Which Wi-Fi Card In the 6700?

stevec5000 · #1 (**permalink**) 08-07-2008, 02:28 PM

Windows Mobile 5 lists 8 different network adapters but I can't find any information anywhere telling which one is in the 6700. Does anyone know which one to use? I've tried them all, when I can get them to switch, but none of them seem to work or they will connect but can't do anything.
BTW, how to you get it to switch cards then have it stick? I get a popup message saying to remove the card and insert it but how can I do that? It seems to be fixed as far as I can tell. Thanks.

slowputer · #2 (**permalink**) 08-07-2008, 02:54 PM

The Apache has an internal antena for WiFi. Those adapters listed are for external NICs, the drivers seem to be included in WM. To use WiFi all you have to do is go to the Communications Manager and enable WiFi, follow the prompts and done.

stevec5000 · #3 (**permalink**) 08-07-2008, 04:23 PM

On offense but that can't be true. If all you have to do to get it working is go to the Communications Manager and enable WiFi then were do you put in the IP address if you need one and how do you tell IE to use wi-fi instead of trying to dial?

sniffs · #4 (**permalink**) 08-07-2008, 06:53 PM

It cant be true?? The 6700 has ALWAYS had WIFI.. there is absolutely no need to get a wifi adapter for the 6700. All variations have WIFI.

stevec5000 · #5 (**permalink**) 08-07-2008, 07:05 PM

I can't seem to get a straight answer here. Read the question before you answer sniffs. Everyone knows it has wi-fi but which one do you choose to configure in WM5 to get it working? They list 8 different ones but nothing anywhere tells which one it has so how do you choose?

**PDAPhoneJunkie** · #6 (**permalink**) 08-07-2008, 07:05 PM

sniffs, this guy doesn't understand how WiFi Works. When WiFi is on and is conected to your router then the phone will not dial the data line. You can of course delete the data line conection in Settings>Conections>Conections>My ISP so that the phone will never dial that line.

**PDAPhoneJunkie** · #7 (**permalink**) 08-07-2008, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by stevec5000

I can't seem to get a straight answer here. Read the question before you answer sniffs. Everyone knows it has wi-fi but which one do you choose to configure in WM5 to get it working? They list 8 different ones but nothing anywhere tells which one it has so how do you choose?

You answered right before I submitted my post. It's not very hard to turn on WiFi. Go to the ComManager icon right next to the battery meter and turn on the the WiFi Option, I think in WM5 it's the 1st icon on 2nd row. Then in a few seconds a message will popup and you configure it in that little box. If you have a password then you type it when it asks for it. If you're really stuck I will make a video on how to use WiFi

stevec5000 · #8 (**permalink**) 08-07-2008, 08:21 PM

I found a video on youtube showing how to get wi-fi to connect with WM6 but it won't work on my unit with WM5. I don't have a wi-fi icon in the Connections window so when I open I.E. it still looks for a modem to dial. Anyone have any ideas how to turm off dialing in I.E. since there is no setting to disable it?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDI_cR7RXGw

**PDAPhoneJunkie** · #9 (**permalink**) 08-07-2008, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by stevec5000

I found a video on youtube showing how to get wi-fi to connect with WM6 but it won't work on my unit with WM5. I don't have a wi-fi icon in the Connections window so when I open I.E. it still looks for a modem to dial. Anyone have any ideas how to turm off dialing in I.E. since there is no setting to disable it?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDI_cR7RXGw

That was for the problem that the very first version of WM6 had conecting to WPA-PSK for WiFi. I can see that you just don't understand how to do it, you're a noob. That's okay. When I get back from going out to dinner tonight I'll make a video using my other Apache with WM5 on how to do it. I'll post a link to it on YouTube when done. I do have a video on YouTube of me showing WM6 on my phone. It might be of some help till then. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLBDfUqZ9aw Fast foward to 0:51 and you'll see me configuring WiFi. And there is no settinng for connection in IE, it just uses what ever internet connection all the other programs use and is active. If WiFi is on and connected it uses WiFi, if there's no WiFi then it dials a data line if there's one.

gambatte · #10 (**permalink**) 08-07-2008, 08:59 PM

Well, in Steve's defense, there is one active network adapter when WIFI is on that shows the IP addy that it has on your network. It is "tiacxwln compatible wireless ethernet adapter". You can configure with server info DNS/WINS, etc. but you shouldn't have to on a regular home network.