On February 9, 2009 at 18:15, GuerillaBuild said...
The foreign WIFI's may be secure, but that does not always
prohibit a 'dead connection'. I haven't tried this with
a pronto, but I have seen many an occassion where a WIFI
equipped laptop shows a wireless connection to a somewhat
protected AP but can't do anything. Basically it is letting
you in but most probably is refusing to assign an IP address
based on router security or potentially there are MAC
or Network filters setup to stop it going any further.
Also have you checked your router/AP to see if it is blocking
any ports on the internal or local network?
The other thing I can think of is if your SSID is hidden
or if you have a duplicate SSID from another AP in range
of the Pronto. A Hidden SSID on some routers can make
the pronto go bucky. Rough translation it's got no idea
where to go!
I think the one thing being missed which has gotten us off track a bit is this statement I made earlier
" The remote connected and showed full bars, no error codes or command fails. All seemed good. After the third time of picking up the remote to Fast Forward the show I was watching it connected and had 1 bar of signal. The commands still worked fine.
I then picked it up 3 more times each time it connected with only 1 bar, yet I didn't have any problems. I then ran the power off macro, worked flawless."
To get full bars back I had to cycle power to the remote.
The Remote is still connecting to my wireless network and still working but only shows 1 bar until I reboot it. Indicating it might be connecting to the AP. I almost have it ruled out, based on the signal is real weak down there, I can't see how or why it would reconnect to that AP over the Router which is much closer giving a real strong signal to that room. I plan on disconnecting the AP and seeing if it still happens or not. I will update soon.
Thanks for you input. Still much appreciated
