Re: Ipaq5450 Wifi stops working...
From: Hans-Jørgen Hoberg (hj_at_kjm.dk)
Date: 02/02/04
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Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2004 15:23:06 +0100
Thanks for this fine application.
I sure got rid of 325 dobble items, and that was nice.
But it did not help me to connect with wlan.
Best regards
Hans-Jørgen Hoberg
"Graham Lodge" <graham.lodge@ukgateway.net> wrote in message
news:dGSSb.1099$vZ.120@newsfep1-gui.server.ntli.net...
> I've been doing some more investigation and have found the source of the
> problem...
>
> Apparently there is a problem with PPC2003 when you reset the unit -
certain
> processes don't get stopped properly and the IPAQ eventually grinds to a
> halt under the sheer weight of processes going on - and the first thing to
> suffer is Wifi.
>
> To anyone else suffering with this problem go to
>
> http://www.scarybearsoftware.com/ppc_cn_overview.html
>
> and download the check notifications program. I did and everything springs
> back into life again! My home AP is found, associated with, and I can
browse
> and download emails again!!
>
> Regards,
> Graham.
>
>
>
>
> "Graham Lodge" <graham.lodge@ukgateway.net> wrote in message
> news:XRRSb.963$vZ.753@newsfep1-gui.server.ntli.net...
> > Can anyone help me here...
> > I've got an IPAQ5450 and have upgraded it to PPC2003
> > I initially had huge problems getting the Wifi to connect to either my
AP
> at
> > home or the one at work (Both non WEP protected).
> >
> > I've tried the patches on the HP website and now have PPC2003 rom
version
> > 2.00.21 ENG
> >
> > The Wireless lan hardware is revision 6.3 - firmware is version
> 0.100.5.39 -
> > driver version 3.2.4.129
> >
> > The strange thing is when I first tried applying the patches nothing
> seemed
> > to work - then suddenly it all started working when I hadn't changed
> > anything!
> >
> > I've installed pocketWiNc and everything worked fine for about 3-
months -
> > as I went to each location pocketWiNc would find the new network and
> > associate with it without problems.
> >
> > Suddenly about 2-3 weeks ago the Wifi connectivity became worse and
> worse -
> > the IPAQ wouldn't log onto networks and pocketWiNc would report that it
> was
> > trying to associate with an AP but there was nothing shown on the
screen -
> > sometimes this would work for about 1 minute after I did a reset and
then
> > lose the connection.
> >
> > Now the Wifi connection seems to not work at all - and in some cases
stays
> > on all the time - I go into IPAQ wireless and turn off the Wif i - OK
out
> of
> > his screen and go back into it again and the Wifi is back on again!
> >
> > I even tried to start again and restore an old rom image 2.1.11.19 but
the
> > rom upgrade program wouldn't let me do it.
> >
> > Does anyone have any suggestions as to what might have happened? is
there
> a
> > hardware problem or has the software setup got completely confused?
> >
> > I've tried doing a hard reset to clear any RAM based programs that could
> be
> > confusing things but no luck??
> >
> > Regards,
> > Graham Lodge
> >
> >
>
>
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