connected, nothing loads.

Also, if I go into Settings > About Tablet > Status it states my Network as "Unknown" which seems wrong.

Any thoughts? Thanks!

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! Does it work on any other wi-fi networks? Are you sure your router's DHCP range is wide enough to handle all of the devices that are trying to connect?

 

[RADaugherty]

Thank you B. Diddy.

Well, oddly enough it does work with another Wifi. I opened a Hotspot on my phone and it connected right up. As for the DHCP to have enough range, I assume it does?

I have... ~5 devices connected daily and I can connect another laptop if I am working from home that day. I dropped my phone from the Wifi and tried connecting the Tablet and no go.

 

[B. Diddy]

To see the router's DHCP range, you need to log into the router settings using your computer browser. The router's manual can show you how. It shows up as a webpage, and you can see the DHCP address range (e.g., 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.255, which would be 255 possible addresses). Make sure it isn't really narrow, like only having 5 available addresses.

Also, make sure the router is set to WPA2-PSK/AES encryption, which is the usual protocol used by mobile devices.

See this guide for more info: http://forums.androidcentral.com/am...roubleshooting-wi-fi-connection-problems.html

 

[RADaugherty]

Alright so.

I checked the ranges and I had a 255 range so all was good there.

I also had the WPA2-PSK (AES) enabled. But I saw the option for

WPA/WPA2-PSK (TKIP/AES) and thought "Maybe since this is an older device it can't handle the newer protocols" and viola. It connected with that!