Hi all. Pls if u are a Nokia N97 user & frequently uses dis wireless feature don't hesitate 2 share here.

My phone has always detected wireless connectivity esp when I'm in some vicinity: and dis I get regularly in church & private universities environment. But since I bought it I've not bn able to connect & browse once wt dis feature. I guess dis may hav some settings.

However pls guide me thru dis, what do I do? For instance, once d signal is detected, I go to Settings > Wlan connectivity. Here u hav options like:
start browsing
connect
refresh
filter wlan ntwks
details settings
help
exit.

If I click connect, it will require ''WEP key for wlan''. If I try put anything there it will say ''invalid wep key or wlan ntwk name''. Pls what is dis wep key? Could it mean d ntwk is locked or d ntwk password?

On another occasion, if I click connect, it will pop up options like:
infrastructure (public)
infrastructure (hidden
ad-hoc public).
Now if I click on any of dis, it will pop up another window of terminologies like:
open ntwk
wep
802.1x
wpa/wpa 2.

Infact at dis stage I get more confused. Pls N97 users, hw hav u bn using d wlan/wireless feature of dis great phone? Your assistance is appreciated. So thx in adv.

One luv. will pop up another window of terminologies like:
open ntwk
wep
802.1x
wpa/wpa 2.

Infact at dis stage I get more confused. Pls N97 users, hw hav u bn using d wlan/wireless feature of dis great phone? Your assistance is appreciated. So thx in adv.

One luv.

There's nothing wrong with your device.You can't access locked WLAN networks without a WEP key.You can't also access wireless signals coming from an adhoc network.
If you wanna be sure that your device is working,look for a free hotspot or an internet cafe hosting a wireless hotspot.They will give you a voucher which you will use to connect to the internet.

@ aieromon (m)
and other gurus

kindly advice:
in a case whereby i have the correct wepkey, and it connects(with full signal strenght). but when i want to browse or run web apps, i get this error message "invalid server"
the case is different with a laptop, ipad and lesser nokia sets in the office. what should i do or whats missing? the n97 has just been "hard reset" but still no solution.
thanks

Thx @aieromon 4 ur prompt respons

aieromon:

, You can't access locked WLAN networks without a WEP key, look for a free hotspot or an internet cafe hosting a wireless hotspot.They will give you a voucher which you will use to connect to the internet.

Does it mean if it's a free ntwk or unlocked, it won't even prompt me to input wep key?

Then d vocher dat cafe will giv, is dis d same as normal broswing ticket?

Another development. A friend just came in now wt Starcomms Wifi Combo Gateway device dat has 1 usb & 4 wan or lan ports. He connected his Starcomms Usb modem to it & started browsing on his laptop.

Since it's a wireless device I tried to link up my N97 to it too, d wireless signal was detected & while I tried to connect, it requested ''wlan network name''. Both my & I didn't know what to put really. Playing around with ''starcomms'' ''huawei'' etc as wlan ntwk name proved abortive. Pls what could we have put in dis situation? Does dis have to do again wt wep key?

Pls help. Dis device will still be wt me atleast 2-3 more days fm now.

Thx in adv.Another development. A friend just came in now wt Starcomms Wifi Combo Gateway device dat has 1 usb & 4 wan or lan ports. He connected his Starcomms Usb modem to it & started browsing on his laptop.

Since it's a wireless device I tried to link up my N97 to it too, d wireless signal was detected & while I tried to connect, it requested ''wlan network name''. Both my & I didn't know what to put really. Playing around with ''starcomms'' ''huawei'' etc as wlan ntwk name proved abortive. Pls what could we have put in dis situation? Does dis have to do again wt wep key?

Pls help. Dis device will still be wt me atleast 2-3 more days fm now.

Thx in adv.

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