Smart Phones

[JoelDee]

Just configuring a new smart phone, if i'm connected through a wireless Lan, should I be able to connect to the internet through a proxxy server?

Been at it for about a hour now changing different settings and stuff, all the right proxxy settings are in on it but it just won't connect to the internet!

 

[Tom]

What phone?

 

[JoelDee]

Its a HTC P4350

 

[Tom]

You dont need a proxy.

 

[JoelDee]

How should it work then?

 

[Tom]

Just set it to connect via the wlan. its easy.

 

[JoelDee]

And how do i do that, i've done that i think and then when trying to get to www.google.co.uk or any site it just says it cant connect because the settings are wrong

 

[JoelDee]

Thomas?

 

[Tom]

Im just getting hold of a P4350 so i can help you, give me a bit.

 

[JoelDee]

OK bud cheers

 

[Tom]

Sorry cant help dont have time, someone with a xda/htc should be on here.

 

[JoelDee]

I've been reading up about it on the net and apparentley it says I don't need to enter any proxy settings, i just need to leave the proxy settings box unticked and it should work, but it isn't

 

[Rasclart]

if it is a wireless Lan conection then it will just pick up an IP from the DHCP server. Do you have security on the Wireless LAN have you entered the key for it.

Try configuring the DNS, gateway and IP manually

 

[JoelDee]

Yea its got an IP address through DHCP there is no security on the WAP neither so just picks it straight up, do I need to put the proxy settings in then?

I've just given it a static IP address, subnet mask, default gateway and put in the DNS server and Wins and it still isnt letting me connect to the internet

 

[Longy]

put the router address as the gateway?

 

[JoelDee]

put the router address as the gateway?

Tried that, doesnt work

To be honest this is the first time i've ever touched a smartphone, so should I be using a proxy server? Should i be using the wireless lan? How do I actually get an internet connection? Is it like wap or should i be able to get a full connection?

 

[JoelDee]

Do i need to setup a connection first?

 

[Tom]

Yup, needs to be a internet one too.

 

[JoelDee]

So what do I need to do to make it connect then? I've got a full wireless connection on the phone but still cant access any web pages

 

[JoelDee]

Right I think there is a problem with the wireless network in this particular site, because one of my colleagues has just been out and his smartphone wont allow him to connect neither