SGS2 and home router hate each other

[starchest]

I'm trying to find a solution without spending $$ on a new router.

My SGS2 does not work with my home router, it asks for password, accept it, connects and shows a (good) signal. But nothing works until I turn the wi-fi off, then everything comes through.

I once restarted the galaxy and it worked for a while, although it was slow as ..

The wierd thing is 3 laptops and an iPad work PERFECTLY without hiccups with that same router.

I already reseted the router and configured it all over again. Still nothing.

Thank you all in advance!

 

[landovr]

What kind of security are you using on your router?

 

[starchest]

WEP. Does that affect?

 

[T.M.M.L]

Greetings starchest,

I know that this might sound crazy, but have you tried a higher form of encryption. I'm just grasping at straws, but maybe the SGS doesn't like that setting. Can't hurt to try.

Sidenote: Wep is the lowest setting you can have and still say that you have a "secure" Wi-fi spot. For your own security, you might just want to step up a few notches.

Good luck

 

[jerofld]

If your home router hates your SGS2, then tell your SGS2 to buy your router some chocolates and take it out to a nice dinner. That should help.

Oh, and that plastic case definitely does not make the router look fat.

 

[starchest]

Greetings starchest,

I know that this might sound crazy, but have you tried a higher form of encryption. I'm just grasping at straws, but maybe the SGS doesn't like that setting. Can't hurt to try.

Sidenote: Wep is the lowest setting you can have and still say that you have a "secure" Wi-fi spot. For your own security, you might just want to step up a few notches.

Good luck

I'll try that but I don't know how much will it help, when I reseted it and tried it without a password (open connection with default settings) it still didn't work, but in the university it does work with an open signal, all my devices worked with the reseted open network.

 

[starchest]

If your home router hates your SGS2, then tell your SGS2 to buy your router some chocolates and take it out to a nice dinner. That should help.

Oh, and that plastic case definitely does not make the router look fat.

Lol. T___T

 

[Guamguy]

Have you tried doing a software update on your router?

 

[mrkennie]

As suggested above, see if there's a firmware update for your router.

If it doesn't have anything better than WEP such as WPA/WPA2 then bin it and buy a new router.

 

[T.M.M.L]

Sorry, didn't even think about a firmware upgrade.

Like mrkennie said, If your router only has wep security, a new router should be in your future.