E61+Asus WL500G = No Wifi?
Hi All,
After many weeks, I’ve got my E61. It’s a very nice phone, the joy stick wasn’t much problem, even though sometimes I missed my stylus from Jasjam. Anyway, I’ve got Asus WL500G wireless router and it’s been running ok with WPA/PSK and all the laptops on the network have no problem connecting to it once I configured with correct key.
Come E61 and got WPA authentication failed error message. After googling, it’s seems, known problem. So, I thought, well, try with open/shared and wep – didn’t work either – both with 64 and 128bit. I’m at a lost what to do, The only way to get emails, freely is my wifi as I don’t want to pay obscene data charges :p.
I’d like to know what wifi router other ppl are using with E61. Please share your config and experiences 
I have no issues accessing wifi at home (Linksys WRT54Gv5 running on custom DD-WRT firmware) or in the office (DLink 714P with latest stock firmware) with my v3.x firmware E61.
These are the settings in place on my home router (the Linksys) :
wireless mode = ap
wireless network mode = mixed
wireless ssid broadcast = enabled
security mode = wpa2/pre-shared key mixed
wpa algorithms = tkip aes
I have also changed some of the WLAN settings on my E61 (under Advanced Settings) :
automatic config = disabled
long retry limit = 6
short retry limit = 8
rts threshold = 2347
tx power level = 100mW
radio measurements = enabled
power saving = disabled
Hope the info helps you in your quest..
kumar | 10:04 am on the 25th of January, 2007
I wonder how long you can stay with “power saving = disabled” ?????? Battery gets warm immediately.
matt | 1:08 pm on the 25th of January, 2007
I’ve been using a Linksys WRT54GS running OpenWRT 1.0RC6.
I use WPA/WPA2 with both TKIP and AES enabled on the AP side. On the phone, I can only successfully connect if I allow the connection to use TKIP.
I have also been successful in connecting to a Cisco AP, 1200 series, using EAP-PEAP.
jason | 5:15 pm on the 25th of January, 2007
Hi there,
I was having similar problems with my E61 for the longest time. It would connect to the WIFI only if there was no encryption. I recently updated the firmware and now it works great for me with the WPA. So you might want to give that a try.
Capn
CapnCrunchy | 12:11 am on the 25th of January, 2007
When I bought my E61 last summer, I had been using a Linksys WRT54G and could immediately connect over WPA. Since October, I’ve been using an AVM Fritz!Box Voice WLAN with no problems, either.
Best regards,
Jochen
Jochen Lillich | 12:50 am on the 25th of January, 2007
Possibilities:
IP-issues: set up your router to allow DHCP and accordingly set up your mobile phone to get ip and dns automatically.
MAC-issues: maybe you have a MAC Filter activated and the MAC adress of your phone isnt in the list of your router
Matze | 8:47 am on the 25th of January, 2007
I have an E61 unbranded, running the last firmware version (3.0633.09.04 20-11-2006). The router is a WL500g with the RC6 release of OpenWRT, WPA2/PSK, with a DHCP server. No problem here. E61 also connects to a asterisk installation on the ASUS.
Pierluigi Checchi | 11:22 am on the 25th of January, 2007
Thank you all for the feed backs.
First I thought, I need a new A/P. Till I saw Pierluigi’s post, I’ll try to flash and see how it goes.
Matze, I’ve got MAC filter on, but I’ve already added my mac address on the list.
Fatty Boy | 8:48 pm on the 25th of January, 2007
How silly me. After posting the last post, I checked my mac address list and mac address for e61 wasn’t listed – though I was pretty sure I put it in n was still in my typed list.
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So I added it again n after reboot – viola, it worked. Now I’m posting this from e61 via wl500g
Fatty Boy | 10:34 pm on the 25th of January, 2007
Am connecting my E61 to the internet via Apple Airport Express, set to G-only and WPA.
Rom | 3:21 pm on the 25th of January, 2007
I don’t recall my exact configs, but i’m using a kinda old USR wireless router with WPA 128bit. Its working just fine. though on some very rare occasions I do get some problems with my E61.
ps, I’ve posted something at the SIP post, please help me out
thanks
A.Z. | 5:01 pm on the 25th of January, 2007
hi.
my wireless router is Dlink 624 A.
my E61 can’t connect router with WPA/WPA2.
i change to WEP and the problem is gone.
Bunny | 10:40 pm on the 25th of January, 2007
No problem with E61 and D-Link DSL-G624T with WPA/PSK, using wpa mode = preshared key, enabled TKIP encryption and DHCP.
David | 5:59 am on the 25th of January, 2007
I just upgraded to firmware 3.0633.09.04 and since doing so and restoring my data, the phone no longer detects WiFi networks. Has anyone else expirenced this after upgrading?
carl | 9:38 am on the 25th of January, 2007
I am using USR805450 USR9108 and ASUS WL-500g on my e61
So far no prob with asus.
Well i m using on open mode i.e unsecured no pass keys
check with this
regards
Faiq Ali Khan | 7:57 am on the 25th of January, 2007
hi m8 i had the same problem its all in the mobile settings uder settings, connection, then acces points then ure wifi- router then edit etc, no worries
george | 5:48 am on the 25th of January, 2007
e61, wifi and openwrt: Try to install the ‘nas’ package (ipkg install nas) and reconfigure wpa/wpa2! Without nas wifi will not initialize probably on openwrt
FIpse | 11:50 am on the 25th of January, 2007
I have the same phone and the sa,me roter and have no problem at all
Oran lavon | 4:04 am on the 25th of January, 2007
hey works fine with WEP64 bit hex adecimal encryption with power save enablde….i have a e61i though…. 2 days new
Arvind | 5:52 pm on the 25th of January, 2007
Had same problem with my linksys at home just doesent work, found an unencrypted netgear router today and logged onto wifi instantly, and it worked great
Martin | 8:55 am on the 25th of January, 2007
can anyone help me, how to set my e61i for using TKIP?
i cant find it.
thx guys
Satrio | 11:48 pm on the 25th of January, 2007