Fast Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems
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# Click the Repair button to try to fix the connection more quickly. | # Click the Repair button to try to fix the connection more quickly. | ||
# Find and correct the cause of the problem (e.g., wrong WEP/WPA/WPA2 key, DHCP failure, insufficient signal). | # Find and correct the cause of the problem (e.g., wrong WEP/WPA/WPA2 key, DHCP failure, insufficient signal). | ||
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| + | === Android device connection problems === | ||
| + | Certain Android devices (handsets, tablets) may connect and work for a time but then "hang" or disconnect. The cause appears to be a bug in certain TI Wi-Fi drivers most commonly in certain Motorola products. | ||
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| + | The best solution may be to replace the Android device with a completely different device, if possible. | ||
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| + | Otherwise, a possible work-around is to disable WMM (Wireless Multimedia) in the wireless access point or wireless router, but that's at the expense of WMM functionality, and is only possible where you control the wireless access point or wireless router (not in other places). | ||
== Slow wireless speed == | == Slow wireless speed == | ||
