Droid 2 disconnects from wifi

[MastarChew]

SOLUTION:
Thank you everyone who tried to help me out, i appreciate it!
I had to change my router to wireless G only.
works fine now.

PROBLEM:
First of all, I'm pretty new to the smart phone and forum scene.
This problem has been driving me insane and I figured this would be the place to get some help.
When I first got my droid this all worked fine, as of about a month ago I've been having this problem.
My Droid 2 will connect to my wireless router and obtain an IP address no problem.
When i go to access the web however, I will get disconnected.
This does not happen every time, but a large majority of the time.

Here is my router info/setup:
Linksys E2100L wireless router
Network Mode: Mixed
Channel Width: Auto
Channel: 1 - 2.412GHZ (no one in my area is on channel 1)
SSID Broadcast: Disabled
Security Mode: WPA/WPA2 Mixed Mode
Wireless MAC Filter: Enabled (my phone's MAC address is on the permitted list)
AP Isolation: Disabled
Basic Rate: All
N Transmission Rate: Auto
CTS Protection Mode: Auto
Beacon Interval: 100
DTIM Interval: 1
Fragmentation Threshold: 2346
RTS Threshold: 2347

If you guys would like more info just let me know.
Any help at all on this would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you in advance.

[hookbill]

I've had 3 wifi capable phones. A Blackberry Storm, a D1 and a D2.

All 3 had problems with the Linksys Wireless N router I had. Specially if I was a bit of a distance from it or if I sat in my chair. Now I have a Belkin router. I still see an occasional issue but not as much as I did with the Linksys router.

But your's is a wireless E and I believe that would make a difference. I almost bought one of those, changed my mind.

Sorry if this isn't much help. Could be the router.

Does it work fine when you're right next to it?

[MastarChew]

I've had 3 wifi capable phones. A Blackberry Storm, a D1 and a D2.

All 3 had problems with the Linksys Wireless N router I had. Specially if I was a bit of a distance from it or if I sat in my chair. Now I have a Belkin router. I still see an occasional issue but not as much as I did with the Linksys router.

But your's is a wireless E and I believe that would make a difference. I almost bought one of those, changed my mind.

Sorry if this isn't much help. Could be the router.

Does it work fine when you're right next to it?

No it does not work when I am right next to it.
I've ran several different WiFi analyzers and I'm getting no interference from any other AP.
The router works fine with my laptop, ps3, 360, wii, ds, and psp.
Also like I said, it's only recently been doing this, which means it did work correctly at one point.

Thank you for your reply

[hookbill]

I've had 3 wifi capable phones. A Blackberry Storm, a D1 and a D2.

All 3 had problems with the Linksys Wireless N router I had. Specially if I was a bit of a distance from it or if I sat in my chair. Now I have a Belkin router. I still see an occasional issue but not as much as I did with the Linksys router.

But your's is a wireless E and I believe that would make a difference. I almost bought one of those, changed my mind.

Sorry if this isn't much help. Could be the router.

Does it work fine when you're right next to it?

No it does not work when I am right next to it.
I've ran several different WiFi analyzers and I'm getting no interference from any other AP.
The router works fine with my laptop, ps3, 360, wii, ds, and psp.
Also like I said, it's only recently been doing this, which means it did work correctly at one point.

Thank you for your reply

Well if all your other wireless devices are working and this won't work when you're right next to it I'd wager that you have an issue with the phone. Hard to say what caused it, I've never heard of an app interfering with wifi. Sounds to me like you ought to get a replacement.

[MastarChew]

I've been messing around with this some more.
I enabled broadcast SSID on the router.
This appears to have at least helped some what.
I can now at least sustain some connection.
When i do a speedtest or any larger download I get disconnected after a few seconds and it then times out.
please someone help me out here...

[Nods_Dad]

I had a similar problem with my Dlink router....I had a setting to enable multicasting....I checked this and never had the issue again. Hope this helps

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[MastarChew]

I had a similar problem with my Dlink router....I had a setting to enable multicasting....I checked this and never had the issue again. Hope this helps

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The only option I see on my router is "Filter Multicast"
It is currently unchecked.
checking appears to give me some results.
I can do three speedtests in a row before being disconnected.
my problem is however, still not resolved...

Thank you for your reply

[MastarChew]

I have now tested my phone on a friend's wireless router and it appears to work fine, so the problem lies with my router settings.

I'm surprised no one on here can help me... =(

[Khiraji]

Maybe try resetting your router? Stick a paper clip or a pen in the reset hole in the back, and hold for ~10 seconds.

My D2 seems to love every router it's ever talked to, except the WAPs at my university. From friends' houses to Starbucks to random coffee shops or cafes, everything's great - except the university WAPs. I have to powercycle the Wi-Fi radio to get it to connect, and then it works great on campus. Weird.

If all else fails, try a factory reset on your phone. It's a pain in the ass, but worth it if it fixes the problem.

[jeffv2]

I had this problem, after changing my router from 2.4 ghz to 5ghz it now works flawlessly. I'm going to say it was probably because of radio interference, idk.... oh and I have a netwear WNR2000v3

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