Hauwei D105 WiFi issues with phone

Hi all,

So yesterday I got my new 3G modem and a Hauwei D105 WiFi router.
So I set everything up and then tried to get my phone onto the WiFi and it just did not want to connect, so after fiddling with various settings my phone finally managed to connect and was working fine for the duration of the night and even this morning when I awoke.

Went to work, had no issues connecting to the various WiFi hotspots at work, come home and the same issue. It does not want to connect... My phone tries to connect, it takes forever and then it throws out an error stating that my phone could not connect to the wireless network as there was no response from the network.

I have an HTC Mozart which is running WP 7.5 and have used it on A LOOOOT of WiFi hotspots all over the place, at work alone I have it switch between 5 WiFi hotspots of various types and manufacturers as I walk through the building each day. My phone supports Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n which are the same which this router has and is set to have all 3 available - yesterday I tried to select B only and then G only and did not connect. I finally got my phone to connect when I turned off DHCP on the router, tried to setup a static IP on my phone which did not work as there were DNS issues. Set it back to DHCP and then my phone stayed connected and I even turned WiFi on and off again and it was fine and I left DHCP on for convenience.

I tried various encryption standards for the WiFi network as well as no encryption (so an open network) and that made no difference. It worked on WPA-PSK2 with "TKIPAES" algorithm.
I have tried to make a DHCP reservation as I initially thought it may be a DHCP issue on the routers side. No luck.
When I tried from my sisters PC with an Asus 802.11b (only) WiFi dongle it connected to the open network without issues and I do not have any other Wireless devices in the house to test the router with.

I have looked for Firmware updates and have not been able to find.
I am not sure what else to try or whether I should possibly send the router back and get it swapped out?

Regards,
Psy

Hi There Psy,
Not used that router before but I have a similar issue at times with another router.
What seemed to help was to put the mac address of the device (in your case your phone) into the router as a permitted device to connect.
Try that it may help. I did also look at a few sites for similar problems but didn't see it reported anywhere else.
Of course it may be an intermittent fault in which case return it with the packaging for a new one and if possible try the new one in the shop with the shop technicians around.

Regards

Tim

+1 for MAC address filtering on your wifi security settings. What channel is your wifi set up with, 11? The default setting is usually something other than 11, and may have to be changed.
Funny enough, my mom's Nokia Lumia 610 (running WP 7.5 Mango) had the same issue with her Telkom Billion 300g pos where it was intermittant (then no connection at all) and we couldn't figure out the problem. Tried a different router, no difference, so got her another phone; works perfectly now - doesn't really assist with your problem though.

Hi guys,

So tried the MAC Address thing and all is working well - the thing is I have NEVER experience this issue before on my phone and my phone has gotten around as far as various WiFi connections go.

It now connects extremely fast to the WiFi. Still annoying that I need to do this to get it to work properly.

Thanks a lot!