- Nov 27, 2001
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I had a weird WiFi issue occur with all of my iOS devices (that are using WiFi) last night, and I'm wondering if anyone has seen anything like this before.
So, I went to download the Google+ app last night on my iPhone 3GS (4.33-JB), and I realized that I turned WiFi off when I was doing some Splashtop Remote testing. So, I turned WiFi on and closed Settings, which is how I do it most of the time since my router has already been setup. I realize that it's not connecting to the router, so I go back into Settings and try again, but nothing shows up under available routers.
At this point, I'm wondering if it's a router problem, so I get my iPad 2 (4.3.3-JB) out. I first notice that the WiFi icon is gone, which is not common. I tap settings and it flashes open for a second and immediately closes. I assume it crashed (only poorly-written 3rd party apps have ever crashed on me), so I tap Settings again and immediately my iPad hard crashes to an off state. I turn the iPad back on and wait about 20 or so seconds, which is its normal boot time. I notice that it hasn't turned on yet, so I decide to power cycle my phone as well.
My phone took about 30 seconds to shut down (versus the normal 5-10 seconds), and about a minute to start-up (versus the normal 20-30 seconds). The iPad took about an minute and a half to start-up. When both devices were finally operational again, WiFi was working fine and the devices seemed normal.
So... any ideas as to what happened? I should have probably gotten my laptop out to check and see how it connected. If you're curious about the router, it's a Netgear WNDR-3700 with both bands enabled (simultaneous dual-band) with both set to operate at up to 300Mbit. I believe automatic channel selection is also enabled for the 5Ghz band.
So, I went to download the Google+ app last night on my iPhone 3GS (4.33-JB), and I realized that I turned WiFi off when I was doing some Splashtop Remote testing. So, I turned WiFi on and closed Settings, which is how I do it most of the time since my router has already been setup. I realize that it's not connecting to the router, so I go back into Settings and try again, but nothing shows up under available routers.
At this point, I'm wondering if it's a router problem, so I get my iPad 2 (4.3.3-JB) out. I first notice that the WiFi icon is gone, which is not common. I tap settings and it flashes open for a second and immediately closes. I assume it crashed (only poorly-written 3rd party apps have ever crashed on me), so I tap Settings again and immediately my iPad hard crashes to an off state. I turn the iPad back on and wait about 20 or so seconds, which is its normal boot time. I notice that it hasn't turned on yet, so I decide to power cycle my phone as well.
My phone took about 30 seconds to shut down (versus the normal 5-10 seconds), and about a minute to start-up (versus the normal 20-30 seconds). The iPad took about an minute and a half to start-up. When both devices were finally operational again, WiFi was working fine and the devices seemed normal.
So... any ideas as to what happened? I should have probably gotten my laptop out to check and see how it connected. If you're curious about the router, it's a Netgear WNDR-3700 with both bands enabled (simultaneous dual-band) with both set to operate at up to 300Mbit. I believe automatic channel selection is also enabled for the 5Ghz band.
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