What helped me was to restore my IPod and set the auto lock off. I'm keeping all of this info though in case I need it again.
On May 4, 2010, at 10:15 AM, Esther wrote: > Hi Mary and Others, > > I posted a possible fix for this intermittent WifFi dropout problem with the > iPod Touch back in April, to both this list and the macvisionaries list: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries%40googlegroups.com/msg18864.html > (Another possible Wi-Fi Work Around for low Signals [was Re: Apple Confirms > iPad Wi-Fi Problems; Try These Fixes]) > > First of all, I'll point you to the Apple Support document: > • iPhone and iPod Touch: Troubleshooting Wi-Fi networks and connections > http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1398 > > This document covers common issues (including Biron's suggestion about > checking whether your network has been set up as a "private" network that > doesn't broadcast an SSID). In addition to power cycling the device, they > suggest that you reset your network settings by using: Settings > General > > Reset > Reset Network Settings on your iPod Touch. This causes the iPod > Touch or iPhone to forget any previous network selections and passwords. > I'll just say that doing all this didn't work for me, and I previously > experienced behavior similar to what you've described: both intermittent > connectivity issues and fluctuations in signal, but only on a home network > that used WPA encryption when the signal was weaker. Other devices -- even > other, older model iPod Touches, did not have the same issues on this > network. Earlier Apple Support documents also recommended checking that your > router firmware, etc. was up to date. (I was using an older Apple Express, > so I don't believe that your problem hinges on using a linksys router.) > > What worked for me was going in and changing my home network assignment on > the iPod Touch from DHCP to Static by copying the entries in the 5 fields for > network information that were assigned under "DHCP" to the corresponding 5 > fields for the "Static" entry. I'm guessing that you, like most people, use > DHCP in your default configuration. > > 1. Connect to your home network as you usually do (under DHCP) with "Settings > > General > Network > Wi-Fi" and select your network under "Choose a Network" > 2. Flick right to the "More Info" button for your selected network and double > tap. > 3. On the detailed network page for your selected network, flick right past > the "Forget this Network" button to the three buttons listed under "IP > Address". These will read (from left to right): "DHCP, selected, button", > "BootP, button", and "Static, button". > 4. Flick right past the last of the IP Address buttons (or just run you > finger down the center of the screen below that row of three IP Address > buttons) to read out 5 text entry fields. You will not hear all the text > entry fields labeled properly - only the first three are announced under > DHCP, and none of the field labels are announced under the Static button > setting, but they are (with made-up entries for the text field) > > 1) IP Address: 192.168.1.2 > 2) Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 > 3) Router: 192.168.1.1 > The next field is only announced as "Text field", but from the filled in > contents this is my Domain Name Server address, so > 4) DNS: 192.168.1.1 > the next field is also only announced as "Text field", but again from the > filled in contents this is the Search Domain > 5) Search Domains: cox.net > > What you will need to do is make a note of the 5 text field entries for your > home DHCP setting: the 4 sets of address numbers and the search domain name. > > 5. Then, once you have noted these five sets of text field entries, either > flick left or move your finger back up to the row of IP Address buttons and > switch from "DHCP" to "Static" by double tapping the "Static" button. > 6. Once the "Static" button has been selected, flick right to the each of the > five text fields (which will not be announced with labels under the "Static" > button, but which still be the fields for IP Address, Subnet Mask, Router, > DNS, and Search Domains), and enter in each of the corresponding text entries > from the DHCP setting. (Double tap the text entry field to bring up the > virtual keyboard, type in the numbers or text, double tap the "Return" button > at the bottom right of the keyboard after you've entered the values for the > field). > 7. When you're done, double tap the "Wi-Fi Networks" button at the top left > of the screen to return to the "Wi-Fi Networks" screen. You can also check > the "Status bar" at the top of this screen, and your "Wi-Fi Signal" reading > should now register as "100 per cent Wi-Fi Signal". > > After making this change from DHCP to Static connection, I have never had any > problems with dropped or faulty connections to my iPod Touch at my home > network. Since most people do not have that many devices on their home DHCP > networks, this assigned static address may continue to work for you. > However, occasionally your home network will assign you a different IP > address (e.g., instead of 192.168.1.2, it will be 192.168.3, etc.). In that > case, change the button from "Static" back to "DHCP" so you can pick up a > connection, then switch back to "Static" and copy the new set of 5 text > entries into the text field. > > You may want to read up in detail the article, "Workaround For One Of The > iPhone/iPod Touch WiFi Bugs" by Joe T on November 14, 2009, from the "Just > Another iPhone Blog" web site: > <http://justanotheriphoneblog.com/wordpress/iphone-tips/workaround-for-one-of-the-iphoneipod-touch-wifi-bugs> > What I think is happening is that the new OS 3.1 software is set up to drop > connections or reduce Wi-Fi receiving as fast as possible when an address > isn't found, in order to conserve battery power. This is actually set too > fast. When you connect to a network that uses encryption, or where the > signal strength is below the setting that the software is optimized for, the > operating system just drops you out before the connection can be completed. > In the case of DHCP connections, the iPhone or iPod Touch is looking up the > address to use for the Domain Name Server, even though it is always the same. > By switching over to a Static connection, you're telling the device to just > read in the address instead of taking the slightly longer time to look it up. > That time savings is enough to keep your iPod Touch from simply dropping the > connection. > One of the nuisances of the dropped connection is that the iPod Touch prompts > you to enter network password again. I could avoid that if I reconnected with > the WiFi Trak app (that detects wireless networks in my vicinity and their > signal strength), but that's not an option for you since Apple pulled all > WiFi hotspot detecting apps from the App Store at the beginning of March. > That app actually let me diagnose the issue as a time-out problem, because it > uses a timer to check how long it retries before giving up on a conncection. > (The fact that this time is longer than the typical time used by the WiFi > selection under the Settings menu was one of the clues to the solution.) > HTH. Let us know whether this solves your problems. (The other way I ran a > temporary fix was to play a low-bit stream from ooTunes or Wunder Radio in > background while I was connected -- that kept the connection from being > dropped. It did mean that I couldn't easily run a web search, but all other > functions like "AroundMe" location, reading and finding books, etc. would > work.) > Cheers, > Esther > Mary Otten wrote: > >> Hi Bill, >> I've seen the signal fluctuate for no apparent reason, going from 100 to 33% >> when the unit is in the same location. Just now, when I am right next to my >> router, its telling me it has 66% but I am still not getting connected. will >> have to wait for sighted assistance to do password reentry and see if that >> helps. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > carlene knight http://carleneknight.blogspot.com [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
