topic Android 3.2 Bug? losing DNS in Tablets

Android 3.2 Bug? losing DNS

chrcoope7 — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:53:35 GMT

Out of the box, conect to wifi at home and a update for android pops up!

So I do it...

Now running 3.2 from 3.1.

My wifi at home still works well but at work it keeps losing DNS.

Looks like a bug in version 3.2 not sony...??

Hope a new fix is out soon and some uses set wifi to static but I cant do that at work.

Android 3.2 Bug? losing DNS

Watashiwateshdes — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 08:29:11 GMT

Interesting. When you say it loses it, when does this happen eg switching the tablet off or when browsing?

Tried it in a few different wifi spots and not had this happen on 3.1 or 3.2. Do any other devices (ideally Honeycomb based) have the same issue?

Android 3.2 Bug? losing DNS

chrcoope7 — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 08:54:06 GMT

Hi,

Well the connection is fine still has ip but on the wifi checker the Gateway/DNS numbers go RED after about 1 min.

As its a uni network if you use a ipad you have to down load a AddTrustExternalCARoot.crt, but the android system does not and connects with out it. So thinking this maybe the problem I put the crt into the download folder and done installed from storage option. But still does the same.

Also on my android phone its uses phase 2 - mschapv2 and stay connected.

If I use mschapv2 option on tablet it does not stay so used wifiace to job it and still have the same problem.

Other techy in UNI dont have a clue and we are all stuck.

Its just that I poopoo IPADS but they work on wifi... so I have to get my sony to work..

Thanks

Message was edited by: chrcoope7

P.S. did not try it on 3.1 as I updated to 3.2 at home wifi

Android 3.2 Bug? losing DNS

Watashiwateshdes — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 09:02:27 GMT

Ah the joys of uni networks. How I remember them for their annoyances. Most uni's do have some sort of authentication which is required otherwise it does kick people off. I know with my sister she had to install a small program on her laptop before she was given access to the network so I would assume the same applies to Tablets.

The question that pops to my mind is if (Android) phones can connect with no problem, Honeycomb devices should do. I will try and see what I can dig up in relation to this and keep you posted.

Android 3.2 Bug? losing DNS

breedBenR — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 08:51:52 GMT

I have the same or a similar problem on 3.2 on my home network.

It appears also to be on other android 3.2 devices, like Xoom.

apparently a workaroud is to set a static wifi ip. I did not manage to do so on the sony interface for settings (cannot press Menu in the right menu ).

I downloaded the App ' Wifi Static ' from the market. it automatically makes my ip static if I connect to the homenetwork. testing it out and -as a workaround -so far so good. This needs to be fixed though. Tablet without wifi at home is only 20% functional